{"id":94291,"date":"2023-11-17T08:33:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=94291"},"modified":"2023-11-17T08:33:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:33:26","slug":"odk-honor-society-initiates-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2023\/11\/odk-honor-society-initiates-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"ODK honor society initiates new members"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLEVELAND, Miss. \u2014<\/strong> The Delta State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) held its fall 2023 initiation in Sillers Chapel recently, inducting seven new members. ODK is a national leadership honor society that recognizes and encourages collaboration among collegiate leaders. Delta State&#8217;s Circle of ODK was founded in 1967 and formally installed on May 23, 1971.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initiate Michelle Fisackerly said, \u201cI am honored to be inducted into ODK. Embracing the initiation into such a prestigious honor society, as a graduate student and high school teacher, means embracing the responsibility to lead by example, both inside and outside the classroom. As a high school teacher, I am constantly pushing my kids to be their best and never settle for mediocrity. I am proud to get to share with them this honor and show them that life-long learning is essential for growth in any area they want to pursue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to their website, ODK seeks to identify, celebrate, and engage collegiate and community leaders from different backgrounds, perspectives, and generations. Members enjoy scholarship opportunities, leadership development programs, access to a national network, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New member Geoff Latham said, &#8220;Being initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa is powerfully rewarding because it signifies a commitment to service and leadership that upholds and uplifts the very best in collegiate and community life. It is a tremendous honor and I look forward to collaborating with other members for great things to come in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new members of ODK are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Counts, Oxford \u2013 senior, Speech and Hearing Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Fisackerly, Vicksburg \u2013 graduate student, Educational Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Luke Kennedy, Cherry Valley, Ark. \u2013 junior, Flight Operations \/ Aviation Management<\/li>\n<li>Alyssa Landrum, Nesbit \u2013 junior, Elementary Education \/ Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Geoffrey Latham, Cleveland \u2013 graduate student, Art<\/li>\n<li>Aubrey Norris, Cleveland \u2013 junior, Biochemistry<\/li>\n<li>Alexander Threadgill, Tillatoba \u2013 junior, Nursing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about Omicron Delta Kappa, visit their website at <a href=\"https:\/\/odk.org\/\">https:\/\/odk.org\/<\/a>. For more information about Delta State University, or to apply, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/deltastate.edu\/\">deltastate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":653,"featured_media":94292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[246],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-students"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94293,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94291\/revisions\/94293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}