Midwest Region
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.
Our Purpose & Philosophy
As a professional organization of well-trained and effective educators in all components of the learning spectrum, NSPDK is dedicated to training youth and adults to develop and enhance those skills, abilities, attitudes, and ethics that will prepare them to function successfully in a democratic society.
The Y. E. S. (Youth, Education, Service) program guides us in the work we perform. We provide workshops for teacher development and mentoring; parent workshops on the new trends in education and how to help children succeed with the Common Core Standards.
The Purpose of our sorority is:
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To stimulate personal growth among teachers
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To foster a true spirit of sisterhood
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To promote the highest ideals of the teaching profession
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To encourage the development of the potential of our youth
Our Mission
"To Foster a Spirit of Sisterhood Among Teachers and to Promote the Highest Ideals of the Teaching Profession"
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Who we are
The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. (NSPDK) is a nonprofit, educational sorority founded by eight educators desiring to establish a sisterhood among teachers and promote the highest ideals of the teaching profession. NSPDK was the idea of Gladys Merritt Ross, who, on Good Friday, March 30, 1923, convened a group of young teachers from Jersey City Normal School in Jersey City, New Jersey to discuss the idea of forming a sorority.
Eight members of those present concurred, and Newark attorney, J. Mercer Burrell, incorporated the new organization on May 23, 1923 - which is now recognized as the official Founders Day. Because the original members were all minors, their parents or guardians, Dr. G.E. Cannon, Mr. J.L. Merritt, Mrs. Lottie Cooper and Mrs. Estelle Morris became trustees.
The Great 8 Founders
Gladys Merritt Ross (Mother Founder), Julia Asbury Barnes, Ella Wells Butler, Marguerite Gross, Florence Steele Hunt, Edna McConnell, Gladys Cannon Nunery and Mildred Morris Williams.
Dr. Cynthia D Warren, Ph.D, Ed.D, Th.D.
Midwest Regional Director
“Settling for average is not an option; gain knowledge with maximum determination.”
Dr. Cynthia D. Warren was educated in the Saint Louis Public Schools District (SLPS). Dr. Warren’s educational career commenced receiving her Bachelor of Science in Education Degree from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. She began pre-teaching in the Hazelwood School District and later welcomed a teaching position with Saint Louis Public Schools District. During her tenure with SLPS district, she continued to study and soon accomplished her educational goals. Receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, two Master of Arts Degrees in Media Communication, and School Counseling, and a minor in Advanced School Administration and Special Education.
As time progressed, her thirst for knowledge grew stronger, achieving three Doctorate Degrees one in Christian Counseling, PhD, and another in Theology from Dwight McDaniel Theological Seminary which later closed. Soon, she earned her Ed.D Degree in Instructional Leadership from Lindenwood University in St. Louis, Missouri.