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Congratulations!
Your student has been invited to join Alpha Lambda Delta - an
honor society with over 80 years of tradition in honoring
outstanding students!
You should be proud of your son or daughter -
he or she has not merely succeeded in their first year of higher
education - your student has excelled. Alpha Lambda Delta can
provide lots of opportunities for your student, and we'd like to
take this opportunity to answer some of the questions our proud
parents often ask...
Why did my son/daughter get invited to join
Alpha Lambda Delta? And what is Alpha Lambda Delta, anyway?
Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society for students in their
first year of higher education. Membership in ALD is open to
all students at an institution with an ALD chapter who have earned a
3.5 of higher GPA in their first year or term of enrollment.
Your student, in receiving the invitation to join ALD, has already
done everything they have to do to show that they are an outstanding
student, deserving of the ALD insignia - all they have to do to take
advantage of the opportunities offered by the Society is to join!
Is this for real?
First, let us say that we understand your concern. In
today's higher education, there are numerous "honor" societies that
offer little or no benefit in exchange for a healthy sum.
We're sure that your exceptional student has been contacted by
several of these less-than-reputable organizations. Now, let
us tell you what sets Alpha Lambda Delta apart.
- Alpha Lambda Delta has been around for
over 80 years - the Society was founded in 1924 at the
University of Illinois by Dean of Women Maria Leonard.
- ALD was one of the first members of the
Association of College Honor Societies - the organization that
sets the standard for honor societies in the United States.
All ACHS member Societies are required to meet strict guidelines
regarding their membership requirements, governance structures,
and operational practices in order to proudly display the ACHS
logo. For more information about ACHS and about the
standards for honor societies, please visit the ACHS
website and read the
Standards Alert.
- Alpha Lambda Delta offers plenty of
opportunities (see below) for very little cost - lifetime
national dues are only $20!
What, exactly, is my son/daughter getting
for their $20?
Aside from the honor and recognition that come with becoming a
member in an academic honor society with over 80 years of tradition,
Alpha Lambda Delta offers the following opportunities:
- Recognition at a chapter initiation
ceremony, where he/she will receive a membership certificate and
an piece of ALD insignia jewelry. Parents are encouraged
to attend and share in their student's accomplishment.
- The opportunity to compete for over
$150,000 each year awarded as scholarships and fellowships to
deserving ALD members.
- Opportunities to work with other
outstanding students on campus and community service projects,
to meet with them in chapter service projects, and to be noticed
as an outstanding scholar by the campus community as a whole.
- Opportunities to grow as a leader, both
at the local and national level. Students are encouraged
to run for local chapter offices, and students are also selected
each year to sit on the National Council, the governing body for
the entire national organization.
- Members are allowed to wear ALD Senior
Honor Cords at graduation, marking them as exceptional scholars
on their special day.
- Students who maintain the ALD GPA may be
awarded ALD senior certificates, and the Maria Leonard Book
Award, given to almost 150 outstanding ALD members each year!
Am I going to be getting a lot of junk mail
from Alpha Lambda Delta?
Absolutely not! Alpha Lambda Delta is one of the few honor
societies that will not sell its membership rolls to third parties.
You will never receive junk mail from Alpha Lambda Delta, and we
will never allow third parties to contact you "on behalf" of
National ALD. (For more details, please read the ALD
Privacy
Policy.)
As you can tell, Alpha Lambda Delta can be a
fantastic resource for your beginning student. We encourage
you to look around our website, find out more about our Society, and
contact us if you have any further questions!
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Happy New Year!
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Graduate Fellowship applications
due January 31 - make sure
your applications are completed
and postmarked by the 31st!
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Work
is almost completed on the 2008
Edition of the
Flame.
Look for copies to be arriving at
your chapter in early February!
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Spring initiation season is about to
kick off -
order
certificates. Please
remember to allow two weeks for
delivery.
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Chapter Advisors - If you've
received a notice from the IRS about
new filing requirements, please
click here.
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