Omega Newsletter
March 2024
The updated Onyx Standard Manual will be live on March 1st, 2024!
Position Tips & Tricks
President
1. Schedule a meeting with your Greek advisor to check in on how the chapter is doing, and to see what other organizations are doing to be successful.
2. See how you can partner with other chapters to complete requirements.
3. Familiarize yourself with all the documents in the position folders in Onyx Access so you know what the requirements are and what your resources are.
Vice President
1. Attending another chapter's soiree, educational event, multicultural program, or philanthropic event can go toward your community service hours requirement.
2. Volunteer Opportunities:
> St. Paul's Community Development Corporation (SPCDC)
> Read Across America Volunteer Event on March 1st in Jersey City, Edison, and Vineland
Treasury
Sorority Treasurer and Her Duties
Recruitment
1. When going to other chapters to support their events, bring your Lynx group with you. Make them feel included!
2. Invite interests with you to all community service events as a way to bond and partake in one of our main objectives.
omega weekend
2024 packages
***ALL PACKAGES INCLUDE: 6 piece swag bag, Friday stroll practice, Saturday Onyx Hour admission, and a $10.00 donation to Lunchbag Project. Below is a list of what each package contains in addition to the above features:
Onyx Package
- Hotel Accommodations at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Thursday through Saturday night
- Saturday conference admission
- Saturday after hours activity (bar crawl or axe throwing)
Gold Package
- Hotel Accommodations at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Thursday through Saturday night
- Saturday conference admission
Silver Package
- Saturday after hours activity (bar crawl or axe throwing)
- Saturday conference admission
Pink Package
- Saturday conference admission
REMINDERS
Position Reports due the 15th of every month, except for Treasury which is due the 1st of the month. Reports are submitted in the forms section of Onyx Access. If you have trouble finding the report form please reach out to the respective National Board member for guidance.
Destroying All Boundaries Event*
More Than a Body: Body Positivity vs. Body Neutrality
March 28th, 2024
@ 7:30pm EST via Zoom
*Still looking for 2 more panelists! Please contact Paola at vp@omegaphichi.org if interested.
General Body Meeting*
April 14th, 2024 @ 1pm EST
Location: TBD
Bi-Annual Lunchbag Project*
April 14th, 2024
@ 2pm EST
Location: TBD
All sisters, Lynx, family, friends, and Greeks welcome!
*All chapters with more than 3 members are required to have at least 2 representatives, all chapters with 3 or fewer members are required to have 1 representative.
Spring 2024 Process
Important Dates
Birth:
March 1st - Alpha and Gamma
March 2nd - Epsilon
March 9th - Mu and Omicron
Dawn:
March 15th - Alpha and Gamma
March 18th - Epsilon
March 23rd - Mu and Omicron
Crossing:
March 23rd - Alpha and Gamma
March 30th - Epsilon
April 6th - Mu and Omicron
Onyx Access Log-In Instructions
In order to best support our chapters, we need to ensure we have all of the correct information.
We ask that you log into Onyx Access and update your profile. This includes contact information, job history, and any other information you are willing to share.
If you have not yet logged in:
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Visit www.onyxaccess.org
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Enter your OPC email address
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Select "Forgot Password"
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Reset the password
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Log In!
You can find resource videos on how to use Onyx Access on the Omega Phi Chi, Onyx Access
YouTube page.