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100
This founder taught English at an Alabama HBCU and has a building on the campus in her namesake.
Who is Harriet Josephine Terry?
100
The coordinating body for the nine historically African American fraternities and sororities.
What is the National Pan-Hellenic Council?
100
When reciting this, Sorors should smile.
What is the Pledge?
100
This accomplished actress is best known for her role as a lawyer, wife of a doctor and mother of five living in Brooklyn.
Who is Phylicia Rashad?
100
This Soror serves as the Regional Technology Chair.
Who is Clovia Wheeler?
200
The longest living founder of AKA.
Who is Norma Boyd?
200
These two NPHC fraternities are presently in their centennial anniversary year.
What are Kappa Alpha Psi & Omega Psi Phi?
200
The proper disposal of this item includes the following: burial with a deceased Soror, given to another Soror or returned to corporate office.
What is the Badge?
200
This former First Lady was a civil rights advocate and supported her husband’s New Deal policies during his administration.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
200
PIO has 21 Sorors who hold this honor for being a member of AKA for more than 25 years.
What are Silver Star Sorors?
300
This founder served as the first Basileus of the Alpha chapter.
Who is Ethel Hedgeman Lyle?
300
To this famous Greek couple’s union were born three children—George, Andrea and Muriel.
Who are George & Ethel Lyle?
300
This attire is the only appropriate attire for chapter meetings.
What is business attire?
300
The first Black woman astronaut to travel into outer space; paid tribute to AKA by carrying the sorority's banner with her on her shuttle flight.
Who is Mae Jemison?
300
PIO won these two awards at the 2011 SERC.
What are Connection and Collaboration Awards?
400
Following the departure of several, dissatisfied members, this founder is responsible for initiating a plan to incorporate the sorority.
Who is Nellie M. Quander?
400
These four organizations were NOT founded in Washington, D.C. unlike their counterparts.
What are Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Gamma Rho and Iota Phi Theta?
400
These are the three official AKA symbols.
What are the crest, insignia and the current international program symbol?
400
This novelist, poet and educator was the first Black poet to read at a presidential inauguration.
Who is Maya Angelou?
400
Name two of three PIO Sorors to ever hold a national position within the sorority.
Who are Debra Crook, Barbara Franklin and Angela Jenkins?
500
This founder served as the first Basileus of the Alpha chapter.
Who is Lucy Diggs Slowe?
500
These five organizations were the founding member organizations of the NPHC?
What are Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta?
500
These three people are presented gifts at the conclusion of their terms.
Who are the Supreme Basileus, Regional Director, and Chapter Basileus?
500
This “1st Lady of Song” won 13 Grammys and recently became the 30th honoree in the popular Black Heritage commemorative stamp series issued by the U.S. Postal Service.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
500
Based on the current membership, PIO is allowed this number of delegates at sorority conferences.
What is 7?
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