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The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. emerged from a dream of Gladys Merritt Ross, a neophyte teacher from Jersey City, New Jersey, to establish a sorority to promote sisterhood among teachers and to uphold the highest ideas of the teaching profession.

Since its inception in 1923 the sorority has sought to foster a spirit of sisterhood among teachers, promote the highest ideals of the teaching profession and encourages our youth to attain higher levels of academic social and moral character. We strive to provide experiences that educate and empower not only our members but the community in which we serve.

We are an active and working sorority committed to fulfilling our mission which is the Y. E. S. Program. We are faithful to our Youth, lifelong learners passionately striving to improve Education and devoted to being of Service in our communities.

Our purpose:

To stimulate personal growth among teachers.
To foster a true spirit of sisterhood.
To promote the highest ideals of the teaching profession.
To encourage the development of the potential of our youth

The National Sorority of Delta Kappa, Inc., a professional organization of teachers dedicated to the task of training youth of America to cope satisfactorily and effectively with today's problems, firmly believes education to be a potent factor in maintaining and perpetuating democracy as the most ideal form of life.

To remain in this position, modern education must provide youth with abilities for:

Developing an integrated personality
Assuming a successful place in a group and
Adjusting to the ever changing problems of their culture.

Through the day by day instruction in the classroom and multiple contact in the community, the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. seeks to inform all citizenry of the ever changing problems of our culture and to equip. them with the necessary social skills to solve these problems according to true democratic process. In this endeavor, the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. shall continue to take its rightful place among those who point the way in establishing, maintaining, and sustaining avenues of communication between and among all people.

If you are interested in being considered for membership please contact us.

Pictured – Front, Left to Right: Gladys Cannon Nunnery, Julia Asbury Barnes, Gladys Merritt Ross (Mother Founder), Dr. Florence Steele- Hunt

Rear- Ella Wells Butler, Marguerite Gross, Mildred Morris (not pictured Edna McConnell)

OUR NATIONAL FOUNDERS

On Palm Sunday in April 1923, Gladys Merritt met with a young lady, who to this day is simply known as Ms. X, and discussed the possibility of creating a sorority for teachers in Jersey City. This discussion was different than other conversations the two had as this one resulted in invitations being sent to eight other teachers to attend an information meeting. Ms. X attempted to discourage Ms. Merritt from this venture thinking of how difficult and troublesome. Ms. Merritt promised should there not be interest from those invited she would give up the idea. However those who attended that information session were so motivated they voted to create a permanent organization that Friday night.

Within a matter of weeks they had engaged an attorney to assist in establishing the sorority. However being so young themselves, they needed to elect trustees to sign for them to become incorporated. May 23, 1923, they were finally official and this date is still celebrated as our offical Founder's Day.

These truly outstanding women each went on to live up to the ideals they set forth as the mission of the sorority. Each of them becoming educational leaders in their community having lasting impact where they served so diligently. From those eight amazing young women meeting on a Friday evening the sorority has grown to over 130 chapters internationally.