Delta Alpha Pi

Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society written in yellow text wrapping around a blue circle. the greek letters for delta, alpha, and pi are shown in the middle of the circle in yellow.

Mission & Vision

Delta Alpha Pi was established in 2018 and is an honor society founded to recognize high-achieving students with disabilities who are attending colleges and universities as undergraduate or graduate students. The mission of Delta Alpha Pi at the University of Florida is to foster a supportive community for high achieving students with disabilities. Delta Alpha Pi aims to facilitate conversations on disability and accessibility, promote self-advocacy, and engage in community events on disability-related topics.

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Meet Your DAPi Executive Board

Headshot of Paxton Shuppert

Paxton Shuppert

President

Headshot of Kristen Fussell

Kristen Fussell

Vice President of Online Engagement

Amber Gerasimchik

Vice President of Programming

Vice President of Programming

General Body Meeting Information

Delta Alpha Pi general body meetings are held once a month.

Fall 2025 Meeting Dates:

  • Monday, September 15th, 6pm
  • Monday, October 6th, 6pm
  • Thursday, October 30th, time tbd
  • Monday, November 17th, 6pm

If you or your organization would like to speak at an upcoming Delta Alpha Pi General Body Meeting, please email DAPi@ufsa.ufl.edu for information and the physical location/Zoom link. Please check back soon for the finalized general body meeting schedule.

Induction and Graduation

Delta Alpha Pi hosts a banquet at the end of each semester celebrating induction and graduating seniors. In order for members to be inducted, they must meet a minimum point requirement by attending DAPi events and general body meetings.

Join Delta Alpha Pi

Fall 2025 applications are now closed. Applications will re-open at the beginning of the Spring 2026 semester.  Please follow the Delta Alpha Pi Instagram at @UFDAPI for more information regarding the next recruitment cycle.

Once members are accepted, members must meet a minimum point requirement by attending DAPi events and general body meetings in order to get inducted.

Membership is open to both undergraduate and graduate students at UF who meet the following criteria:

All students must:

  • Present with a documented disability and work with one of the faculty or staff members in the Office of Disability Services, or self-identify as an individual with a disability.
  • Demonstrate an interest in disability issues.
  • Pay membership dues of $30.

Undergraduate students must have:

  • Completed a minimum of 24 credits.
  • Earned an overall Quality Point Average of 3.10 on a 4.00 scale.

Graduate students must have:

  • Completed a minimum of 18 credits.
  • Earned an overall Quality Point Average of 3.30 on a 4.00 scale.
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Contact Us

For more information about Delta Alpha Pi, please contact us at DAPi@ufsa.ufl.edu