Alpha Beta Kappa Chapter - PowerPoint Presentation

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Alpha Beta Kappa Chapter

Spring 2011 InitiationSlide2

My name is Lindsey lamb and I am the current president of the Alpha Beta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi.

This virtual initiation is the product of collaboration among chapter officers from across the country.

Greetings Candidates! Slide3

Our virtual candidates include learners from a variety of locations around the state of Georgia and beyond.

We welcome you and hope that you find this presentation meaningful. Welcome to KDP!Slide4

ABK Chapter is

6 years old

ABK Chapter was installed at

Valdosta State University

on March

9, 2004Slide5

ABK

Chapter is Growing

The chapter started with

38

members

in

Spring 2004

To date we have inducted over 500 members into the chapter! Slide6

ABK

Chapter is a Leader

Valdosta State

University was the

f

irst

and only

university

to which

Kappa Delta Pi issued a chapter charter

to a College of Arts and Sciences.

We

are still growing and establishing ourselves here on VSU’s campuses. This virtual initiation is an effort to serve those who attend virtual classes or who commute long distances.Slide7

ABK

Chapter is Different

With our hectic schedules,

it is

difficult for

us to meet monthly as a group

in

a single physical location because we

are spread

around the

state.

We do hold two

initiations during

each

year and plan to start holding at least one general meeting a year, most likely in the spring. Slide8

ABK

Chapter is Involved

Your officers meet online

as needed

to take care of the chapter’s business.

Our greatest challenge is to find ways

to serve our members better and

to keep us all connected.

Melissa Rainey,

ABK President 2005

Hurricane Katrina Food Drive

Jocelyn Campbell &

Kourtney

White,

ABK Membership Committee 2005

Project Teddy bear

Katherine

Backes

(R),

ABK Historian 2005

Hurricane Katrina Food DriveSlide9

KDP is Progressive

Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society

in Education is vitally interested in

promoting excellence in education throughout

the career lifecycle of its members

KDP is highly progressive and leads the community of honor societies by embracing

virtual universities and recognizing

their scholarly accomplishmentsSlide10

KDP is Forever

Once you attain membership in KDP,

you will be a

member for

life

If you lose contact after graduation, you may always reconnect as a member-at-large or by joining a professional chapter

You

may find

KDP Headquarters

online at www.kdp.org

We hope you decide to remain an active member throughout your careerSlide11

This Initiation is Different

Typically, a KDP initiation is done in a formal setting with family and friends attending.

Alpha Beta Kappa Chapter, Valdosta State University, Valdosta,

GA

William S. (Steve)

Taisler

(ABK President 2006-07) (center)

and the setting is solemn.

Members and

alumni

of the

chapter

attendSlide12

This Initiation is The Same

The ritual is a proud tradition

repeated many times since 1927

Although the environment

may be different, this version of

the ritual remains consistent

with those being experienced

throughout KDP. Slide13

The Tradition is the Same

Please treat this virtual initiation as a serious undertaking.

This

presentation attempts to

provide as much of

the

solemnity

and tradition as possible

in a virtual

environment.

We have done our best to create the proper setting in our virtual environment.Slide14

As we begin…

The original ritual of Kappa Delta Pi,

written for the initiation of new members

into the Society, was adopted by the Executive Council on March 3, 1927.

The initiation ceremony ritual combined idealism, symbolism, and tradition. The ceremony was conducted in a “reverent and esthetic” manner, with symbols that suggested inspiration, introspection

, and

consciousness. Slide15

Welcome

We, the officers and members of Alpha

Beta Kappa

Chapter, welcome you

, our

new

prospective members

, to our chapter.

We would like to recognize each of you by name and to tell of your scholarship, but because of the nature of this presentation, we will have to recognize you as a group

for

your outstanding scholastic accomplishments at

VSU

.

Emily Hunter,

1

st

ABK President 2004Slide16

The Ceremony

Members of the Alpha

Beta Kappa Chapter

of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, we are now assembled to reaffirm faith in the Ideals of our Society and to initiate into membership candidates who seek the bond of our common

purpose,

to promote excellence in and recognize outstanding contributions to education.

Master Chief Steve

Taisler

, USAF,

ABK President 2006Slide17

Our History

Kappa Delta Pi was founded on March 8, 1911, at the University of Illinois.

The Society was incorporated

on June 8, 1911.

