Omicron Delta Epsilon

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 recently put in place where ODE alums mentor student members and recent graduates in their professional careers. Contact Dr. Deniz Gevrek for more information about Ambition in Motion/ODE at  Deniz.Gevrek@tamucc.ed.

All candidates must have an overall GPA of 3.0 and be a junior or above (first year and sophomore year students are not eligible).

• If you are an undergraduate student (junior year or above), you must have at least a 3.0 GPA in your economics courses, with at least 12 hours completed.
• If you are a graduate student, you must have a GPA of 3.0 in your economics courses, with the equivalent of at least one semester of economics graduate work completed.

If you are interested in applying to the Omicron Delta Epsilon Iota chapter, please return to this page in September 2025 for the application form for 2025-2026.

Upon election to the Society, a life-membership fee of $50 is paid by each prospective member of Omicron Delta Epsilon.