Phi Delta Kappa - LSU Chapter

About PDK

Members Get Involved Professional Services	Regional Structure Governance History Highlights

 

Members

Today there are approximately 60,000 members in over 600 chapters across the world. The membership includes all levels of educators such as administrators and professors, public school teachers and university faculty, graduate students, and more. Of those members 94 percent are chapter affiliated.

Get Involved!

PDK is active in supporting education at a local, regional, and national level. The following are ways that members can get involved:

• The Annual PDK/Gallup Poll on the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools

• The Annual Fundraising Walk for Education

• The Teacher of the Year Award

• Future Educators Association Program

• Public School Forums

• Educational Foundation

For more information on these activities, visit the PDK International Web site.

Professional Services

PDK offers professional services to all educators, members and non-members, including:

• Reavis Educational Resource Assistance Program

• District and School Audits

• Professional Development Training

• Topics and Trends e-Bulletin

Regional Structure

The association is divided into geographic regions led by a regional representative and each region has approximately the same number of members. The regions are composed of members, chapters, and elected officers who act to further the mission of the association. The chapters are college, university, and/or community based. The elected chapter/member liaisons serve as the communication link between regional representatives, chapter officers, and members.

Governance

The International Board is the governing body of PDK. Officers on the board are elected by the professional membership. The board includes the president, the president-elect, the immediate past president, and regional representatives. In addition, up to three at-large representatives may be appointed by the board.

The association abides by the Consitution and Bylaws of Phi Delta Kappa International.

History Highlights

• 1906 - First chapter created at Indiana University

• 1916 - Creation of the Phi Delta Kappan

• 1942 - "White" clause eliminated

• 1955 - First International Chapter created at the University of Toronto

• 1966 - PDK Educational Foundation created

• 1974 - Women become eligible for membership

• 1996 - International, associate, and undergraduate student memberships approved

• 1999 - Changed "fraternity" to "association"

• 2000 - Direct membership option available

• 2003 - First national, professional development conference held in St. Louis, Missouri

• 2003 - Institutional membership option available

• 2006 - PDK's centennial celebration