AKD Honor Society

Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) International Sociology Honor Society was founded in 1920 by USC sociologist Dr. Emory S. Bogardus. The Society is intended to stimulate sociological scholarship and to promote the scientific study of society. The AKD Chapter at Colorado College is headed by Gail Murphy-Geiss, Assistant Professor of Sociology. AKD at CC inducted its first members in 2005 and will continue to invite students who meet the following criteria:

• Be an officially declared sociology major or demonstrate a serious interest in sociology within an official program of the host institution.
  

• Be at least a junior (third year) by standards of the host institution.
  

• Have accumulated the equivalent of an overall GPA of 3.0 and rank in the top 35% of their class in general scholarship.
  

• Have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 GPA in sociology courses taken at the host institution prior to initiation.
  

• Have completed at least four regular courses in sociology prior to initiation (exclusive of extension or courses graded pass/fail).

AKD Paper Contest: Call for Papers

2008 AKD Inductees

Kelsey Pullar '09
Berenice Torres '10
Zoe Wick '10
Duncan Forbes '08
Ben Perdue '10
Mike Freeman '10
Lauren Jenkins '10
Katie Kantor '10
Anaïs Gude '10
Christina Yong '10
JJ Osterweil '09
Tucker Dunn '10
Emily Schneider '09

2007 AKD Inductees

Hunter Swain '09
Calen Hall '09
Elsa Frey '08
Lauren Hughes '09
Alice Gallmeyer '08
Sarah Diefendorf '09
Katelyn Bayne '08
Allyson Proske '08
Ashley Young '09
Sophie Kauffman '09
Lauren Abrams '08
Tabitha Hrynick '09
Caroline Hodge '09
Brittany Linton '09
Genai Odhner '09
Anna Wool '08

2006 AKD Inductees

Lauren Bogard '07
Ana Lara Roca '07
Kathleen Denny '07
Jessica Gingold '08
Amy Reedy '08
Jocelyn Corbett '08
Drew Gallaugher '08
Megan Berry '08
Drew Foster '08
Maya Zarchan '08