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President’s Message

Kappa Delta Epsilon (KDE) is an honorary educational fraternity which supports the cause of education by fostering a spirit of fellowship, high standards of scholastic attainment and professional ideals among its members. We are an active group engaged in preparing our members for the teaching profession. Kappa Delta Epsilon was organized March 25, 1933 in Washington, DC.

 

Creed

To love, respect, understand, and guide the student for a life of unfolding possibilities is the task of the teacher; to give aid, counsel, and support to fellow teachers and to all agencies promoting the love of truth, beauty, and goodness is the privilege of the teacher.

Welcome to the Kappa Delta Epsilon website. KDE was founded in 1933 and is very active both at the collegiate and alumnus level. We welcome your interest in our organization. We strive to enhance the teaching profession through fellowship, scholarship, and professionalism.

 

Thank you,

Toni Gorrell

KDE National President

Don’t forget to order your tee-shirt!

 

 

 

 

 

Membership is in four general categories:

 

 

 

 

· Collegiate – undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in teacher education and faculty members at the same facility

 

 

 

 

· Alumni – Graduates of a teacher education program of an approved four-year institution, or current teachers or former teachers in an accredited two- or four-year college or university.

 

 

 

 

· Honorary – either national or local chapter (number is limited)

 

 

 

 

· Members at large – former collegiate or alumni members not currently affiliated with a chapter

 

 

 

Guidelines and specific requirements for membership are set Membership requirements may be found in the KDE Constitution & Bylaws: Article III, Section 4.  Individual chapters may have additional guidelines and requirements.

 

 

 

 

Highlights from The Current, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter a New Chapter

Kappa Delta Epsilon
Honorary Professional Education Fraternity
(For Both Men and Women)

Interested in learning more about Kappa Delta Epsilon? Becoming a member? Chartering a chapter?  As a college student enrolled in a four-year undergraduate program or graduate program in education or as an educator (or former educator) at any level -- kindergarten through graduate school, you are eligible to join.  Please contact:

Dr. J. Elizabeth Casey, National Vice-President

vicepresident@kappadeltaepsilon.org

If there is not an alumni chapter available to join, a member who has graduated from a collegiate KDE chapter may join KDE as a Member-at-Large. That member is a part of the Alpha Fidelis Chapter and receives THE CURRENT and information from the national office.  A Member-at-Large may attend regional meetings and national conventions, but may not hold office.  For a Member-at-Large application form, click here.