The Alamo Chapter #1361                         Phi Delta Kappa                            San Antonio, Texas

The mission of the Alamo Chapter of PDK (#1361) reflects that of PDK International - to promote quality education, with particular emphasis on publicly-supported education,  as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life. We support private education as a manifestation of diversity, but we are convinced that the public welfare demands the best in public education. As a chapter, we seek to facilitate interchange among all levels of education. By doing so, we hope to bring about cooperation and collaboration among all educators.

Our members seek to be leaders, giving ideas, insight, information, intelligence, creativity, enthusiasm, time, and support. To maintain integrity within the organization, we provide a forum for expressing diverse political thoughts but resist pressures for the organization to take  specific political stands. Our goal is to provide service that transcends the organization - contributing and influencing all those who are concerned with, or affected by, public education.

Each year, the general membership meets six times. Meetings generally consist of a fellowship time, dinner, and a presentation by a guest speaker. Other chapter business such as initiations and elections of officers occur during the general meetings. Additionally, members may participate in committee work such as assisting the   foundation to select scholarship recipients. As a community service, members annually volunteer to host the "One Room School House" at the Texas Folklife Festival.  Participants don typical teaching apparel from the early twentieth century and "teach" visitors what education was like in schools of that era.

The Alamo Chapter was originally established in 1977 as the UTSA Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. There were 56 charter members. The chapter earned its permanent charter in 1980. Membership continued to grow and expanded beyond the realm of UTSA so in October of 1981, the membership voted to change the Chapter's name to the Alamo Chapter. Today, there are almost 300 members of the Alamo Chapter.

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