Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 22/5/0/22
Kappa Omicron Nu
Omicron Gamma Chapter (Iowa State University)
Records, 1913-[ongoing]
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Kappa Omicron Nu. Omicron Gamma Chapter (Iowa State University) |
| title: | Records |
| dates: | 1913-[ongoing] |
| extent: | 3.99 linear feet (6 document boxes, 1 half-document box, 3 small boxes) |
| collection number: | RS 22/5/0/22 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Kappa Omicron Nu, Omicron Gamma Chapter (Iowa State University) Records, RS 22/5/0/22, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
Kappa Omicron Nu is a national honor society that recognizes and encourages excellence in scholarship, research, and leadership in study of human sciences. In 1990, Kappa Omicron Nu was established by the consolidation of Kappa Omicron Phi and Omicron Nu. Omicron Nu was founded in 1912; the Gamma Chapter of Omicron Nu at Iowa State University was established in 1913. The Chapter is now known as the Omicron Gamma Chapter. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students. Undergraduates must have completed 45 semester hours, have a minimum grade point average of 3.0, and be in the top 25 percent of his/her class. Graduate students must have completed 12 semester hours of graduate work and have a minimum GPA of 3.5. The meeting of the Assembly of Delegates (the governing body of Kappa Omicron Nu), is known as the Conclave and is held biennially. The 2nd (1916) and 19th (1953) Conclaves were held at Iowa State. |
Collection description
| This collection (1913-[ongoing] contains meeting minutes, initiation, reports, financial reports and receipts, reports from the national conclave, membership information, the biennial Omicron Nu Magazine, and membership cards. The records also contain materials related to the 19th Annual National Conclave was held at Iowa State University in 1953, including photographs, brochures, financial reports, and minutes from the meeting. Photographs and additional materials from other conclaves are in the collection as well. The majority of the records pertain the Gamma Chapter of Omicron Nu prior to the society's merger with Kappa Omicron Phi. |
Organization
| This collection is listed in chronological order. |
Container list
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 |
Secretary's Reports, Gamma Chapter |
1913-1929 |
1 |
2 |
Chapter Roll Book |
1913-1952 |
1 |
3 |
Correspondence |
1915-1917, n.d. |
1 |
4 |
Chapter Directory |
1916 |
1 |
5 |
3rd Conclave, Lafayette, IN |
1918 |
1 |
6 |
Omicron Nu, Gamma Chapter Directory |
1919-1920 |
1 |
7 |
5th Conclave, Madison, WI |
1920 |
1 |
8 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1921 |
1 |
9 |
Omicron Nu Executive Committee |
1921-1926 |
1 |
10 |
6th Conclave, Urbana, Il |
1922 |
1 |
11 |
Alumni |
1922, n.d. |
1 |
12 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1923 |
1 |
13 |
Conclaves, Historical |
1923-1938, n.d. |
1 |
14 |
7th Conclave, Lincoln, NE |
1924 |
1 |
15 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1924 |
1 |
16 |
Honorary Members, Correspondence |
1924-1927, n.d. |
1 |
17 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1925 |
1 |
18 |
Correspondence |
1925-1947 |
1 |
19 |
8th Conclave, Manhattan, KS |
1926 |
1 |
20 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1926 |
2 |
1 |
Gamma Chapter, Historical |
1926-1937, n.d. |
2 |
2 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1927 |
2 |
3 |
9th Conclave, Minutes, Kansas University |
1928 |
2 |
4 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1928 |
2 |
5 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1929 |
2 |
6 |
Secretary's Reports |
1929-1938 |
2 |
7 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1930 |
2 |
8 |
National Business |
1930-1931, n.d. |
2 |
9 |
10th Conclave, Detroit, MI |
1931 |
2 |
10 |
Membership |
1932 |
2 |
11 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1932 |
2 |
12 |
11th Conclave, Milwaukee, WI |
1933 |
2 |
13 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1933 |
2 |
14 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1934 |
2 |
15 |
12th Conclave, Chicago, IL |
1935 |
2 |
16 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1935 |
3 |
1 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1936 |
3 |
2 |
Initiates |
1936-1937 |
3 |
3 |
Ellen H. Richards Day |
1936-1947, n.d. |
3 |
4 |
Treasurer's Reports |
1936-1958 |
3 |
5 |
13th Conclave, Kansas City, MO |
1937 |
3 |
6 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1937 |
3 |
7 |
Chapter Activities, Photo, 1 (3"x5" B&W) |
1937, n.d. |
3 |
8 |
Silver Anniversary Letters from Omicron Nu Members |
1937-1938 |
3 |
9 |
Chapter Business |
1937-1939 |
3 |
10 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1938 |
3 |
11 |
Meetings Notebook |
