Who We Are...
The OU Thetas come from a wide variety of places. Most of our members are from Oklahoma or Texas, however, we do have girls from all around the U.S.!
Take a look at some of the Thetas Hometowns:
| Oklahoma City Tulsa Edmond Norman Ada Valliant Bartlesville Lawton Muskogee Del City Elk City Broken Arrow |
Dallas Houston Ft. Worth Coppell Katy Richardson Tyler Midland Plano Grapevine Arlington Austin |
California New York Illinois Colorado Nebraska |
Theta Facts
- The first women admitted to Phi Beta Kappa were Thetas.
- The first women's fraternity to establish a chapter in Canada was Kappa Alpha Theta.
- The first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right was a Theta.
Famous Alums
Famous Thetas include Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Tory Burch, Amy Grant, Ann Margaret, Julie Moran, and Sheryl Crow.
Notable University of Oklahoma Theta Omicron Chapter alums include Kim Henry (former First Lady of Oklahoma), Taylor Treat (2009 Miss Oklahoma) Cathy Keating (former First Lady of Oklahoma) and Amy Duncan (Miss Oklahoma 1996).
Academics
Take a look at some of our academic statistics and programs:
• 1st in grades the last 3 consecutive semesters
• Spring 2011 Chapter GPA: 3.44
• Spring 2011 President’s Honor Roll: 61
• Spring 2011 Dean’s Honor Roll: 58
• Theta Tutoring Program: The women of Kappa Alpha Theta volunteer to
tutor each other in courses they have excelled in throughout college.
• No study hours
• Scholarship Requirement: Each member is required to achieve a 2.6 GPA
• 4.0 Awards: Each semester Theta gives a prize to girls who achieved
a 4.0
• Test Files: Test files are available to members online or in our study room.
as well
Our membership is represented by over 40 majors:
Some of the most popular majors in our chapter are Nursing, Business-Management, Health and Sport Sciences, Elementary Education, Speech Pathology, and Business-Marketing.
Other majors represented in Theta include:
| Accounting Advertising Anthropology Architecture Art History Aviation Ballet Performance Biochemistry Broadcast Journalism Communications Sociology Chemical Engineering Dental Hygiene |
Early Childhood Education English Forensic Medicine Int'l/Area Studies International Business Letters MIS Pharmacy Physical Therapy Political Science Pre Dental Pre Physician's Assistant |
Pre Med Occupational Therapy Public Affairs/Administration Public Relations Secondary Ed- Lang. Arts Social Work Sonography Special Education Theatre Arts Visual Communications Zoology |
Community Service
Thetas are truly aiming to make the "widest influence for good" in our community, state, and world. Many members participate in individual community service, however, we also enjoy serving the community together as a group.In 2010-2011 our total amount of individual community service hours were 11,094.
A few of our service events include
• KATS Making Tracks 5k run: annual fundraiser 5k run for CASA (Court
Appointed Special Advocates) Raised $50,000
• Pancake Party: holiday-themed party, raised $15,000 for City Rescue
Mission (homeless children mentorship program)
• Lambda/Theta Pumpkin Carve: Halloween Themed Carnival to benefit Big
Brothers Big Sisters
• Big Event: Campus wide day of service where Theta pairs up with a fraternity
and volunteers all day (around 8 hours)
• Shack-A-Thon: build a shack out of card board on south oval and stay
there for 24 hours and asked for donations to support Habitat for Humanity
• Arbor Day: nationally celebrated event that encourages tree planting.
Theta’s go and plant trees around campus
• Pan Loves Pink: An event where all members of Panhellenic system wear pink to raise awareness for breast cancer. This event was founded by
Theta Member, Jordan Naylor.
• Valentine’s Day Theta Thursday: Valentine’s Day event at Theta where
we wrote Valentine’s Day Cards to homeless children at City Rescue Mission
Campus Activities
Thetas are involved in a wide variety of clubs and organizations on campus. Several Thetas are often the Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Chairs or Officers of the organizations they are involved with.
| Ad Club Adopt-a-School AED AMSA AIAS (Architect Club) AITP Alpha Lambda Delta Art of Networking Exec ASP AWIS Beta Gamma Sigma Big Red Rally Exec Big Event Exec Campus Activities Council Campus Crusade for Christ CASA Classroom Assistant Program College Republicans Connexions Crimson Club College of Arts and Sciences Leadership Scholars Drama and Dance Association FCA |
Dance Marathon Exec Golden Key National Honor Society Graphic Design Association Greek Life Greek Task Force Greek Week Exec Homecoming Exec HSLC Exec Internet Coalition Integrity Council Intramurals Lead Team Mortar Board NASW National Competition Cheer Squad NLTC NSSLHA Oklahoma Festival Ballet Panhellenic Cabinet Panhellenic Exec |
College of Education Dean's Student Advisory Board Phi Delta Chi Phi Kappa Pi Pillars Pre Med Club Pre Nursing Club Pre PA Club President's Leadership Class President's Community Scholars Public Admin. Club Sooner Aviation Club Sooner Scandals Exec Student Alumni Board Tassels Top Ten Freshmen Union Ambassadors University Achievement Class University of Oklahoma Student Congress University Sing Exec Varsity Cheer Squad Varsity Pom Squad Women of Honor |
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