Phi Delta Kappa

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).

PDK International (also known as PDK or Phi Delta Kappa International) is an international professional organization for educators. Its main office is in Arlington, Virginia. It was founded on January 24, 1906, at Indiana University.

PDK International
ΦΔΚ
Founded	January 24, 1906 (1906-01-24) Indiana University
Type	was Professional
Affiliation	PFA (former)
Emphasis	Education
Scope	International
Mission statement	To grow and connect leaders in education
Vision statement	To be the experts in cultivating great educators for tomorrow while continuing to ensure high-quality education for today. Join us in this important work.
Publication	Kappan
Chapters	124 (active)
Headquarters	1820 N Fort Myer Drive, Suite 320 Arlington, Virginia 22209 United States
Website	Official website

Membership

Currently, membership consists of educators and others interested in education. Members are affiliated through one of several hundred chapters or directly to the international organization.

Governance

PDK is governed by an International Board, who are elected by professional PDK members. The association abides by the Constitution and Bylaws of PDK International.

The chief executive of PDK International is Dr. James F. Lane.

History

Phi Delta Kappa began at Indiana University on January 24, 1906, in the formal creation of a chapter under the name Pi Kappa Mu. By 1910, the organization had a total of three chapters. On March 1, 1910, Pi Kappa Mu, Phi Delta Kappa (which had been organized at Columbia University on March 13, 1908) and Nu Rho Beta (which had been organized at University of Missouri on February 23, 1909) amalgamated under the name Phi Delta Kappa. Before amalgamation, Phi Delta Kappa had also branched out to two other chapters.

Phi Delta Kappa was limited to white males at the August 1915 convention. In 1940, Sigma chapter at Ohio State University initiated two non-white members (one Chinese, one Black), 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.

Phi Delta Kappa joined the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1928.

Publications

Phi Delta Kappan is a professional journal for education, published by Phi Delta Kappa International, starting in 1915.

Activities

Programs administered by the fraternity include the honor society Pi Lambda Theta and the career and technical student organization Educators Rising.

