Organizations change. Sometimes those changes come about as a result of external forces – the need to survive and thrive. Other times, they’re a result of internal factors – based on circumstances and opportunities. An organization’s natural evolution accounts for both external forces and internal factors. For Omicron Delta Kappa, the maturation of the Omicron…
Update: April 9, 2019 – Congratulations to University of Virginia for winning their first NCAA national championship! The University of Virginia Circle was founded in 1925. Go Hoos! Update: April 8, 2019 – Congratulations to the Baylor Lady Bears for winning the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship! The Baylor University Circle was established…
Panama City, Fla. (April 2, 2019) – Florida State University Panama City’s petition for a charter of The National Leadership Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa (O∆K), was approved recently by the organization’s board of directors. Timothy A. Reed, O∆K’s associate executive director for business and membership services, will be the installing officer for the chartering…
Charlotte, N.C. (March 30, 2019) – Delegates representing the more than 300 circles of Omicron Delta Kappa (O∆K) gathered in Charlotte over the weekend to review and vote upon a new governance structure. The delegates voted to merge the two legal entities which coordinate the membership, programming, and philanthropic initiatives of the organization. The announcement…
One doesn’t have to look far to see prime examples of the failure to collaborate. Let’s face it: if you are a leader of power and control, and your team is nothing more to you than a set of tools you use to carry out your goals regardless of their perspectives or inputs, then collaboration…
Omicron Delta Kappa produced its first member directory in 2014 in conjunction with the Centennial Celebration. At that time, more than 3,500 individuals purchased copies. The National Headquarters is pleased to announce that an updated directory will be produced in 2020. Our Society has contracted with Publishing Concepts, Inc. (PCI) to collect the data and…
Ten words. These ten words changed my life for the better. They aren’t profound, long, or highly sophisticated, but they made all the difference to me at a pivotal stage of my life. What are these 10 little words that could have such a life-changing impact?“ If it is to be, it is up to…
