Our Society
- Founded: December 3, 1914, at Washington and Lee University
- Colors: white, black, and light blue
- Flower: blue delphinium
- Notable members: Sheryl Crow, Peyton Manning, Wes Moore, Monica Pearson, Mike Seidel, Dawn Staley, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Amy Coney Barrett, Rick Bright, Jill Tiefenthaler
- Lifetime membership fee: $88
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 2020-21: 7,109
- Number of living addressable members: more than 340,000 leaders in a wide range of fields
- Number of circles of record: 313
- Number of initiating circles in FY 2021: 199
- Total number of circles established (including those that are now inactive): 424
Our Programs
- Number of scholarships awarded annually: 40
- Amount of scholarship and award dollars distributed annually: more than $55,000
- Number of Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grants awarded annually: 16+
- 2021 Gen. Russell E. Dougherty National Leader of the Year: Emily Berry (University of Maryland, College Park)
- National Day of Service: the second Thursday of April each year: April 14, 2022
- 2022 National Leadership Conference – June 2022
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: $1,277,386
- Size of staff: 8 full-time, one part-time
- Memberships: Association of Leadership Educators, 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
Our Philanthropic Support
- Size of endowment as of June 30, 2021: $2,614,414
- 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 2021: 1,377
- Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grant dollars distributed annually: $8,000
- National Day of Giving: May 5, 2022
- Giving website: https://odk.org/donate/give-now/
