The establishment of the first student clubs

Omicron Nu, 1924

In the earliest clubs, students joined professional interests and collegiality. The Euthenics Club (later the Home Economics Club) was founded in 1909. Any student enrolled in home economics was welcome to join the organization for the study of home economics problems and for friendships among the students. Six years later, Omicron Nu began; students in the upper ten percent of the junior class and in the upper twenty percent of the senior class were invited to be members. Omicron Nu promoted research, scholarship, and leadership for the well being of individuals and families throughout the world.

Gamma Alpha Epsilon, 1924

In 1921, Gamma Alpha Epsilon was founded to provide a professional organization for students who shared a common interest in home economics as a discipline and as a career. This local sorority merged with the newly formed Nu chapter of the national honor society Phi Upsilon Omicron (Phi U) in 1925, knitting the Madison campus into the larger national home economics profession.

Phi Upsilon Omicron, 1929