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Penn State Altoona announces new Kappa Delta Pi chapter

ALTOONA – Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, will install the new Penn State Altoona Chapter, Alpha Epsilon Pi, at 2 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2009 in the Port-Sky Cafe. More than fifty new charter members will be initiated by an executive member of Kappa Delta Pi, from its headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. Chancellor Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry will receive the charter on behalf of the college.

Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) is one of the largest and most prestigious educational honor societies in the world. It is dedicated to fostering excellence in education and promoting fellowship among leaders dedicated to teaching. With more than 550 active chapters throughout the world, Kappa Delta Pi is dedicated to the ideals of Fidelity to Humanity, Service, Science, and Toil. Students have been carefully selected based on very stringent expectations, high academic accomplishments, and promising leadership examples as prescribed in the KDP bylaws. In order to be eligible for the Penn State Altoona chapter, students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above, be in sophomore standing, and complete or be in the process of completing at least twelve credit hours of specific education courses. This year, only the top 11 percent of students in the elementary and secondary education majors will be initiated.

This is the first education honor society to be established at Penn State Altoona and only the second KDP chapter in the Penn State System. The other chapter is located at Penn State Harrisburg.

The installation and initiation ceremony is only by invitation. Contact Barbara Hong at bsh15@psu.edu or 814-949-5272 with questions.