About Alpha Delta Kappa

"Alpha Delta Kappa was founded in 1947 by Agnes Shipman Robertson, Hattie Poppino, Marie Neal, and Marion Southall. These visionary women saw a need to recognize and support the professional efforts of outstanding women educators.  For more than forty years, over 125,000 women educators around the world have discovered the many opportunities provided by membership in Alpha Delta Kappa – opportunities for recognition of their commitment to educational excellence, for personal and professional growth and for collectively channeling their energies toward the good of their schools, communities, the teaching profession and the world."

Chartered in 1956, Epsilon is the 5th chapter in Alabama. Our chapter later helped to charter Alpha Iota.

Our Flower - The purple violet has been chosen as our symbolic flower because it is most indicative of spring.

Our Publications - "The Kappan" - May and December, and "The Columns" published bimonthly

Our Purposes

• To give recognition to outstanding women educators who are actively engaged in teaching, administration, or some specialized field of the teaching profession.
• To build a fraternal fellowship which will add to their effectiveness in the promotion ofexcellence in education.
• To promote high standards in education and to assist in strengthening the status andadvancement of the teaching profession.
• To promote educational and charitable projects and activities, to sponsor scholarships, to further and maintain worthy standards in the field of education, and to cooperate with
  worthy community programs relating to education and charities.
• To contribute to world understanding, goodwill and peace through an international fellowship of women educators united in the ideals of education.

Our National Website - http://www.alphadeltakappa.org/


Dues - Yearly Membership Dues: $55.00
Pledge Member Dues: $64.00
Late Dues: $55.00 plus $6.00 state/national fee
($6.00 late fee only applies if dues are turned in after the December meeting)

Chapter Meetings - There are 9 meetings held each year.

When to wear your badge
You should wear your badge to each meeting. It should be worn over the heart on a single garment, not on the lapel or under another pin.

Songs

"The Lamp of ADK"
To Alpha Delta Kappa We pledge our loyalty; To sisters who are always true, We'll every faithful be. The sacred lamp of learning Upon our alter stands, Its radiant glow will e'er bestow A light to all the land.


"We Are ADK!"
(Alabama State Song)

We are educated women, Strong in every way. We are Alpha Delta Kappa, We are ADK. We are Alabama's teachers, Leaders every day. We are Alpha Delta Kappa, We are ADK! Our great leaders of tomorrow Are watching us today. We are Alpha Delta Kappa, We are ADK. We are honored to be teachers, Honored we can say, "We are Alpha Delta Kappa, We are ADK! We are Alpha Delta Kappa We are ADK!"