Academics

Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society

Kappa Delta Pi

Lambda Tau Chapter

, was founded in 1911 to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. The Lambda Tau Chapter has been active at 91tvӰԺ since 1968.

Membership Benefits

  • Expand your leadership skills with volunteer opportunities.
  • Improve your effectiveness with webinars on critical teaching topics.
  • Submit articles and research for consideration for publishing and present at national conferences.
  • Access free downloadable resources with hundreds of ideas, lesson plans, and links for various content areas and grade levels.
  • Access KDP publications, including , , and . 
  • Offset education costs with scholarships for undergraduate, master’s, doctoral students and student teachers.
  • Demonstrate your achievement with KDP stole or honor cords at graduation.

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Eligibility Criteria

Undergraduate Student Requirements

  • Be enrolled in the 91tvӰԺ College of Education and have the intent to continue academically and professionally in the field of education.
  • Demonstrate leadership attributes and commitment to equity.
  • Have completed at least 18 credits of collegiate course work.
  • Have at least 6 credit hours in education course work programmed, in progress, or completed.
  • Demonstrate a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater or ranking in the upper 20 percent of the 91tvӰԺ College of Education.
  • Receive an invitation to membership from the Lambda Tau Chapter. 

Graduate Student Requirements

  • Have graduate standing in the 91tvӰԺ College of Education and have the intent to continue academically and professionally in the field of education.
  • Demonstrate leadership attributes and commitment to equity.
  • Have completed at least 6 credit hours of graduate course work.
  • Have at least 6 credit hours in education course work programmed, in progress, or completed.
  • Demonstrate a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher for all graduate course work completed or ranking in the upper 18.75% of the 91tvӰԺ College of Education.

Doctoral Student Requirements

  • Be enrolled in the 91tvӰԺ College of Education and have the intent to continue academically and professionally in the field of education.
  • Demonstrate leadership attributes and commitment to equity.
  • Show evidence of work toward a doctoral degree in education.

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Contact 

For more information, please contact:

Ruthmae Sears, PhD
Faculty Advisor
ruthmaesears@usf.edu