International Honor Society in Economics Omicron Delta Epsilon Kansas Delta Chapter Omicron Delta Epsilon, one of the largest academic honor societies, was established in 1963 as a result of a merger of two honor societies: Omicron Delta Gamma (founded in 1915 by Professor John R. Commons at the University of Wisconsin, and Frank W. Taussig at Harvard University), and Omicron Chi Epsilon ...

Department of Economics Omicron Delta Epsilon Omicron Delta Epsilon was founded by Professor John R. Commons here at the University of Wisconsin in 1915. The intent was to encourage on an informal basis a closer academic relationship between exceptional students and faculty and thereby facilitate the exchange of information and views. The Wisconsin chapter was reactivated in 1971 to recognize ...