Delta Alpha Pi (honor society)
Appearance
Delta Alpha Pi | |
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ΔΑΠ | |
Founded | 2004 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania |
Type | Honor society |
Affiliation | Independent |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | Students with disabilities |
Scope | International |
Motto | "Working for an aDAPtable World" |
Colors | Royal blue and Gold |
Flower | Sunflower |
Mascot | Turtle |
Chapters | 170 |
Headquarters | 5540 Montauk Lane Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18017-8909 United States |
Website | Official website |
Delta Alpha Pi (ΔΑΠ) is an American Honor Society founded in 2004 to recognize high-achieving college and university students with disabilities.[1][2] Membership is open to both undergraduate and graduate students at colleges and universities with chartered chapters of DAPi and who meet certain criteria:[3]
History
[edit]Delta Alpha Pi was founded in 2004 at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It became national in 2006 and became a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 2008 as "Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society"[3]
As of 2019[update] Delta Alpha Pi has over 150 chapters.[4]
Symbols
[edit]The three Greek letters have specific meaning.[3]
- Delta – D for Disability
- Alpha – A stands for Achievement
- Pi – P represents Pride