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Omicron Delta Kappa Records Guide to the Omicron Delta Kappa Records UA 7.027

Guide to the Omicron Delta Kappa Records UA 7.027


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William & Mary Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
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Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
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Finding Aid Authors: David Bassett.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
UA 7.027
Title
Omicron Delta Kappa Records 1921-1997 1955-1971
Quantity
0.80 Linear Feet
Creator
Omicron Delta Kappa. Eta Chapter
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Omicron Delta Kappa Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1981.017 received from Alexander Kallos 09.21/1977.

Processing Information:

This collection was processed by David Bassett in December of 2007.

Historical Note:

Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Honor Society, the national collegiate leadership society, was founded at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia in 1914. Originally founded as a men's honor society, the passage in 1972 of the Education Amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, opened the organization to women and the first woman was elected in 1973. Eta Circle of the College of William and Mary was chartered in 1921 and was the sixth circle chartered. Today there are approximately 300 active Circles throughout the United States. Along with Mortar Board, ODK currently sponsors the College's annual Yule Log ceremony (2007). Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

The Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) collection documents the history of the organization from 1921-1997. The bulk of the material consists of correspondence from 1955 to 1971 related to the annual meetings of the General Council of ODK, election and initiation of new Eta Circle members, purchases of books and ODK keys, various financial records, banquet and Tap Service programs, and several newspaper clippings.  The collection also contains several copies of the annual national publication The Circle from 1925- 1933.

Acc. 1981.171

Arrangement of Materials:

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Related Material

Additional information can be found in the Flat Hat student newspaper at http://swem.wm.edu/beta/flathhat/ and the William and Mary News.  Current issues of the Flat Hat can be found at http://www.flathatnews.com/. 

Eta Circle correspondence is also contained in the R. Harvey (Robert Harvey) Chappell Papers, 1950-1982.

Names of the members of Eta Circle by year are contained in the College's yearbook, the Colonial Echo.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Memorandums
  • Newsletters
  • Petitions
  • Student Organizations--Omicron Delta Kappa

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id16361
Box 1
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id101399
    Correspondence
    1928-1937
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id16362
    Correspondence
    1955
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id16363
    Correspondence
    1956
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id16364
    Correspondence
    1957
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id16365
    Correspondence
    1958
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id16366
    Correspondence
    1959
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id16367
    Correspondence
    1960
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8 id16368
    Correspondence
    1961
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9 id16369
    Correspondence
    1962
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10 id16370
    Correspondence
    1963
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11 id16371
    Correspondence
    1964
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 12 id16373
    Correspondence
    1965
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 13 id16374
    Correspondence
    1966
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 14 id16375
    Correspondence
    1967
Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16380
Box 2
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 1 id16376
    Correspondence
    1968
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 2 id16377
    Correspondence
    1969
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 3 id16378
    Correspondence
    1970
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 4 id16379
    Correspondence
    1971
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 5 id16381
    Miscellaneous flyers and announcements
    1921-ongoing
    Scope and Contents

    This folder contains Tap Service and Banquet programs as well as news clippings about ODK.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 6 id101090
    Minutes 1921-1926
    Scope and Contents

    Typed and handwritten minutes from 1921-1926

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 7 id101111
    Sixteenth Anniversary message from the General Council to all members
    December 3, 1930
    Scope and Contents

    Four page flyer announcing new catalog and handbook and ODK scholarship fund

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 8 id101107
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa
    1930
    Scope and Contents

    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa published in the Interests of the Omicron Delta Kappa Fraternity. March, June, September, 1930

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16383
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    1927
    Scope and Contents

    Published by the Omicron Delta Kappa Fraternity, William M. Brown, Executive Secretary, at Lexington, Virginia. January, September, 1927

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16382
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    September 1927
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16384
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    March 1933
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16385
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    September 1927
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16386
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    May 1925
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16387
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    June 1925
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16388
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    December 1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16389
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    December 1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16390
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    March 1927
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16391
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    December 1931
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16392
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    March-June 1931
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id16393
    The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Catalog and Handbook
    December 1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 9 id176786
    Invitations