Omicron Delta Kappa

Omicron Delta Kappa
ΟΔΚ
Founded	December 3, 1914 Washington and Lee University
Type	Honor society
Emphasis	Scholarship, Leadership, and Service
Mission statement	Recognize individuals who consistently achieve high standards of excellence.
Vision statement	Campus leaders today, community leaders tomorrow.
Motto	"Success Achieved in Worthy Undertakings"
Colors	Sky Blue, White, Black
Symbol	A Laurel with Stars
Flower	Blue delphinium
Publication	The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa
Chapters	293 active; 382 chartered
Members	325,000+ lifetime
Headquarters	224 McLaughlin Street Lexington, Virginia, USA
Homepage	www.odk.org

Omicron Delta Kappa (ΟΔΚ), also known as The Circle and ODK, is a national leadership honor society in the United States. It was founded December 3, 1914, at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, by 15 student and faculty leaders. Chapters, known as circles, are located on more than 300 college campuses. The society recognizes achievement in the five areas of scholarship; athletics; campus and community service, social or religious activities, and campus government; journalism, speech and the mass media; and creative and performing arts. On some campuses, the local circle of ΟΔΚ can be a quasi-secret society in regard to the way its members are selected and kept secret for a period of time.

Membership in the Omicron Delta Kappa Society is regarded as one of the highest collegiate honors that can be awarded to an individual, along with Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa. In order to be selected as a member of ΟΔΚ, one must be in the top thirty-five percent of students on their respective campuses and hold a leadership role in one of the five phases of campus life.

History

Founding

On the evening of December 3, 1914, the Omicron Delta Kappa Society was founded by fifteen men who gathered in a small office on the third floor of Reid Hall on the campus of Washington and Lee University. J. Carl Fisher first brought up the idea of creating such a society with close friend Rupert Latture. The two soon included mutual friend William Brown in the discussion, and thus these three men are referred to as the three principal founders of the society. Together with three faculty members, including the president of the University and the dean of Engineering, these men gradually selected nine additional men to affiliate with them. The complete list of the fifteen founders is as follows.

• James Edwin Bear, ΒΘΠ, editor of the student magazine
• William Moseley Brown, ΔΚΕ, ΦΒΚ, debater, president of YMCA
• Carl Shaffer Davidson, ΚΣ, student instructor in civil engineering
• Edward Parks Davis, ΚΣ, athlete
• Edward A. Donahue, ΦΚΣ, captain of football and baseball
• Dr. De la Warr Benjamin Easter, ΚΣ, ΦΒΚ, professor and first president of ΟΔΚ
• James Carl Fisher, business manager of the student magazine, established campus radio station
• Philip Pendleton Gibson, ΠΚΑ, president of student government, editor of student newspaper
• Thomas McPheeters Glasgow, ΦΔΘ, orator, athlete
• David Carlisle Humphreys, FIJI, professor and dean of the School of Applied Science
• Rupert Nelson Latture, ΔΥ, ΦΒΚ, president of the YMCA
• John Eppes Martin, ΑΧΡ, business manager of the year book
• William Caulfield Raftery, ΦΚΣ, athlete
• John Purver Richardson, Jr., ΣΧ, instructor in biology
• Dr. Henry Louis Smith, ΦΔΘ, ΦΒΚ, president of Washington and Lee University

The fifteen founders of the Omicron Delta Kappa Society

All fifteen men were prominent leaders on campus, and they rallied around the idea that all-around leadership in college should be recognized, that representative men in all phases of college life should cooperate in worthwhile endeavor, and that outstanding students and faculty should meet on a basis of mutual interest and understanding. The founders also insisted that ΟΔΚ would not simply be another society in which members would simply earn a Key and then be finished. Members of ΟΔΚ would be expected to remain active in campus politics, in upholding spiritual and moral values, and in rendering service to the campus and community.

Reid Hall, the birthplace of The Circle

The founders decided that the society would be kept a complete secret until keys could be designed and produced. A few days after returning from the winter holiday, the keys arrived, and on January 15, 1915, each man wore the key on campus for the first time, and the first public announcement of the establishment of Omicron Delta Kappa was made in the student newspaper on that same day. As stated in the announcement, the society would be publicly known as "The Circle," because the Greek letters have secret significance known only to the members.^[1]

Purpose of the Society

The Purpose of the Society is threefold:

• First, to recognize those who have attained a high standard of efficiency in collegiate activities and to inspire others to strive for conspicuous attainments along similar lines;
• Second, to bring together the most representative students in all phases of collegiate life and thus to create an organization which will help to mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate interest;
• Third, to bring together members of the faculty and student body of the institution, as well as other Omicron Delta Kappa members, on a basis of mutual interest and understanding.

