Welcome to Upsilon Nu Chapter of Psi Omega Dental Fraternity

As the newly elected Chapter President of the Upsilon Nu Chapter of Psi Omega here at UNLV School of Dental Medicine, I would like to welcome you to our chapter's web site.

I hope that during the coming year Psi Omega continues to develop into a dental fraternity that not only provides members with fun social events and great ways to give back to our Las Vegas community, but also gives members a sense of pride in UNLV and Psi Omega.  We have a wonderful, diverse group of students who will hopefully each make a positive impact on our growing fraternity.  We are trying to make Psi Omega events fun for everyone and appealing to all members.  Thank you for giving me the opportunity to make Psi Omega even greater than it already is!

Ashley Hoban, DS3, Past Chapter President

The objectives of this Fraternity are to maintain and advance the high standards of dentistry by instilling in its members the spirit of fraternal cooperation; and to exert its influence for the advancement of the dental profession in its methods of teaching, of practice, of research, of ethics and of jurisprudence.

History of Psi Omega

Early in the spring of 1892 William Sprigg Hamilton of Georgia, a student at Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Class of 1894 conceived the idea of founding a dental fraternity. He imparted his views to J. George Schmetzer, and the two planned the organization. Hamilton wrote the original Ritual and Constitution, which were submitted and adopted on the eighth day of June 1892 in the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, the first dental college in the world.

History of Upsilon Nu Chapter

UNLV School of Dental Medicine welcomed its first class of students in September 2002. At first the school operated out of temporary buildings on the main UNLV campus. In May of 2004, the school relocated to a new campus on Charleston Avenue on the UNLV Shadow Lane Campus.  UNLV School of Dental Medicine graduated its first class of students this past May (2006). In an effort to provide activities and opportunities for fellow students an interest group explored the possibility of starting a chapter of one of the Dental Fraternities. Psi Omega was selected and working with the National Office and Executive Director, Upsilon Nu Chapter was installed on Friday, October 13, 2006, with 33 charter members. Currently the chapter has 67 members.