New Education Honorary Inducts 48 Students
A new international education honorary with an inaugural class of 48 student inductees has been chartered at Alma College.
In a campus ceremony on April 5, the Alpha Delta Omicron chapter of
Kappa Delta Pi was officially chartered. With parents and friends in
attendance, 48 education students were inducted as new members.
Kappa Delta Pi promotes excellence in and recognizes outstanding
contributions to the field of education, says faculty advisor Peggy
Thelen.
New inductees in the Kappa Delta Pi international eduction honorary.
“When I took over as faculty advisor for the Education Club, I
inquired about what was going on with the current education honorary
and could not find much information about it,” says Thelen. “So I asked
students on the Education Club board if they would like to look into
having a new international education honorary on campus. I have been in
Kappa Delta Pi for many years and knew what they have to offer. I
suggested that the members check into it.”
Students on the Education Club board agreed to pursue the charter and
contacted KDP, which eventually determined that Alma College met all
its criteria for a charter. Eligible students were then contacted for
membership.
To quality for a charter, institutions must have an education program
accredited by a national or regional organization, a minimum total
enrollment of 1,000 students, and a minimum of 150 students in
education.
Criteria for membership in KDP include a 3.0 or better grade point
average, a minimum of 12 hours of education credits completed, and the
equivalent f 30 semester hours earned.
“Dr. Blossom Nissman, the KDP president from 2002 to ’04, flew in to do
the chartering and initiate the charter initiates,” says Thelen.
“As I was already a member and the faculty sponsor, I was initiated as
the chapter ‘counselor.’”
Alma College is a member of four national honor societies — Phi Beta
Kappa (academic), Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership), Order of
Omega (Greek men and women) and Gamma Delta Alpha (senior women) — and
18 departmental honor societies.
Posted: Mon, April 21st, 2008 at 8:28AM
