The university community is a composite, made up of the multiple pursuits of the many faculty and students as they interact with one another in teaching, learning, and research. Kappa Delta Pi values the many KDP members serving in higher education faculty positions at colleges and universities across the country, and at institutions around the world. Several of these faculty members are in education preparation programs, working to develop preservice teachers, practicing teachers seeking graduate degrees, future administrators, and perhaps contributing to the research and study of current and future education practices. Other faculty members study fields outside of education and demonstrate the commitment to excellence and high ideals KDP promotes for all educators, no matter the grade level or subject matter taught.

University faculty members are pulled in many different directions. Their tasks include teaching, researching, advising, presenting, mentoring, writing, serving on committees, keeping abreast of current trends, service, and much more. All faculty members, no matter how long their tenure, bring to their positions talents, skills, knowledge, and creative ideas that no one else possesses. Faculty members who are connected to Kappa Delta Pi, either as members or chapter counselors, also have at their disposal a wealth of resources and support that the Society provides.