Guide to the Kappa Omicron Nu Records,
1919-1999

Collection Number: 23-2-2702

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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Date completed:

May 23, 2003

EAD encoding:

J.M. Nicholas, August 2003

© 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:

Kappa Omicron Nu records, 1919-1999.

Collection Number:

23-2-2702

Creator:

Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society. Mu Chapter.

Quantity:

3.2 cubic ft.

Forms of Material:

Administrative records, annual reports, scrapbooks,photographs, corporate charter

Repository:

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

Abstract:

Records of the Mu chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Mu Chapter of Omicron Nu, a national home economics honor society, was founded at Cornell in 1919. Dr. Georgia L. White of the Michigan Agricultural College acted as the installing officer. The aims of the organization were to promote scholarship and to further home economics education at Cornell. The chapter also provided a scholarship to the freshman woman in Home Economics with the highest scholastic standing. In 1990, Omicron Nu merged with Kappa Omicron Phi to form Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes membership records and membership book; information about scholarships; minutes of meetings, 1920-1989; secretary's book, 1936-1942; records of events; presidents' annual reports, 1940s-1960s; scrapbook about the founding of the chapter, 1919; photographs; and programs, and the original charter from 1919.

SUBJECTS

Names:

Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society.

Cornell University--Societies.

New York State College of Home Economics.--Societies, etc.

New York State College of Home Economics.--Students.

Omicron Nu.Mu Chapter

Subjects:

Women college students.

Greek letter societies.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Kappa Omicron Nu records, #23-2-2702. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Awards/Scholarships	Box 1, folders 22-26; Box 5
Series II. Correspondence	Box 1, folders 8-11, 58-59
Series III. Events

Events	Box 1, folders 27, 47-50
Honors Day	Box 1, folder 51
Foreign Students' Tea	Box 1, folder 52
Series IV. Meeting Minutes	Box 1, folders 29-38
Series V. Membership Files

Membership Files	Box 1, folders 12-21, 40-42; Box 2
Henry Ricciuti	Box 1, folder 61
David Knapp	Box 1, folder 60
Officers	Box 1, folders 39, 55-56
Series VI. Photographs	Box 1, folder 28; Box 3
Series VII. Publications

Directories	Box 2
Handbooks	Box 1, folders 65-66
Secretary's book	Box 1, folder 39
Honor Society booklets	Box 1, folder 64
Pamphlets/Brochures	Box 1, folders 4-7; Box 3
Newsletters	Box 1, folder 53
Other publications	Box 1, folder 67
Series VIII. Reports	Box 1, folders 57, 68
Series IX. Scrapbooks/Charter	Box 3
Series X. Subject Files	Box 1, folders 1-3, 43-46, 54, 62-63

