Welcome to the Omega Delta Chi Community

Omega Delta Chi champions its leadership values of collaboration, integrity, scholarship, inclusion, innovation, and service. The honor society promotes these values, as well as activities that not only espouse them but also provide opportunities to practice them through participation.

Omega Delta Chi members are eligible to compete for writing awards, fellowships, and scholarships for numerous programs in OD&C community organizations. Omega Delta Chi inductees receive certificates of achievement, honor society pins, and honors cords to wear with their caps/tams and gowns during graduation ceremonies, but the recognition also comes with a professional network of colleagues and mentors.

1. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements for nomination to Omega Delta Chi.
2. Applicants must be nominated by their faculty for membership in Omega Delta Chi.
3. Applicants must accept the official invitation and requirements of the invitation.
4. Accepted nominees will pay a one-time $97 fee for membership dues.

To be eligible for student membership and be nominated, students must have: 

1. completed at least half of their coursework towards a master’s or doctoral degree, 

2. have a cumulative GPA of 3.86 or higher, and 

3. have demonstrated a commitment to service, innovation, and leadership through participation in OD community activities that can include (a) serving on professional committees and/or boards, (b) OD or related conference coordination, (c) conference presentations, (d) other service in professional OD&C and related organizations, (e) publication in OD&C or related journals, (f) participation as journal reviewers, (g) a clear exhibition of OD consulting work in organizations with letters of acknowledgement from clients, and/or (h) contribution to the advancement of other students in the field through mentoring, fellowship, or graduate assistantship. 

4. Nominations must be made by the student's faculty, particularly the Graduate Advisor or Program Director.

In rare cases, faculty can nominate a student who does not meet the minimum GPA requirement but has been recognized through publication, presentation, and service as a young leader in the field, such as students with multiple peer-reviewed publications, or those honored with awards, such as the OD Emerging Practitioner Award, for example. In such cases, the selection committee will make decisions surrounding the nomination and membership.

  At Omega Delta Chi, we believe that students should strive to achieve academic excellence and pursue opportunities for recognition and honor. By joining honor societies like Omega Delta Chi, high-achieving OD&C students can gain valuable recognition, build their networks, and demonstrate their commitment to academic excellence and service.
 

Each Spring, faculty from OD&C programs nominate their highest achieving students in their respective programs who meet the eligibility requirements. Inductees are honored and recognized during the annual induction ceremony, and in-person attendance for inductees is available.

For membership in the Omega Delta Chi ODC Scholastic Honor Society, student candidates must be persons who:

• Have a record of outstanding academic accomplishment, as stipulated by specific academic requirements;
• Have shown dedication to intellectual activity and/or innovation in the field; 
• Have accepted and exhibited their responsibility of service to the OD&C community and to others in the field; and
• Have been nominated to Omega Delta Chi by their program faculty.

The 2025 nominations are due no later than March 30, 2025. Nominees will be notified with invitations sent by Omega Delta Chi. The induction ceremony for 2025  honorees will take place at the ISODC Conference in Fairfield, CT on May 23, 2025.

All nominations must be forwarded to nominations@omegadeltachi.org

Nomination forms can be downloaded below.

All nominations must be forwarded to nominations@omegadeltachi.org

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