Lambda Omega

Template:Short description Template:Template other Lambda Omega () was a national collegiate sorority operating in the United States from October 31, 1915 until 1933.

History

The Norroena Club was founded in 1915 on the campus of University of California, Berkeley. The sorority remained a local for seven years. The name meant "Breath of the North". The ritual combined a Native American legend with a Norse motif. The motif emphasized the hardihood, hospitality, economy, and friendship of the Norse (Miner, p. 180).

In 1923, the name changed to Lambda Omega. Baird's 20th ed. notes that Lambda Omega's founding date was Template:Dts to coincide with this name change, and marked the decision to expand nationally. Expansion began immediately. By 1931, eight collegiate chapters had been chartered, with a total membership of 500. The sorority was granted associate membership in the National Panhellenic Conference (Martin, p. 70.)

In April 1932, it absorbed Alpha Sigma Delta, a four chapter sorority. (Miner, p. 180) In September 1933, Lambda Omega was absorbed by Theta Upsilon (Miner, p. 180). In turn, Theta Upsilon merged into Delta Zeta in 1962. (Miner, p. 181).

Symbols

• Open Motto- I Will Be Worthy
• Pledge pin- Silver pharetra
• Member pin- Monogram of sorority letters
• Colors- Violet and green
• Flower- Wood violet
• Jewel- Amethyst
• Symbols- Pharetra, Torch
• Patron- Artemis
• Publications- The Pharetra (1925) The Norroena (esoteric, 1925)

(Martin, p. 70)

Chapters

Chapters of Lambda Omega as of 1933 and the merger with were as follows. Active chapters at the merger are noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics.

Name	Chartered	Institution	Location	Status	Notes	Reference
Alpha	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Merged	Merged into the Alpha chapter of in Template:Dts Originated as the Norroena Club in Template:Dts Changed name in 1923 and began expansion.
Beta	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	University of Illinois	Urbana, Illinois	Merged	Merged into the Gamma chapter of in Template:Dts
Gamma	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Merged	Merged into the Delta chapter of in Template:Dts
Delta	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	Ohio University	Athens, Ohio	Merged	Merged into the Kappa chapter of in Template:Dts
Epsilon	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Merged	Became the Epsilon Alpha chapter of .
Zeta	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Merged	Merged into the Omicron chapter of in Template:Dts
Eta	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Merged	Merged into the Rho chapter of in Template:Dts
Theta	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Merged	Became the Zeta Alpha chapter of .
Iota	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	Colby College	Waterville, Maine	Merged	Became the Theta Alpha chapter of . From .	Template:Rp
Kappa	Template:Dts–Template:Dts	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Merged	Became the Eta Alpha chapter of . From .	Template:Rp

See also

• List of social sororities and women's fraternities

References

• Martin, Ida Shaw (1931). The Sorority Handbook, 11th edition. Published by Ida Shaw Martin, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Miner, Florence Hood (1983). Delta Zeta Sorority 1902- 1982: Building on Yesterday, Reaching for Tomorrow. Published by Delta Zeta Sorority, Compolith Graphics and Maury Boyd and Associates, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana.