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Individual Membership Fee/Local Dues
Payment of the National Lifetime Membership Fee and any local dues are a critical step before the final acceptance of new members. There are two options:
Option 1: The National Lifetime Membership Fee ($88) may be paid to the circle and the circle gathers all funds and pays O∆K National Headquarters. Circle may add on local dues so that the individual only pays once.
Option 2: The individual may pay the fees through the National Lifetime Membership Fee Payment Form (https://odk.org/membership_fees_payment/). O∆K National Headquarters staff will update the Application Management page in MMS as individuals pay fees online. Circles may not add on local dues to the national payment so if local dues are required they must be collected separately.
For both options, the National Headquarters will invoice circles for all memberships submitted via the Membership Certificate Orders. Funds received through the online form will be credited. No member may be initiated who has not paid the national fees either to the circle or to the national office with the exception of the approved, honoris causa, gift of membership, and new advisor initiates.
Institutional Membership Fee
The Institutional Membership Fee (IMF) is due by December 15 for circles that initiate in fall and by May 31 for circles that only initiate in spring. This is the fee that supports programs including, but not limited to, circle consultation visits, regional workshops, and the annual conference. All circles are required to pay this fee even if they do not participate in these specific programs. Circles that do not pay this fee may be classified as inactive. Inactive circles may not initiate members or participate in O∆K programs.
The IMF may be paid by check or credit card.
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- Checks should be made out to Omicron Delta Kappa.
- Credit card payments should be made through the National Headquarters store at this link. The invoice number should be included in the payment.
Chartering Fee
The one-time Institutional Chartering Fee of $1,500 will be invoiced to a new circle upon submission of the Petition for Charter. Payment must be made prior to the installation ceremony and covers site visit and installation travel to campus, charter, bronze key, and record book.
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- Checks should be made out to Omicron Delta Kappa.
- Credit card payments should be made through the National Headquarters store at this link. The invoice number should be included in the payment.
Accounts
Omicron Delta Kappa does not provide bank accounts for circles or manage funds for circles. The Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation, Inc. name in any form should not be included in any legal documents or filings related to a local circle without the expressed written consent of the National Headquarters.
Circles are encouraged to generate funds through dues and fundraising efforts. This will allow your circle more flexibility in planning its events and utilizing funds. Where permitted by university or college policies and procedures, circles may wish to open bank accounts.
Banking
To open a bank account under your circle’s name, the circle must have a federal tax identification number. The Employer Identification Number (EIN), also known as the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or the Federal Tax Identification Number, is a unique nine-digit number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to business entities operating in the United States for the purposes of identification.
The IRS prohibits circles from using the FEIN of Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation, Inc. Circles are independent entities from the national organization and must apply and hold a separate FEIN for any financial processes.
When applying for a FEIN, please ensure you are following university or college policies and procedures. Some universities have a trademark on their name and do not allow organizations such as an OΔK circle from using the name or acronym in the federal tax ID name.