1938-1944 |
3 |
12 |
14th Conclave, Austin, TX |
1939 |
3 |
13 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1939 |
3 |
14 |
Local and National Business, Correspondence |
1939-1940 |
3 |
15 |
Chapter Reports |
1939-1941, n.d. |
3 |
16 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1940 |
3 |
17 |
Correspondence |
1940-1944 |
3 |
18 |
Budgets |
1940-1945 |
3 |
19 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1941 |
4 |
1 |
15th Conclave, East Lansing, MI |
1941 |
4 |
2 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1942 |
4 |
3 |
Chapter Business |
1942-1947 |
4 |
4 |
Undergraduate Election Lists |
1942-1947 |
4 |
5 |
Treasurer's Reports |
1942-1949 |
4 |
7 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1943 |
4 |
8 |
Omicron Nu Newsletter |
1943-1946 |
4 |
9 |
Omicron Nu Secretaries Book |
1943-1956 |
4 |
10 |
Program Books for New Initiates |
1943-1974 |
4 |
11 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1944 |
4 |
12 |
Sophomore Scholarship Eligibility |
1944-1948 |
4 |
13 |
New York Society for the Experimental Study of Education |
1945 |
4 |
14 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1945 |
4 |
15 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1946 |
4 |
16 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1947 |
5 |
1 |
16th Conclave, St. Louis, MO, Photo, 1 (8"x11" B&W) |
1947 |
5 |
2 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1948 |
5 |
3 |
Ames Alumnae of Omicron Nu Notebook |
1948-1972 |
5 |
4 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1949 |
5 |
5 |
Omicron Nu Alumni Notebook |
1949-1956 |
5 |
6 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1950 |
5 |
7 |
18th Conclave, Columbus, OH, Photo, 1 (8"x11" B&W) |
1951 |
5 |
8 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1951 |
5 |
9 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1952 |
5 |
10 |
19th Conclave, Financial Documents, Receipts |
1953 |
5 |
11 |
19th Conclave, Minutes, Ames, IA |
1953 |
5 |
12 |
19th Conclave, Press Release, Ames, IA, News Articles |
1953 |
5 |
13 |
19th Conclave, Registration, Ames, IA |
1953 |
5 |
14 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1953 |
5 |
15 |
Conclave Photographs, 4 (8"x11" B&W) |
1953-1961, n.d. |
5 |
16 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1954 |
5 |
17 |
20th Conclave, Minutes, East Lansing, MI |
1955 |
5 |
18 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1955 |
6 |
1 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1956 |
6 |
2 |
Pledge Test Blanks |
1956 |
6 |
3 |
Handbook for Chapter and National Officers |
1956-1957 |
6 |
4 |
21st Conclave, Urbana, IL |
1957 |
6 |
5 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1957 |
6 |
6 |
Pins Loaned List |
1957-1958, n.d. |
6 |
7 |
Omicron Nu Alumni Meetings |
1958-1968 |
6 |
8 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1958 |
6 |
9 |
National Constitution and By-Laws |
1959 |
6 |
10 |
22nd Conclave, Madison, WI |
1959 |
6 |
11 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1959 |
6 |
12 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1960 |
6 |
13 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1961 |
6 |
14 |
Handbook for Chapter and National Officers |
1961-1962 |
6 |
15 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1962 |
6 |
16 |
24th Conclave, Iowa City, IA |
1963 |
6 |
17 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1963 |
6 |
18 |
Initiation |
1964 |
6 |
19 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1964 |
6 |
20 |
25th Conclave, St. Paul, MN |
1965 |
6 |
21 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1965 |
6 |
22 |
Initiation |
1966 |
6 |
23 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1966 |
6 |
24 |
Financial Statements and Receipts |
1966-1977 |
6 |
25 |
Lydia Inman, Faculty Advisor, Correspondence |
1967 |
6 |
26 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1967 |
6 |
27 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1968 |
6 |
28 |
27th Conclave, Fort Collins, CO |
1969 |
6 |
29 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1969 |
7 |
1 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1970 |
7 |
2 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1971 |
7 |
3 |
Financial Documents, Magazine |
1972 |
7 |
4 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1972 |
7 |
5 |
Omicron Nu Magazine |
1973 |
7 |
6 |
Omicron Nu Newsletter |
1974 |
7 |
7 |
Initiates, Receipts for Dues Paid |
1974, n.d. |
7 |
8 |
Gamma Chapter Initiates |
1975 |
7 |
9 |
Omicron Nu Newsletter |
1975 |
7 |
10 |
Gamma Chapter Initiates and Officer Election Ballots |
1977 |
7 |
11 |
Alumni Membership, Gamma Chapter |
n.d. |
7 |
12 |
Misc. Initiates Notecards |
n.d. |
8 |
|
Membership Cards, A- I |
1913-1973 |
9 |
|
Membership Cards, J-Sloan, D. |
1913-1973 |
10 |
|
Membership Cards, Sloan, S. -Z, 1974- 1982 |
1913-1982 |