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Omicron Delta Epsilon


Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE) is a prestigious national economics honor society.

Mission: To promote excellence in economics by recognizing outstanding academic achievements and leadership and to encourage professional exchange among students, alums, and faculty.

The ODE membership at Emory chapter is by invitation-only. To be invited, eligible students must apply for the membership. To be eligible, the minimum qualifications are as follows:  

  1. Candidates for a bachelor’s degree in Economics
  2. Academic Excellence with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.70
  • Invitations for Membership application are sent to the eligible students either (1) in the 2nd semester of their junior year, or (2) in the 1st semester of their senior year. 
  • When the applications are submitted, the faculty in Economics will review the files and select the final list of invitees.

The planned events for the members of ODE Emory Chapter:

  1. Fall: Career Talk with Alums
  2. Spring: Mid-year meeting
  3. ODE Banquet
  4. Graduation party

Email us your questions about ODE: econungrad@emory.edu 

Current Members 2026-2027