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
- 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 2019-20: 6,108
- Number of living addressable members: more than 330,000 leaders in a wide range of fields
- Number of active circles: 318
- Total number of circles established (including those that are now inactive): 421
Our Programs
- Number of scholarships awarded annually: 35
- Amount of scholarship and award dollars distributed annually: $48,000
- Number of Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grants awarded annually: 10-12
- 2020 Gen. Russell E. Dougherty National Leader of the Year: Katelyn Boisvert (Emory University)
- National Day of Service: the second Thursday of April each year: April 8, 2021
- 2021 National Leadership Conference – A virtual program (details to come)
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: $1,024,177
- Size of staff: 7 full-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, SVAcademy, The Fund for American Studies
Our Philanthropic Support
- Size of endowment as of June 30, 2020: $1,894,592
- Total dollars raised (including bequest intentions) in FY 2020: $489,075
- Total dollars raised (excluding bequest intentions) in FY 2020: $354,075
- Number of individual donors in FY 2020: 1,341
- Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grant dollars distributed annually: $7,000
- National Day of Giving: May 6, 2021
- Giving website: https://odk.org/donate/give-now/
