Alpha Chi Chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi Records, 1928-1947 *JMU Records*

Repository:

Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

Creator:

Alpha Chi Chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi

Title:

Alpha Chi Chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi Records

Collection No.:

UA 0030

Date:

1928-1947

Extent:

4 folders, .3 Cubic Feet

Language of the Material:

English

Abstract:

This collection is comprised of a record book, account book, original charter, and papers that document the history of the Alpha Chi Chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, from 1928-1947.

Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in education, was founded in 1911 at the University of Illinois, and was one of the first discipline-specific honor societies. On January 30, 1928 members of the Pi Kappa Omega Society at the State Teachers College, also an honors society, dissolved their chapter and reformed as the Alpha Chi Chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi. According to the Katherine Pace, the first Alpha Chi chapter historian, the decision to join Kappa Delta Pi was an effort to grow the society's membership in order to "enlarge its service and become a more active and progressive organization."

The Alpha Chi Chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi Records are comprised of a record book, an account book, original charter, and collected papers that document the history of the Alpha Chi Chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi, at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg. Kappa Delta Pi is the International Honor Society in the field of education. The records are largely comprised of essays, written each year by the organization's historian, that summarize the activities and accomplishments of the organization. An account book contains a record of expenses and membership dues.

The collection is arranged chronologically.