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Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) is an International Honor Society of Sociology. Alpha Kappa Delta is a non-secret, democratic organization founded in 1920 by Dr. Emory S. Bogardus. It is dedicated to encouraging and stimulating scholarship while promoting the scientific study and advancement of sociology. Throughout the past eight decades, Alpha Kappa Delta has grown to over 80,000 scholars and now has more than 490 chapters established around the world. ==History and founders== In 1915, Emory S. Bogardus formed one of the earliest sociological departments in the U.S. at the University of Southern California. He decided a sociological society needed to be created to meet the needs of students and faculty for discussing ongoing sociological projects. With the help of fourteen graduate students and other members of the sociology department. Dr. Bogardus officially formed Alpha Kappa Delta on November 21, 1920. Also, within this year, the symbol of Alpha Kappa Delta was designed by Dr. Melvin J. Vincent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/soc.aspx?id=386 )〕 While other sociological clubs were formed around this time, AKD was the first to limit membership to only those with a serious interest in sociology and pursuing superior scholarships. Alpha Kappa Delta’s name originated from the first letters of three Greek words: * ''Anthropon'', which translates to “humankind.” * ''Katamanthanein'', which translates to “to investigate thoroughly.” * ''Diakonesein'', which translates to “for the purpose of service.” These words embody the sociological mission of AKD; to thoroughly study humankind for the purpose of service. In 1921, Bogardus contacted a select group of universities around the country, inviting them to form similar organizations. Three schools responded by creating their own AKD chapters; the University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, and the University of Kansas. These three schools, along with the University of Southern California, became the United Chapters of Alpha Kappa Delta in 1924.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/akd/intnlhistory.htm )〕 Currently, Alpha Kappa Delta continues to keep its members, along with the any interested person of the public, updated with information about events and other interesting information by means of the official Alpha Kappa Delta Facebook page.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.facebook.com/alphakappadelta?fref=ts )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alpha Kappa Delta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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