ALPHA KAPPA DELTA

International Sociology Honor Society
Gamma Chapter Colorado State University

Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) is a non-secret, democratic, international honor society of scholars dedicated to the ideal of Athropon Katamanthanein Diakonesein or “to investigate humanity for the purpose of service.” AKD seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement of the human condition.

AKD was founded at the University of Southern California in 1920 and became affiliated with the Association of College Honor Societies in 1967. Approximately 50,000 lifetime members are affiliated with more than 500 chapters of the honor society. These are persons with academic records showing excellence in sociology. The Gamma Chapter at Colorado State University was chartered in 1964.

There are several benefits to joining AKD. The society funds student travel to professional conferences, sponsors annual student paper competitions, and funds guest speakers. Additionally, all members receive a subscription to the journal Sociological Inquiry. Membership in AKD also provides official recognition of academic achievement in the field of sociology. In April of each year, students attend an induction ceremony at which they receive an honor cord to be worn at graduation and an official certificate of membership.

Membership Criteria for Undergraduate Students:

• Officially Declared Sociology Major
• Junior or Senior Status (60+ Credits)
• Overall GPA of 3.0 or Above
• Sociology GPA of 3.0 or Above
• Completion of at Least 4 Courses in Sociology Prior to Initiation

Membership Criteria for Graduate Students:

• Overall GPA of 3.0 or Above
• Completion of at Least One Semester of Graduate Coursework in Sociology
  Prior to Initiation

If you meet the above criteria and wish to become a member of AKD, there is an application form to fill out, which you can get from the AKD bulletin board outside of Professor Lori Peek’s office (Clark Building, Room B-237). You can also contact her by email (lori.peek@colostate.edu) and request an electronic copy of the form.

 

Spring 2008 AKD Initiates

Bayleigh Taylor Anderson, Cassie Lynn Barrett, David Lee Broyles, Leah D. Bundgaard, Leah Marie Cassidy, Bailee Shea Cochran, Meredith Suzanne Dickinson, Aaron Thomas French, Kristi Michelle Hendrixson, Lahoma Jayne Howard, Revati Kilaparti, Corey Dwight Kleinhenz, Tessa Carol Nelson, Luisa Mercedes Paternostro, Kathryn Josephine Quillin, Chad Allen Peters, Kevin Mark Prouty, Alicia Norlien Rehn, Alexa Katherine Rempis, Monica Kristine Roam, Benjamin Thomas Grant Schrader, Laura Catherine Scruggs, Mallory Ann Starr, Heidi Marie Stuckert, Ian Jacob Watada, Alisha Nicole Zellner

Fall 2007 AKD Initiates

Brittany Amber Black, Amanda Marie Braun, Isaac Richard Freitas, Katie Love Freudenthal, Barbara Nicole Hillman, Mindy Michaela Howard, Samantha Johansen, Leonard William Large, Adam Garth Lauer, Lauren Megan Lobdell, Amanda Marie Magill, Amanda Loraine Pala, Krista Patrice Richardson, Ryan Thomas Taylor, Shannon Kate Walford

Spring 2007 AKD Initiates
Anna Blair Comer, Robin Jean Cooley, Sara Ann Gill, Matt J. Greife, Lindsey Marie Gulsvig, Dean Carlton Hirt, Danielle N. Marshall, Sarah Marie Mendonza, Darshini Nilushika Munasinghe, Andy Joseph Prelog, Amber Lynn Rozeboom, Elizabeth Kathleen Snow, Kacilyn Ann Turley, Jessica Maria Yoos

Fall 2006 AKD Initiates
Emily Marie Anderson, Lea Christene Blumer, Kelli Nicole DePriest, Samantha Ann McLeod, Adam Joseph Meyers, Marguerite Claire Molinas, Clark Niemeyer-Thomas, Tara Kendall Shone

Spring 2006 AKD Initiates
Lindsay Anne Beaudry, Melissa Blocker, Christopher Allan Clarke, Elizabeth Collins, Deseraé M. Frisk, Rebecca Marie Georgerian, Breanna Nicole Herrick, Christine Ann Junod, Britney Lauren Malpiede, Taryn K. McCaughey, Alex Benjamin Mitchell, Rebecca Louise Posford, Brian Eric Rose, Heather Marie Stokes, Meagan R. Tannehill, Tania Nickens Valdez, Elena Ariel Windsong

Questions? Please contact Dr. Lori Peek, AKD Faculty Advisor, 970-491-6777, lori.peek@colostate.edu.