Student Life—Omicron Delta Kappa

A Guide Through the Bethel Leadership Experience

Omicron Delta Kappa

O∆K is an experience of honor and service within Bethel’s leadership program. Omicron Delta Kappa is a national leadership honor society for college students that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character. Membership in O∆K is a mark of highest distinction and is well recognized by leaders in both the academic and business worlds.

“Leaders tend to learn best from other leaders.” —Bill Hybels

The O∆K Premise

O∆K is a society formed for three purposes:

To recognize those who have attained a high standard of efficiency in collegiate activities and to inspire others to strive for
achievement along similar lines.
To bring together students who represent all phases of collegiate life to help mold the outlook of the institution to holistic interests of the collegiate and local community.
To bring together members of the faculty and student body as well as other O∆K members on a basis of mutual interest and understanding.

The Four Components

O∆K members must complete a required number of components. The four basic components include:

Mentorship: Students will have the option of either being mentored by a college staff or faculty member or mentoring an incoming first- or second-year student.
Leadership Learning: This category ranges from “Life’s Lessons at Lunch” sessions to off-campus leadership seminars. Students desiring to sharpen their leadership gifts will have ample opportunities to hear from excellent speakers.
Service: This category includes events such as volunteering at immigration services on campus, maintenance of the campus, and off-campus community projects.
O∆K Meetings: Bethel O∆K members come together frequently for food, fellowship, and dialogue
regarding leadership at Bethel.

Becoming A Member

Membership in O∆K is awarded to junior and senior students. Students must rank in the upper 35 percent of their class and must show leadership in at least one of five phases of campus life:

scholarship
athletics
campus or community service, social and religious activities, and campus government
journalism, speech, and mass media
creative and performing arts