Our Society
- Founded: December 3, 1914, at Washington and Lee University
- Colors: white, black, and light blue
- Flower: blue delphinium
- Notable members: Val Ackerman, Rick Bright, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jim Caldwell, Elaine Chao, Sheryl Crow, Jill Ellis, Anthony Foxx, Peyton Manning, Wes Moore, Monica Pearson, Mike Seidel, Fred Smith, Dawn Staley, Jill Tiefenthaler, Paul Vlasic
- Lifetime membership fee: $94
Our Members
- Collegiate initiates are sophomores, juniors, seniors, graduate, and professional students in the top 35% of their academic class
- Members also include faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, and civic and community leaders
- Number of inductees in 2021-22: 6,327
- Number of living addressable members: more than 350,000 leaders in a wide range of fields
- Number of circles of record: 307
- Number of initiating circles in FY 2022: 194
- Total number of circles established (including those that are now inactive): 427
Our Programs
- Number of scholarships awarded annually: 49
- Amount of scholarship and award dollars distributed annually: more than $69,000
- Number of Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grants awarded annually: 16+
- 2022 Gen. Russell E. Dougherty National Leader of the Year: M Pease (University of Maryland, College Park)
- National Day of Service: the second Thursday of April each year: April 13, 2023
- 2023 National Leadership Conference – October/November 2023, Atlanta, Georgia
Our Organization
- 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: $1,251,787
- Size of staff: seven full-time, one part-time
- Memberships: International Leadership Association, NASPA, Honor Society Caucus, The Center for Nonprofit Excellence, Fraternity Communications Association
- Internships and experiences: Absolute Internship, Outward Bound Costa Rica, Schwarzman Scholars, The Fund for American Studies, The Intern Group
Our Philanthropic Support
- Size of endowment as of June 30, 2022: $2,367,947
- Total dollars raised (including bequest intentions) in FY 2021: $892,214
- Total dollars raised (excluding bequest intentions) in FY 2021: $532,214
- Number of individual donors in FY 2022: 1,155
- Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grant dollars distributed annually: $9,000
- National Day of Giving: May 4, 2023
- Giving website: https://odk.org/donate/give-now/
