So what is CKI? Read on to find out! What is Circle K? Circle K International is a collegiate service organization with a worldwide membership that promotes fellowship, leadership, and service. Circle K is composed of over 12,000 members at over 500 schools, in 15 countries. CKI Mission To involve college and university students in campus and community service while developing quality leaders and citizens. Circle K inspires people to better our world. In support of this, we are committed to: Collaborating with all members of the Kiwanis Family to achieve our common objectives; Continuing student management of the organization at all levels; Developing positive role models; Providing opportunities for fellowship, personal growth, and professional development; Developing our service potential; Working towards greater public recognition of the organization. CKI Pledge I pledge to uphold the objects of Circle K International, to foster compassion and goodwill toward others through service and leadership, to develop my abilities and the abilities of all people, and to dedicate myself to the realization of mankind's potential. CKI at USF Tampa The USF-Tampa Circle K Club was chartered on Feb. 19, 1962, and is sponsored by the Tampa Kiwanis Club. CKI History Circle K started in 1936 as a fraternity under the Greek letters Kappa Iota Phi at Washington State University by the Pullman Kiwanis Club, and was organized by Jay N. Emerson. During his term as Kiwanis International President in 1946, his idea spread throughout International, and the first Circle K club was built the following year at Carthage College. In the next eight years, 168 Kiwanis Clubs started to sponsor Circle K clubs. In Philadelphia in 1955, Circle K became an international organization under the sponsorship of Kiwanis. In 1956, the Circle K International Office was created in the General Office of Kiwanis.