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 2017: 8,687
- Number of living addressable members: more than 300,000
- Number of active circles: 311
- Total number of circles established (including those that are now inactive): 413
Our Organization
- National Headquarters: 224 McLaughlin Street, Lexington, VA 24450
- Incorporation: Incorporated as a 501(c)3 in 1992 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Operating budget: $1,041,951
- Size of staff: 8 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: 33 (including Leader of the Year honorees)
- Number of scholarship dollars distributed annually: $39,500
- Number of Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grants awarded annually: 11
- 2017 National Leader of the Year: Tracy Yates, Morningside College
- National Day of Service: The second Thursday of April (April 12, 2018)
- 2018 National Convention and Leadership Conference – Nashville, Tenn. (May 31 – June 3)
Our Foundation
- Incorporation: The Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation, Inc. was incorporated as a separate 501(c)3 in 1984 in the State of Florida
- Size of endowment as of December 31, 2017: $1,340,296
- Dollars raised in FY 2017: $452,734
- Number of individual donors in FY 2017: 1,526
- Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grant dollars distributed annually: $6,000
- Giving website: https://odk.org/donate/give-now/