Women in ODK

Only men could become members of Omicron Delta Kappa for the first sixty years of the society. At the 1970 and 1972 National Conventions, the University of Alabama Circle introduced an amendment to the National Constitution to admit women into the Society. In June 1972, Title IX of the "Education Amendments Act of 1972" prohibited sex discrimination in federally assisted educational programs and amended parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Professional and honor fraternities were included in Title IX. The Special Committee on the Possible Role of Women met in January 1973 and recommended changes to the National Constitution that would abolish segregation based on gender within the Society. On March 12, 1974. the National Convention convened in New Orleans and approved the initiation of women into the Society. On that date, the first women members were recognized by the Society. They were: the Newark College of Engineering Circle-Carolyn Julia Kucinski and Diane Christine Ragosa; University of South Florida Circle - Robbie Lynn Cooney, Maria Dolores Delvalle. Roxane R. Dow. Catherine Ann Rohrbacher. Karen Diane Janzer, Linda Ann Touten, Martha Gwyn Van Deman, and Cathy Sue Welch.

Cheryl Hogle was elected as the first woman National President at the Convention in Knoxville, Tennessee on February 25, 1998. After serving four terms as a Faculty Province Director and two terms as National Vice President for Extension, she was elected by unanimous vote of the Convention.^[2] On June 26, 2010, the ODK National Leadership Summit and Convention elected Dr. Betsy Holloway as the 34th National President, the second female to be elected.

On March 22, 1992, the National Convention passed a resolution authorizing the incorporation of the Society. On July 1, 1992, the Omicron Delta Kappa Society was merged into the corporation, The Omicron Delta Kappa Society, Inc.

Relationship with Mortar Board

Prior to the passage of Title IX, outstanding women leaders were tapped into a similar society for women known as Mortar Board. Mortar Board was established just a few years after ODK, in 1918, and it stood for many similar ideals and purposes. With the passage of Title IX; however, ODK was now required to accept women into membership, and Mortar Board was required to accept men. As a result, the two organizations found themselves competing to tap many of the same outstanding student leaders on college campuses, and what once existed as two complementary societies grew into rivalry at many institutions of higher learning. While the rivalry sometimes becomes fierce during membership selection times, at other times during the year it takes a more congenial tone as the two organizations often compete in service, athletics, or other campus events.

Membership selection

To be eligible for membership in O∆K, an individual must obtain at least junior or senior academic standing. Unlike Phi Beta Kappa, which limits membership to the liberal arts and sciences, O∆K is open to students of all areas of study, but they must exhibit outstanding leadership distinction in at least one of the five areas of collegiate leadership celebrated by the organization: scholarship; athletics; campus and community service, social or religious activities, and campus government; journalism, speech and the mass media; and creative and performing arts. Members may be chosen either annually or semi-annually depending on the traditions of the individual circles. The number of students selected each year is limited to, at the most, less than 3% of the total undergraduate population, but most circles limit membership to less than the top one quarter of one percent of students on their respective campuses.

Unlike most college honor societies that accept all potential members who meet the selection criteria and pay the required fees, O∆K only chooses a very select group from a pool of potential and qualified students through a process known as tapping. Once a circle votes on the individuals to be tapped for membership, the selection is kept secret from all except for those who have been chosen for initiation. Once the chosen candidates are tapped, they must also keep their selection secret until such time when their selection is revealed to the campus and community in a public ceremony. Prior to this public revealing ceremony, the new members are initiated into the bonds of the society through the private ritual of the society. At some institutions where several elite societies are in place that tap new members, such as the University of Missouri, the public revealing ceremony is combined with those other highly selective or secret societies to become a large annual Tap Day ceremony on campus.

Circles

The practice of designating Circles with Greek letter names was abandoned in 1949. Members who have died are said to have entered the Eternal Circle.

