Originally designed to promote the
study of Negro life and history. Achievement Week is observed in
November of each year and is designed to seek out and give due
recognition to those individuals at the local and international
levels who have made a noteworthy contribution toward improving
the quality of life for black Americans.
A High School Essay Contest is to be held in conjunction
with Achievement Week. This contest is open to all college-bound
high school seniors. College scholarships are awarded to the
winners, each of whom must submit an essay on a theme/topic
chosen by the fraternity. This contest is a phase of the
International Achievement Week observance.
The Scholarship Program is intended to promote academic excellence among the undergraduate members. Graduate chapters are expected to provide financial assistance to student members and non-members. A portion of the fraternity’s international budget is allocated to scholarships through the Charles R. Drew Scholarship Commission.
This program provides exposure, encouragement and financial assistance to talented young people participating in the Performing Arts. Winners of the competition are awarded recognition for their talents. Awards may include college scholarships.
March 12th of each year has been established as Memorial Day. Chapters are expected to conduct an appropriate service to recall the memory of those members who have entered into Omega Chapter.
A concerted effort at the international, district and local levels to retain active brothers and return inactive brothers to full participatory status so that they may enjoy the full benefits of Omega.
Each year the fraternity gives at least $50,000.00 to Historically Black College Institutions (HBCU) in furtherance of Omega's commitment to provide philanthropic support. Chapters are assessed donations based on chapter size.
All levels of the fraternity are
expected to facilitate, participate and/or coordinate activities
that will uplift their communities by promoting good health
practices. An international committee will coordinate and
facilitate multifaceted programs of the various chapters,
districts, etc. It is anticipated that all local chapters will
execute the health directives at the local level.
Some of the programs under the umbrella of Health
Initiatives are the Charles Drew Blood Drive (normally held in
June), AIDS/HIV Awareness, and the American Diabetes Association
Partnership. This does not prevent the local chapters from
performing additional health initiatives under the umbrella of
the Health Initiatives mandate.
All levels of the fraternity are expected to facilitate, participate and/or coordinate activities that will uplift their communities through the power of the vote. An international committee will coordinate and facilitate multifaceted programs of the various chapters, districts, etc. It is anticipated that all local chapters will execute the directives at the local level. This does not prevent the local chapters from performing additional voter initiatives under the umbrella of the Voter Education, Registration and Mobilization mandate.
Every district and chapter of the fraternity is required to maintain a Life Membership at Large in the NAACP. In the event that a chapter or district is not a life member of the NAACP, it must maintain a yearly membership to be in Good Standing with the fraternity. Furthermore, all members of the fraternity are strongly encouraged to become members of the NAACP.
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