The Zeta Omicron Chapter was founded on May 27th 1973 by the Beta Kappa Chapter at Bowling Green State University. Zeta Omicron is the 159th chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi to be formed in the nation. Originally Kent State University started the colonization, however; communication with them was lost and Bowling Green took over the colonization.
30 members of the University of Akron band program were the charter members and are as follows:
| David Allen | Michael Higgins |
| Robert Anders | Jeffrey Hurd |
| Ed Arrington II | Kenneth LeeGrand |
| Harry Bates | Leon Lipari |
| James Blackburn | Thomas Masters |
| Eugene Bonos | James Nabors II |
| David Braden | Richard Neident |
| Bruce Burianek | Kenneth Pond |
| Ray Claus | Jeffrey Schenz |
| Gary Collier | William Schnieder |
| Greg Dobbins | Frederick Sheppard |
| Stanley C. Foltz | David Six |
| Dennis Geisinger | Thomas Stevenson |
| John Givens | Karl Tittl |
| Thomas Heddington | James Weyrick |
The first president of the Zeta Omicron Chapter was Edward Arrington II and Richard Jackoboice, the Director of Bands at the University of Akron, was the chapter sponsor. In 1984, Michael Golemo became the Assistant Director of Bands, and the new chapter sponsor. Also, Barry Martin was chapter sponser from 1992-1994 while Golemo was on sabatical at Michigan State. Barry now works at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. Michael Golemo then was the chapter sponsor up until 1998 when Galen S. Karriker became the new Assistant Director of Bands in 1999.
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