A new class of Greek students was inducted into the Omicron Nu chapter of the Order of Omega, a honorary society that celebrates the academic excellence of those part of YSU’s fraternities and sororities.

The induction was held Saturday, April 12, at the Greek Sing event. In order to qualify for membership, students must be of junior or senior status with a combined cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better.

The Order of Omega is the Greek National Honorary Society, founded at the University of Miami in the fall of 1959 by a group of outstanding fraternity men who felt that individuals in the Greek community should be recognized for their service to both the fraternity system and the university.

The purpose of Omega is to recognize the students who have attained a high standard of leadership in Interfraternity activities, to encourage them to continue along this line and to inspire others to strive for similar achievement; to bring together outstanding students and to create an organization that helps mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate Greek affairs; 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 helpfulness; and to help create an atmosphere where ideas and issues can be discussed openly across Greek lines and to help work out solutions.

The following students have been inducted into the order:

• Jenna Billet, a Respiratory Care major from Youngstown, is a part of the Delta Zeta Sorority
• Ava Bryant, a Finance major on the Financial Management track from Columbiana, is a part of the Delta Zeta Sorority
• Maggie Byers, a Public and Professional Writing major with a minor in Nonprofit Leadership from North Jackson, is a part of the Delta Zeta Sorority
• Abby Carver, a Business Administration major with a Nonprofit Leadership minor from Amanda, is a part of the Delta Zeta Sorority
• Carter Cook, a Multimedia Communication major with a minor in Business from Youngstown, is a part of the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity
• Andrew Cvetkovic, a Business Economics major from Amherst, is a part of the Theta Chi Fraternity
• Ryan Flemming, a Individual Curriculum Program major with a minor in Social Media Campaigns from Kinsman, is a part of the Sigma Chi Fraternity
• Emily Frashure, a Social Work major from Conway, Pennsylvania, is a part of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
• Erica Giesey, a Marketing major on the Professional Selling track from Warren, is a part of the Delta Zeta Sorority
• Melea Johnson, a Social Work major with a minor in Criminal Behavior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a part of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
• Martina Lemos, a Didactic Program in Dietetics major from Youngstown, is a part of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
• Michael Micco, a Civil Engineering major with a minor in Mathematics from Edinburg, is a part of the Sigma Chi Fraternity
• Sofia Myers, a Political Science major with a minor in Marketing from Poland, is a part of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
• Nathan Pope, a Biochemistry major from Youngstown, is a part of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
• Kadence Rowley, a Business Administration major from Niles, is a part of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
• Franklin Saffell, a Mechanical Engineering major from Belmont, is a part of the Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity
• Reagan Seidel, a Business Administration major with a minor in Photography for Non-Art Majors from Niles, is a part of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
• Noel Shackelford, a Integrated Social Studies Education major from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, is a part of the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
• Lucas Ulbricht, a Computer Science major with a minor in Mathematics from Cuyahoga Falls, is a part of the Theta Chi Fraternity
• Nicolas Velez Lombana, a Individual Curriculum Program major from Niles, is a part of the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity