To Be or Not To Be
A soror who has met all financial obligations of the Corporate Office, Chapter, and Ivy and Pearls for Excellence, Incorporated.
What is an active soror?
The recording secretary of the Chapter.
Who is the Grammateus?
The month that Chapter Officers are installed.
What is the December Meeting?
Consists of one-third of the financial membership.
What is a quorom?
Responsible for appointing all committee chairmen, except the Nominating Committees.
Who is the Basileus?
The Chapter Officer who sends written notice at least seven (7) days prior to voting on prospective candidates.
Who is the Epistoleus?
Parliamentarian, Anti-Parliamentarian, Historian, and the Chairman of the Standards Committee.
Who are Appointed Officers?
Anti-Basileus for Program, Grammateus, Tamiouchos, Epistoleus, Hodegos, Anti-Pecunious Grammateus, Anti-Philacter, 2 Members-at-Large, and 4 Members to the Nominating Committee.
What are the Chapter Officers elected in the odd year?
When any member of the Chapter attends the Executive Board meeting, but only Executive Board members vote.
What is an Open Meeting?
The automatic members of the Standards Committee.
What are the current Basileus and Anti-Basilei and former Chapter Basilei?
A graduate candidate who is the daughter, granddaughter, adopted daughter, stepdaughter, or legal ward of an active or deceased soror.
What is a Legacy Candidate?
(1) Membership in the Chapter for at least three (3) years preceding the election.
(2) Attendance at 8 out of 10 Chapter meetings in the 12-month period immediately prior to the election.
(3) Attendance at one (1) International Conference and one (1) Regional Conference within the four (4) years preceding the election.
(4) Chairman or Co-Chairman of at least one (1) standing committee or membership on two (2) committees.
What are the requirements to be a delegate to International Conferences?
Prepares an official slate of candidates for each election.
The Nominating Committee
July and August
What are the months when there are no Chapter and Executive Board meetings?
This group meets on the first Monday of each month except July and August, unless otherwise agreed upon by a majority of the members.
What is the Executive Board?
She shall be responsible for the efficient operation and management of the Chapter.
Who is the Anti Basileus for Operations?
She shall be responsible for sending an account of chapter activities to the Ivy Leaf, the International Publication of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She shall serve as chairman of the Public Relations/Publicity Committee.
Who is the Ivy Leaf Reporter?
The number of consecutive terms that an officer of the Executive Board shall serve in the same office.
What is two (2)?
When the Basileus and the Executive Board determines if Chapter meetings will be postponed, and notifies the membership no later than 7 a.m. the day of the meeting.
What is Inclement Weather?
Unless otherwise noted, serves no more than two (2) consecutive terms in the
same office.
What is each officer of the Executive Board?
She shall receive all monies due to the Chapter and issue receipts.
Who is the Pecunious Grammateus?
An officer that has three (3) absences during any given year of her term of office does this.
What is vacate her office?
When the retiring officers transfers all records, books, and materials to the new officer.
What is the second Saturday of January following election?
The major business of the December meeting.
What are annual written reports of officers and the installation of newly elected officers?
AKA Connection, Black Family, Cultural Arts, Education, Founders’ Day, Health and Family Living, History, Holiday Activity, Inspirational Opening, Joint Chapters, and Music.
What are Program Committees?