Common Questions What We Offer How involved do I have to be? Your level of involvement in Alpha Leadership Lambda Delta is up to you! You may Get involved in campus and national simply just be a member, you may leadership opportunities and attend our participate in local activities and service national leadership conference projects, or you can serve in a campus or national leadership position. Service Participate in campus and community What happens if my GPA falls below a service projects as well as our annual 3.5? Will I be kicked out? national service project We understand students have difficult semesters. You will not be removed Scholarships from Alpha Lambda Delta if your GPA Apply for over $207,000 in scholarship drops. We encourage our students to money awarded annually in 82 scholarships seek assistance if needed and continue for undergraduate students, study-abroad to strive for academic success. experiences, and graduate fellowships Are there hidden fees? There are no hidden fees. Once you pay the $25 national membership Connect to dues, you’re a member for life. We will Alpha Lambda Delta never ask you for additional fees. Some Facebook Alpha chapters add local dues to help fund programming for members on campus. Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First-Year Students Can my personal info be sold? Twitter Lambda No, never. We know you value your privacy, and we will never sell your @nationalald personal information or credit card information to third parties. Instagram @nationalald Delta Will I get a lot of emails or junk mail? No. Communication is coordinated on LinkedIn the campus-level, so you only receive Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society messages that are pertinent to you. No National Honor Society junk mail, no outside vendors. for First-Year Students www.nationalald.org Who We Are Membership Benefits Founded in 1924 at the University of Illinois, Alpha Lambda Delta is present on more than Lifetime Membership 280 campuses across the country. Inducting around 30,000 students annually, we have over One-time fee for life. National dues one million lifetime members. Alpha Lambda Delta is a certified member of the Association of are only $25 to keep your costs low. College Honor Societies, which demonstrates our commitment to excellence and our value as a credible, nationally recognized honor society. Resume Builder Simply being a member of Alpha Alpha Lambda Delta’s mission is to encourage superior academic achievement, promote Lambda Delta is a great resume- intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and help students recognize and builder. Students who get involved in develop meaningful goals for their role in society. their chapter add even more value to their resume. A Word From Our Alpha Lambda Delta Members Scholarships & Fellowships Over $207,000 is awarded each year “Something I have always noticed in ALD members is how they welcome the challenge of being held to our members in scholarship money to a higher standard--whether in academia, campus to help fund undergraduate education, leadership, or serving others. In this increasingly fast- study-abroad experiences, and paced world, it is encouraging to know that college graduate study. students understand the importance of putting others before themselves and doing all that they can to make a Community Service difference in this world.” Alpha Lamda Delta chapters give back - Natasha Hongsermeier, Morningside College to their campus and communities through various service projects “Alpha Lambda Delta has impacted my life tremendously. coordinated by our members. Since my induction, I have been more confident in my academics and in my leadership. Being recognized by Recognition your colleagues because of your academic achievements Be recognized for your hard work instills a confidence in you that you can build upon in and academic accomplishments! your collegiate future.” Alpha Lambda Delta members are - Darius Williams-McKenzie, Penn State Altoona highlighted at graduation with honor cords. “Through ALD I have gained experience in areas that otherwise wouldn’t have been possible. On a national Meet Other Top Achievers level, ALD provided me with a scholarship that helped Alpha Lambda Delta is a great way me study abroad in Germany for a month last summer. On a local level, my chapter of ALD has built and honed to meet other students committed to my leadership skills, and through the organization I have academic excellence. Our students met some of my best friends.” build close friendships and frequently - David Kane, refer to their “ALD family.” Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.