Alpha Kappa Delta - Membership

Membership

In order for colleges and other institutions to establish a chapter, the institution’s Sociology Department must hold at least two full-time professors of sociology. Also, the representing Sociology Department must offer a minimum of 30 semester hours of standard courses in the sociology field. (This does not include summer sessions or extended teaching offerings).

Membership in Alpha Kappa Delta spans a lifetime. As a member, you receive a one year subscription to the Social Inquiry, the scientific journal of the AKD. Election into Alpha Kappa Delta has always been and will always be undertaken without regard to race, creed, or national origin.This membership, however, requires no oath, vow, or pledge. Once membership is acquired, a Certificate of Membership is given in hope that new members will make the ideals of Alpha Kappa Delta their own.

As an undergraduate, any student interested in becoming a member must officially be declared as a Sociology Major or have serious interest in the sociology field within an offical program of the host institution. The undergraduate must obtain the equivalent grade of a 3.0 grade point average in sociology courses taken, and must complete a minimum of four courses at the host institution prior to initiation. As a graduate student, one must complete half of one year of graduate school study in sociology while obtaining a grade point average of B or better. The student must also be continuing their matriculation in a program of study working toward their graduate degree in sociology.

Staff members of the host institution must obtain a Ph. D. in sociology or be currently employed as a sociologist at the host institution prior to initiation.

In order to gain membership into Alpha Kappa Delta, one must abide by the following requirements:

1. Shall be an officially declared sociology or urban studies major or minor or a minor in anthropology or international / intercultural studies.
2. Shall be at least a junior (third year) by standards of the host institution.
3. Shall have accumulated an overall grade point average of 3.3.
4. Shall have maintained the equivalent of a 3.3 grade point average in the department.
5. Shall have completed at least six courses in the department prior to initiation (exclusive of extension of courses graded pass / fail).