link to: ODK National website

ODK
Omicron Delta Kappa

Newberry College Circle

Omicron Delta Kappa, Newberry Circle
Planned Campus Activities: Fall 2011

Officers for 2011-2012 academic year:

   President: Christine McLaughlin

   Vice-President: Brandy Chambers

   Treasurer: Meagan Heney

   Sectretary: Britany Wood

   Events/Public Relations: Victoria Kimbrell

   Faculty Advisor: Dr. Charles Horn

September - call for new members (by invitation)

September xx, 8:00 pm - monthly circle meeting

October xx, 8:00 pm - monthly circle meeting

TBA, 6:00 pm - Leadership Dinner, Smeltzer Blue Room

November xx, 8:00 pm - monthly meeting and initiation of new members

Omicron Delta Kappa Society (ODK) is the national leadership honor society for college students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character.  Membership in ODK is a mark of the highest distinction and honor.  The Society recognizes achievement in five areas: 
1)      Scholarship,
2)      Athletics,
3)      Campus/ Community Service, Social/Religious Activities, and Campus Government, 
4)      Journalism, Speech and the Mass Media, and
5)      Creative and Performing Arts.

Emphasis is placed on the development of the whole person, both as a member of the college community and as a contributor to a better society.  The purpose of ODK is threefold:
·         To recognize those who have exhibited a high standard of leadership and efficiency in collegiate activities;
·         To bring together student leaders from all sectors of collegiate life in order to help mold the sentiment of the university for questions of local and collegiate interest; and
·         To bring together members of the faculty and the student body on a basis of mutual interest and understanding.

The Newberry College Circle of ODK was officially established on April 6, 1997.  Membership includes current students, alumni, faculty, and administrators [current active membership (Fall 2011)].  Each year, the circle requests applications from outstanding students for potential membership.