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Alpha Kappa Alpha MIP 2021
Sorority - correct answer A society of women with selective membership limited by the invitation of persons who are already members Boule - correct answer The periodic assembly of the total membership Directorate - correct answer The governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha when the Boule is not in session Soror - correct answer Sister How is membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha classified - correct answer Undergraduate, graduate, general, associate, life and honorary What is the highest honor, which the sorority can give? - correct answer Honorary membership Differentiate between undergraduate and graduate chapters. - correct answer Undergraduate chapters are those established by the charter to a collegiate institution or a specified geographical area for college students, while graduate chapters are those set up specifically for alumnae in a specified geographical area. How often does the Boule meet? - correct answer Biennially Why was Alpha Kappa Alpha incorporated? - correct answer To ensure perpetuity What is the sorority's board of directors called? - correct answer Directorate State the sorority's purpose as written in the Constitution - correct answer The purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among college women, to
study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve their social stature, to maintain progressive interest in college life and to be of service to all mankind. How many officers make up the current Directorate? List their names and positions.
- correct answer Eighteen. ** Glenda Glover - International President and CEO Danette Anthony Reed - International First Vice President Jasmyne E. McCoy - International Second Vice President Chelle Luper Wilson - International Secretary Gayle Miles-Scott - International Treasurer Bonnie Murdah - International Parliamentarian Alysse Guerrier - Undergraduate Member-At-Large Jasmine Williams - Undergraduate Member-At-Large Mary Bentley Lamar - North Atlantic Regional Director Jennifer King Congleton - Mid Atlantic Regional Director Carolyn Randolph - South Atlantic Regional Director Carrie Clark - Great Lakes Regional Director Mitzi Dease Paige - South Eastern Regional Director Joya Hayes - South Central Regional Director Sonya L. Bowen - Central Regional Director Twyla Woods-Buford - Mid Western Regional Director Shelby D. Boagni - Far Western Regional Director Joy Elaine Daley - International Regional Director Are all of the members graduate sorors? Explain. - correct answer No. Three are undergraduates- Second Supreme Anti-Basileus and two Undergraduate Members- at-Large. Are some of the members elected geographically? Who? When would you be eligible to run for this office? - correct answer Yes. Regional Director. After serving at least one term as a Basileus of a graduate chapter and attending at least one of the last
How often are Regional Conferences held? - correct answer Annually What is the Leadership Seminar? When is it held? - correct answer A training session for officers and members which is held in alternate years when the Boule does not meet. Regarding Alpha Kappa Alpha Constitution and Bylaws, when may the Bylaws be amended? - correct answer The Bylaws may be amended at a regular meeting of the Boule by two-thirds of the votes cast, provided that the proposed amendments shall have been circulated to chapters no later than April 30 preceding the Boule. How far in advance is the Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority elected? Does she hold this title at the time of her election? - correct answer Four years. No. She serves as First Supreme Anti-Basileus for four years following her election, and then is installed Supreme Basileus. How does a Soror become a member of an International Committee? - correct answer All committee members, excluding Nominating, are appointed by the Supreme Basileus. The Nominating Committee is composed of elected regional representatives. What is the Ivy Leaf? - correct answer The official publication of the sorority. Which former Supreme Basilei are still living? - correct answer Norma Solomon White, LHD, Barbara Anne McKinzie, LHD, Carolyn House Stewart, Esq., Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson To whom do you report as a candidate? What is her role? - correct answer Membership Chairman. To serve as a liaison between the chapter and the candidates. When and where was Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority founded? - correct answer 1908. Howard University. Washington, D.C. Why was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded? - correct answer Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded as an instrument to make college experiences as meaningful and as
valuable as possible in enhancing the capacity of college-trained women for significant self-realization Who was the moving spirit in the establishment of Alpha Kappa Alpha? - correct answer Ethel Hedgeman Lyle By whom was she influenced? - correct answer Tremain Robinson and Elizabeth Appa Cook, schoolteachers How are chapter program activities determined? - correct answer By the International Program Committee, as defined by the Supreme Basileus How many individuals were in the original group? Name and tell two facts about each. - correct answer Beulah Burke
- credited with having created the name, motto and colors
- taught in public schools (Kansas City, MO and Atlantic City, NJ) Lillie Burke
- credited with having helped with the creation of the motto
- she distinguished herself as a gifted teacher Margaret Flagg Holmes
- helped write first constitution and bylaws
- was recognized as outstanding latin teacher Marjorie Hill
- pursued a teaching career at Morgan College in Lynchburg, VA
- died in 1909 becoming first Ivy Beyond the Wall Marie Woolfolk Taylor
- served as its first secretary
- chartering president of Kappa Omega Chapter in Atlanta Lucy Diggs Slowe
- first president of Alpha Kappa Alpha
- graduated valedictorian in 1908
What programs have been developed to assist graduate members of Alpha Kappa Alpha? - correct answer Fellowship, financial aid, job placement When was the first international chapter set up? Where was it located? - correct answer 1948. Liberia When was the first international office opened? - correct answer October 8, 1949 In 1965, Alpha Kappa Alpha became the first woman's organization to have the opportunity to assist the government in preparing women and girls for the responsibilities of citizenship through an anti-poverty program. What is the program? - correct answer Cleveland Job Corps Center In 1968, Alpha Kappa Alpha began publishing a series of brochures detailing the accomplishments of Black women. What were these booklets called? - correct answer Heritage Series on Black Women. When was the Domestic Travel Tour initiated? What was it? - correct answer 1969. A one-week tour of cities with sites, which are significant to Black heritage What is the Alpha Kappa Alpha Connection? - correct answer A communications network. What is the Leadership Fellows Program and whom does it serve? - correct answer A two-phase development program for undergraduates designed to improve their leadership skills via structured theoretical exposure and pragmatic training The History Committee may design five questions about the chapter projects that have been implemented and the chapter's current programs. - correct answer To be answered by individual chapters, pertaining to programs and projects. What are the current International Program? - correct answer **
Where is the sorority's Corporate Office? List the address and telephone number. - correct answer The corporate office is located in Chicago. The address is 5656 Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. The phone number is 773-684- By what title do we refer to the chief administrator in the Corporate Office? What is her role? List the name of the current director. - correct answer Executive Director. Her role is to maintain the permanent records, transact business and implement the programs of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Cynthia D. Howell Who is the president of the chapter? What is her role. - correct answer Basileus. To preside over all meetings of the chapter, appoint members of committees and serve as an ex-officio member of all committees What are the official AKA colors? - correct answer Salmon Pink and Apple Green Who was the president of the first directorate? - correct answer Nellie Quander How many members are there in Alpha Kappa Alpha? - correct answer Nearly 300, Name the regions - correct answer 1. Far Western
- South Central
- South Eastern
- South Atlantic
- Mid-Atlantic
- North Atlantic
- Great Lakes
- Central
- Mid-Western
- International The constitution defines the primary characteristics of our sorority, including: - correct answer - Name and purpose
What are the basic methods of voting? - correct answer voice vote, rising vote, show of hands True or false: Minutes should contain a record of what was said at a meeting not what was done - correct answer False: Minutes should contain a record of what was done at a meeting, not what was said by the members
