Membership Information
Statement of Membership: Membership in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International shall be by invitation. Members initiated into the Society become members of chapters, state organizations and the International Society.
Classifications of Membership: Active, Reserve, Honorary, and Collegiate
Active Members shall be women who are employed in educational work at the time of their election and retired women professional educators. They shall participate in activities of the Society.
Reserve Members shall be formerly active members who are retired from educational work and are unable to participate fully in the activities of the chapter because of physical disability and/or geographical location. Reserve status shall be granted by a majority vote of the chapter. Reserve members are excused from committee work. If a Reserve member is present at a chapter meeting, she is eligible to vote.
Honorary Members shall be women not eligible for active membership who have rendered notable service to education. They shall be privileged to participate in all activities except that of holding office.
Collegiate Members shall be undergraduate or graduate students who meet the following criteria:
a. Undergraduate student collegiate members shall:
1. Be enrolled in an institution offering an education degree and have the intent to
continue academically and professionally in the field of education; and
2. Be enrolled within the last two years of their undergraduate education degree
b. Graduate student collegiate members shall have graduate standing in an institution offering an education degree and have the intent to continue academically and professionally in the field of education.
When a collegiate member starts her career as a paid educator, she will pay active member dues and become an active member. If a collegiate member does not pursue a career as an educator, her membership will expire upon graduation or withdrawal from the education degree program.
Classifications of Membership: Active, Reserve, Honorary, and Collegiate
Active Members shall be women who are employed in educational work at the time of their election and retired women professional educators. They shall participate in activities of the Society.
Reserve Members shall be formerly active members who are retired from educational work and are unable to participate fully in the activities of the chapter because of physical disability and/or geographical location. Reserve status shall be granted by a majority vote of the chapter. Reserve members are excused from committee work. If a Reserve member is present at a chapter meeting, she is eligible to vote.
Honorary Members shall be women not eligible for active membership who have rendered notable service to education. They shall be privileged to participate in all activities except that of holding office.
Collegiate Members shall be undergraduate or graduate students who meet the following criteria:
a. Undergraduate student collegiate members shall:
1. Be enrolled in an institution offering an education degree and have the intent to
continue academically and professionally in the field of education; and
2. Be enrolled within the last two years of their undergraduate education degree
b. Graduate student collegiate members shall have graduate standing in an institution offering an education degree and have the intent to continue academically and professionally in the field of education.
When a collegiate member starts her career as a paid educator, she will pay active member dues and become an active member. If a collegiate member does not pursue a career as an educator, her membership will expire upon graduation or withdrawal from the education degree program.
Interested in membership?
Use the following link: Membership Form
Returning Member?
Use this link: Reinstatement Form
Use the following link: Membership Form
Returning Member?
Use this link: Reinstatement Form