About Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity

Purposes

to create and foster fellowship through music
to give music students an opportunity to meet with one another and, by personal contact and exchange of ideas,
to broaden the individual outlook
to strengthen a devotion and loyalty to Alma Mater
to develop character and leadership
to encourage the highest possible scholastic attainment, excellence of individual
performance and appreciation of good music
to give material aid to worthy students
to manifest interest in young musicians

Membership

Membership is on the basis of talent, scholarship and character and is open to music students enrolled in those schools where Delta Omicron Chapters are located, to music faculty members in those schools and to professional musicians.

Delta Omicron Creed

This truth comes to us more and more, the longer we live, that in what field, or in what uniform, or with what aims we do our duty, matters very little; or even what our duty is, great or small, splendid or obscure, only to find our duty certainly and somewhere, somehow do it faithfully, makes us good, strong, happy and useful, and tunes our lives into some feeble echo of the life of God.
--Phillips Brooks

Objectives

to promote American music and musicians
to further the work of composers
to stimulate appreciation of good music at the community level
to advance high ethical standards of professional conduct in the musical world
to encourage understanding of the cultures of all nations
to do any and all things conducive to the service, betterment, and ultimate welfare of musicians

Scholarships, Grants, and Awards

The Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity and Delta Omicron Foundation, Inc. provide support for scholarships, grants-in-aid, and awards to Delta Omicron chapters and members in good standing. Funding for the national projects is possible through endowments and gifts.