Applicants should arrange to have one letter of recommendation sent as an e-mail attachment to ODK@vt.edu by the application deadline. This letter should address your LEADERSHIP qualities in one or more of the five listed areas below, and must be from a member of the VT faculty or administration, or alternatively from an ODK member.

Please contact Kerry DeMella for more information about the ODK application process.

How do I become a member?

Membership in Omicron Delta Kappa is as much an obligation and responsibility in leadership as it is a mark of highest distinction and honor. Membership is awarded to undergraduate junior and senior students; to graduate students; to faculty, staff, administration and alumni; and to persons qualifying for membership "honoris causa." Student membership candidates must rank in the upper 35 percent in scholarship of their school or college and must show leadership in at least one of five areas:

scholarship;

athletics;

campus or community service, social and religious activities, and campus government;

journalism, speech, and the mass media; and,

creative and performing arts.

An individual achieving distinction in his or her chosen profession or rendering outstanding service through leadership may be elected to honorary membership (honoris causa).