#	Circle	Installation Date	School	Status
1.	Alpha	December 3, 1914	Washington and Lee University	active
2.	Beta	May 1, 1916	The Johns Hopkins University	active
3.	Gamma	June 9, 1916	University of Pittsburgh	active
4.	Delta	May 24, 1917	Davidson College	active
5.	Epsilon	March 12, 1921	University of Richmond	active
6.	Eta[3]	May 27, 1921	College of William and Mary	active
7.	Zeta	May 28, 1921	Centre College	active
8.	Theta	April 29, 1922	University of Akron	active
9.	Iota	February 21, 1924	University of Alabama	active
10.	Kappa	March 22, 1924	Birmingham-Southern College	active
11.	Lambda	April 12, 1924	Hampden-Sydney College	active
12.	Mu	January 24, 1925	Emory University	active
13.	Nu	May 4, 1925	University of Kentucky	active
14.	Xi	May 24, 1925	Lehigh University	charter removed
15.	Omicron	May 28, 1925	University of Virginia	active
16.	Pi	March 8, 1926	Millsaps College	active
17.	Rho	May 26, 1926	Duke University	charter removed
18.	Sigma	February 2, 1927	University of Maryland	active
19.	Tau	May 15, 1927	Ohio Wesleyan University	active
20.	Upsilon	May 17, 1927	Dickinson College	active
21.	Phi	May 25, 1927	Rhodes College	active
22.	Chi	May 29, 1927	University of South Carolina	active
23.	Psi	February 17, 1928; Rechartered April 5, 1997	Allegheny College	active
24.	Omega	May 22, 1928	Auburn University	active
25.	Alpha Alpha	May 19, 1929	University of the South	active
26.	Alpha Delta	May 25, 1929	George Washington University	active
27.	Alpha Epsilon	March 22, 1930	Muhlenberg College	active
28.	Alpha Eta	May 28, 1930	Georgia Institute of Technology	active
29.	Alpha Zeta	May 28, 1930	Tulane University	active
30.	Alpha Theta	March 7, 1931	University of Cincinnati	active
31.	Alpha Iota	March 23, 1931	Rollins College	active
32.	Alpha Kappa	February 24, 1933	Washington University	active
33.	Alpha Lambda	March 4, 1933	Randolph-Macon College	active
34.	Alpha Mu	May 10, 1933	Denison University	active
35.	Alpha Beta	May 12, 1933	Drake University	active
36.	Alpha Nu	May 12, 1933	Louisiana State University	active
37.	Alpha Xi	May 12, 1933	University of Missouri	active
38.	Alpha Omicron	June 2, 1933	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	active
39.	Alpha Pi	March 5, 1934	University of Denver	active
40.	Alpha Rho	April 28, 1934	Vanderbilt University	active
41.	Alpha Sigma	May 31, 1934; Rechartered February 23, 2014	Miami University (Ohio)	active
42.	Alpha Tau	April 9, 1935	Westminster College (MO)	active
43.	Alpha Upsilon	April 29, 1935	University of Georgia	active
44.	Alpha Phi	February 3, 1936	University of Mississippi	active
45.	Alpha Chi	May 22, 1937	Mississippi State University	active
46.	Alpha Psi	November 12, 1937	Washington College	active
47.	Alpha Omega	March 12, 1938	American University	charter removed
48.	Beta Alpha	May 13, 1939	Wake Forest University	active
49.	Beta Beta	June 2, 1939	University of Arkansas	charter removed
50.	Beta Gamma	February 15, 1942	Albion College	active
51.	Beta Delta	September 19, 1942	Carnegie-Mellon University	charter removed
52.	Beta Epsilon	May 14, 1943	University of Louisville	active
53.	Beta Zeta	May 10, 1946	Bucknell University	active
54.	Beta Eta	June 9, 1946	Wayne State University	charter removed
55.	Beta Theta	May 8, 1947	Case Western Reserve	charter removed
56.	Beta Iota	May 10, 1947	University of Iowa	active
57.	Beta Kappa	May 11, 1947	University of Kansas	active
58.	Beta Lambda	May 23, 1947	Marshall University	active
59.	Beta Mu	June 3, 1947	Grove City College	active
60.	Beta Nu	November 16, 1947	University of Tennessee	active
61.	Beta Xi	May 23, 1948	Beloit College	charter removed
62.	Beta Omicron	January 18, 1949	Louisiana Tech University	active
63.	Beta Pi	February 18, 1949	Centenary College (LA)	active
64.	Beta Rho	February 25, 1949	Hillsdale College	active
65.	Beta Sigma	March 9, 1949	University of Delaware	active
66.	Beta Tau	May 22, 1949	Bowling Green State University	active
67.	Beta Upsilon	June 2, 1949	University of Miami (Florida)	active
68.		April 22, 1949	Bradley University	charter removed
69.		May 6, 1950	New Jersey Institute of Technology	active
70.		May 13, 1950	Drury University	active
71.	Seminole	May 13, 1950	Florida State University	active
72.		May 20, 1950	University of Nebraska at Omaha	active
73.		November 16, 1950	Marietta College	active
74.		April 6, 1951	Samford University	active
75.		April 7, 1951	Florida Southern College	active
76.		November 10, 1951	Ohio University	active
77.		March 28, 1952	Baldwin-Wallace College	active
78.		June 4, 1952	Colorado State University	charter removed
79.		May 14, 1953	Stetson University	active
80.		April 4, 1954	University of Redlands	active
81.	Sachem	May 8, 1954	Oklahoma State University	active
82.	Kalon-Kixioc	May 10, 1954	St. Lawrence University	active
83.		May 16, 1954	University of Wyoming	active
84.		May 26, 1954	University of Southern Mississippi	active
85.	University Park	May 15, 1955	Pennsylvania State University	active
86.		May 21, 1955	University of Oklahoma	active
87.		May 22, 1955	University of Hawaii	charter removed
88.		May 22, 1955	Willamette University	charter removed
89.		December 9, 1956	University of Missouri-Kansas City	active
90.		March 24, 1957	University of South Dakota	active
91.		May 17, 1958	Western Michigan University	charter removed
