Moving from Autism awareness to Autism acceptance

This is the second in a series of posts written by Abby Howard (Mu) designed to educate our members about Autism and Autism Acceptance. As an Autistic person, I’d like to pose the question: after fifteen years of “lighting it up blue” what are we raising...
The origins of Autism

The origins of Autism

This is the first in a series of posts written by Abby Howard (Mu) designed to educate our members about Autism and Autism Acceptance. April is the month commonly known as “Autism Awareness Month.” But, when is the last time we had a history lesson on the origins of...
Omega Phi Alpha Foundation announces scholarship opportunities

Omega Phi Alpha Foundation announces scholarship opportunities

Education is one of Omega Phi Alpha’s core values and is the foundation that equips all of our members to act upon our shared values. In the spirit of supporting education, the Omega Phi Alpha Foundation will be accepting applications for the Pamela McCullough McEwen...
What’s the Buzz? The Omega Phi Alpha Foundation

What’s the Buzz? The Omega Phi Alpha Foundation

In this episode of “What’s the Buzz?”, interim executive director Alyssa Bernhardt (Alpha Zeta) and Foundation Board members Suzy McTaggart (Gamma) and Cheryl Roberts (Beta) discuss the Omega Phi Alpha Foundation and the Founders’ Circle...
Create luck by changing your mindset

Create luck by changing your mindset

Having someone in your circle who is consistently “the chosen one” or “the lucky one” can sometimes get you down. Everyone can be prone to envy and wanting what others have or experience, but over time it can really impact you.  A great example of this situation comes...
Love yourself a little more

Love yourself a little more

Living in a world where being in love is something almost everyone dreams about; how does it make you feel when you’re not included in that? Being human it is natural to yearn for connection and more specifically someone to connect to. When you don’t have that it can...
The meaning behind our core values

The meaning behind our core values

Join national president, Jan Titsworth, as she provides an overview of Omega Phi Alpha’s core values and what they mean to us in practice and...
Submitting Legislative Proposals

Submitting Legislative Proposals

Legislation committee chair April Carroll (Mu) and communications director Kasey Stevens (Phi) discuss the process for submitting legislative proposals for Convention...
Taking on the leadership challenge

Taking on the leadership challenge

Happy New Year, Omega Phi Alpha! My family and I have been doing our fair share of binge-watching television series these days. We just finished the first season of “Ted Lasso” on AppleTV+ and have had several animated follow-on conversations about...
Eat cake, but invest in you too!

Eat cake, but invest in you too!

This article was submitted by Taylor Outler (Chi). How are you choosing to serve yourself? As servant leaders, we are constantly being molded to serve others and never leave people feeling empty. We make a difference, a real difference that is truly phenomenal....