Throughout this academic year, The Rider will explore the student organizations at UTRGV. This is the sixth in our series. The Rider interviewed Tony Leandro, president of Omega Delta Phi, for information.
Name: Omega Delta Phi
President/Corresponding Secretary: Tony Leandro
Vice President/Treasurer/Service Chair/Athletic Chair: Rey Gonzalez
Internal Vice President: Jesus Saavedra
Recording Secretary/Recruitment Chair: Adan Garza
Fundraising Chair/Recruitment Chair: Orlando Perez
Social Chair: Jonathan Cerda
Recruitment Chair: Isais Montalvo, Hector Garnica and Albert Ramirez
Historian/Public Relations Chair: Andrew Nieto
Athletic Chair/Chaplain: Mark Cavazos
Advisers: Jessica Vallejo, assistant director of Residence Life, and UTRGV alumnus Cameron Coleman
What is the purpose of Omega Delta Phi? “So, the purpose of our organization is a service/social fraternity. So, what that means is that we dedicate ourselves to community service before anything. The social aspect is that we socialize with other organizations, but before that, we do put community service [first].”
What activities does Omega Delta Phi perform? “As far as this year, we’re trying to get a list of service events going. But, as far as last year, we went ahead and did food distribution at Corpus Christi after Hurricane Harvey, we did the 24-hour canned food drive, we did 5k with C.A.S.A, which stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates … [and] we’ve helped out other organizations with their [community service events]. We’ve helped out with Relay for Life, which is a 5k [race] for cancer, and we’ve done other events on campus.”
When and where do Omega Delta Phi’s general meetings take place? “We have meetings every Monday [at the Student Union at 7:30 p.m. on the Edinburg campus.] We have what are known as chapter meetings in which we go over all the events that are coming up, or we just talk with each other just to see what is happening with the organization. [For example], if we’re fundraising. Things like that [that are] coming up.”
What are the membership requirements? “The membership requirements for our organization are a 2.6 GPA [and] if they’re an incoming student, it is a high school transcript, just so that way, we can see [how they’re doing] academicwise, because our No. 1 goal is to graduate our members and to serve our community. Another requirement would be [to be] business professional, so be professional, but at the same time know when to have fun, too.”
For more information, email: president.alphagamma@omegadeltaphi.org or tony.leandro01@utrgv.edu
Facebook: Omega Delta Phi -Alpha Gamma Chapter – RGV
Instagram: @rgv_odphi
Twitter: @odphi_utrgv
—Compiled by Joahana Segundo
