Omega Delta Phi
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| Omega Delta Phi | |
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| ΩΔΦ | |
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| Founded | November 25, 1987 Texas Tech University |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | National |
| Motto | One Culture, Any Race |
| Colors | Scarlet, Silver and Black |
| Symbol | Knight |
| Flower | Silver Rose |
| Chapters | 34 |
| Nickname | ODPhi |
| Sacrament | Unity, Honesty, Integrity, Leadership |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 91610 Phoenix, Arizona USA |
| Website | www.omegadeltaphi.com |
Omega Delta Phi (ΩΔΦ), also known as O D Phi, is an intercollegiate fraternity that was founded on November 25, 1987 by students attending Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Started as a service and social organization for the minority student body at Texas Tech, Omega Delta Phi's entities have since then garnered awards for their philanthropic involvement and student-body leadership, including being named Fraternity of the Year for 2003, 2004, and 2005 by the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations[1]. These accomplishments are motivated by the fraternity's goals of graduating all its members, promoting higher education and philanthropy by serving the community, advancing its members by promoting athletic and social excellence, and to experience a complete fraternal lifestyle.
History
Omega Delta Phi was founded by the following seven individuals in the fall of 1987 at Texas Tech University:
- Joe Cereceres
- Eugene Dominguez
- Arturo Barraza
- Juan Barraza
- Tommy Hurtado
- Chris Forbes
- Elliot Bazan
Much of the fraternity's early expansion is attributed to Jaime Mendez, founder of the Beta chapter at the University of Texas at El Paso. The chapter was founded without the consent of the original Texas Tech Chapter. After some minor controversy, the chapters reconciled their differences and set up an expansion strategy that spread across the country.
In the early 1990s, Omega Delta Phi chapters were established in university systems such as the Texas A&M University System, University of Texas System, New Mexico and Arizona systems. Later on, because of the increasing popularity of the Internet, the fraternity experienced growth and chapters were founded in cities such as the Dallas / Arlington / FT. Worth Metroplex area, Houston, and Seattle. The fraternity established a short-lived chapter in Mexico City, Mexico as well.
In 2000, Omega Delta Phi founded an alumni association to provide a support group for its alumni base[2]. The fraternity now has several alumni chapters throughout the U.S. and Mexico. The organization continues to grow beyond the Southwest and Midwest United States and now has chapters, colonies, and clubs in both the west and east coasts.
References
- ^ [http://www.nalfo.org nalfo.org
- ^ Omega Delta Phi Alumni
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