Scholarship

  • Requirements to join a Sorority at Longwood

     
    • Completion of 12 Longwood University credit hours
    • A minimum 2.5 GPA

     

    Scholarship and Leadership Opportunities Only Offered to Members of Social Greek Organizations

     

    Order of Omega- Order of Omega is a honor society for members of Greek organizations. The organization recognizes juniors and seniors who have exemplified high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership, involvement within their respective organization and within the Greek, campus and local community.  Members are selected from the top 3% of Greeks at each institution. Order of Omega now has over 500 chapters in the United States and Canada, and over 200,000 members!   

        

    Membership in Order of Omega at Longwood University is limited to those with junior or senior standing that have a 3.0 cumulative GPA, and are in good standing with both their chapter and the University.


    Some of the events that Order of Omega is involved with planning are:

           New Member Academy

           Greek Summit

           Greek Week

           Greek Awards

     

    For more information about this National Organization please visit:   http://www.orderofomega.org/index.php

     

    Gamma Sigma Alpha- Gamma Sigma Alpha National Academic Greek Honor Society (GSA) is the premier organization committed to the academic success of our members and alignment with the academic missions of our host institutions. Students are eligible for membership based on grade point average and membership in a Greek fraternity or sorority. The Society strives to uphold the high ideals of scholastic achievement and therefore, only students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) at the start of their junior year or a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in any semester during their junior or senior year are eligible. Headquartered in Indianapolis, with over 200 chapters across the country and in Canada.

     

    Mission- Gamma Sigma Alpha exists to recognize and advance academic excellence as a core value of fraternities and sororities.

     

    Vision- Gamma Sigma Alpha will continue to be the premier honor society to showcase and recognize the diverse academic and intellectual accomplishments of members of the fraternal movement.

     

    Values

     

    Academic Engagement – members are deeply involved in academic pursuits and demonstrate a commitment to learning

    Congruence – challenge fraternities and sororities to meet their talk with action and realize their role in supporting the academic mission of institutions of higher education

    Excellence – we strive to reach our potential in all that we do; high expectations are set and members aspire to achieve

    Inclusion – shared goals are met through the involvement of diverse populations

    Knowledge – intellectual capacity is increased; we develop an awareness to improve the global community and serve society

    Recognition – celebrating accomplishments of our members

    Relationships – community is built through collaboration with university faculty, researchers, staff and other stakeholders to ensure academic success of members and an emphasized role of academics as a cornerstone of the fraternal movement

     

    For more information about this National Organization please visit: http://gammasigmaalpha.org/