Our History
- Founded: Dec. 3, 1914
- Birthplace: Washington and Lee University
- Colors: white, black, and light blue
- Flower: blue delphinium
Our Members
- Number of inductees in 2018-19: 7,406
- Number of living addressable members: more than 320,000
- Number of active circles: 318
- Total number of circles established (including those that are now inactive): 421
Our Organization
- National Headquarters: 224 McLaughlin Street, Lexington, VA 24450
- Incorporation: The Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation is incorporated as a 501(c)3 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Operating budget: $1,315,230
- Size of staff: 9 full-time, 1 part-time
- Membership fee: $88
- Memberships: Association of Leadership Educators, International Leadership Association, NASPA, Honor Society Caucus, The Center for Nonprofit Excellence, Fraternity Communications Association
Our Programs
- Number of scholarships awarded annually: 35
- Number of scholarship dollars distributed annually: $48,000
- Number of Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grants awarded annually: 10
- 2019 National Leader of the Year: Katherine West, Furman University
- National Day of Service: The second Thursday of April (April 9, 2020)
- 2020 National Leadership Conference – canceled
- 2021 National Leadership Conference – Williamsburg, Va. (June 3-6 hosted by William & Mary and the University of Richmond)
Our Philanthropic Support
- Size of endowment as of March 30, 2020: $1,694,160
- Total dollars raised (including bequest intentions) in FY 2019: $1,578,254
- Total dollars raised (excluding bequest intentions) in FY 2019: $711,254
- Number of individual donors in FY 2019: 2,199
- Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grant dollars distributed annually: $6,000
- Giving website: https://odk.org/donate/give-now/
