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Originally posted by PiKA2001
I beg to differ on that statement, but this is neither the time nor place.
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Oh we might has well - this has gotten off topic anyway. I'm in two honor societies - Omicron Delta Epsilon and Order of Omega. Order of Omega obviously isn't pertintent to her campus as they have no social GLOs, which is who the OofO members consist of. In ODE, you do nothing exceptional to be invited to membership other than take a certain amount of economics classes and maintain a high GPA. After that, you get a letter, you fill out a form, and you're in. We have meetings a few times a year and discuss pertinent issues, competitions, etc.
Contrast that with Gamma Phi (or any other social GLO) - you have to show interest in being a member, be selected based on some subjective criteria in addition to the objective standards of membership, go through a new member period to learn about the org, become initiatied, and then spend hours weekly running the show.
I don't think they have very much alike other than that they promote academic excellence and have Greek letters. I have a lot of Greek friends in other honorares (Tau Beta Pi, Psi Chi, etc) and we've all experienced hostility from members of those for also being in a social GLO. In ODE, there were two Sigma Phi Epsilons and myself, and everyone else was a GDI - notice I did not say independent, but GDI. I'm not sure where you're seeing similarities...