SYMBOLS AND PROTOCOL
These are the two official colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
What are salmon pink and apple green?
The Greek title given to the President of a chapter.
What is Basileus?
This is the precise date and location where Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was founded.
What is January 15, 1908, at Howard University (Miner Hall) in Washington, D.C.?
The governing body of sorority.
What is Boule?
Membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. may be classified as:
What is Undergraduate, Graduate, General, Associate, Honorary, and Life?
This is the official flower of the sorority.
What is the pink tea rose?
The Greek title assigned to the Vice President.
What is Anti-Basileus?
She is recognized as the guiding "moving spirit" behind the founding of the organization.
Who is Ethel Hedgeman Lyle?
The Boule assembly meets at this specific timeframe interval.
What is biennially (every two years)?
True or False; Each Region holds an annual conference.
What is TRUE?
This is the official, quarterly published organ of the sorority.
What is the Ivy Leaf?
The Greek title given to the Treasurer.
What is Tamiouchos?
This dynamic founder is credited with creating the organization’s name, motto, and signature colors.
Who is Beulah Elizabeth Burke?
This is the precise date the sorority protected its longevity by becoming legally incorporated.
What is January 29, 1913?
This city serves as the permanent home of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated's Corporate Headquarters.
What is Chicago, Illinois?
This bittersweet phrase is used by members to designate a deceased soror.
What is an Ivy Beyond the Wall?
The Greek title reserved for the financial secretary of the chapter.
What is Pecunious Grammateus?
Collectively, the 9 original founders, 7 sophomore founders, and 4 incorporators are affectionately known by this numerical title.
What are the 20 Pearls?
This is the core, unalterable permanent mission and motto of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
What is to be of service to all mankind"?
A smaller, local grouping of chapters, meet at this conference.
What is Cluster?
This is the required physical response from members when a Regional Director enters a room.
What is to stand?
The Greek title given to the Sergeant-at-Arms
What is Philacter?
Because the original constitution dictated that the president must be a senior, this woman was elected the first president instead of a junior-level Ethel Hedgeman Lyle.
Who is Lucy Diggs Slowe?
Alpha Kappa Alpha expanded its footprint globally by chartering its first international chapter in this country.
What is Liberia?
The rank order of the documents all members should carry with her to all sorority functions?
What is Constitution and Bylaws, Manual of Standard Procedure, and Chapter Bylaws?