Delta Omega-Beta Gamma Chapter
Membership:
There shall be four categories of
membership in Delta Omega.
a. Student Membership:
Student membership shall be selected by the
Executive Committee. Members elected from the student body shall
be approved at the annual business meeting. They shall be chosen
with due regard to their scholarly attainments, commitment to
service, involvement in college activities, and honorary
character of Delta Omega. In order to be eligible for membership
in Delta Omega in this category, the student shall:
Possess a degree equivalent to or higher than the bachelor's degree. Be in
the last semester leading to an advanced degree in public
health. Intend, so far as can be ascertained, to
follow a career in health or public health.
A maximum of ten percent (10%) of
graduating students shall be elected to membership in any one
year. Those elected shall be from the upper twenty-five percent
(25%) in class standing and have demonstrated real or potential
qualities of leadership in public health. The total student
group to be considered for membership shall only include persons
who are candidates or who have received an advanced degree in
public health during that current calendar year. The term
"advanced degree in public health" as used in these By-laws,
refers to the following degrees or their equivalents: Master of
Public Health, Doctor of Public Health, Master of Science, and
Doctor of Philosophy.
b. Faculty Membership:
Faculty membership shall be selected by the
Executive Committee. The Executive Committee will give
particular attention to outstanding public health performance in
scholarship, teaching, research and the quality of publications.
The total number of faculty members elected in any one year may
be up to three percent (3%) of the full-time faculty.
c. Alumni Membership:
Alumni membership shall be selected by the
Executive Committee. Delta Omega may elect a maximum of ten
graduated from the College whose work in the practice of public
health would serve as a model for future graduates of the
College for membership each year.
d. Honorary Membership:
Delta Omega may nominate
honorary members to be elected by a unanimous vote of the
Executive Committee. This membership shall be limited and
conferred only upon persons possessing exceptional
qualifications who have attained a meritorious distinction
in the field
