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JerryHatake
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 Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject: Delta Alpha Pi |
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I'm wondering if anyone else has heard it because it was recently formed honor society for students with disabilities. I know Mason has a chapter for it and I'm going to be a part of it because its seems interesting.
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JerryHatake
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Well it was founded in 2004 at East University of Pennsylvania. I have not found much information about but I am going for it because its better than not getting on the Dean's List at all.
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JerryHatake
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Actually just found this article on the web
From www.ahead.org
| Quote: | Edith F. Miller, Ed.D., Professor/Disability Services Director with East Stroudsburg University, PA explains the purpose of Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society.
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, the first of its kind in the nation, was established in 2004 at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania specifically to recognize the academic accomplishments of university students with disabilities. Because of the negative stereotyping associated with disability, students have frequently been reluctant to identify themselves publicly. Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society presents an opportunity to change that perception by recognizing students with disabilities for their achievements. In addition, this honor society facilitates development of skills in leadership, advocacy and education for student participants.
The three Greek letters have specific meaning. Delta – D for Disability, but also the triangle, symbol of strength. Members of Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society demonstrate strength as leaders on campus to help break down the barriers of negativism. Also, they serve as mentors and role models for other students with disabilities. Alpha – A stands for Achievement. Alpha is the beginning, and academic achievement must come first. A also stands for advocacy, because students must advocate for themselves before they can advocate for others. Members of Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society enhance advocacy skills for themselves and advocate for the rights of all individuals with disabilities to be included fully in society. Pi – P represents Pride, pride in academic achievement and in other accomplishments, not just as students with disabilities, but as members of the university community. Pi is a mathematical symbol that we learned to use in elementary arithmetic classes. Thus, Pi is an appropriate symbol for education. Members of Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society participate in activities designed to educate the community and society regarding disability issues and the need to apply the principles of universal design in learning. Members of Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society work for an “aDAPtable” world.
Membership is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who meet the following criteria: All students must present with a documented disability and work with one of the faculty members in the Office of Disability Services; students must demonstrate an interest in disability issues. Undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits and earned an overall Quality Point Average of 3.10. Graduate students must have completed a minimum of 18 credits and earned an overall Quality Point Average of 3.30.
Dr. Edith F. Miller and Dr. Julianne Albiero-Walton, co-founders of Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, and two founding student members will be available in the Exhibit Hall at the 2006 AHEAD Conference in San Diego to discuss opportunities for other colleges and universities to obtain charters to initiate chapters at their own campuses. Currently, three chapters have been established at Pennsylvania universities. |
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JerryHatake
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Wow I'm surprised no one else on WP heard about it. Then again there are not many universities out there that a Delta Alpha Pi chapter. I wish people replied to this thread because this a great idea for people with disabilities to fight back at the negative stereotypes of disabilities.
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JerryHatake
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Mason's Delta Alpha Pi is the fourteen chapter to be made since 2004.
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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Is this mostly geared towards physical disabilities or also neurological and developmental?
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All disabilities and the criteria is pretty straight forward.
*Present with a documented disability and work with one of the faculty members in ODS*
*Demonstrates an interest in disability issue*
Undergrad students must have:
A minimum of 24 Credit Hours
Earned an overall GPA of 3.1
Grad students must have:
A minimum of 18 Credit Hours
Earned an overall GPA of 3.3
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JerryHatake
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Orwell,
DAP is for anyone with a disability or more. The pin is pretty cool I have to admit.
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Orwell
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Well, I can't really find any information on it and I'm almost certain my university doesn't have a chapter.
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JerryHatake
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| Orwell wrote: | | Well, I can't really find any information on it and I'm almost certain my university doesn't have a chapter. |
There's about 20 chapter so far since the spring of 2004 with the original Alpha chapter founding.
http://www.ahead.org/publications/alert/2006/alertjuly06.php
Its mention in here where I quote it.
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JerryHatake
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I'm volunteered myself to be the head of the ASDs Committee. 
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matsuiny2004
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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cool, If I have to join a fraternity later on in college I will try them out.
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JerryHatake
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Well you have to invited to join it. Its just like NJHS and NHS in middle and high schools of course.
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curiouslittleboy
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:09 am Post subject: |
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Wow...I've never heard of this. o.o
It sounds kwel. 
Sweet! XD
the schools are actually acepting us. *weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee XD |
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JerryHatake
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:29 am Post subject: |
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It is for any disability basically and well every disability has been look down upon a lot so it does make sense a good bit as well.
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