Omega Tau Sigma

Omega Tau Sigma
Omega Tau Sigma
	ΩΤΣ
Founded	1906; University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Type	Professional
Emphasis	veterinary
Scope	national
Colors	Maroon and Navy blue
Flower	White Carnation
Jewel	Pearl
Publication	Shroud
Chapters	12 Active
Headquarters	Omega Tau Sigma; PO Box 876; Ithaca, NY 14851-0876; USA
Website	Omega Tau Sigma Website
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Omega Tau Sigma (ΩΤΣ) is a Veterinary Medicine professional fraternity started at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1906.

History

Omega Tau Sigma was founded by several students in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1906. Within its first decade the fraternity spread to several other Colleges of Veterinary Medicine when it went international with a chapter at Ontario Veterinary by 1914. Omega Tau Sigma is the only Veterinary Medical fraternity to have an international reach.[4] It eventually spread to fifteen veterinary schools in the United States along with the branch in Canada.

Purpose

Omega Tau Sigma provides a closer relationship outside of the classroom for those students attending Veterinary Medicine programs at universities. The fraternity is open to all students attending a Veterinary Medical program and works to culture high professional ideals and excellent character, as well as the furtherance of the Veterinary profession.[4]

The first meeting of its international governing body, the Grand Chapter, was held on 1 April, 1911 in Philadelphia. Today, the Grand Chapter meets annually in October.[3]

Chapters

The fraternity has had chapters at 16 Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. Active chapters are in bold, inactive chapters in italics. Chapters include:[3][4]

Collegiate Chapters	Founding Institution	Founding Date	Years Active	Status
Alpha	University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine	1906	1906-1918, 1928-(1963+)	Inactive
Beta	Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine	March 31, 1911	1911-	Active
Gamma	The Ohio State University,College of Veterinary Medicine	November 25, 1911	1911-	Active
Delta	University of Guelph Ontario Veterinary College	Fall 1913 or Spring 1914	1914-	Active
Epsilon	George Washington University College of Veterinary Medicine	(1918)	N/A	Never chartered^[1]
Zeta	Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine	March 26, 1940	1940-	Active
Eta	University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine	October 18, 1948	1948-	Active
Theta	University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine	April 14, 1956	1956-	Active
Iota	Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine	December 20, 1958	1958	Active
Kappa	Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine	May 22, 1965	1965-	Active
Lambda	Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine	Spring 1985	1985-	Active
Mu	University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine	1986	1986-1989	Inactive
Nu	Texas A&M College College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences	September 12, 1987	1987-	Active
Xi	Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine	February 1990[5]	1990-	Active
Omicron	Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine	January 5, 1991	1991-	Active
Pi	Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine	March 30, 1996	1996-	Active
Rho	Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine	October 22, 2016	2016-	Active

¹ Epsilon chapter proposed, and constitution drawn up, but GWU dropped the Veterinary School prior to chartering.

References

About Omega Tau Sigma
Omega Tau Sigma Grand Council
Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-29–30. ISBN 978-0963715906.
Omega Tau Sigma Chapter History
Celebrating a Continuum of Excellence: Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1959-2009. Purdue University Press. 2009. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-1-55753-543-6.

External links

Official website

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[about-1] About Omega Tau Sigma

[GC-2] Omega Tau Sigma Grand Council

[Baird's-3] Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-29–30. ISBN 978-0963715906.

[national-4] Omega Tau Sigma Chapter History

[5] Celebrating a Continuum of Excellence: Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1959-2009. Purdue University Press. 2009. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-1-55753-543-6.

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Professional fraternities and sororities organizations and members
Currently active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Epsilon Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Chi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Epsilon Psi Kappa Eta Kappa Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Lambda Chi Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Beta Phi Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Active independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Iota Alpha Psi Alpha Zeta Omega Chi Eta Phi Delta Theta Sigma Delta Kappa Phi Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Phi Sigma Gamma
Inactive independent professional fraternities	Alpha Epsilon Iota Alpha Tau Sigma Pi Delta Nu