Capella University's Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa (2024)

The Pi Chapter consists of Capella University students, alumni, and faculty who have been initiated into the Delta Kappa, The International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society, and who are members of AAMFT. We aim to train emerging leaders, promote research in the MFT field, and recognize and promote MFT achievements.

The mission of the Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa is to offer various networking and leadership opportunities that are not otherwise provided as Capella University learners, Capella University alumni, and members of the marriage and family therapy professional community (AAMFT). The Pi Chapter works to provide opportunities for local and virtual networking, exam preparation, and internship assistance as needed to enhance the assembly of the Pi Chapter. Members of the Pi Chapter work towards enhancing their advocacy and leadership experience in the field and provide a high quality to their clients, fellow professionals, and community with the skills enhanced by the Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa. To establish these characteristics, members are encouraged to participate in Pi Chapter Committees, support community members, gain legal awareness, and be actively involved in the Pi Chapter as well as AAMFT by upholding the AAMFT and Delta Kappa standards agreed upon during induction.

One of the marks of a profession's development is the creation of institutionalized structures and customs that recognize and further the development of the field. Delta Kappa, the International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society, is such an institution for the profession of marriage and family therapy. Delta Kappa, as the official honor society for the field of MFT, serves to further and complement the fine work being done by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Family Therapy Academy, and the International Family Therapy Association. Delta Kappa recognizes the achievements of current students as well as practitioners already in the field who have achieved distinction and continue to make significant contributions to the field.

Delta Kappa, The International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society, has three primary aims. The first aim is to train emerging leaders in the field of marriage and family therapy to assume the mantle of leadership in the profession. The second aim is to provide a structure for developing scholarly forums that present cutting edge research and theory on marriage and family therapy to practitioners on an ongoing basis at the local, state, regional, national, and international level. The third aim is to recognize and promote the achievements of marriage and family therapy clinicians and scholars.

TyLeshia Gilbert , President

Luzmary Gonzalez, Vice President

Ra'Shunda Adams, Program Vice President

Susie Paulson, Secretary

Brian Coyle, Treasurer

Kawahjahlin Rogers, Historian

Dr. Bamond, Faculty Advisor

Dr. Schooley, Faculty Advisor

Chair: Brian Coyle

Chair: Mack Sims

Chair: Kawahjahlin Rogers

Chair: Tyleshia Gilbert

Chair: Susie Paulson

Chair: Ra'Shunda Adams