Order of Omega: The Greek Life Honor Society

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Founded in 1959 at The University of Miami, Order of Omega was created to recognize "fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of leadership in inter-fraternity activities." The organization exists alongside traditional Greek fraternities and sororities as a leadership supplement.

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Alpha Epsilon Phi: A Philanthropic Jewish Sorority

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We recently highlighted the vast academic achievements of Ruth Bader Ginsburg including her membership to the prestigious honor society, Phi Kappa Phi, but did you know she was also part of a sorority during her collegiate years?

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Chi Alpha Sigma: The National College Athlete Honor Society

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Fall sports are back in action with the start of the college football season this week! While games look different this year due to Covid-19, there’s still a sense of normalcy seeing players back on the field and we’re excited about it! With all the excitement, it’s easy to forget that these players are also students and work hard on and off the field. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes those student athletes.

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Iota Iota Iota: The National Women’s Studies Honor Society

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Iota Iota Iota (Triota) was developed in 1985 at MSU Denver as an honor society dedicated to maintaining “feminist values that encourage diversity, elgalitarianism, and supportive academic environments.”  The founding members chose the Greek letter, Iota, to represent three Greek goddesses, Inana, Ishtar, and Isis. 

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Need Help with Math? Find a Member of Pi Mu Epsilon!

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We’re not sure about you, but we’re counting down the days to the end of 2020! We can hardly make heads or tails with what day, week, or month it is, and are trying to figure out how many days are left until the ball drops on New Year’s Eve. Do you know who would be able to help us out with this? Members of Pi Mu Epsilon -- The Mathematics Honor Society!

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Vouloir, c’est pouvoir! Exploring Pi Delta Phi: The National French Honor Society

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Originally founded as a departmental honor society at the University of California, Berkeley in 1906, Pi Delta Phi is the oldest collegiate academic honor society for a modern foreign language in the United States. It continued as a local chapter, but members declared itself as the National French Honor Society in 1920. 

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Alpha Delta Pi: The First Sorority in the United States

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We often talk about the honor societies that are typically seen wearing our cords and stoles on graduation day, but did you know organizations like fraternities and sororities also give their members special hardware to wear on the big day? Today, we’re taking a look at Alpha Delta Pi -- the first recognized sorority in the United States.

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Phi Beta Kappa: The Oldest Greek Letter Fraternity in the United States

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There’s often a lot of disagreements on which fraternity or Greek letter organization (GLO) was the first-founded in the US, but Phi Beta Kappa holds the title, being founded in 1775 by five students at the College of William and Mary.

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Show Your School Spirit With College Face Masks

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Heading back to campus or taking classes remotely this year? We’ve got you covered (literally!) with school spirit face masks!

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