The Alpha

Beta Kappa

Chapter was installed by KDP

former National KDP President, Dr. Marcella Kysilka on March 9th, 2004

Dr. Mary Ellen Dallman

ABK Associate

Counselor

Associate Professor

Dr. Marcella

Kysilka

Professor Emerita,

University of Central FloridaSlide18

What Does Membership Imply?

Membership implies fostering the high ideals of the education profession by assuming trusteeship of a rich professional legacy.

Candidates, you will be asked to accept the responsibility of transmitting this legacy at the end of the presentation.

It is our privilege and duty as educators

to transmit this legacy.

Michelle

(

Backes

)

Parkerson

,

1

st

ABK Vice

President 2004

ABK President 2005Slide19

What Does Membership Imply?

Do you accept

the responsibility of transmitting this legacy?

If so, you will answer, “I do” by completing the affirmation statement at the conclusion of the initiation.

Current members may state,

“And we affirm anew our

responsibility in

the

transmission of this legacy.”

Kourtney

White,

ABK Membership Chair 2006Slide20

Principles of the Society

Education is a vital societal force

that encourages universal welfare and individual progress.

Education is the cornerstone of democracy and the foundation for personal fulfillment.

Honor societies conduct rituals and ceremonies to impress upon their members the ideals and duties to which they adhere.

Melissa Rainey

ABK President 2005

& Dr. MochSlide21

Principles of the Society

Members of Kappa Delta Pi have cherished the Society’s Ideals and accepted the concepts of duty established when the organization was founded.

It is desirable that new

members of Kappa Delta Pi

seek awareness

of the duties which education imposes and

of the

Ideals of the

Society accepts.

Jennifer Johnston,

ABK Treasurer 2005,

Convo Delegate 2005Slide22

Ideals of the Society

We present for your acceptance the Ideals which guide members of the Society.

In a formal ceremony where the members gather together at the same place,

candles are lit representing each ideal.

In our virtual ceremony, these candles

are represented graphically

for each of the ideals.

Korry

Allen,

ABK President 2008Slide23

Fidelity to Humanity

The first Ideal is that of

Fidelity to Humanity.

compassion in the contacts one has, as an educator, with humanity;

This Ideal implies faith in the potential

of human beings and in the improvement

of the human condition through education;

Dr. Denise T. Reid,

ABK Associate

Counselor

ProfessorSlide24

Fidelity to Humanity

and dedication to the concept that through continuous education based upon equal opportunity, persons of all ages, races, and creeds will find increased opportunity for experiencing more meaningful lives.

All of this is implied in the

Ideal

of Fidelity to Humanity.

Maranda

Powell,

ABK Alternate Convo Delegate 2005Slide25

Fidelity to Humanity

Do you accept this

Ideal of Fidelity to Humanity?

If so, you will answer, “I do” by completing the affirmation statement at the conclusion of the initiation.

Current members may state “And we affirm anew our faith in the Ideal of Fidelity to Humanity.”

Mandy Moore,

ABK Historian & Convo Delegate 2009Slide26

Ideal of Science

The second Ideal

is that of Science.

This Ideal implies that, as an educator, one will be faithful to the cause of free inquiry and strive to eliminate prejudice and superstition by withholding judgment until accurate and adequate evidence is obtained.

Wendy Lane, 1

st

ABK

Historian

ABK President 2004Slide27

Ideal of Science

One will not distort evidence to support a favorite theory; not be blinded by the new or spectacular; nor condemn the old simply because it is old.

All of this is implied

in the Ideal of Science.

Dr.

Kysilka

, former National President KDP, and

Dr. Sheri Gravett, Associate Vice

President

Academic

Affairs,

ABK Member Slide28

Ideal of Science

Do you accept this Ideal of Science?

If so, you will answer, “I do” by completing the affirmation statement at the conclusion of the initiation.

Current members may state,

“And we affirm anew our faith in the Ideal of Science.”

Dr.

Louis Levy,

VSU

Interim President

,

ABK MemberSlide29

Ideal of Service

The third Ideal is

that of Service.

This Ideal is the very essence of education which seeks advancement, not merely for self, but for society as well.

The incentive of the great educators

of the world has been their desire

to serve humanity.

Dr. Marsha Krotseng,

Chief Planning Officer,

ABK Member of the SocietySlide30

Ideal of Service

Service in education implies living so that others are strengthened and inspired, and striving for the achievement of justice, peace, and a better way of life for all.

All of this is implied

in the Ideal of Service.

