Delta Alpha Pi (honor society)

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

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 Delta Alpha Pi has over 150 chapters.[4]

Symbols

The three Greek letters have specific meaning.[3]

  • Delta – D for Disability
  • Alpha – A stands for Achievement
  • Pi – P represents Pride
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References

Official website

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