92.		December 12, 1959	Washington State University	charter removed
93.		March 1, 1960	University of Louisiana at Monroe	active
94.		April 23, 1960	Central Methodist University	active
95.		April 24, 1960	University of Houston	active
96.		April 25, 1960	Mississippi College	active
97.		May 21, 1960	Westminster College (PA)	active
98.		May 21, 1960	Whittier College	active
99.		May 28, 1960	Wagner College	active
100.		April 29, 1961	University of Tulsa	active
101.		May 21, 1961	Purdue University	charter removed
102.		April 14, 1962	Hiram College	active
103.		May 12, 1962	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	charter removed
104.		May 13, 1962	Augustana College (IL)	active
105.		May 19, 1962	Baylor University	active
106.		April 21, 1963	Pittsburg State University	active
107.		May 17, 1963	University of Memphis	active
108.		May 19, 1963	Oklahoma Baptist University	active
109.		May 25, 1963	McDaniel College	active
110.		May 26, 1963	Michigan State University	charter removed
111.		May 26, 1963	West Virginia Wesleyan College	active
112.		April 19, 1964	Erskine College	active
113.		October 22, 1965	Kent State University	active
114.		May 7, 1966	Illinois State University	charter removed
115.		May 19, 1966	University of Texas at Austin	charter removed
116.		May 12, 1967	Alma College	active
117.		April 5, 1968	Georgia State University	active
118.		May 17, 1968	University of Florida	active
119.		May 11, 1969	University of Colorado at Boulder	charter removed
120.		January 22, 1970	Ohio Northern University	active
121.		February 15, 1970	Murray State University	active
122.		May 20, 1970	University of South Florida	active
123.		March 26, 1971	University of New Orleans	active
124.		April 18, 1971	Ferris State University	active
125.		April 24, 1971	Valdosta State University	active
126.		April 24, 1971	Western Kentucky University	active
127.		May 2, 1971	Wichita State University	active
128.		May 23, 1971	Delta State University	active
129.		December 10, 1971	Louisiana College	active
130.		January 29, 1972	Texas Tech University	active
131.		February 11, 1972	North Carolina Wesleyan College	active
132.		April 22, 1972	Houston Baptist University	active
133.		April 24, 1972	Westmont College	active
134.		May 20, 1972	University of Tampa	active
135.		May 21, 1972	Northern Illinois University	charter removed
136.		May 26, 1973	Troy State University	active
137.		April 29, 1974	University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire	active
138.		May 6, 1974	Olivet College	active
139.		May 25, 1975	University of Central Florida	active
140.		May 9, 1975	William Carey College	active
141.		May 30, 1975	Tennessee Technological University	active
142.		October 26, 1975	The College of Charleston	active
143.	Icarus	November 21, 1975	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	active
144.		November 22, 1975	University of Alabama at Birmingham	active
145.		December 15, 1975	Salisbury University	active
146.		February 8, 1976	Elmhurst College	active
147.		March 6, 1976	Rider University	active
148.		March 6, 1976	Wittenberg University	active
149.		March 28, 1976	Mary Baldwin College	active
150.		April 2, 1976	Morris Brown College	charter removed
151.		April 2, 1976	Oglethorpe University	active
152.		May 2, 1976	James Madison University	active
153.		May 8, 1976	Old Dominion University	active
154.		May 9, 1976	Southwest Missouri State University	active
155.		May 23, 1976	University of Minnesota	charter removed
156.		October 1, 1976	University of North Alabama	active
157.		May 21, 1977	University of South Alabama	active
158.		May 27, 1977	Transylvania University	active
159.		December 2, 1977	Campbell University	active
160.		December 4, 1977	Elon University	active
161.		January 21, 1978	Radford University	active
162.		February 28, 1978	Jacksonville State University	active
163.		March 1, 1978	University of Montevallo	active
164.		November 10, 1978	Duquesne University	active
165.		December 5, 1978	Mansfield University	charter removed
166.		April 22, 1979	University of West Georgia	active
167.		May 4, 1979	Austin Peay State University	active
168.		May 12, 1979	University of South Carolina Spartanburg	active
169.		October 6, 1979	Francis Marion University	active
170.		November 11, 1979	LaGrange College	active
171.		March 16, 1980	Coastal Carolina University	active
172.		March 21, 1980	Arizona State University	charter removed
173.		March 22, 1980	California State University, Northridge	active
174.		March 23, 1980	Auburn University Montgomery	active
175.		May 2, 1980	Michigan Technological University	active
176.		May 4, 1980	Hollins University	active
177.		September 14, 1980	East Tennessee State University	active
178.		April 5, 1981	Virginia Wesleyan College	active
178.		April 12, 1981	Winthrop University	active
179.		May 2, 1981	SUNY Plattsburgh	active
180.		May 3, 1981	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	active
181.		May 18, 1981	Furman University	active
182.		October 8, 1981	Jacksonville University	active
183.		October 15, 1981	Methodist University	active
184.		February 24, 1982	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	active
185.		May 10, 1982	University of Alabama in Huntsville	active
186.		May 19, 1982	Millikin University	charter removed
187.	UNI Circle	December 5, 1982	University of Northern Iowa	active
