Omicron Delta Epsilon

If you are interested in applying to the Omicron Delta Epsilon Iota chapter, please fill out the interest form at https://forms.gle/a2huGaMvdTbQ4MrC7 so that we may determine eligibility. We will follow up with you after reviewing your information.

Please note that upon election to Omicron Delta Epsilon, new members pay a one-time life membership fee of $50 directly to ODE.

Fall 2025 ODE Newsletter

Omicron Delta Epsilon is the International Honor Society in Economics. This organization has more than 700 chapters throughout the world and offers opportunities to activities such as invited speakers, group discussions, dinners, meetings and special projects. The name of the Northeastern University Chapter is Iota.

Benefits of Omicron Delta Epsilon Membership are numerous, including 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, eligibility to compete for the ODE Undergraduate Research and ODE Graduate Research Awards (both cash prizes and publication of essays) and for the Outstanding Student Leader Award.

Membership in ODE is lifetime. It never expires and there is never another fee. There is a mentorship program, Ambition in Motion, recently put in place where ODE alums mentor student members and recent graduates in their professional careers.

Eligibility requirements:

• All candidates must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher and junior standing or above (first- and second-year students are not eligible).
• Undergraduate students (junior year or above) must also have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in economics courses, with at least 12 credit hours completed.
• Graduate students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in economics courses, with the equivalent of at least one semester of graduate economics coursework completed.

Please note: upon election to Omicron Delta Epsilon, new members pay a one-time life membership fee of $50 directly to ODE.