[56], In 2019, national leadership of Omega Psi Phi, Inc., halted all new membership initiation activity when Georgia Tech football player Brandon Adams died during a fraternity event. The chapter helped to re- establish the Juneteenth celebration in the Twin Cities, starting first in the Oak Park Neighborhood Center. Phone: 404-284-5533. International Achievement Week. [43], In 1999, Omega Psi Phi was court ordered to pay a former University of Louisville student nearly $1 million for suffering kidney failure due to hazing activity in 1997. As part of our Achievement week activities, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc is hosting our annual High School Essay Contest for High School seniors with a first prize (international) of a $5000 scholarship along with local awards from Alpha Rho Chapter in Berkeley CA of up to $2000.. Due to the chapter's commitment to service, local and District level achievements and enthusiasm for Omega, Epsilon Rho became known to all as “Star of the North.”. [36], In 1977, Robert Brazile, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, collapsed and died at a fraternity house meeting due to injuries and beatings he sustained while pledging the fraternity. The black community begin to take great interest in all Omega events across the city. While some traditions are naturally secret, many are freely expressed in public. The UH student wanted to join the fraternity because his father was a member. In the early 1960s, after an initial communication with the National Executive Secretary Brother H. Carl Moultrie, Brother Moultrie encouraged the local Omega Men to consider establishing a graduate chapter. Brother Wood also served as acting 10th District Counselor upon the resignation of the District Counselor Bro. For the graduate chapter, an applicant must already possess a bachelor's degree. Community events and functions sponsored by Epsilon Rho Chapter were covered by the local media and the chapter begin to gained notoriety as a premier service organization. Also, Brother Ira Whitlock, Esq. Decatur, Georgia 30035, Operations/Administration [49], In 2015, a Florida Atlantic University student reported to the police she was gang-raped at an Omega Psi Phi "Oil Spill" step show afterparty. Additionally, Epsilon Rho was recognized for having the 10th District Graduate Student of the Year in back to back years, 2018 and 2019.
Individuals who win these talent contests receive an award, such as a scholarship.
Omega Psi Phi celebrated its centennial during the week of July 27–31, 2011 in Washington, D.C., becoming distinguished as only the third African American collegiate fraternity to reach the century mark. To reach a staff member please open a support ticket by clicking on the Blue “Help” Button located at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
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Reclamation and Retention – This program is an effort to encourage inactive members to become fully active and participate in the fraternity's programs. If anyone tries to stop you, call the Vote.org Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-687-8683. Omega Psi Phi is a founding member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), which is composed of nine historically African-American Greek-letter sororities and fraternities that promote interaction through forums, meetings, and other media for the exchange of information, and engage in cooperative programming and initiatives throughout the world. With Faith in God and Heart and Mind: The History of Omega, Thermo Fisher Scientific Executive and Omega Psi Phi Member Leads Initiative to Bring No-Cost COVID-19 Testing to HBCUs, Statement from Omega Psi Phi on Nation Wide Protests. In the 1980’s Epsilon Rho took the position of recognition in the 10, The late eighties brought about the start of the InFRATmation, which was the statewide fraternity newsletter.