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Membership in Alpha Kappa Delta is open to current students who are majoring or minoring in sociology or a program sociological in nature, and attend an institution with an active chapter.
The lifetime membership fee is $50. There are no annual Society dues, but there may be local chapter dues. Please contact the chapter representative at your chapter for more information.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements
Undergraduate Students
- Be enrolled as a major or minor in a sociology program or a program sociological in nature
- Be at least a junior (third year) by standards of the host institution
- Rank in the top 35% of their graduating class in general scholarship.
- If class rank is not readily available to a chapter representative, in lieu of class rank, students shall have accumulated the equivalent of an overall grade point average of at least 3.3 by a four point scale where: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0
- Have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 GPA in sociology courses taken at the host institution prior to initiation
- Have completed at least four courses (the equivalent of 12 semester hours) in sociology prior to initiation
Valparaiso University announces: AKD inducts new members who fit the follow criteria:
- Be a junior or senior in good standing;
- Be a major in sociology;
- Have completed a minimum of four regular sociology courses at Valpo;
- Possess at least a 3.3 overall GPA;
- Possess at least a 3.5 GPA in sociology and criminology courses taken at Valpo.
Faculty & Professional Staff
- Formal conferral of the PhD in sociology or employment as a sociologist are required prior to initiation
Run this Informer report:
Export results to .csv Excel for manipulation.
In Excel, run a subtotal process under the data tab to aggregate GPA Credits and Quality Points
Add Column in Spreadsheet to calculate the GPA for the SOC classes by dividing Column Q by O
and copy the formula down the page.
and Identify and remove any students with fewer than 12 total GPA Credits OR have a GPA calculated GPA of less than 3.0000