Chapters

Phi Delta Kappa International

As of January 2024, Phi Delta Kappa International has 124 chapters. Following is a list of Phi Delta Kappa International chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Former name	Charter date	Institution	Location	Status	References
Adelphi University			Adelphi University	Garden City, New York	Active
American University			American University	Washington, D.C.	Active
Ashland University			Ashland University	Mansfield, Ohio	Active
Baylor University			Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Active
Biscayne Bay Florida				Miami, Florida	Active
Buffalo/Niagara				Buffalo, New York	Active
California State University/Chico			California State University, Chico	Chico, California	Active
Central Massachusetts				Worcester, Massachusetts	Active
Central Savannah River Area Georgia				Augusta, Georgia	Active
Central Washington				Ellensburg, Washington	Active
Chattahoochee Valley Georgia				Fort Moore, Georgia	Active
Chicago State			Chicago State University	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Clark Atlanta University			Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Columbia University	Phi Delta Kappa	March 13, 1908	Columbia University	New York, New York	Inactive
Concho Valley Texas				San Angelo, Texas	Active
Concordia University Chicago			Concordia University Chicago	River Grove, Illinois	Active
CSU East Bay - Diablo			CaliforniaState University East Bay	Hayward, California	Active
East Central Florida				Daytona Beach, Florida	Active
First Capital Pennsylvania				York, Pennsylvania	Active
Flint Hills Kansas				Emporia, Kansas	Active
Florida A & M University			Florida A & M University	Tallahassee, Florida	Active
George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt			Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development	Nashville, Tennessee	Active
Germany				Wiesbaden, Germany	Active
Greater Indianapolis				Indianapolis, Indiana	Active
Guam				Guam	Active
Gwinnett Area Georgia				Lawrenceville, Georgia	Active
Houston Area				Houston, Texas	Active
Howard University			Howard University	Washington, D.C.	Active
Indiana University	Pi Kappa Mu	January 24, 1906	Indiana University		Inactive
Italia				Vicenza, Italy	Active
Jackson Mississippi				Jackson, Mississippi	Active
Jacksonville State University			Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville, Alabama	Active
'Johns Hopkins University			Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Kansas State University			Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	Active
Kenosha-Racine				Racine, Wisconsin	Active
Kutztown Pennsylvania				Kutztown, Pennsylvania	Active
Lindenwood Missouri				St. Charles, Missouri	Active
Litchfield Hills Connecticut				Falls Village, Connecticut	Active
Llano Estacado Texas				Lubbock, Texas	Active
London Ontario Canada				London, Ontario, Canada	Active
Long Island Regional				Garden City, New York	Active
Long Island University		1986	LIU Post	Brookville, New York	Active
Louisiana Bayou				Thibodaux, Louisiana	Active
Manila Philippines				Manila, Philippines	Active
McIntosh Trail Georgia				Griffin, Georgia	Active
McKinley Ohio				Canton, Ohio	Active
Mercy College			Mercy University	Dobbs Ferry, New York	Active
Meridian Area Mississippi				Meridian, Mississippi	Active
Michigan State University			Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Inactive
Middle Tennessee				Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Active
Natchez Mississippi				Natchez, Mississippi	Active
'National College of Education			National College of Education	Wheeling, Illinois	Active
Nevada State Chapter				Las Vegas, Nevada	Active
New York University			New York University	New York, New York	Active
North Coast Ohio				Berea, Ohio	Active
North Florida Regional				Jacksonville, Florida	Active
Northeastern Illinois University			Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Northwest Florida				Pensacola, Florida	Active
Northwestern State University			Northwestern State University	Natchitoches, Louisiana	Active
Northwestern University			Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Active
Ohio State University	Sigma		Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
Okinawa Japan				Okinawa, Japan	Active
PDK Chapter at Stockton University				Pomona, New Jersey	Active
PDK–Marin				Larkspur, California	Active
Pine Belt Area				Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Active
Red Cedar Area Wisconsin				Menomonie, Wisconsin	Active
Rochester New York				Rochester, New York	Active
St Johns University			St. John's University	Jamaica, New York	Active
St Louis University Gateway				St. Louis, Missouri	Active
Saint Thomas University			St. Thomas University	Miami Gardens, Florida	Active
Sam Houston State University			Sam Houston State University	Huntsville, Texas	Active
San Diego California				San Diego, California	Active
San Fernando Valley California				Los Angeles, California	Active
San Luis Obispo California				San Luis Obispo, California	Active
Savannah Georgia				Savannah, Georgia	Active
Shenandoah Valley Virginia				Harrisonburg, Virginia	Active
Southeast Arkansas				Pine Bluff, Arkansas	Active
Southern University			Southern University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Active
Southwest Idaho				Boise, Idaho	Active
Southwestern Oklahoma State University			Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Weatherford, Oklahoma	Active
State of Connecticut				New Haven, Connecticut	Active
State of Hawaii				Honolulu, Hawaii	Active
State of Michigan				Lansing, Michigan	Active
State of Minnesota				Minneapolis, Minnesota	Active
State of New Mexico				Albuquerque, New Mexico	Active
State of North Carolina				Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
State of South Carolina				Columbia, South Carolina	Active
State University College/New Paltz			State University of New York at New Palz	New Paltz, New York	Active
State of Wisconsin				Madison, Wisconsin	Active
Stephen F Austin State University			Stephen F Austin State University	Nacagdoches, Texas	Active
Stony Brook University			Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	Active
Tennessee Technological University			Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville, Tennessee	Active
Texas A&M University-Commerce			Texas A&M University–Commerce	Commerce, Texas	Active
Thailand				Thailand	Inactive
Tidewater Area Virginia				Norfolk, Virginia	Active
Tokyo Japan				Tokyo, Japan	Active
Toledo Ohio				Toledo, Ohio	Active
Tulsa Oklahoma				Tulsa, Oklahoma	Active
Tuskegee University			Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, Alabama	Active
University of Alberta			University of Alberta	Edmonton, Canada	Active
University of Arizona			University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Active
University of British Columbia			University of British Columbia	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Active
University of British Columbia/Okanagan	Epsilon Delta		University of British Columbia Okanagan	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada	Active
University of California/Berkeley			University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Active
University of Chicago/DePaul University			University of Chicago and DePaul University	Chicago, Illinois	Active
University of Connecticut			University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Active
University of Missouri	Nu Rho Beta	February 23, 1909	University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Inactive
University of Montana			University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	Active
University of Nebraska/Lincoln			University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	Active
University of Nebraska/Omaha			University of Nebraska Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska	Active
University of Pennsylvania			University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
University of Pittsburgh-Three Rivers			University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
University of San Diego			University of San Diego	San Diego, California	Active
University of San Francisco			University of San Francisco	San Francisco, California	Active
University of Southern California			University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Active
University of the District of Columbia			University of the District of Columbia	Washington, D.C.	Active
University of Texas			University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Active
University of Texas - Dallas			University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	Active
University of the Pacific			University of the Pacific	Lodi, California	Active
University of Toronto			University of Toronto	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Active
University System of Maryland			University System of Maryland	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Utica Mississippi				Utica, Mississippi	Active
Utica New York				Utica, New York	Active
Walden University Cyberspace			Walden University	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
West Georgia				Carrollton, Georgia	Active
Western Arkansas				Fort Smith, Arkansas	Active
Western Connecticut State University			Western Connecticut State University	Danbury, Connecticut	Active
Western Illinois University			Western Illinois University	Macomb, Illinois	Active
Wichita State University			Wichita State University	Wichita, Kansas	Active
Wright State University			Wright State University	Dayton, Ohio	Active

