Delta Omicron Alpha

Delta Omicron Alpha was an American medical fraternity that operated from 1907 to 1917. This national professional fraternity was established at Tulane University and merged with Kappa Psi in 1917.

History

Delta Omicron Alpha was established in 1907 at the College of Medicine of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Its founders created by-laws and a constitution, along with a ritual. The fraternity was managed through a Grand Chapter and held annual conventions.
Delta Omicron Alpha became a national fraternity with the creation of Beta chapter at Columbia University in 1908. In 1910, the Gamma and Delta chapters were established at the University of Tennessee and Southwestern University, respectively. Four additional chapters were added between 1911 and 1914. However, several medical schools closed or merged around 1915 because of a reduced number of students, resulting in two chapters closing and others struggling.
Delta Omicron Alpha merged with the medical and pharmaceutical fraternity Kappa Psi on November 17, 1917. Before the merger, the fraternity had initiated 1,063 members.

Symbols and traditions

Delta Omicron Alpha's badge was a black enameled triangle, edged with jewels. It was decorated with gold Greek letters ΔΟΑ in the center. A gold star was above the letters, with a gold serpent below the letters.
The fraternity's colors were gold and white. Its flower was a white rose. Its publication was the Delta Omicron Alpha Quarterly.

Chapters

Following is a list of the chapters of Delta Omicron Alpha, with inactive chapters and institutions indicated in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha	– December 1, 1917	Tulane University School of Medicine	New Orleans, Louisiana	Merged
Beta	– November 17, 1917	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons	New York City, New York	Merged
Gamma	– 191x ?	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Inactive
Delta	–1915	Southwestern University College of Medicine	Georgetown, Texas	Inactive
Epsilon	– November 29, 1917	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Merged
Zeta	–1915	Birmingham Medical College	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive
Eta	– December 15, 1917	Fort Worth School of Medicine	Fort Worth, Texas	Merged
Theta	– November 17, 1917	Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery	Valparaiso, Indiana	Merged