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October 28, 2020 Brittany Otter

Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society

Working for an aDAPtable World

What is DAPi?

Delta Alpha Pi is an academic honor society founded to recognize high-achieving students with disabilities who are attending colleges (including community colleges) and universities as undergraduate or graduate students.  This dynamic organization celebrates and supports academic achievement, leadership and advocacy for post-secondary students with disabilities.  Over 150 institutions have established a chapter to recognize students’ academic achievement.

Contact: csu_dapi@gmail.com

Advisor: Joe Tiner, Joe.Tiner@colostate.edu

Benefits of Membership

  1. Recognition as an honor student who happens to have a disability.
  2. Membership in a dynamic organization with over 3200 members nationwide.
  3. Joining a community of like-minded students who also are high-achievers with a disability and who support rather than criticize.
  4. Developing or enhancing skills in leadership through activities such as holding an office or being a mentor.
  5. Developing or enhancing advocacy skills for yourself and for others with disabilities.
  6. Learning how to plan and implement programming to educate others about disability issues.
  7. Having the opportunity to “give forward” by helping to lessen the stigma surrounding disability and demonstrating that students with disabilities can be and are successful.
  8. Wearing the DAPi blue and gold honor cords at commencement/ graduation.
  9. Having the opportunity to apply for the $2000 DAPi scholarship which is awarded each year to an active undergraduate member of a chapter of DAPi.
  10. Enhancing your resume through membership in an academic honor society.

Criteria for Membership

Undergraduate Students

  • Be registered with the Student Disability Center
  • Complete a minimum of 24 college credits (transfer credits accepted) or 1 year in University
  • Maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 3.1 or higher
  • Demonstrate an interest in disability issues

Graduate Students

  • Be registered with the Student Disability Center or self-identified disability
  • Complete a minimum of 18 graduate credits
  • Maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 3.3  or higher
  • Demonstrate an interest in disability issues

Apply to DAPI

To apply to DAPI, please fill out and submit the application found on the DAPI RamLink Page. Alternatively, you can download an Accessible Version of the DAPi Membership Application, and submit it by email to joe.tiner@colostate.edu