Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated | Fall 2015 Membership Intake Process Exam 1

Candidate Name: ______________________________________

1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was established
on the campus of:
A. Chicago University
B. Howard University
C. Indiana University
D Cornell University
2. Initial inspiration for establishing the Sorority came from:
A. Beulah Burke
B. Margaret Flagg
C. Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
D. Lavinia Norman
3. The first president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated was:
A. Margaret Flagg
B. Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
C. Lavinia Norman
D. Lucy Slowe
4. An activity for intensive national study of organizational
ideas, structure, and techniques of group leadership is known
as:
A. Boul
B. Leadership Seminar
C. Cluster Retreat
D. Regional Conference
5. Undergraduates may hold which of the following offices?
(Indicate with a check next to each office.)
____Regional Director
___Member-At-Large
___Second Supreme Anti-Basileus
____Supreme Grammateus
6. All of these are Standing Committees of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Incorporated except for:
A. Nominating Committee
B. Undergraduate Activities Committee
C. Finance Committee
D. Scholarship Committee
7. The Director of the International Region is
A. South Atlantic Regional Director
B. Supreme Basileus
C. Executive Director
D. International Regional Director

A. Pink Rose
B. Pink Tea Rose
C. Pink Carnation
D. Pink Orchid
10. Membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
may be classified as:
A. Undergraduate, Graduate, Alumni, Associate, Life
B. Undergraduate, Graduate, General
C. Undergraduate, Graduate, Honorary
D. Undergraduate, graduate, general, associate, honorary, life
11. How often does the Boul meet?
A. Annually
B. Every six (6) months
C. Biennially
D. Every nine (9) months
12. Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated?
A. To encourage high scholastic and ethical standards.
B. To promote unique services.
C. To promote unity and friendship among college women.
D. To maintain a progressive interest in college life.
13. When was Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
founded?
A. February 21, 1908
B. January 15, 1908
C. February 11, 1909
D. May 25, 1909
14. The Domestic Travel Tour was
A. A week concentrated in improving leadership and other
skills of undergraduate members of Alpha Kappa Alpha,
Incorporated
B. A tour of famous cities by graduate members of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
C. A one- week tour of cities which are significant to Black
history
D. A section in the Ivy Leaf designed to educate sorority
members to the domestic tours available to them
15. The administrative division of the Boul is:
A. Alpha Kappa Alpha Corporate Office
B. Each Individual Chapter
C. The Supreme Basileus and Regional Directors
D. The Directorate

8. A transfer of membership must be issued and approved by

the:
A. Chapter Basileus
B. Chapter Membership Chairman
C. Alpha Kappa Alpha Corporate Office
D. Office of Regional Director

16. Alpha Kappa Alpha is composed of Chapters of equal

rank known as Graduate and Undergraduate chapters.
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9. The official flower of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,

Incorporated is the:

17. The Sorority was incorporated on January 29, 1913.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated | Fall 2015 Membership Intake Process Exam 1
18. The governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha is known as
the Boul.
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28. The official organ of the Sorority is

___________________________

19. The Boul is subordinate to all of the Alpha Kappa Alpha

chapters.
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29. 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 activities.

20. The Directorate does not have the power carry on the
business of the Sorority, when the Boul is not in session.
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21. Each Region holds an annual conference.
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30. The three (3) undergraduate officers on the Directorate are

(in English):
1)
2)
3)

22. The Regional Conference has the power to make

recommendations to the Directorate or to the Boul and to
propose amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws of the
Sorority.
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31.
is the ceremony at which a candidate
takes the final vows to the Sorority and declares allegiance
from which she cannot later withdraw.

23. A Chapter or General Member of the Sorority who wishes

to amend the Constitution begins the amending process by
forwarding the proposed change to the Regional Conference.
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33. List the classifications of membership in Alpha Kappa

Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and the requirements for each.

24. The Sororitys Corporate Office is in Chicago, Illinois.

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25. The Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha held this title
at the time of her election.
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26. All of the officers on the Directorate are Graduate
Members of the Sorority.
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27. The Graduate Advisor serves as a liaison between
Graduate and the Undergraduate Chapter.
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32. List the founders

34. List the regions and the states, which comprise each region
(and the countries of the International Region) of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
35. List, in chronological order, the other predominantly Black
Greek Letter Organizations.
36. List the current members of the Directorate and give a
brief description of each of their positions.
37. As you view your college and city communities, what
areas of service do you believe need to be incorporated into
the program of the local chapter? How would you test the
need, develop, implement, and evaluate such a program?

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