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Omicron Theta Chapter
Established April 10, 1970
Southern Illinois University
campus home of the
"Killa OT " Ques
at Carbondale
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TAU GAMMA CHAPTER
About four years before the charter transfer of Tau Upsilon Chapter to Carbondale, Tau Gamma Chapter was established as an undergraduate chapter at SIU-Edwardsville on April 4, 1965 with the initiation of four members, making Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. the first Black fraternity established at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. This chapter designation conflicts with Tau Gamma chapter history published on their official website, listing their initial chapter designation as intermediate. This inconsistency is likely related to the fact that although a traditional undergraduate chapter assigned to a school campus, because of the type of environment and the schools location and proximity as a "commuter campus", Tau Gamma operated like an intermediate chapter would but without that designation.

Like Tau Upsilon, Tau Gamma will play a key role in the establishment of Omicron Theta Chapter as Tau Gamma chapter was one of the main chapters responsible for the initiation of SIU students at the Carbondale campus prior to establishment of the Tau Upsilon and Omicron Theta chapters in Carbondale. Those 6 lines initiated by Tau Gamma were:

INITIATED THROUGH TAU GAMMA CHAPTER
(To help establish what would become Omicron Theta chapter)

SIU- Carbondale
HERMES
Initiated May 1965

Roger C. Fortune

Tau Gamma - SIU-Edwardsville
Initiated May 1965

Anthony E. Pope

 

SIU- Carbondale
UNKNOWN
Initiated May 1966

Ronnie K. Mitchell

Tau Gamma - SIU- Edwardsville
Tojan 3
Initiated June 5, 1965

Terryl D. Kirby
Robert E. Fayne
Ocie Tolson

 

SIU- Carbondale
DYNAMIC DUO
Initiated June 19, 1967

Alford H. Ottley^

Alonza L. Brown (Hakiim Sabur)

Tau Gamma - SIU- Edwardsville
Dynamic Duo
Initiated June 19, 1967

Lavoy Reed (Zaki Baruti)
Kenneth Hill


SIU- Carbondale
INTREPID TRIO
Initiated January 13, 1968

Earnest L. Bugg^

Frederick Hill^

General W. King

Tau Gamma - SIU-Edwardsville
Dual Extrodinaire
Initiated  1967

Darryl Blue^
William Leonard


SIU- Carbondale
TIGHTEN UP
Initiated April 13, 1968

Lorenzo Bell^

Earnest C. Benson^

Lawrence H. Bryant^

Dwight E. Campbell^

James Chitty

Eric Frazier

Carl P. Hampton

Bruce E. Harrison

Paul Purnell

Billy Quarles

Anthony C. Romain

Nehemiah Sanders

Gregory C. Starks

Tau Gamma - SIU- Edwardsville
Fabulous Four
Initiated April 13, 1968
Archie Lawrence
Richard A. Strode
Theophilus Haywood
Leroy S. Macon


Tau Gamma - SIU- Edwardsville
Elite 7
Initiated July 26, 1969
Bennie Clark
Larry V. Coleman
Joseph R. Powlis
Stacy C. Murray
Michael Davis
Levi Walton
Bennie T. Phillips




SIU- Carbondale
EUSI UTANI
Initiated January 18, 1969

Ernest Freeman

Rodney G. Higgins

Otha Johnson

Darryl Madison

Tau Gamma - SIU-Edwardsville
Unfortunate 5
Initiated July 18, 1970

Donald Lee^
Rufus Riley
Wiley Swanson
Gary Jefferson
Shelby Jordan


(^Omega Chapter)