Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society
EASI is truly proud to learn about this long overdue honor society. Colleges and universities all across the country need to learn about its work. These schools need to begin local chapters to recognize the academic work of their students and to encourage other students with disabilities to earn membership in the society.
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society was founded in 2004 at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. The three Greek letters stand for disability, achievement and pride.
Members display pride in their academic accomplishments as honor students who happen to have a disability. Delta Alpha Pi members strive to change the negative perception that students with disabilities cannot achieve academically. Through public recognition, leadership and visible participation in educational activities, Honor Society members counteract such prejudice.
Students who meet the criteria receive a letter of invitation to participate in Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society through the established initiation process. All invited students must present with a documented disability and work with one of the faculty or staff in the university’s Office of Disability Services, and they must demonstrate an interest in disability issues. Undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits and attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.10 (on a 4.0 scale). Graduate students must have completed a minimum of 18 credits and earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.30.
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society has an established constitution and ceremonies. Individual chapters have autonomy in aspects that may vary depending on size and interest. For example, dues are set by each chapter. And mentoring, educational activities and advocacy work can be determined by the wishes of chapter members. For instance, at East Stroudsburg University members of Delta Alpha Pi serve as mentors for first-year students who have disabilities.
Colleges or universities can apply for a charter when they have a designated advisor/sponsor and a minimum of ten students who meet the membership criteria. The cost of a charter is $250 which provides the new chapter with 30 Honor Society pins, 15 Honor Cords for graduating seniors and copies of the ceremonies for the initiation of new members and induction of officers.
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society was founded by Edith F. Miller, Ed.D., who is a professor and Director of Disability Services at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. She can be contacted via email at
Listen to an audio interview with Dr. Miller about the honor society