About Us

Omega Chi Epsilon
Omega Chi Epsilon promotes high scholarship, encourages original investigation in chemical engineering, and recognizes the valuable traits of character, integrity, and leadership. The society serves undergraduate students within the Chemical Engineering Department, while promoting meaningful student-faculty dialogue and connections.

Zeta Chapter
Purdue University's chapter of Omega Chi Epsilon was the 6th OXE chapter formed. It was founded in 1942 to encourage Purdue students to join this community of professional chemical engineers. Since its creation, OXE Zeta chapter holds tutoring sessions for a variety of undergraduate Chemical Engineering classes, posts video solutions to select course problems, sponsors student-faculty activities, volunteers in the local community throughout the year, administers outstanding student and teaching awards, and hosts an annual charity 5K walk/run and an annual STEM outreach event known as ChemE kids day.

Purdue Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering is a bustling field where students and professionals have plentiful opportunities in a wide variety of fields. Students in Purdue ChemE are provided the tools and knowledge to pursue careers in industry, academia, research, law, medicine, etc.
