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PDK International

{{Short description|International professional education organization}}

{{hatnote|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).}}

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| name = PDK International

| letters = {{lang|grc|ΦΔΚ}}

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| founded = {{Start date and age|1906|1|24}}

| status = Active

| type = Professional fraternity

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| birthplace = Indiana University

| former_affiliation = PFA

| emphasis = Education

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| publication = Kappan

| scope = International

| chapters = 124 (active)

| address = 1820 N Fort Myer Drive, Suite 320

| city = Arlington

| state = Virginia

| ZIP code = 22209

| country = United States

| website = {{URL|www.pdkintl.org}}

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PDK International (also known as PDK or Phi Delta Kappa International) is an international professional organization for educators. It was founded on January 24, 1906, at Indiana University. The fraternity administers the collegiate honor society Pi Lambda Theta and the career and technical student organization Educators Rising.

History

Phi Delta Kappa formed from the merger of three organizations—Pi Kappa Mu, Phi Delta Kappa, and Nu Rho Beta.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. 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.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. Phi Delta Kappa was formed on March 13, 1908, at Columbia University and formed a second chapter at the University of Chicago in 1909. Nu Rho Beta was created at the University of Missouri on February 23, 1909.

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. The new organization was a professional fraternity for the field of education. Its members were classroom teachers, college and university professors, and administrators. Membership was limited to white males at the August 1915 convention. Phi Delta Kappa joined the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1928.{{cite book |title=Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities |publisher=Menasha, WI;George Banta Company, Incorporated |year=1957 |page=86}}

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.{{cite journal |author=Lee |first=J. W. |date=October 1955 |title=The First Fifty Years |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20341679 |journal=The Phi Delta Kappan |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=33–34 |jstor=20341679}}

By 1962, the fraternity had 135 active campus chapters, 85 community-based chapters, and a total of 93,000 members.

Programs administered by the fraternity include the collegiate honor society Pi Lambda Theta and the career and technical student organization Educators Rising.{{Cite web |title=Pi Lambda Theta |url=https://pilambda.org/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=PDK International |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Educators Rising |url=https://educatorsrising.org/?_gl=1%2A132u8hw%2A_gcl_au%2AMTE3MzAwMjc0LjE3MzgyODgwMzc. |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=PDK International |language=en-US}} PDK International's national headquarters is located in Arlington, Virginia.{{Cite web |title=Contact |url=https://pdkintl.org/#contact |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=PDK Interntional}}

Symbols

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. Acanthus leaves surround the shield and represent learning.

Phi Delta Kappa's badge is a monogram of the Greek letters {{Lang|grc|ΦΔΚ}} on top. The fraternity also has a service key. Starting in 1915, it has published Phi Delta Kappan, a professional journal for education.

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.{{cite web |title=Constitution and Bylaws |url=http://www.pdkintl.org/forms/constitu.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514113238/http://www.pdkintl.org/forms/constitu.pdf |archive-date=May 14, 2008 |access-date=2009-04-13 |publisher=PDK International}} The chief executive of PDK International is James F. Lane.{{cite web |title=James Lane, Ed.D. |url=https://pdkintl.org/james-lane/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |publisher=PDK International}}

Chapters

{{Main|List of PDK International chapters}}

As of January 2024, Phi Delta Kappa International has 124 chapters.{{Cite web |title=Chapter Directory |url=https://members.pdkintl.org/governance-committee-directory-presidents |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=PDK International}}

Notable members

See also

References

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External links

{{Official website|www.pdkintl.org}}

{{Professional Fraternities}}

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Category:Educational organizations based in the United States

Category:1906 establishments in Indiana

Category:Student organizations established in 1906

Category:Former members of Professional Fraternity Association