188.		March 20, 1983	Eckerd College	active
189.		May 1, 1983	Morningside College	active
190.		May 22, 1983	Louisiana State University in Shreveport	active
191.		November 6, 1983	Moravian College	active
192.		March 4, 1984; December 10, 1998	University of West Florida	active
193.		March 11, 1984	University of Houston–Clear Lake	active
194.		March 24, 1985	Monmouth University	active
195.		April 13, 1985	Columbia College (SC)	active
196.		April 19, 1985	Penn State Erie, The Behrend College	active
197.		April 21, 1985	Florida International University	active
198.		April 28, 1985	Fairleigh Dickinson University	charter removed
199.		October 26, 1985	Presbyterian College	active
200.		February 22, 1986	Maryville University	active
201.		March 2, 1986; May 6, 2012	Virginia Commonwealth University	active
202.		April 19, 1986	Berry College	active
203.		April 25, 1986	Humboldt State University	active
204.		November 7, 1986	Salem College	active
205.		April 3, 1987	University of West Alabama	active
206.		April 10, 1987	Augsburg College	charter removed
207.		April 11, 1987	University of North Carolina at Asheville	active
208.		April 13, 1987	Clemson University	active
209.	Golden Crest	April 26, 1987	Missouri Southern State University	active
210.		April 27, 1987	Concordia College (Moorhead)	active
211.		April 30, 1987	Towson University	active
212.		March 26, 1988	Heidelberg College	active
213.		May 1, 1988	Creighton University	active
214.		May 15, 1988	California State University, Fullerton	charter removed
215.		September 25, 1988	Villanova University	active
216.		April 2, 1989	Randolph College	active
217.		April 18, 1989	Huntingdon College	active
218.		November 15, 1989	University of North Georgia	active
219.		March 11, 1990	Southern Oregon University	active
220.		March 18, 1990	East Carolina University	active
221.		April 25, 1990	University of Texas at Arlington	active
222.		May 7, 1990	Simpson College	active
223.		January 29, 1991	University of South Carolina Aiken	active
224.		April 14, 1991	Grand Valley State University	active
225.		April 21, 1991	Muskingum College	active
226.		April 21, 1991	East Stroudsburg University	active
227.		April 27, 1991	University of St. Thomas	active
228.		April 29, 1992	State University of New York at Oneonta	active
229.		May 2, 1992	Aurora University	active
230.		May 12, 1992	Carthage College	active
231.		November 22, 1992	Gannon University	charter removed
232.		December 10, 1992	Susquehanna University	active
233.		April 7, 1994	University of California, Riverside	active
234.		May 2, 1994	Truman State University	active
235.		May 13, 1994	Eastern Connecticut State University	active
236.		September 3, 1994	University of Virginia's College at Wise	active
237.		March 24, 1995	Appalachian State University	active
238.		April 20, 1995	Harding University	active
239.		April 22, 1995	Brenau University	active
240.		May 5, 1995	State University of New York at Oswego	active
241.		May 21, 1995	Elmira College	active
242.		February 12, 1996	Marymount Manhattan College	active
243.		March 29, 1996	Christopher Newport University	active
244.		April 13, 1996	Northern Kentucky University	active
245.		April 14, 1996	Georgetown College	active
246.		April 21, 1996	University of Dayton	active
247.		April 24, 1996	Roanoke College	active
248.		April 27, 1996	Cumberland University	active
249.		October 25, 1996	University of Toledo	active
250.		November 9, 1996	Newberry College	active
251.		February 22, 1997	Lynchburg College	active
252.		March 9, 1997	Flagler College	active
253.		April 6, 1997	Gettysburg College	active
254.		April 20, 1997	University of North Carolina-Wilmington	active
255.		April 25, 1997	Ramapo College of New Jersey	active
256.		April 26, 1997	Shenandoah University	active
257.		May 4, 1997	Hastings College	active
258.		May 9, 1997	Mercer University	active
259.		June 4, 1997	Youngstown State University	active
260.		March 29, 1998	Indiana State University	active
261.		April 23, 1998	Greensboro College	active
262.		April 25, 1998	Eastern Illinois University	active
263.		April 26, 1998	Indiana University Southeast	active
264.		May 2, 1998	Waynesburg College	charter removed
265.		May 2, 1998	Carson-Newman College	active
266.		May 3, 1998	Alfred University	active
267.	Chapman Leadership	May 6, 1998	Chapman University	active
268.		May 9, 1998	West Virginia State College	active
269.		May 10, 1998	Assumption College	active
270.		November 22, 1998	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	active
271.		March 28, 1999	University of Arizona	active
272.		April 11, 1999	St. Ambrose University	active
273.		April 16, 1999	University of Texas at San Antonio	active
274.		April 17, 1999	Maryville College	active
275.		April 18, 1999	Georgia Southern University	active
276.		April 23, 1999	Webster University	active
277.		April 25, 1999	St. Mary's College of Maryland	active
278.		April 25, 1999	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	active
279.		April 9, 2000	Brevard College	active
280.		April 11, 2000	Dillard University	active
281.		April 16, 2000	Angelo State University	charter removed
282.		April 16, 2000	Bridgewater State College	charter removed
283.		April 18, 2000	Juniata College	active
284.		April 19, 2000	Emmanuel College (GA)	active
