AKD stands for Alpha Kappa Delta, a non-secret, democratic, international society of scholars dedicated to the ideal of Athropon Katamanthanein Diakonesein or "to investigate humanity for the purpose of service." AKD seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as well as will lead to improvement of the human condition.
AKD was founded at the University of Southern California in 1920 and became affiliated with the Association of College Honor Societies in 1967.
