Centennial Events

The countdown to Kappa Delta Pi’s 20-month Centennial Celebration began with the Society’s first annual Founder’s Day recognition on March 8, 2010, and concludes with the 48th Biennial Convocation in November 2011. Events and programs have included Regional Receptions, Founder’s Day, and 100th Anniversary celebrations. Other special activities occurring throughout this period include the Essay Contest and Time Capsule, along with activities tailored to individual chapters. Register Now!

Essay Contest	Centennial Celebration
Time Capsule	Centennial Merchandise
Decades Dance	Convo 2011

ESSAY CONTEST

To celebrate the evolution of education and Kappa Delta Pi’s place in that evolution, the Society sponsored an essay contest on the topic “So to Teach, So to Serve, So to Live: Past, Present, and Future of Education.” There were three different essay categories to be judged: 1) undergrads and graduate students; 2) preK–12 practicing educators; and 3) university faculty members and preK–16 educational administrators. The three overall winning essays (one in each category) will be published in a 2011 issue of the Kappa Delta Pi Record. Additionally, the three winning essays and finalists’ essays will be published in an anthology to be distributed at the KDP Convocation. Each of the winners and finalists are rewarded with a two-year membership to Kappa Delta Pi (value $70). The top winner in each category also receives a free registration to the 2011 Convocation.

TIME CAPSULE

The time capsule will be closed at the Convo 2011 Closing Banquet. There will be a group picture taken of everyone in the banquet hall to include in the capsule. Also enclosed will be a register of each attendee’s signature; up to three pages, two-sided, of chapter history from each chapter; a Convo program; annual report; and other items. Be there and become part of KDP history!

DECADES DANCE

Come celebrate 100 years of KDP at the Convo Counting Down the Decades Dance! After the Closing Banquet, the celebration continues at the Decades Dance Saturday night. Chapters are invited to participate by preparing a dance from one of the decades in the past 100 years. Here are some possibilities: the Waltz from 1911; the Charleston from the 1920s; the Rumba from the 1930s; the Jitterbug from the 1940s; Rock ’n Roll from the 1950s; the Twist from the 1960s; Disco dancing from the 1970s; Breakdancing from the 1980s; the Macarena from the 1990s; and modern dance since 2000. Is your chapter interested in representing a decade by showcasing a dance and modeling steps for attendees to join in? You might want to consider choosing the decade when your chapter was chartered. Participating chapters will collaborate with the Dance Coordinator to choose a song and then prepare dance routines, including props and costumes. Click here to access the participation form.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, was founded on March 8, 1911. For 100 years, KDP has recognized excellence in education to meet the changing needs of educators and their students, as well as provide member educators resources and opportunities that encourage innovative and best practices. The Society has grown from its first Alpha Chapter at the University of Illinois to more than 600 chapters and nearly 45,000 members world-wide. Join the Centennial Celebration as we cherish our past, celebrate the present, and create the future.

CENTENNIAL MERCHANDISE

Please visit the KDP Store for our specially designed Centennial T-shirt and other commemorative Centennial merchandise.