Phi Delta Kappa (sorority)

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Phi Delta Kappa
ΦΔΚ
The crest of Phi Delta Kappa National Sorority.png
FoundedMay 23, 1923;101 years ago (1923-05-23)
Jersey City, New Jersey
TypeProfessional
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisEducation
ScopeInternational
Member badge Phi Delta Kappa badge.png
Colors  Scarlet red and   Gold
PublicationThe Krinon
The Courier
Chapters146
Members5,000 lifetime
Headquarters8233 South King Drive
Chicago , Illinois 60619
United States
Website www.nspdk.org

The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. (NSPDK) is an International African American professional sorority for women in the field of education. It was founded on May 23, 1923, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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History

Gladys Merritt Ross, a teacher in Jersey City, New Jersey, held an organizational meeting with other teachers on March 30, 1923 to discuss forming an educational sorority. [1] Phi Delta Kappa was officially incorporated on May 23, 1923, as a sorority for women in the field of education. [1] Its founders were Julia Asbury Barnes, Ella Wells Butler, Marguerite Gross, Florence Steele Hunt, Edna McConnell, Gladys Cannon Nunery, Gladys Merritt Ross, and Mildred Morris Williams. [1] Because the founders were all minors, their parents and guardians became the sorority's trustees. [1] Attorney J. Mercer Burrell helped the group to become incorporated. [2]

In the 1940s, the sorority helped finance the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and conducted subscriptions campaigns for The Negro History Bulletin . [3]

As of 2024, the sorority has 5,000 members. [4] Its newsletter is The Courier and its magazine is The Krinon. [5] It is a member of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Chapters

As of July 2022, Phi Delta Kappa has 146 chapters. [6] Following is a list of chapters. [7] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italics.

ChapterCharter dateLocationStatusReferences
AlphaMay 23, 1923 Jersey City, New Jersey Active [1]
BetaOctober 1924 Washington, D.C. Active [8]
GammaOctober 12, 1925 Baltimore, Maryland Active [9]
Epsilon Charleston, West Virginia Active
Zeta   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
EtaMarch 5, 1927 Camden, New Jersey Active [10]
ThetaNovember 5, 1927 Brooklyn, New York Active [11]
IotaNovember 12, 1927 Atlantic City, New Jersey Active [12]
Kappa Youngstown, Ohio Active
Lambda Charlotte, North Carolina Active
Mu1931 Chicago, Illinois Active [13]
Nu   Birmingham, Alabama Active
Xi  December 2, 1932 Chester, Pennsylvania Active [14]
Omicron Ensley, Alabama Active
Pi  1933 Trenton, New Jersey Active [15]
Rho1934 Wilmington, Delaware Active [16]
Sigma Cincinnati, Ohio Active
Tau Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Upsilon Tuskegee, Alabama Active
Phi York, Pennsylvania Active
Chi   Detroit, Michigan Active
Psi Mobile, Alabama Active
Alpha Alpha   Kansas City, Missouri Active
Alpha Beta Nashville, Tennessee Active
Alpha Gamma   Jacksonville, Florida Active
Alpha Delta Miami, Florida Active
Alpha Epsilon   Atlanta, Georgia Active
Alpha ZetaFebruary 13, 1943 Richmond, Virginia Active [17]
Alpha Eta Evansville, Indiana Active
Alpha Theta   New Orleans, Louisiana Active
Alpha Iota Concord, North Carolina Active
Alpha Kappa Tulsa, Oklahoma Active
Alpha Lambda Norfolk, Virginia Active
Alpha MuNovember 1946 Annapolis, Maryland Active [18]
Alpha Nu St. Louis, Missouri Active
Alpha Xi Cleveland, Ohio Active
Alpha Omicron Tampa, Florida Active
Alpha Pi Dover, Delaware Active
Alpha Rho Dallas, Texas Active
Alpha Sigma Fort Worth, Texas Active
Alpha Tau Roanoke, Virginia Active
Alpha Upsilon   Danville, Kentucky Active
Alpha Phi   Pensacola, Florida Active
Alpha Chi Portsmouth, Virginia Active
Alpha Psi Beckley, West Virginia Active
Beta Alpha   Shreveport, Louisiana Active
Beta Beta   Montgomery, Alabama Active
Beta Gamma   Toledo, Ohio Active
Beta Delta Dayton, Ohio Active
Beta Epsilon  2021 New York, New York Active [19]
Beta Zeta1954 Durham, North Carolina Active [19]
Beta Eta Memphis, Tennessee Active
Beta Theta   Los Angeles, California Active
Beta Iota Akron, Ohio Active
Beta Kappa West Palm Beach, Florida Active
Beta LambdaDecember 18, 1955 – 19xx ?;