285.		April 27, 2000	Bellarmine University	active
286.		April 30, 2000	Southeast Missouri State University	active
287.		April 30, 2000	West Chester University	active
288.		May 4, 2000	Franklin College	active
289.		May 7, 2000	University of Rhode Island	active
290.		May 21, 2000	Drexel University	active
291.		November 14, 2000	Nicholls State University	active
292.		December 9, 2000	Pennsylvania State University Altoona	active
293.		April 23, 2001	Longwood University	active
294.		April 25, 2001	Georgia College and State University	active
295.		May 1, 2001	Morehouse College	active
296.		May 10, 2001	Missouri University of Science and Technology	charter removed
297.		May 12, 2001	State University of New York at Potsdam	active
298.		November 4, 2001	McMurry University	active
299.		April 28, 2002	Ball State University	active
300.		April 28, 2002	Tarleton State University	active
301.		May 17, 2002	Adelphi University	active
302.		November 17, 2002	Buffalo State College	active
303.		December 8, 2002	Northwest Missouri State University	active
304.		February 2, 2003	Wilmington College	active
305.		March 24, 2003	Virginia Military Institute	active
306.	USC Leadership Institute	April 27, 2003	University of Southern California	charter removed
307.		April 27, 2003	Fort Hays State University	active
308.		May 3, 2003	Coker College	active
309.		May 4, 2003	Fairfield University	charter removed
310.		May 7, 2003	Bethel University (MN)	active
311.		October 26, 2003	University at Albany	active
312.		November 15, 2003	Stephen F. Austin State University	active
313.		April 18, 2004	California Lutheran University	active
314.		April 18, 2004	Sweet Briar College	active
315.		April 25, 2004	College of Idaho	active
316.		April 25, 2004	Georgetown University	active
317.		April 25, 2004	Saint Louis University	active
318.		April 29, 2004	Widener University	active
319.		April 30, 2004	Molloy College	charter removed
320.		May 2, 2004	Wright State University	active
321.		May 5, 2004	Central Washington University	active
322.		May 14, 2004	Worcester State College	active
323.		December 12, 2004	Notre Dame de Namur University	active
324.		April 19, 2005	Colorado Christian University	active
325.		April 20, 2005	Emmanuel College (MA)	active
326.		April 24, 2005	Stockton University	active
327.		May 1, 2005	St. John's University (NY)	active
328.		May 9, 2005	Bryant University	active
329.		May 13, 2005	United States Military Academy	active
330.		February 25, 2006	Western New England University	active
331.		April 6, 2006	Armstrong State University	active
332.		April 19, 2006	Southwestern University	active
333.		April 23, 2006	Nova Southeastern University	active
334.		April 28, 2006	San José State University	charter removed
335.		April 28, 2006	Concordia University Irvine	active
336.		May 20, 2006	DePaul University	active
337.		February 9, 2007	Texas Christian University	active
338.		March 1, 2007	Western Carolina University	active
339.		April 29, 2007	Hope College	active
340.		April 30, 2007	University of Central Oklahoma	active
341.		May 6, 2007	University of Massachusetts Lowell	active
342.		May 11, 2007	University of Baltimore	active
343.		April 19, 2008	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	active
344.		May 4, 2008	Hamline University	active
345.		October 27, 2008	Campbellsville University	active
346.		November 15, 2008	North Carolina Central University	active
347.		April 15, 2009	William Woods University	active
348.		April 26, 2009	Peace College	active
349.		November 15, 2009	Georgian Court University	active
350.		February 5, 2010	Florida Gulf Coast University	active
351.		April 28, 2010	Florida Atlantic University	active
352.		April 30, 2010	Middle Tennessee State University	active
353.		May 4, 2010	Morrisville State College	active
354.		February 15, 2011	Merrimack College	active
355.		April 1, 2011	SUNY Maritime College	active
356.		October 6, 2011	Chatham University	active
357.		October 6, 2011	Neumann University	active
358.		October 8, 2011	Seton Hall University	active
359.		October 30, 2011	Union College	active
360.		November 29, 2011	Doane College	active
361.		December 5, 2011	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	active
362.		February 12, 2012	Philadelphia University	active
363.		March 18, 2012	Ashland University	active
364.		April 11, 2012	Saint Leo University	active
365.		April 26, 2012	Trinity University (TX)	active
366.		May 2, 2012	Southern Utah University	active
367.		May 3, 2012	Johnson and Wales University	active
368.		May 6, 2012	Converse College	active
369.		March 7, 2013	United States Naval Academy	active
370.		April 14, 2013	Washington Adventist University	active
371.		April 19, 2013	Texas Woman's University	active
372.		August 24, 2013	Lincoln Memorial University	active
373.		November 15, 2013	University of Washington Tacoma	active
374.		November 16, 2013	Fontbonne University	active
375.		April 6, 2014	Cabrini College	active
376.		April 23, 2014	The College of New Jersey	active
377.		April 27, 2014	Lake Forest College	active
378.		May 1, 2014	Martin Methodist College	active
379.		May 2, 2014	SUNY Brockport	active
380.	Dr. Glenn O. Hilburn	December 10, 2014	Dallas Baptist University	active
381.		April 6, 2015	Pace University	active
382.		May 14, 2015	Cornell University	active

