Membership in Alpha Kappa Delta is open to current students who are majoring or minoring in sociology or a program sociological in nature, and attend an institution with an active chapter.
The lifetime membership fee is $50. There are no annual Society dues, but there may be local chapter dues. Please contact the chapter representative at your chapter for more information.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements
Undergraduate Students
- Be enrolled as a major or minor in a sociology program or a program sociological in nature
- Be at least a junior (third year) by standards of the host institution
- Rank in the top 35% of their graduating class in general scholarship.
- If class rank is not readily available to a chapter representative, in lieu of class rank, students shall have accumulated the equivalent of an overall grade point average of at least 3.3 by a four point scale where: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0
- Have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 GPA in sociology courses taken at the host institution prior to initiation
- Have completed at least four courses (the equivalent of 12 semester hours) in sociology prior to initiation
Graduate Students
- Be officially admitted to graduate study in sociology at the host institution
- Completion of the equivalent of one full semester or quarter of graduate study in sociology
- Graduate GPA of a B or better
- Continue matriculation in a program of study leading toward a graduate degree in sociology at the host institution
Faculty & Professional Staff
- Formal conferral of the PhD in sociology or employment as a sociologist are required prior to initiation
Do you meet those requirements?
If so, that’s great! Here are some helpful tips on the next steps of becoming a member.
- A lifetime membership is $50 and there is no obligation to renew your membership.
- You must join through your chapter. We do not accept individual memberships from students.
- Contact your chapter representative to check when he/she will be sending out an announcement to join AKD.
- If you think your chapter may not send out official announcements about membership, fill out our generic membership application and give it to your chapter representative to let him/her know you are interested in joining
Please note: Make sure the chapter representative approves your membership before writing a check for your membership and handing it over.
- If you think your chapter may not send out official announcements about membership, fill out our generic membership application and give it to your chapter representative to let him/her know you are interested in joining
- When will you become an official member? You are officially a member of Alpha Kappa Delta when our Executive Office receives your membership payment and required forms from the chapter. The Executive Office puts you in the system as a member and will order you a membership certificate (certificates are sent to your chapter representative and take about 2-4 weeks to arrive from the time we receive the order).
- What about an official induction ceremony? Most chapters have some kind of induction ceremony; however, each chapter is different and AKD does not require an induction ceremony be held in order for students to be official members.