Notable members

• Edna P. Amidon, chief of the Home Economics Education Service of the United States Office of Education
• Hattie Bessent, psychiatric nurse, professor at Florida University, and graduate dean at Vanderbilt University
• Esther Buckley, member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
• John Napier Burnett (Epsilon Delta), pioneer of education in British Columbia
• William C. Chasey, founder and president of the Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility (FCSR) in Warsaw, Poland
• Kenneth Creasy, Ohio House of Representatives
• Kay Cornelius, novelist
• Barbara Curbow, professor and chair of the Department of Behavioral and Community Health at the University of Maryland
• Pearlie Craft Dove, college professor
• Fenwick W. English, chair of education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Sidney Clarence Garrison, second president of Peabody College
• Victor Gaston, Alabama House of Representatives
• Gene V. Glass, statistician and researcher working in educational psychology and the social sciences
• Frank Pierrepoint Graves, 3rd Commissioner of Education of the State of New York
• Syed Hassan, educationist, humanist, and the founder of INSAN School
• Edd Houck,Virginia Senate
• James Hampton Kirkland, second chancellor of Vanderbilt University
• H. S. S. Lawrence, Indian educationalist
• Cloyd H. Marvin, president of the George Washington University
• Neil C. Macdonald, North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
• William E. McVey, U.S. House of Representatives and professor of education at De Paul University
• Pornchai Mongkhonvanit (Thailand), president of Siam University and the International Association of University Presidents
• Alfred C. Nelson, academic who taught at the University of Denver and also served as its interim chancellor
• Blake T. Newton, Virginia Senate
• Robert Morris Ogden, dean of the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
• Archie Palmer, 8th president of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
• James Melvin Rhodes (1950), educational scientist and assistant professor of education
• Edward Rogalski, educational scientist, assistant professor of education
• Jack McBride Ryder (Michigan State) second president of Saginaw Valley State College
• W. Otto Miessner, educational scientist, assistant professor of education
• Barefoot Sanders, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

• Marvin Scott, college professor and politician
• Bo Shepard, head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team from 1931 to 1935
• E. Mark Stern, humanistic/existential psychologist
• Brice Taylor (University of Southern California) college football coach
• Oscar Tingelstad (University of Chicago), president of Pacific Lutheran University
• Pete Turnham, Alabama House of Representatives
• Robert G. Voight, professor at Oral Roberts University
• Lawrence Walkup, professor at Oral Roberts University
• William Arthur Ward, writer and college professor
• Walter Washington, college professor and first African-American to receive a doctorate in Mississippi.
• Wilfred D. Webb, Michigan House of Representatives
• Albert Pau Weiss, behavioral psychologist, theorist, scientist, and experimentalist

See also

• Professional fraternities and sororities