Bucknell's chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa is a student organization with a purpose to recognize individuals who have attained a high standard of leadership in collegiate and/or community activities and to encourage them to aspire to higher achievements; to bring together the most representative individuals in all phases of collegiate life ; to bring together members of the faculty and student body of the instititution as well as other organization members on a basis of mutual interest, understanding, and helpfulness.