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January 2011

Dear Coastal Carolina University Student:

It is my pleasure to inform you that you are among a very small number of Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students who have been determined to be academically eligible for consideration as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the University's first national leadership and scholastic society. Seniors graduating in May 2011 are not eligible for membership consideration, unless you have been accepted into a graduate program here at Coastal Carolina University. If this applies to you, please indicate so on your application.

The Coastal Carolina University Circle of ODK is an active organization on campus, participating in several activities like the Celebration of Inquiry, Grad Finale, the Honors Convocation, and bringing leaders/speakers to the campus. We also, proudly sponsor the University's Honor Stole Project as currently displayed by students at Commencement.

Your application Your application for membership in ODK is voluntary. If you are interested in applying for ODK please fill out the attached application and return it no later than 4:30pm on Friday, February 25, 2011 to the ODK Circle Faculty Secretary, Charmaine Tomczyk, in Kimbel Library. If you would like to submit your application electronically, please type in all of the appropriate information and e-mail it back to me at the address listed below. Please be sure to follow-up if you submit your application electronically. Your application for membership will be carefully examined and you will be notified by March 28, 2011 regarding your acceptance for membership. When completing the application form, please note that holding or having held leadership positions is a requirement for membership consideration. Please list all honors and offices and the years of service or years in office. For a list of potential leadership areas that we will consider, please follow this link to the national ODK website: http://odk.org/audience/prospective_members or for a list of examples of Coastal Carolina University leadership positions, see website http://ww2.coastal.edu/ODK/samples.html.

For more information about ODK you can visit either the national website at www.odk.org or http://ww2.coastal.edu/ODK. You may also contact Charmaine Tomczyk by email at charmain@coastal.edu, or by phone at: 843-349-2403, fax: 843-349 2412. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Kelsey Dudley
Omicron Delta Kappa President
Coastal Carolina University Circle
ksdudley@g.coastal.edu