CONTAINER LIST

Date	Description	Container
	Series I. Awards/Scholarships
1986-1992	Scholarship Information-1940's	Box 1	Folder 22
1989	Information Concerning Scholarships	Box 1	Folder 23
	Outstanding Undergraduate Award	Box 1	Folder 24
	Distinguished Teaching Award	Box 1	Folder 25
1977	Kathy Conrad Memorial Fund	Box 1	Folder 26
1956-1973	Plaque Recognizing Outstanding Sophomores	Box 5
1998-1999	Fall - Eligible Students, Initiation Cards, Awards	Box 4	Folder 2
1997-1998	Initiation Certificates	Box 4	Folder 5
1995-1996	Fall - Initiation, Eligible Students - Awards	Box 4	Folder 8
Fall, Spring 1995; Spring 1996	Initiation Cards	Box 4	Folder 11
1993-1994	Spring Initiation: Scholarship Recipients, Recommendations, Letters, Meetings	Box 4	Folder 16
1992-1993	Awards, Elections, Special Activities, Membership Directory	Box 4	Folder 18
1991-1992	Association of College Honor Societies Information Booklet, Scholarships/Awards, Special Activities, Elections	Box 4	Folder 21
	Distinguished Teaching Award	Box 4	Folder 26
	Series II. Correspondence
	Memos on finding faculty advisors, strengths/weaknesses of chapter	Box 1	Folder 8
1979-1983	Information about Omicron Nu	Box 1	Folder 9
1919	Letter: Starting of Omicron Nu	Box 1	Folder 10
1924	Letter	Box 1	Folder 11
1960-1969	Correspondence-1960's	Box 1	Folder 58
1970-1979	Correspondence	Box 1	Folder 59
	Series III. Events
	Events
1984	Human Ecology Day and Exposition	Box 1	Folder 27
1970-1979	Events Planned by Omicron Nu	Box 1	Folder 47
1960-1969	Sponsored Activities-1960's	Box 1	Folder 48
1978,1980	Events Planned	Box 1	Folder 49
1982-1989	Guidelines, Recommendations, Activities	Box 1	Folder 50
	Honors Day
1965,1966	Honors Day	Box 1	Folder 51
	Foreign Students' Tea
	Foreign Students' Tea	Box 1	Folder 52
1998-1999	Spring - Eligible Students, Activities, Initiation	Box 4	Folder 1
1990-1991	Elections, Name Change, Notes, Activities	Box 4	Folder 23
	Series IV. Meeting Minutes
1920-1922	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 29
1923-1925	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 30
1926-1928	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 31
1928-1929	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 32
1930-1932	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 33
1940-1949	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 34
1950-1955	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 35
1956-1959	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 36
1960-1969	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 37
1970-1979,1989	Minutes of Meetings	Box 1	Folder 38
	Historical Materials: Listing of Archived Materials, Copies of 1920s Minutes, Distinguished Member Pins, Photographs	Box 4	Folder 27
	Series V. Membership Files
	Membership Files
1958,1975-1978	Nomination of Faculty Members	Box 1	Folder 12
1976	Recommendations for graduate students	Box 1	Folder 13
1954-1964	Membership Lists	Box 1	Folder 14
1965-1971	Membership Lists	Box 1	Folder 15
1972-1985	Initiates and Members	Box 1	Folder 16
1986-1991	Initiates and Members	Box 1	Folder 17
1986-1991	Initiation and Recruitment Reports	Box 1	Folder 18
	Pledging and Initiation Ceremonies	Box 1	Folder 19
1940-1949,1955-1983	Treasurers' Reports, Financial Records	Box 1	Folder 20
	Information concerning donated pins and badges	Box 1	Folder 21
1950-1959	Information on Electing Members	Box 1	Folder 40
1960-1969	Information on Electing Members	Box 1	Folder 41
1950-1969	Completed Membership Blanks, Honorary Members	Box 1	Folder 42
	Box 3	Box 3
	Henry Ricciuti
1970	Dr. Henry Ricciuti	Box 1	Folder 61
	David Knapp
1973	Dr. David Knapp-Member	Box 1	Folder 60
	Officers
1936-1942	Secretary's Book	Box 1	Folder 39
1960-1975	Officers	Box 1	Folder 55
1976-1989	Officers	Box 1	Folder 56
1997-1998	New Members, Reports, Awards, Eligible Students	Box 4	Folder 4
1996-1997	Fall - Eligible Students, Programs	Box 4	Folder 6
1994-1995	Fall Initiation - New Members, Initiation Cards and Certificates, Letters and Invitations, List of Eligible Students	Box 4	Folder 12
1994-1995	Spring Initiation - Letters and Invitations, List of Eligible Students	Box 4	Folder 13
