Greek Honor Societies

Order of Omega

The Order of Omega is a national honor society with the purpose to recognize those students who have attained a high standard of leadership in inter-Greek activities, to encourage them to continue along this line, and to inspire others to strive for similar conspicuous attainment; to bring together the most representative fraternity and sorority members, and to create an organization which will help mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate affairs; and to bring together members of the faculty, alumni, and student members of the institution's fraternities and sororities on a basis of mutual interest, understanding, and cooperation.

Each semester applications for membership are available. To be eligible, a fraternity or sorority member must have attended IWU for one full academic year, be a junior or senior in classification, have a cumulative GPA above the all-Greek average and must be in good standing with the initiate’s fraternal organization. Selection will be based on character, scholarship, fraternity and sorority experience and service to the University and local communities.

Gamma Sigma Alpha

Gamma Sigma Alpha is a national academic honor society for fraternity and sorority members, founded at the University of Southern California in 1989 to promote intellectual interaction between fraternity and sorority students and the academic community. The purpose of the society is to promote the advancement of education among fraternity and sorority members, to instill a greater spirit of cooperation among the fraternity and sorority community, and to encourage excellence in scholarship.

Students are eligible for membership based on grade point average (GPA) and active membership in a fraternity or sorority recognized by the university. The society strives to uphold the high ideals of scholastic achievement, and therefore, only students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.500 or above (on a 4.000 scale) at the start of their junior year or a grade point average of 3.500 or higher in any semester during their junior or senior year are eligible.