Our Organization
- Founded: December 3, 1914, at Washington and Lee University
- Offices: Johnson Center for Leadership, O∆K National Headquarters, 224 McLaughlin Street, Lexington, VA 24450
- Incorporation: The Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation, Inc. is incorporated as a 501(c)3 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Operating budget: $1.4 million
- Size of staff: nine full-time employees
- Volunteers: 750 – advisors, committee members, and program volunteers
- Memberships: International Leadership Association, NASPA, Honor Society Caucus, The Center for Nonprofit Excellence, Fraternity Communications Association, National Collegiate Honors Council
- Emblem: The OΔK Key
- Crest: The Laurel Crowned Circle
- Colors: white, black, and light blue
- Flower: blue delphinium
Our Members
- Collegiate initiates: sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their academic class
- Lifetime members: faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, and civic and community leaders
- Number of inductees in 2023-24: 6,869
- Number of living addressable members: more than 350,000 leaders in a wide range of fields
- Lifetime membership fee: $94
- Notable members: Val Ackerman, Rick Bright, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jim Caldwell, Elaine Chao, Sheryl Crow, Jill Ellis, Anthony Foxx, Joe Johns, Elizabeth Kiss, Peyton Manning, Wes Moore, Monica Pearson, Mike Seidel, Fred Smith, Dawn Staley, Jill Tiefenthaler, Paul Vlasic
Our Circles (Chapters)
- Number of active circles: 287
- Number of initiating circles in FY 2024: 202
- Total number of circles established (including those that are now inactive): 435
- Circles in 39 states
Our Programs
- Scholarships Awarded in 2024: 44, $68,000
- Leadership Grants Awarded in 2024: 9, $6,326
- National Leader of the Year Award: 6, $9,000
- National Day of Service: Saturday, April 12, 2025
- 2023 National Leadership Conference – November 17-19, 2023, Atlanta, Georgia
- Stone Ethical Leadership Challenge: 6 presentations, 102 attendees
- Internships and experiences: Absolute Internship, Outward Bound Costa Rica, Schwarzman Scholars, The Fund for American Studies, The Intern Group
Our Philanthropic Support
- Endowment as of June 30, 2023: $2,355,806
- Total dollars raised (including bequest intentions) in FY 2023: $783,002
- Total dollars raised (excluding bequest intentions) in FY 2023: 538,002
- Number of individual donors in FY 2023: 1090
- National Day of Giving: May 4, 2023
- Giving website: https://odk.org/donate/give-now/
Updated June 26, 2023
