Theta Omicron was first colonized in the fall of 1978 by a group of men who desired to form a fraternity that was different and stood out from the other fraternities who were already on Indiana State University's campus. They wished to form an organization, a brotherhood that stood for more than a Saturday night party, they wanted to make a difference. That fall those men had that chance. Ed Pease, an initiate of the Delta Xi Chapter at Indiana University came to campus and with the help of a few undergraduates they put into motion what has become the best fraternity on Indiana State's campus. Through the years, Theta Omicron positioned itself into the most dominant Chapter in the nation, winning an unprecedented 18 Smythe Awards consecutively. More than 1300 men have been initiated through Theta Omicron in the past 30 years.