Sorority - Answers-A society for women with selective membership limited by the
invitation of persons who are already members.
Boule - Answers-The periodic assembly of the total membership
Directorate - Answers-The governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha when the Boule is not
in session
soror - Answers-sister
How is membership in alpha kappa alpha classified - Answers-undergraduate, graduate,
general, associate, life, honorary
Differentiate between undergraduate and graduate chapters - Answers-Undergraduate
chapters are those established by 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 - Answers-biennially
Why was Alpha Kappa Alpha incorporated? - Answers-To ensure perpetuity
What is the sorority's board of directors called? - Answers-Directorate
How many officers make up the current directorate - Answers-eighteen
What is the Leadership Seminar? When is it held? - Answers-A training session for
officers and members which meet in alternate years when boule does not meet
Regarding Alpha Kappa Alpha Constitution and Bylaws, when may the Bylaws be
amended? - Answers-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? - Answers-Four years in advance; no,
she serves as First Supreme Anti-Basileus for four years following her election and then
is installed as Supreme Basileus.
How does a Soror become a member of an International Committee? - Answers-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? - Answers-The official publication of the sorority.
Which former Supreme Basilei are still living? - Answers-Faye b Bryant , Norma
Solomon White, Carolyn house Stewart , Dorothy b wilson, Eva l evens
To whom do you report to as a candidate? What is her role? - Answers-Membership
Chairman. To serve as liaison between chapter and candidates
When and where was alpha kappa alpha sorority founded - Answers-1908. Howard
University. Washington, D.C.
Why was it founded? - Answers-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? - Answers-Ethel
Hedgeman Lyle, inspired by Ethel Tremaine Robinson and Elizabeth Appa Cook
(teachers)
How are chapter program activities determined? - Answers-By the International
Program Committee, as defined by the Supreme Basileus
How many individuals were in the original group? - Answers-nine. Ethel hedgeman Lyle,
beulah and Lillie Burke, margaret Flagg Holmes, Marjorie hill, Lucy digs slowe, Marie
woolfolk Taylor, Anna e brown, and Lavinia Norman
Who was elected as the first president - Answers-Lucy Diggs Slowe
In February 1908, seven students were admitted into the sorority without initiation. List
these individuals - Answers-Jonna berry shields, norma Boyd, Ethel Jones mowbury.
Sara meriweather nutter, Alice murray, Carrie Snowden, and Harriet terry
What does the designation "Ivy Beyond the Wall" signify? - Answers-Deceased soror
Are all members graduate sorors? - Answers-No. 3 undergraduates- Second Supreme
Anti-Basileus and 2 Undergraduate Members-at-Large
Are some of the members elected geographically? Who? When would you be eligible to
run for this office? - Answers-Yes. Regional Director. After serving at least one term as a
Basileus of a graduate chapter and attending at least one of the last three regional
conferences immediately preceding nomination, and residing in the Region.
Who is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's chief officer? What is her role? - Answers-
Supreme Basileus. She shall preside at all meetings of the Boule and Directorate. She
shall appoint, with the approval of the Directorate, the chairmen and members of all
committees of the sorority, and fill any vacancies except as otherwise provided for in the
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