The status of Voting member is conferred upon those Life Members who maintain a current subscription to Sociological Inquiry, official journal of the United Chapters of Alpha Kappa Delta.

Eligibility for membership is determined by the respective Chapter according to criteria that meet or exceed the following minimum requirements:

    Undergraduates:
    (1) Must be an officially declared sociology major or demonstrate a serious interest
        in sociology within an official program of  the host institution.
    (2) Must be at least a junior (third year) by standards of the host institution.
    (3) Must have accumulated the equivalent of an overall g.p.a. of 3.0 (by a four point scale
            where: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) and rank in the top 35% of their class in general scholarship
    (4) Must have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 g.p.a.  in sociology courses taken at the
        host institution prior to initiation.
    (5) Must have completed at least four regular courses in sociology prior to initiation
        (exclusive of extension or courses graded pass/fail).

    Graduates:
    For students classified as graduate students (those officially admitted to graduate study
        in sociology at the host institution), the following specific requirements must have been
        met prior to the time of initiation: completion of one half year of graduate study in sociology
        (i.e., one semester or two quarters or the equivalent academic unit) with a graduate g.p.a.  of B or better,
        and continued matriculation in a program of study leading toward a graduate degree in sociology at the host 
        institution.

    Staff Members:
    For staff members of the host institution, formal conferral of the Ph.D. in sociology or employment as a       sociologist are required prior to initiation, provided they meet the other requirements set forth above.