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Kappa Delta Pi initiates 
new chapter at Union

Jackson, Tenn. - The Omega Lambda Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi was initiated Sunday, Oct. 17, in an afternoon induction ceremony held in the Coburn Dining Room of the Barefoot Student Union Building at 51ÉçÇø.

Kappa Delta Pi is an honor society in education, tracing its roots to an education society founded in 1909 at the University of Illinois. The actual founding of Kappa Delta Pi was in 1911. With a purpose to "promote excellence in and recognize outstanding contributions to education," the honor society requires members to hold a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above and is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Dr. Janette Rogers, President-Elect of Kappa Delta Pi, conducted the ceremony chartering the Union chapter. Rogers is a professor of education at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okl.

37 charter members were inducted into the local chapter. Of these, approximately one-third are from Union's Germantown campus, including both the vice-president and the treasurer. Dr. Ralph Leverett, professor of special education at Union will serve as counselor. Union's chapter is one of almost 600 chapters internationally.