December 18, 1955

 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Active [20]
Beta Mu   Gary, Indiana Active
Beta Nu San Francisco, California Active
Beta Xi Orlando, Florida Active
Beta Omicron1957 Jamaica, New York Active [21]
Beta Pi Chattanooga, Tennessee Active
Beta Rho Texarkana, Texas Active
Beta Sigma Lakeland, Florida Active
Beta Tau Salisbury, Maryland Active
Beta Upsilon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Beta Phi Compton, California Active
Beta Chi Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
Beta Psi   Knoxville, Tennessee Active
Gamma Alpha   Columbus, Ohio Active
Gamma Beta Kansas City, Kansas Active
Gamma Gamma Panama City, Florida Active
Gamma Delta Flint, Michigan Active
Gamma Epsilon   Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Active
Gamma Zeta Monrovia, Liberia Active
Gamma Eta   St. Augustine, Florida Active
Gamma Theta   Brewton, Alabama Active
Gamma Iota   Sacramento, California Active
Gamma Kappa   Saginaw, Michigan Active
Gamma Lambda Pasadena, California Active
Gamma Mu Virginia Beach, Virginia Active
Gamma Nu Little Rock, Arkansas Active
Gamma Xi El Cerrito, California Active
Gamma Omicron Miami, Florida Active
Gamma Pi Paducah, Kentucky Active
Gamma Rho   Shaker Heights, Ohio Active
Gamma Sigma Las Vegas, Nevada Active
Gamma Tau San Antonio, Texas Active
Gamma Upsilon Waco, Texas Active
Gamma Phi Fresno, California Active
Gamma Chi   Charleston, South Carolina Active
Gamma Psi Jackson, Tennessee Active
Delta Alpha Inkster, Michigan Active
Delta Beta Austin, Texas Active
Delta Gamma Virginia Beach, Virginia Active
Delta Delta Jacksonville, Florida Active
Delta Epsilon Dallas, Texas Active
Delta Zeta Waycross, Georgia Active
Delta Eta   Ocala, Florida Active
Delta Theta Daytona Beach, Florida Active
Delta Iota   Lake City, Florida Active
Delta Kappa   Inglewood, California Active
Delta Lambda Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Active
Delta Mu   Memphis, Tennessee Active
Delta Nu Bergen County, New Jersey Active
Delta Xi Long Beach and Carson, California Active
Delta Omicron Muskogee, Oklahoma Active
Delta PiJune 19, 1982 Hillside, New Jersey Active [22]
Delta Rho San Bernardino, California Active
Delta Sigma Jefferson City, Missouri Active
Delta Tau Wichita, Kansas Active
Delta Upsilon San Diego, California Active
Delta PhiApril 9, 1983 North Haven, Connecticut Active [23]
Delta Chi   Houston, Texas Active
Delta Psi   Gainesville, Florida Active
Epsilon Alpha Somerset, New Jersey Active
Epsilon Beta Tyler, Texas Active
Epsilon Gamma Plano, Texas Active
Epsilon Delta Lawton, Oklahoma Active
Epsilon Epsilon   Langston, Oklahoma Active
Epsilon Zeta Ennis, Texas Active
Epsilon Eta New Bern, North Carolina Active
Epsilon Theta Beaumont, Texas Active
Epsilon Iota Galveston, Texas Active
Epsilon Kappa Barbados Active
Epsilon Lambda Orange, Texas Active
Epsilon Mu   Bainbridge, Georgia Active
Epsilon Nu Moreno Valley, California Active
Epsilon Xi Forest Park, Ohio Active
Epsilon Omicron   Spokane, Washington Active
Epsilon Pi Arlington, Texas Active
Epsilon Rho Homer and Minden, Louisiana Active
Epsilon Sigma   Gastonia, North Carolina Active
Epsilon Tau Decatur, Georgia Active
Epsilon Upsilon Greensboro, North Carolina Active
Epsilon Phi Evanston, Illinois Active
Epsilon Chi Spring Valley, New York Active
Epsilon Psi   Jackson, Mississippi Active
Zeta Alpha Mesquite, Texas Active
Zeta Beta   Port Arthur, Texas Active
Zeta Gamma Maywood, Illinois Active
Zeta Delta Selma, Alabama Active
Zeta EpsilonMay 16, 2021 Neptune Township, New Jersey Active [24]
Zeta Zeta2021 Rochester, New York Active [19]
Zeta Eta2021 Westchester, New York Active [19]
Zeta Theta Phoenix, Arizona Active
Zeta Iota2022 Upper Marlboro, Maryland Active [19]

Notable members

National honorary members

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "History". National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Our History – NSPDK, Inc – Alpha Chapter" . Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  3. ↑ “The Phi Delta Kappa Sorority.” Negro History Bulletin 12, no. 9 (1949): 204–204. via JSTOR, accessed January 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "NSPDK | Chicago, IL | National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc". nspdkinc. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  5. ↑ "Publications". National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Incorporated. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  6. ↑ "Chapters". National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Incorporated. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  7. ↑ Wade, Debra (July 12, 2022). "National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Chapters" (PDF). National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Incorporated. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Welcome". National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc. Beta. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  9. ↑ "History of the NSPDK, Inc. Gamma - Gamma Chapter". NSPDK, Inc. Gamma - Gamma Chapter. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  10. ↑ "Chapter History". NSPDK Eta Chapter. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  11. ↑ "The History of the Theta Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa". NSPDK Theta Chapter. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  12. ↑ "The History of Iota Chapter". NSPDK, Inc. Iota. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  13. ↑ "Mu Chapter". NSPDK, Inc. Mu Chapter. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  14. ↑ "XI Chapter". nspdkXichapter.org. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  15. ↑ "NSPDK, Inc.-Pi Chapter". www.nspdkpichapter.org. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  16. ↑ "Rho Chapter History". National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Rho Chapter. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  17. ↑ "Alpha Zeta History". NSPDK Alpha Zeta Richmond, Virginia. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  18. ↑ "About Alpha Mu". Alpha Mu-NSPDK. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chapters". NSPDK Eastern Region. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  20. ↑ "History of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Beta Lambda Chapter". National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Beta Lambda. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  21. ↑ "Chapter History". NSPDK Beta Omicron. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  22. ↑ "Delta Pi History". National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., Delta Pi Chapter. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  23. ↑ "About". Delta Phi Chapter National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  24. ↑ "President's Message". NSPDK Zeta Epsilon Chapter. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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