Official Alpha Kappa Alpha MIP Test – Flashcards
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Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was organized on the campus of
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Ethel Hedgemen Lyle
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The inspiration for establishing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated came from
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Tremain Robinson & Elizabeth Appa Cook, schoolteachers
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By whom was Ethel Hedgeman Lyle influenced?
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Lucy Diggs Slowe
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The first president of Alpha Kappa Alpha was
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By the International Program Committee, as defined by the Supreme Basileus
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How are chapter program activities determined?
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Leadership Seminar
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An activity for intensive national study of organizational ideas, structure and techniques of group leadership is known as
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Second Supreme Anti-Basileus and Member-at-Large
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Undergraduates may hold which of the following offices?
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Scholarship
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All of these are standing committees of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated except
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International Regional Director
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The Director of the International Region is
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Corporate Office
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A transfer of the membership must be issued by
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Pink Tea Rose
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The colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha are salmon pink and apple green and the official flower is the
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Undergraduate, graduate, general, associate, honorary, and life
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Membership in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated may be classified as
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Biennially
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How often does the Boule meet?
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9, 1. Ethel Hedgeman Lyle( Named honorary Basileus (president) at 1926 Boule—a title she carried until her death & which no other woman has held. & taught music). 2. Anna Easter Brown (First Tamiouchos Alpha Chapter & Taught 31 years in Rocky Mount, NC). 3. Beulah Burkes (Created organization name, motto & colors & Taught Latin, German & English in Georgia & in Kansas City, MO). 4. Lillie Burke (Co-created organization motto & Participated in organizing Xi Omega Chapter) 5. Marjorie Hill (first Ivy Beyond the Wall &Taught at Morgan College in Lynchburg, VA) 6. Margaret Flagg Holmes (Member first Constitution & Bylaws Committee & Avid traveleler). 7. Lavinia Norman (Presided over the first Ivy Day celebration & Celebrated 100th birthday with a gala party) 8. Lucy Diggs Slowe (First Basileus (president) Alpha Chapter & Drafted organization's constitution). 9. Marie Taylor (Celebrated 100th birthday with a gala party & Graduated from Howard in 1908)
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How many individuals were in the original group? Name and tell 2 facts about each person
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January 15, 1908
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When was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded?
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A one-week tour of cities which are significant to Black history
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The Domestic Travel Tour was
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January 29, 1913
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When was AKA incorporated?
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Joanna Berry, Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones, Sara Merriweather, Alice Murray, Carrie Snowden and Harriet Terry
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In February 1928, seven students were admitted into the sorority without initiation. List these individuals
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The Alpha Kappa Alpha Corporate Office
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The administrative division of the Boule is
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Fellowships, Financial aid, job placement
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What programs have been developed to assist graduate members of AKA?
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1948, Liberia
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When was the first international chapter set up and where was it?
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True
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Alpha Kappa Alpha is composed of chapters of equal rank known as the graduate and undergraduate.
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October 8, 1949
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When was the first national office opened?
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True
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The sorority was incorporated on January 29, 1913.
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True
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The governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha is known as the Boule.
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False- The boule is the governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha to which all chapters shall be subordinate.
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The Boule is subordinate to all of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Chapters.
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False- The Directorate shall have the power to conduct the business of the sorority when the Boule is not in session.
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The Directorate does not have the power to carry on the business of the sorority, when the Boule is not in session.
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True
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Each region holds an annual conference.
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True
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The Regional Conference has the power to make recommendations to the Directorate or to the Boule and to propose amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Sorority.
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True
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A chapter or general member who wishes to amend the Constitution begins the amending process by forwarding the proposed change to the Regional Conference.
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5656 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 773-684-1282
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Where is the sorority's Corporate Office? List the address and telephone number
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False- She serves as First Supreme Anti-Basileus for four years following her election, and then is installed as Supreme Basileus.
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The Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha held this title at the time of her election.
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False- All officers of the Directorate are graduate sorors with the exception of the Second Supreme Anti-Basileus and two Undergraduate Members At-Large.
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All of the officers on the Directorate are graduate sorors.
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True
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The graduate advisor serves as a liaison between graduate and the undergraduate chapter.
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The Ivy Leaf
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The official publication of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is
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Regional Conference
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A ____ is a study session designed to clarify procedures and resolve problems of the chapters within a region through workshops, discussions, demonstrations, and other types of group activity.
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Second Supreme Anti-Basileus and two Undergraduate Members-at-Large
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The three undergraduate officers on the Directorate are
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Initiation
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______ is the ceremony at which a candidate takes the final vows to the sorority and declares an allegiance from which she cannot later withdraw.
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Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, Beulah and Lillie Burke, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Marjorie Hill, Lucy Slowe, Marie Woodfolk Taylor, Anna E. Brown, Lavinia Norman, Joanna Berry, Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones, Sara Meriweather, Alice Murray
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List the founders.
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Undergraduate, Graduate, General, Associate, Honorary, Life.
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List the classification of members in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and the requirements of each.
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Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Iota Phi Theta
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List the other predominantly Black Greek Letter Organizations.
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See current Ivy leaf.
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List the current members of the Directorate and give a brief description of each of their positions.
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Educational Enrichment
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Target I
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Health Promotion
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Target II
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Family Strengthening
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Target III
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Environmental Ownership
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Target IV
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Global Impact
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Target V
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Dorothy Buchanan Wilson
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Supreme Basileus
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Glenda Baskin Glover
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First Supreme Anti-Basileus
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Autumn Kyles
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Second Supreme Anti-Basileus
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Annalise O. Anise and Karrie S. Hargrove
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Two undergraduate members at large
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Basileus
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President
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Anti- Basileus
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Vice- President
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Grammateus
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Secretary
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Anti- Grammateus
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Assistant Secretary
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Tammiouchos
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Treasurer
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Pecunious Grammeteus
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Financial Secretary
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Hodegos
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Hostess
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Philacter
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Sergeant-at-Arms
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Phi Lambda (graduate) Beta Tau Mu Epsilon Omicron Chi
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what are the other local chapters and what are their functions? What are the standard committees of the chapter?
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Femininity and Fitality
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What does Salmon Pink and Apple Green represent?
