Kappa Delta Pi

Description

Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, is committed to recognizing excellence and fostering mutual cooperation, support, and professional growth for education professionals.

Pittsburg State's KDP Chapter

Yearly Initiation Ceremony
The ceremony is held once a year during the fall semester. All initiates receive a certificate and organizational information. A short reception follows for initiates and any family members that they have invited. Initiation fee is $35. Honor cords may be purchased also for an additional fee of $9. (Please make checks out to PSU KDP and write separate checks for the initiation fee and cords.

Fundraisers
-Raise funds for yearly project
-Bake sales or Krispy Kreme doughnut sales

Service Project
-Russian orphans
-EBCEF - Books for Ethiopian children

Goals

So To Teach that our words inspire a will to learn;
So To Serve that each day may enhance the growth of exploring minds;
So To Live that we may guide young and old to know the truth and love the right.

Mission

Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, is dedicated to scholarship and excellence in education.

The society is a community of scholars dedicated to worthy ideals:

Recognizes
scholarship and excellence in education;
Promotes
the development and dissemination of worthy educational ideas and practices;
Enhances
the continuous growth and leadership of its diverse members;
Fosters
inquiry and reflection on significant education issues; and
Maintains
a high degree of professional fellowship.

Membership Eligibility

Undergraduates

• at least 50 hours completed
• 3.5 GPA or higher

Graduates

• 3.8 GPA or higher

Other Information

As part of its ongoing dedication to educators, the Society offers:

• Workshops and Conferences
• Books, Journals, and Other Publications
• Scholarships and Grants
• Community Service Projects
• Teachers Hotline
• Employment Resources
• Professional Development
• Other Resources

For additional information, please contact the
PSU chapter president, Natalie O'Neal at
nat_nat2002@hotmail.com