Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will honor the life and legacy of their late fraternity brother, civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, with an official Omega Service.
The private ceremony, hosted by the fraternity’s Talented Tenth District, is scheduled for March 5 in Chicago. The Omega Service is a sacred, formal ritual reserved for honoring the lives and contributions of deceased members, referred to within the organization as “entering Omega Chapter.”
Jackson’s journey with the fraternity began in the Spring of 1960. He was initiated through the Pi Psi Chapter at North Carolina A&T State University. During his undergraduate years, he was elected to the position of Second Vice Grand Basileus.
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“He is not only a public figure, but a son of Omega, one whose life demonstrates what it means to lead with mission and to stand as a living symbol of action,” the fraternity said in a statement.
Founded in 1911 at Howard University, Omega Psi Phi is the fourth-oldest Black Greek-letter organization and the first fraternity to be founded at a historically Black university. Since its inception, the fraternity has grown to include over 250,000 members across more than 750 undergraduate and graduate chapters worldwide.