Eligibility to apply to the Gamma chapter of the Omicron Delta Epsilon
Undergraduate students who have the following are eligible to apply: completion of 12 semester hours of economics courses (6 credit hours must be approved upper-division courses), at least a 3.35 grade point average in economics courses, and an overall 3.35 grade point average in all classes, Students do not have to be economics majors but must have a genuine interest in economics
Graduate students who have the following are eligible to apply: completion of two semesters of full-time graduate work pursuing studies in economic and at least a 3.5 graduate grade point average.
Interested people should apply for membership through the faculty advisor,
James K. Self, e-mail: jkself@indiana.edu , office Wylie Hall 345.
After submitting your application and your qualifications have been verified you will be offered membership in the Gamma chapter of the Omicron Delta Epsilon. There is a life-membership fee of $40 paid by each prospective member of Omicron Delta Epsilon upon election to the Society. You will receive a membership card, scroll, and a year's subscription to The American Economist (the society’s journal). No one shall be denied membership because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin.
BENEFITS OF OMICRON DELTA EPSILON MEMBERSHIP
International recognition of scholastic achievement in economics
A publication outlet for promising undergraduate and graduate student papers in The American Economist, the Journal of Omicron Delta Epsilon
Closer academic and professional relationships with the faculty at your University
Closer professional and social relationships with fellow ODE members at your University
Closer professional and social relationships with ODE members at other Universities with Omicron Delta Epsilon chapters
Eligibility to participate in ODE sponsored meetings at the annual conventions of regional, national, and international associations
Eligibility to compete for the Frank Taussig (for undergraduates) and Irving Fisher Awards (for graduate students, both cash prizes and publication of essays)
Eligibility to compete for the Outstanding Student Leader Award
One year subscription to The American Economist