1993-1994	Fall Initiation - Programs, New Members, Invitations, Eligible Students, Initiation Cards	Box 4	Folder 15
1992-1993	Fall Initiation - Initiation Cards, Invitations to Membership; Spring Initiation - Program, Reports, Invitations	Box 4	Folder 17
1991-1992	Fall Initiation - List of Eligible Students, Recommendations, Invitees, Letters from National Chapter, Program, Correspondence, Initiation Cards, Membership Recruitment Report, Chapter Remittance Form	Box 4	Folder 19
1991-1992	Spring Initiation - Program, List of New Members, List of Current Members, Initiation Cards, Invitations/Applications, Correspondence	Box 4	Folder 20
1990-1991	Fall Initiation - Initiates, Initiation Financial Forms, Officers and Addresses, Correspondence; Spring Initiation - Initiation Financial Forms, Members (Full and Junior), Program	Box 4	Folder 22
1989-1990	Fall Initiation - Eligible Students, List of Members, List of Initiates, Elections	Box 4	Folder 24
1999	Fall Minority Hosting	Box 6	Folder 1
Fall 1999-2000	Programs Initiation- Cards	Box 6	Folder 2
Spring 2000	Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)	Box 6	Folder 3
Fall 2000	Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)	Box 6	Folder 4
2000	Kappa Omicron Nu (KON) HEAA	Box 6	Folder 5
Spring 2001	Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)	Box 6	Folder 6
2001-2002	Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)	Box 6	Folder 7
2001	Bill Rosen's KON Nomination	Box 6	Folder 8
Spring 2001	Guill and Dagger	Box 6	Folder 9
Fall 2002	Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)	Box 6	Folder 10
2002	Sphinx Head Society	Box 6	Folder 11
Spring 2003	Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)	Box 6	Folder 12
Fall 2003	Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)	Box 6	Folder 13
Spring 2004	Kappa Omicron NU (KON)	Box 6	Folder 14
Fall 2004	Kappa Omicron Nu	Box 6	Folder 15
2004-2006	Initiation Cards	Box 6	Folder 16
Spring 2005	Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)	Box 6	Folder 17
	Series VI. Photographs
1957,1959,1961,1963,1967	Conclaves, Photos	Box 1	Folder 28
	Photographs	Box 3
	Series VII. Publications
	Directories
	Directories	Box 3
	Handbooks
	Handbook	Box 1	Folder 65
	Handbook	Box 1	Folder 66
	Secretary's Book
1936-1942	Secretary's Book	Box 1	Folder 39
	Honor Society Booklets
	Honor Society Booklets	Box 1	Folder 64
	Pamphlets/Brochures
	Certificates, Flyers, Pamphlets	Box 1	Folder 4
	Publicity	Box 1	Folder 5
	Programs and Pamphlets	Box 1	Folder 6
	Stationery	Box 1	Folder 7
	Pamphlets/Brochures	Box 3
	Newsletters
1981	Newsletter	Box 1	Folder 53
	Other Publications
1950-1969	Papers/Articles about Home Economics and Omicron Nu	Box 1	Folder 67
1992-1998	Publications - "Dialogue"	Box 4	Folder 3
1996-1997	Publications - "Forum"	Box 4	Folder 10
2005-2007	President's Handbook	Box 6	Folder 18
	Series VIII. Reports
1940-1969	Presidents' Annual Reports	Box 1	Folder 57
1950-1959	Programs and Reports	Box 1	Folder 68
1996-1997	Spring - New Members, Financial Report	Box 4	Folder 7
1995-1996	Spring - Initiation, New Members, Financial Report, National Reports	Box 4	Folder 9
1994-1995	Activities, Pictures, Awards/Scholarships, Reports and Forms for National Group	Box 4	Folder 14
	Mu Chapter Constitution, Bylaws, Budget, Annual Financial Reports	Box 4	Folder 25
	Series IX. Scrapbooks/Charter
	Scrapbooks/Chapter	Box 3
	Series X. Subject Files
1976,1979,1980,1989	Miscellaneous	Box 1	Folder 1
1963-1971	Announcements	Box 1	Folder 2
1972-1979	Announcements	Box 1	Folder 3
1960-1969	Report Forms sent to National Omicron Nu	Box 1	Folder 43
1960-1969	Advice to the President	Box 1	Folder 44
1960-1969	Reading List, Articles, Ritual Forms	Box 1	Folder 45
1950-19691987	National Programs of Work	Box 1	Folder 46
1950-1969	Selection of Class Marshalls	Box 1	Folder 54
	Omicron Nu Bylaws	Box 1	Folder 62
1960-1969,1989	National Omicron Nu Information	Box 1	Folder 63

Guide to the Kappa Omicron Nu Records,1919-1999

Collection Number: 23-2-2702

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library

© 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

Guide to the Kappa Omicron Nu Records,
1919-1999

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library