# Lambda Omega

Lambda Omega (ΛΩ) was a national collegiate sorority operating in the United States from October 31, 1915 until 1933.

## History

The Norroena Club was founded in 1915 on the campus of University of California, Berkeley. The sorority remained a local for seven years. The name meant "Breath of the North". The ritual combined a Native American legend with a Norse motif. The motif emphasized the hardihood, hospitality, economy, and friendship of the Norse (Miner, p. 180).
In 1923, the name changed to Lambda Omega. Baird's 20th ed. notes that Lambda Omega's founding date was May 5, 1923 to coincide with this name change, and marked the decision to expand nationally. Expansion began immediately. By 1931, eight collegiate chapters had been chartered, with a total membership of 500. The sorority was granted associate membership in the National Panhellenic Conference (Martin, p. 70.)
In April 1932, it absorbed Alpha Sigma Delta, a four chapter sorority. (Miner, p. 180) In September 1933, Lambda Omega was absorbed by Theta Upsilon (Miner, p. 180). In turn, Theta Upsilon merged into Delta Zeta in 1962. (Miner, p. 181).

## Symbols

* Open Motto- I Will Be Worthy
* Pledge pin- Silver pharetra
* Member pin- Monogram of sorority letters
* Colors- Violet and green
* Flower- Wood violet
* Jewel- Amethyst
* Symbols- Pharetra, Torch
* Patron- Artemis
* Publications- The Pharetra (1925) The Norroena (esoteric, 1925)
(Martin, p. 70)

## Chapters

Chapters of Lambda Omega as of 1933 and the merger with ΘΥ were as follows. Active chapters at the merger are noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics.
| Name | Chartered | Institution | Location | Status | Notes | Reference |
| Alpha | May 5, 1923–September 1933 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California | Merged | Merged into the Alpha chapter of ΘΥ in September 1933 Originated as the Norroena Club in October 31, 1915 Changed name in 1923 and began expansion. | |
| Beta | 1923–September 1933 | University of Illinois | Urbana, Illinois | Merged | Merged into the Gamma chapter of ΘΥ in September 1933 | |
| Gamma | 1924–September 1933 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Merged | Merged into the Delta chapter of ΘΥ in September 1933 | |
| Delta | 1925–September 1933 | Ohio University | Athens, Ohio | Merged | Merged into the Kappa chapter of ΘΥ in September 1933 | |
| Epsilon | 1927–September 1933 | Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois | Merged | Became the Epsilon Alpha chapter of ΘΥ. | |
| Zeta | 1928–September 1933 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | Merged | Merged into the Omicron chapter of ΘΥ in September 1933 | |
| Eta | 1929–September 1933 | University of Washington | Seattle, Washington | Merged | Merged into the Rho chapter of ΘΥ in September 1933 | |
| Theta | 1930–September 1933 | University of Denver | Denver, Colorado | Merged | Became the Zeta Alpha chapter of ΘΥ. | |
| Iota | April 1932–September 1933 | Colby College | Waterville, Maine | Merged | Became the Theta Alpha chapter of ΘΥ. From ΑΣΔ. | $^{:VIII-30and32–33}$ |
| Kappa | April 1932–September 1933 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | Merged | Became the Eta Alpha chapter of ΘΥ. From ΑΣΔ. | $^{:VIII-30and32–33}$ |