Notable members

Athletics

• Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech 1967) Head coach for Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
• Terry Bowden (University of Auburn 1994) College football head coach.
• Paul "Bear" Bryant (University of Kentucky 1949) Longtime Head Coach for the University of Alabama football team.
• Ron Fraser (University of Miami 1975) College Baseball Coach at University of Miami
• Bob Griese (University of Miami 1988) NFL Quarterback for the Miami Dolphins
• Gene Keady (Purdue University 1988) Longtime head coach for Purdue University basketball.
• Archie Manning (University of Mississippi 1970) NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers, and Minnesota Vikings.
• Peyton Manning (University of Tennessee 1997) NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos
• Rudy Niswanger (Louisiana State University 2005) NFL center for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Arnold Palmer (Wake Forest University 1964) Professional Golfer.
• Joe Paterno (Pennsylvania State University 1976) Football Coach.
• Gaylord Perry (Campbell University 1978) Professional Baseball Player and Cy Young Award winner.
• James E. Perry (Campbell University 1978) Professional Baseball Player and two-time winner of Cy Young Award.
• Homer Rice (Georgia institute of Technonogy, 1981)^[4] Football Coach and Athletic Director.
• Myron Rolle (Florida State University 2008) Former safety for the FSU Seminoles and 2009 Rhodes Scholar
• Adolph Rupp (University of Kentucky 1937) Longtime University of Kentucky basketball head coach.
• Tubby Smith (University of Kentucky 2001) Men’s Basketball Coach
• Steve Spurrier (University of Florida 1991) Heisman Trophy winner, NFL Quarterback, and Head Coach for the University of Florida, the Washington Redskins, and the South Carolina Gamecocks.
• Ernest Malcolm Sutter (Tulane University 1938) Winner of the NCAA Tennis Singles title twice, 1936–37
• Bob Wolff (Duke University 1942) longest running sports broadcaster in television and radio history

