This article is about the co-ed professional education fraternity. For the professional education sorority for African-American women, see Phi Delta Kappa (sorority). For the now-dormant general American collegiate fraternity, see Phi Delta Kappa (fraternity).
Phi Delta Kappa formed from the merger of three organizations—Pi Kappa Mu, Phi Delta Kappa, and Nu Rho Beta.[1] Pi Kappa Mu was established at Indiana University on January 24, 1906, and added chapters at Stanford University and the University of Iowa by 1910.[1][2] Phi Delta Kappa was formed on March 13, 1908, at Columbia University and formed a second chapter at the University of Chicago in 1909.[1][2] Nu Rho Beta was created at the University of Missouri on February 23, 1909.[1][2]
Representatives of Pi Kappa Mu, Phi Delta Kappa, and Nu Rho Beta met in Chicago, Illinois on March 1, 1910, and agreed to a merger as Phi Delta Kappa.[1][2] The new organization was a professional fraternity for the field of education.[2] Its members were classroom teachers, college and university professors, and administrators.[2] Membership was limited to white males at the August 1915 convention. Phi Delta Kappa joined the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1928.[3]
In 1940, Sigma chapter at Ohio State University initiated one Chinese and one Black member and was suspended at the December 1941 convention with charter revocation to occur in May 1942 if the chapter did not remove membership for the two non-whites. A demand for a popular vote of the entire membership led to a membership poll being sent to all members and eventually the deletion of the "white clause" by the membership. On June 2, 1942, an announcement was made to all of the chapters of the removal of the race restriction.[4]
By 1962, the fraternity had 135 active campus chapters, 85 community-based chapters, and a total of 93,000 members.[2]
Phi Delta Kappa's coat of arms includes three keystones for the founding institutions; three stars representing child, home, and school; a burning lamb and book representing research; a flaming torch symbolizing service; and an upraised hand with a sword to symbolize leadership.[2] Acanthus leaves surround the shield and represent learning.[2]
Phi Delta Kappa's badge is a monogram of the Greek letters ΦΔΚ on top.[1][2] The fraternity also has a service key.[2] Starting in 1915, it has published Phi Delta Kappan, a professional journal for education.[1]
Governance
Phi Delta Kappa is governed by an International Board, who are elected by the fraternity's members. The fraternity abides by the constitution and bylaws of PDK International.[8] The chief executive of PDK International is James F. Lane.[9]
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References
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. pp. 356–357. – via Google Books.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 506-508.
↑ Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Menasha, WI;George Banta Company, Incorporated. 1957. p.86.
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference
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