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Omicron Delta Epsilon
Omicron Delta Epsilon (ΟΔΕ or ODE) is an international honor society in the field of economics, formed from the merger of Omicron Delta Gamma and Omicron Chi Epsilon in 1963. ODE is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. ODE has chartered more than 700 chapters worldwide. It publishes an academic journal The American Economist.
The first national honor society in economics, Omicron Delta Gamma, was formed on May 7, 1915, by the merger of Harvard University's Undergraduate Society of Economics with the University of Wisconsin's Order of Artus. Wisconsin's group was founded by Professor John R. Commons. Professor Frank W. Taussig founded the chapter at Harvard. The organization remained double named as the Omicron Delta Gamma and the Order of Artus through the merger.
Alan A. Brown was the founder and first president of Omicron Chi Epsilon in 1955, while a student at City College of New York. The first annual meeting of Omicron Chi Epsilon was held at Fordham University in New York City in the spring of 1958.
Brown was the prime mover to facilitate a merger effective January 1, 1963 between Omicron Delta Gamma and Omicron Chi Epsilon, renamed Omicron Delta Epsilon – The National Honor Society in Economics. Omicron Delta Gamma had strength in the Midwest and West, while Omicron Chi Epsilon had strength on the Eastern Seaboard and Texas. At the time of their merger, each had 28 active chapters.
Omicron Delta Epsilon's purpose is to recognize academic achievement in economics and to increase connections between students and faculty of economics within and amongst colleges and university.
Later, Brown replaced “National” with "International" in its non-Greek title and expanded the organization globally. The society's first president was Robert E. Hill of Kent State University. Omicron Delta Epsilon joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1965, had its membership lapse in 1973 and was readmitted in 1981. By 2012, the society had 672 active chapters, 4,440 active members, and 89,500 initiates.
Omicron Delta Epsilon has more than 200,000 total initiates. A detailed history of ODE, written by the executive secretary-treasurer of the organization, William D. Gunther, was published in 2013 by The American Economist.
Omicron Delta Epsilon's national headquarters is located in Fairhope, Alabama. It is a member of the Allied Social Science Associations.[citation needed]
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Omicron Delta Epsilon
Omicron Delta Epsilon (ΟΔΕ or ODE) is an international honor society in the field of economics, formed from the merger of Omicron Delta Gamma and Omicron Chi Epsilon in 1963. ODE is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. ODE has chartered more than 700 chapters worldwide. It publishes an academic journal The American Economist.
The first national honor society in economics, Omicron Delta Gamma, was formed on May 7, 1915, by the merger of Harvard University's Undergraduate Society of Economics with the University of Wisconsin's Order of Artus. Wisconsin's group was founded by Professor John R. Commons. Professor Frank W. Taussig founded the chapter at Harvard. The organization remained double named as the Omicron Delta Gamma and the Order of Artus through the merger.
Alan A. Brown was the founder and first president of Omicron Chi Epsilon in 1955, while a student at City College of New York. The first annual meeting of Omicron Chi Epsilon was held at Fordham University in New York City in the spring of 1958.
Brown was the prime mover to facilitate a merger effective January 1, 1963 between Omicron Delta Gamma and Omicron Chi Epsilon, renamed Omicron Delta Epsilon – The National Honor Society in Economics. Omicron Delta Gamma had strength in the Midwest and West, while Omicron Chi Epsilon had strength on the Eastern Seaboard and Texas. At the time of their merger, each had 28 active chapters.
Omicron Delta Epsilon's purpose is to recognize academic achievement in economics and to increase connections between students and faculty of economics within and amongst colleges and university.
Later, Brown replaced “National” with "International" in its non-Greek title and expanded the organization globally. The society's first president was Robert E. Hill of Kent State University. Omicron Delta Epsilon joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1965, had its membership lapse in 1973 and was readmitted in 1981. By 2012, the society had 672 active chapters, 4,440 active members, and 89,500 initiates.
Omicron Delta Epsilon has more than 200,000 total initiates. A detailed history of ODE, written by the executive secretary-treasurer of the organization, William D. Gunther, was published in 2013 by The American Economist.
Omicron Delta Epsilon's national headquarters is located in Fairhope, Alabama. It is a member of the Allied Social Science Associations.[citation needed]