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A Message from the ACB President
Epsilon Omega's alumni base is growing both larger and faster as the enthusiasm and energy of the undergraduates keeps rolling over into a dedicated Alumni base. Please enjoy this site as it is meant to help keep the 700 alumni of Epsilon Omega in touch with one another and informed about the ongoings of Epsilon Omega.
Our new website will include many opportunities to stay up to date with current events and issues at the chapter. The website will post the quarterly E-newsletter and archive them so you can see what is currently occurring with the Fraternity and what has been happening in the past. Additionally, all minutes and agendas from meetings will be posted in the ACB section for brothers to view. I hope that you can take the opportunity to look though the entire website as it provides a means to stay connected with fellow Delta Sig brothers, as well as donate to the chapter, update your information, view photos, or see what the undergraduates are up too.
If you are interested in joining a committee, please view the Committee portion of the website in the ACB section and email the committee chairs about your desire to participate in the chapter.
Thank you for visiting the site and I hope that each alumni brother of our chapter has the opportunity to reacquaint themselves with the Fraternity and to remember the bonds of brotherhood we have shared, both then and now.
YITBOS
Phillip Rodriguez
ACB President
Epsilon Omega Chapter History
Beginning as a social club on ISU's campus, a group of men began looking for men of the highest caliber to start a nationally sponsored fraternity chapter. After two years of probationary membership, the Epsilon Omega Chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity was chartered at Illinois State University on December 18, 1971.
During the early years of the chapter, Epsilon Omega was very successful, recruiting many quality men to uphold the standards of Delta Sigma Phi. Delta Sigs were everywhere on campus and true leaders in the Greek System, holding IFC and Student Government positions and winning philanthropies and events all over campus. As years passed, the ISU Delta Sigs became one of the most popular fraternities on campus, holding large parties and social events.
Along with these parties, though, came decadence and apathy for the principles and values true to Delta Sigma Phi. This eventually led to the revocation of the Epsilon Omega charter in 1991 when police and federal agents raided the house after discovering the sale and harboring of illegal drugs from within its walls. Upon moving out, the house was in horrible shape, artifacts were stolen, trash was left behind, and extensive damage was done. As they left their house behind, a group of brothers left behind the genuine meaning and ideals of Delta Sigma Phi.
In the spring of 1995, the Delta Sigma Phi National Headquarters decided it was time for the Delta Sigs to flash their letters across the ISU campus and bring back the proud traditions and strong brotherhood that left the campus years before. Thirty-six men bravely join the newly reformed Epsilon Omega Colony and worked tirelessly on recruiting more brothers to uphold the creed and standards that they had forsaken years earlier. The new house became well noticed on campus and grew quickly, seeing its share of ups and downs, but was still viewed by many as of the other fraternities on campus as a "small house". On April 26, 1997, after many years of hard work, Epsilon Omega regained the charter it lost.
Since being re-chartered, the fraternity has grown to become one of the largest and strongest chapters, not only on campus, but also in the nation. The addition of quality members and loss of bad brothers has allowed Epsilon Omega to form the strongest brotherhood of any other house and rise to be the best fraternity in ISU's Greek system. Epsilon Omega has produced numerous campus leaders and created new Delta Sigma Phi traditions, including Dinner at the Nile and the Senior Roast. The founding fathers who led us to re-charter set a very high standard excellence, which has been raised higher with each semester when a new pledge class comes in to fill their shoes.
