[1][2][3] Omicron Nu was an honor society whose purpose was to advance and promote leadership, research, and scholarship in the field of home economics for the well-being of families and individuals around the world.

Phi Upsilon Omicron, an honor society for the field of family and consumer science was invited to the merger discussions but declined to participate.

[2] Juniors and seniors who had a B average and ranked in the top fifteen and twenty percent of their class, respectively, were eligible to join Omicron Nu.

[4] Another chapter held an open house to encourage high school students to study home economics in college.

[12] During the 1918 influenza epidemic, members of the University of Wisconsin Madison volunteers to assist a local doctor and provided meals for sick students on campus.

[2] The society was managed by a grand council that included a representative from each active chapter and an executive committee consisting of five officers.