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Our philanthropy chair chose this organization in the hopes that it would promote more chapter interest than The Works did in the past.
==Highlights of 2016==
This past spring, on March 5, 2016, we initiated 24 new women. 3 new women were initiated at Miami University-Oxford OH. We also initiated 2 new women on November 12, 2016 thorough Continuous Open Bidding (COB) during the fall of 2016. The women of Gamma Omega are part of numerous honoraries including 4 women on Mortar Board, 5 women in Omicron Delta Kappa, 6 women in Phi Beta Kappa, and numerous women in Rho Lambda. Two of our members also held leadership positions in these honoraries: Jessica Braid as president of Rho Lambda and Aleksa Kaups as President of Theta Alpha Phi. Our members dedicated additional time to the PanHellenic community. Asesha Dayal was the Vice President of Development and Audrey Smith and Heather Wiggins are members of the PanHellenic Judicial Board. Gamma Omega was awarded 9 different awards at the Greek Awards this past spring: Excellence in Service and Support of Others, Outstanding Public Relations, Outstanding Recruitment, Outstanding Sorority Advisor (Lisa Tompson), Outstanding Sorority President (Meg Flanagan), Outstanding Sorority Scholar (Jenna Breslin), Outstanding New Member (Jen Durbin), Outstanding Sorority Athlete (Jen Durbin), Outstanding Greek Leaders (Jessica Braid & Asesha Dayal).
The involvement of the women of Gamma Omega extends beyond honorary societies and the PanHellenic community to leadership and involvement with numerous groups on campus. We have women in DUwop, the Theatre department, the Music department, Denison Independent Theater Association (DITA), Denison International Student Association (DISA), the Genital Monologues, Denison Feminists, Denison Democrats, Deaf Culture Awareness, Life After Loss, Women in Math and Computer Science, ASEC Tutors, America Reads Tutors, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), Denison Chemical Society, Volunteers for the Humane Society, and Share Advocates. We also have women who participate in varsity athletics on the Softball, Field Hockey, Track and Field, and Swimming & Diving Teams.
In addition to being involved with numerous activities, clubs, and organizations on campus, the Gamma Omega chapter participated in numerous philanthropic events including Delta Delta Delta’s Dunkin’ with Delta’s, Pi Beta Phi’s Pasta Phest, Kappa Alpha Theta’s Kats with Bats, Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, and Lambda Chi Alpha’s Fall Bash. We also participated in Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash and our most recently initiated women won the synchronized swim and dance.
Philanthropy:
Our national philanthropy is Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and to support this we held a book drive this past spring and donated the books to underprivileged children at a local school in Newark, Ohio. We went to the school and read with the children for a couple of hours and let them choose what books they wanted. We also held our annual philanthropy event, Kappa Kornhole on October 8, 2016 and raised over $1,000.
We continued to work with the Look Up Center located in Newark, Ohio, as a way to get involved locally. Once a week, members of the chapter would go and help younger children with their homework for a few hours. We also raised over $150 for a fellow sister to help support her during the holiday season this year.
Our chapter holds weekly meetings in our house, which we own, located on South Quad. Members of Gamma Omega do not live in the house, but instead use it for our weekly chapter and council meetings, as a place to hang out with fellow sisters, or to do homework. We got a new house mom this past spring, Missy Nabors. She has two dogs, Charlie and Lily, that we sometimes take on walks or play with at the house. We also raised money over the course of the past year which we used to repaint the entryway and living room and to refurnish the house, giving it a more updated and modern feel.
