Kappa Delta Pi

The Sigma Alpha chapter of the world’s largest association of outstanding education and education-related professionals.

From the KDP Website

An Honor to Join.
Set yourself apart as a member of Kappa Delta Pi.

Your academic excellence and dedication to the teaching profession can earn you the opportunity to belong to Kappa Delta Pi, the world’s largest association of outstanding education and education related professionals. Kappa Delta Pi is the only organization that represents all educators—regardless of subject area specialty, degree obtained, grade-level focus, or years of teaching experience. Though diverse, all KDP members share a common purpose: We are a dynamic community of exceptional educators committed to promoting excellence in the education profession by recognizing and advancing scholarship, leadership, and service.

A Benefit to Belong.
Enhance your career as a member of Kappa Delta Pi.

Membership in Kappa Delta Pi gives you more than a line on a résumé. The Society provides resources and services at each stage of your career to help you become and remain a better educator. You can access essential tools and programs that give you an edge in looking for a job, pursuing graduate study, or facing everyday issues and challenges in the classroom. As a member, you can build networks at your college, in the community, and across the country to share expertise, advice, and support. By embracing chapter participation and leadership, you can gain essential skills and learn how to become an effective teacher who will influence positive change wherever your career leads you.

Benefits to join KDP:
http://www.kdp.org/undergraduate/benefitsofmembership.php

KDP at Penn State Harrisburg: Sigma Alpha Chapter

Officers for 2011:

  • Alysia Wilson, President
  • Kathryn Riordan, Vice-president
  • Erin Ellison, Co-Vice President, Historian
  • Amanda Carroll, Secretary
  • Gina Rudy, Treasurer
  • Julia Halley, Foundation Representative
  • Ashley Small, Membership Co-Chair
  • Autumn Proctor, Editor of KDP Newsletter

Contact information:

Activities in 2010-2011:

  • Service Projects:
    • Serving breakfast at Ronald McDonald House
    • Reading books on CD for areas classrooms
    • Collecting and distributing books for local school libraries and classrooms
    • Participating in Vickie's Angel Walk to raise funds for cancer patients
    • Collecting soda tabs for a young boy on dialysis
  • Fundraising Projects:
    • Selling flower bulbs
    • Selling candy bars
    • Selling KDP clothing to members
    • Organizing meals at Isaac's Restaurant and Deli
    • Raffle baskets
  • Professional Developments Activities:
    • Literacy Symposium
    • Newspapers in the classroom presentation
    • Organizing a pizza panel for seniors to display upcoming projects to underclassmen
    • Inviting a speaker to discuss Learning Focus Schools
    • Inviting a speaker for a book talk
    • Organizing a fashion show with do’s and don’ts for professional dress in a classroom
    • Hosting a New Teacher Panel with recent grads to discuss how to obtain a teaching position and what future teachers can expect in a typical classroom
  • Campus Events:
    • Organizing a bus trip to New York City for a “Day on Your Own”
Contact E-mail: 
cdm10@psu.edu
Websites: 
www.kdp.org