Attire
Initiation
Ceremonies
New Member Exam
Miscellaneous
100
True or False: All white dress is required for Model Meeting
What is False. We usually wear white for Model Meeting only because it occurs after Initiation.
100
True or False: The Ritual Book specifies that we blindfold initiates
What is False. Absolutely not! This is considered hazing
100
True or False: All new members receive a new member pin which they keep forever
What is False. New members return their pins before Initiation
100
Name Sigma Kappa's 4 values.
What is personal growth, friendship, service and loyalty
100
True or False: We must sing all verses to all songs for Ritual events
What is True.
200
If wearing a blazer and blouse to Formal Chapter meeting, where does the member badge go?
What is on the blouse.
200
True or False: the Sigma Kappa Knock is used only at initiation
What is False. There is no official Sigma Kappa knock!
200
Formal proposal for group action on an idea (at formal chapter meetings)
What is a motion
200
Name Sigma Kappa's 5 founders.
Who are Mary Low Carver, Louise Helen Coburn, Francis Mann Hall, Ida Fuller Pierce, Elizabeth Gorham Hoag
200
True or False: The formal chapter prayer may be omitted from formal chapter
What is False. Individual members may choose not to recite the prayer, but it must be recited by the group as a whole.
300
True or False: Only pearl jewelry may be worn during initiation.
What is False. Only pearl jewelry and wedding rings/engagement rings can be worn by officiating officers and initiates. Other members and alumnae may wear tasteful jewelry
300
The Sigma Kappa Initiation Ceremony can only occur between these hours
What is 8am-8pm
300
True or False: We must read 1 Corinthians13 at all ritual ceremonies.
What is False. 1 Corinthians13 is read during Pinning and model meeting. Any passage can be read at formal meetings.
300
What is NPC and how many national sororities are affiliated with it?
What is National Panhellenic Conference, 26
300
Whose responsibility is it to safeguard the Ritual Book?
The president must keep the Ritual Book under lock and key, but should make it available to officers and members to review and to reflect upon it.
400
Describe our chapter's policy for forgetting to wear your badge at a ritual event.
Sisters may borrow a badge twice per semester given there are enough extra badges left to borrow. A sister without a badge cannot attend the event.
400
The maroon and lavender ribbons signify:
What is truth and purity
400
At Formal Chapter, National Officers and advisers sit:
What is to the right of M.C., beginning with the first seat next to her.
400
Sigma Kappa has ___ districts supervised by _________ who work directly with a collegiate coordinator in each district
What is 7, collegiate district directors (CDDs)
400
Caput is a Latin word meaning:
What is Head.
500
Describe the method the Ritual Book requires the ribbons to be tied
Ribbons are 4 inches in length, tied together with a knot in the center and the satin sides facing out. One side of the ribbon should be lavender and the other maroon.
500
The Sigma Kappa National password
Recite aloud. This can never be written down
500
At Formal Chapter, M.C. taps the gavel twice. You:
What is Stand.
500
The mission of the Sigma Kappa Foundation is:
What is to create and fund leadership, scholarship and philanthropic initiatives that reflect the values and spirit of Sigma Kappa Sorority
500
Name 5 traditions we review during Model Meeting
What is Coat-of-Arms, Official Seal, Banner, Call and Reply, Grip, Memorial Service, Inverted Triangle, Official Jewel, Open Motto, Dove, Heart, Flower, Colors, Badge and New Member Pin