The 2010s

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Fraternity Milestones

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• In 2010, Dr. Andrew A. Ray was elected the 39th Grand Basileus during the 76th Grand Conclave held in Raleigh, North Carolina. 

• During this decade, Omega became the first black Greek organization to charter a graduate chapter in Great Britain.

• The fraternity also joined forces with President Barack Obama to promote fatherhood and responsible parenting through the National Fatherhood Initiative.

• Omega celebrated its 100th anniversary with a grand celebration held in July 2011, in Washington D.C. Attendance exceeded 10,000. During that gathering, Brother Kenneth Barnes was named International Executive Director.

• ​Antonio F. Knox Sr. was elected the fraternity’s 40th Grand Basileus during the Grand Conclave in Philadelphia in 2014. 

• The fraternity championed a number of civil rights initiatives and Omega became a strong voice against police brutality, efforts to suppress voting rights, and other social ills. The fraternity sought plausible solutions to civil unrest that erupted in urban communities following fatal police shootings of several unarmed African-Americans.