Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society

Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society

The Omicron Delta Kappa Society (ΟΔΚ) is the national leadership honor society for college students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character.  Membership in ΟΔΚ is a mark of the highest distinction and honor. 

Student membership candidates must be juniors or seniors who rank in the upper 35 percent in scholarship of their school or college (minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA) and must show leadership in at least one of five areas:

  • Scholarship
  • Athletics
  • Campus Involvement, Social/Religious Activities, Student Government, and/or Community Service
  • Journalism, Speech, and the Mass Media
  • Creative and Performing Arts

Emphasis is placed on the development of the whole person, both as a member of the college community and as a contributor to a better society. 

The purpose of Omicron Delta Kappa is three-fold:

  1. To recognize those who have exhibited a high standard of leadership and efficiency in collegiate activities.
  2. To bring together student leaders from all sectors of collegiate life in order to help mold the sentiment of the university for questions of local and collegiate interest.  
  3. To bring together members of the faculty and the student body on a basis of mutual interest and understanding. 

Upon selection, Initiation is performed at a special ceremony.  The $70.00 initiation fee is required of each member.  Your membership fee includes lifetime membership in Omicron Delta Kappa, your membership certificate, a recognition button, and a three-year subscription to The Circle® Omicron Delta Kappa’s news publication.  For further information about Omicron Delta Kappa, please visit www.odk.org.

Applications for membership into Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society are available at the beginning of the spring semester and the induction ceremony is help in April during the Leadership Awards Dinner. 

For more information on Omicron Delta Kappa, please contact Natalie Maio at (718) 990-2103 or maion@stjohns.edu.