The Constitution and Bylaws of Phi Delta Kappa International, Incorporated, shall be the authority of and for the High Plains Chapter. The High Plains Chapter is obligated to conduct its operations in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of Phi Delta Kappa International. High Plains Phi Delta Kappa is a professional education fraternity. The purpose of High Plains Phi Delta Kappa shall be to promote quality education, with particular emphasis on publicly supported education, as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life. This purpose shall be accomplished through the genuine acceptance, continuing interpretation, and appropriate implementation of the ideal of high quality leadership through research, teaching, and other professional services concerned with and directed to the improvement of education, especially of publicly supported and universally available education.
Membership is open to both males and females.
The scholastic and activity record for each candidate shall be sufficiently high for admittance to candidacy for an advanced degree. B. Persons engaged in education in the area normally served by a chapter may be elected to membership provided candidates shall be active in educational work pursuant to the Constitution and Bylaws of Phi Delta Kappa International, Incorporated. C. Undergraduate education majors who are in or have successfully completed student teaching. C. Graduate students may be elected to membership provided that such students are preparing definitely for a life career in educational service, are or have been in residence at any time during the fiscal year in which membership is proposed, and have completed or are taking 15 semester hours of graduate courses at an accredited institution. The membership committee shall screen the nominees to eliminate those who fail to meet the eligibility requirements.