Business

• Barry Chapman Bishop (Alpha Theta, 1953), geographer, researcher, and Executive Vice Chair of Research, National Geographic
• Ely Callaway Jr. (Mu, 1940), American entrepreneur, textiles executive, winemaker, and golf club manufacturer
• Dan Carmichael (Mu, 1967)
• Harvey P. Eisen (Alpha Xi), chairman of Bedford Oak Advisors, chairman and CEO of National Patent Development Corporation
• Robert S. Jepson, Jr. (Epsilon, 1963), chairman of the board and CEO of three corporations and a California winery, director of four other companies, founder of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond
• Richard D. Kinder (Alpha Xi), CEO of Kinder Morgan, former president of Enron, ranked #46 on the 2011 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. Kinder's net worth is more than $8.2 billion as of March 2012.
• Kenneth L. Lay (Alpha Xi, 1964), former chairman and CEO of Enron
• Clay Foster Lee, Jr. (Pi, 1951), retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church
• William S. Thompson, Jr. (Alpha Xi), director at Citigroup, former CEO and Managing Director of Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
• Buddy Tudor, General contractor and real estate developer in Louisiana
• S. Robson Walton (Beta Beta, 1965), chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., ranked #11 on the 2011 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. Walton's net worth is $23.1 billion as of March 2012.

Education

• Frank Hereford (Omicron), fifth president of the University of Virginia
• Rudolph Rummel, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Hawaii who coined the term democide
• Kenneth P. Ruscio (Alpha, 1975), 26th president of Washington and Lee University

Arts & Entertainment

• Yvette Nicole Brown (The University of Akron, 1982), actress and comedian
• Sheryl S. Crow (University of Missouri, 1983), singer/songwriter, winner of 9 Grammy Awards
• Tara Dawn Holland (Florida State University, 1993), Miss America 1997
• Mark Powell, American symphony and opera conductor
• Douglass Wallop, (University of Maryland College Park, 1941), famous author, librettist of Damn Yankees

Government

• Gordon R. England (University of Maryland College Park, 1963), 72nd U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
• Donald Evans (University of Texas at Austin, 1971), 34th U.S. Secretary of Commerce
• Martin Frost (University of Missouri, 1962), Political Commentator, Fox News Channel, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district
• John R. Gibson (University of Missouri, 1948), Senior Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Joe LeSage, (Louisiana State University, 1950), attorney, former state senator
• Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. (Washington and Lee University, 1928), former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
• Dean Rusk (Davidson College, 1930), 54th U.S. Secretary of State
• Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee, (Centenary College, 1975), Shreveport businesswoman, first woman elected to the Louisiana State Senate, first woman in Omicron Delta Kappa
• Lloyd F. Wheat, (Louisiana State University), member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1948 to 1952

Journalism & Mass Media

• Cokie Roberts (The University of Akron), American Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author

Science & Engineering

• Anthony Joseph Arduengo III (Alpha Eta, 1972),^[5] Chemist, Professor at the University of Alabama and the Braunschweig University of Technology

Honorary members

The Omicron Delta Kappa fountain on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park honors ODK members of the campus's chapter, including honorary member Franklin D. Roosevelt.

• Walter Williams - founded the Alpha Xi Circle at Missouri
• Franklin D. Roosevelt - University of Maryland, 1940
• E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax - University of Maryland, 1941
• Hodding Carter - University of the South, 1953
• Jonas E. Salk - University of Pittsburgh,1954
• Wernher von Braun - Grove City College, 1961
• Joseph I. Goldstein - Washington and Lee University, 1961
• Bob Hope - Tulane University, 1964
• Jimmy Carter - Georgia State University, 1972
• Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick - Louisiana State University, 1968
• Walter Cronkite - Florida Southern College, 1979
• Walter Mondale - University of South Carolina, 1981
• Gerald R. Ford - Florida Southern College, 1984
• F. Story Musgrave - University of Kentucky, 1984
• Winston S. Churchill III - Florida Southern College, 1990
• Margaret Thatcher - Harding University, 1995
• George H. W. Bush - Harding University, 1997
• Hillary Rodham Clinton - Alfred University, 2000

References

1. "Commemorating the Silver Anniversary, Omicron Delta Kappa Fraternity, 1914-1939"
2. "Women in ODK"
3. http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/?p=creators/creator&id=1083
4. Membership by Tapping Class: http://www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/odk/membership/membership_tapping80.htm
5. Membership by Tapping Class: 1970-1979: http://www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/odk/membership/membership_tapping70.htm

External links

• Official Circle Website
• ODK (Omicron Delta Kappa) Collection (MUM00598) at the University of Mississippi, Archives and Special Collections.