Dr. Sheri Gravett,

Associate

Vice President

Academic

Affairs,

ABK Member of the SocietySlide31

Ideal of Service

Do you accept this Ideal of Service?

If so, you will answer, “I do” by completing the affirmation statement at the conclusion of the initiation.

Current members may state,

“And we affirm anew our faith in the Ideal of Service.”

Dr. Sheri Gravett

Associate

Vice President

Academic Affairs

Member of the SocietySlide32

Ideal of Toil

The final Ideal is

that of Toil.

Toil - the will to do the task

that must be done whether the task

pleases one or not,

and faith in the social necessity

and intrinsic reward

of the education profession.

Dr. Peggy L. Moch

ABK Chapter

Counselor

KDP National Vice President

Associate ProfessorSlide33

Ideal of Toil

It implies working with such faith

and zeal that others are won to

the cause of education.

All of this is implied in the Ideal of Toil.

If one life has been given greater

freedom

and nobler vision,

toil has not been in vain.

Dr. Peggy L. Moch

ABK Chapter

Counselor

KDP National Vice President

Associate ProfessorSlide34

Ideal of Toil

Do you accept this Ideal of Toil?

If so, you will answer, “I do” by completing the affirmation statement at the conclusion of the initiation.

Current members may state,

“And we affirm anew our faith in the Ideal of Toil.”

Dr. Peggy L. Moch

ABK Chapter

Counselor

KDP National Vice President

Associate ProfessorSlide35

Society Emblem

Our Society’s emblem incorporates:

the scroll,

and the characters

K (Kappa),

Δ (Delta),

Π (Pi).

the stylus,

the beehive, Slide36

Society Emblem

Many of the treasures of antiquity, which form the foundation of modern education, rest upon

scrolls of papyrus.

The golden scroll,

therefore, is the foundation of our emblem.

The shaft running through the scroll is

the stylus, the first instrument known

to be used in making letters and figures. Slide37

Society Emblem

The beehive symbolizes toil.

represent our motto —Knowledge, Duty, Power —

words expressing the

entire meaning of our

educational ideals.

The characters,

K (Kappa),

Δ (Delta),

Π (Pi) Slide38

Are you ready to proceed?

The Purpose and Ideals of Kappa Delta Pi are now known to you.

Are you ready to assume the obligation of membership in Kappa Delta Pi?

Emily Hunter,

1

st

ABK President

If so, you will answer, “I

am” in

the affirmation statement

and continue to the

conclusion of the initiation.Slide39

Obligation of the Society

Please read aloud the

Obligation of the Society:

If you so promise, do so by completing the affirmation statement at the conclusion of the initiation.

I promise to abide by the Constitution and Bylaws of Kappa Delta Pi

and to cooperate to expand the influence of its purpose and Ideals.

Emily Hunter,

1

st

ABK PresidentSlide40

You Are Now Members

I now declare you members of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education,

pledged to be faithful to its Ideals, and worthy to enter into the bonds of fellowship with its members.

Emily Hunter,

1

st

ABK PresidentSlide41

So to Teach…

-So to teach

, that our words

inspire a will to learn;

To the fulfillment of these objectives, we pledge our efforts and our faith.

-

So to serve

, that each day may

enhance the growth of exploring minds;

-

So to live

, that we may guide young and old to know the truth and love the right.

Dr. Peggy L. Moch

ABK Chapter

Counselor

KDP National Vice President

Associate ProfessorSlide42

Officers of

ABK Chapter

Dr.

Peggy Moch – Counselor, National VP

Dr.

Denise Reid –

Associate

Counselor

Dr. Mary Ellen Dallman – Associate Counselor

.

Lindsey Lamb –

President

Kayla M. Lear –

Vice-President

Sarah Zipperer – Secretary/ Treasurer

Wennie M. Lawson – Historian

Caitlin R. Bailey – Foundation Representative

Cindy Y. Zirkle

–

Membership ChairSlide43

What Happens Next…

You should receive your membership number from KDP Headquarters within two months.

You should receive your KDP and chapter membership certificates, KDP pin, a copy of the KDP Creed, and the “Essential Guide for New members”

from us within the month.Slide44

Conclusion

This concludes the Spring 2010 ABK Chapter initiation. Please remember to complete your affirmation form.

Without the affirmation, we cannot certify your initiation to KDP.

Click on the link

for affirmation provided on the online initiation main page.