Alpha Kappa Delta
Encyclopedia
Alpha Kappa Delta is an international sociology
honor society
.
Founded in 1920 by Emory S. Bogardus
, of the University of Southern California
sociology
department, the name is derived from the Greek anthrôpos meaning mankind, katamanthanô, meaning to examine closely or acquire knowledge, and diakoneô, meaning to do service. Taken as a whole, the phrase means "To investigate humanity for the purpose of service."
AKD became a multi-institutional organization, the United Chapters of Alpha Kappa Delta, in 1924 with chapters at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, Northwestern University
, and the University of Kansas
.
It was inactive from 1943-1945 due to World War II
. Currently, AKD has over 490 chapters United States
, Canada
, China
, Finland
, the Philippines
, Taiwan
, and Singapore
, and has inducted more than 80,000 members. About 4,000 new members are inducted each year.
AKD has published a newsletter since 1928 and a peer-reviewed journal, Sociological Inquiry since 1960. Various scholarship and publication opportunities are offered to members through the organization.
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
honor society
Honor society
In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America...
.
Founded in 1920 by Emory S. Bogardus
Emory S. Bogardus
Emory S. Bogardus was a prominent figure in the history of American sociology...
, of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
department, the name is derived from the Greek anthrôpos meaning mankind, katamanthanô, meaning to examine closely or acquire knowledge, and diakoneô, meaning to do service. Taken as a whole, the phrase means "To investigate humanity for the purpose of service."
AKD became a multi-institutional organization, the United Chapters of Alpha Kappa Delta, in 1924 with chapters at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, and the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
.
It was inactive from 1943-1945 due to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Currently, AKD has over 490 chapters United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, and has inducted more than 80,000 members. About 4,000 new members are inducted each year.
AKD has published a newsletter since 1928 and a peer-reviewed journal, Sociological Inquiry since 1960. Various scholarship and publication opportunities are offered to members through the organization.