Omicron Delta Epsilon | |
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ΟΔΕ | |
Founded | 1963 |
Type | Honor Society |
Affiliation | ACHS |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | Economics |
Scope | International |
Publication | The American Economist |
Chapters | 700+ |
Members | 4,000 active 100,000 lifetime |
Headquarters | Omicron Delta Epsilon c/o Farhang Niroomand, Exec. Sec/Treas. P.O. Box 2096 Fairhope, Alabama 36533 United States |
Website | www |
Omicron Delta Epsilon (ΟΔΕ or ODE) is an international honor society in the field of economics, formed from the merger of Omicron Delta Gamma and Omicron Chi Epsilon, in 1963.[1] Its board of trustees included well-known economists such as Robert Lucas, Paul Romer, and Robert Solow. ODE is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies; the ACHS indicates that ODE inducts approximately 4,000 collegiate members each year and has more than 100,000 living lifetime members. There are approximately 700 active ODE chapters worldwide.[2] New members consist of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as college and university faculty;[3] the academic achievement required to obtain membership for students can be raised by individual chapters, as well as the ability to run for office or wear honors cords during graduation.[4] It publishes an academic journal entitled The American Economist twice each year.[5][6]