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AKA MIP Test 202 4 /2025 || Complete

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When was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded? - ANSWER - January 15, 1908 The Domestic Travel Tour was - ANSWER - A one-week tour of cities which are significant to Black history When was AKA incorporated? - ANSWER - January 29, 1913 In February 1908, seven students were admitted into the sorority without initiation. List these individuals - ANSWER - Joanna Berry, Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones, Sara Merriweather, Alice Murray, Carrie Snowden and Harriet Terry JB - Joanna Berry NB - Norma Boyd EJ - Ethel Jones SM - Sara Merriweather AM - Alice Murray CS - Carrie Snowden HT - Harriet Terry - ANSWER - Who were the seven Sophomores? JB NB EJ SM AM CS HT How are chapter program activities determined? - ANSWER - By the International Program Committee, as defined by the Supreme Basileus What does the designation "Ivy Beyond the Wall" signify? - ANSWER - A deceased soror In 1965, Alpha Kappa Alpha became the first women's organization to have the opportunity to assist the government in preparing women and girls for the responsibilities of citizenship through an anti-poverty program. What is that program? - ANSWER - Cleveland Job Corps Center In 1968, Alpha Kappa Alpha began publishing a series of brochures detailing the accomplishments of Black Women. What were these brochures called? - ANSWER - Heritage Series on Black Women

The Director of the International Region is - ANSWER - International Regional Director A transfer of the membership must be issued by - ANSWER - Alpha Kappa Alpha Corporate Office The colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha are salmon pink and apple green and the official flower is the - ANSWER - Pink Tea Rose Membership in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated may be classified as - ANSWER - Undergraduate, graduate, general, associate, honorary, and life How often does the Boule meet? - ANSWER - Biennially on Even Years; usually in July How many individuals were in the original group? Name and tell 2 facts about each person - ANSWER - 9, 1. Ethel Hedgeman Lyle( Named honorary Basileus (president) at 1926 Boule—a title she carried until her death & which no other woman has held. & taught music). 2. Anna Easter Brown (First Tamiouchos Alpha Chapter & Taught 31 years in Rocky Mount, NC). 3. Beulah Burkes (Created organization name, motto & colors & Taught Latin, German & English in Georgia & in Kansas City, MO). 4. Lillie Burke (Co-created organization motto & Participated in organizing Xi Omega Chapter) 5. Marjorie Hill (first Ivy Beyond the Wall &Taught at Morgan College in Lynchburg, VA) 6. Margaret Flagg Holmes (Member first Constitution & Bylaws Committee & Avid traveleler). 7. Lavinia Norman (Presided over the first Ivy Day celebration & Celebrated 100th birthday with a gala party) 8. Lucy Diggs Slowe (First Basileus (president) Alpha Chapter & Drafted organization's constitution). 9. Marie Taylor (Celebrated 100th birthday with a gala party & Who is the President of the GKO Chapter? What are her duties? - ANSWER - Jacari Henderson (Basileus) To preside at all meetings of the Chapter, appoint members of committees, and serve as an ex-officio member of all committees Standing Committees - ANSWER - - Finance

• Standard / Protocol
• Hodegos / Social
• Philacter
• By laws
• Chaplain
• Fundraising
• Connection Leaf
• Technology
• Rituals / Archives
• Nominating

• Certified Grad Advisor / Council Members List the Members of the Directorate - ANSWER - Supreme Basileus - Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover 1st Supreme Basileus - Danette Anthony Reed 2nd Supreme Basileus - Jasmyne E. McCoy Supreme Grammateus - Chelle Luper Wilson Supreme Tamicous - Gayle Miles-Scott Supreme Parliamentarian - Bonnie Murdah Undergraduate Member at Large - Alyssa Guirrier Undergraduate Member at Large - Jasmine Williams 10 Regional Directors Who is the Supreme Tamicous? - ANSWER - Gayle Miles-Scott Bonnie Murdah - ANSWER - Who is the Supreme Parliamentarian? What programs have been developed to assist graduate members of AKA? - ANSWER
• Fellowships, Financial aid, job placement When was the first international chapter set up and where was it? - ANSWER - 1948, Liberia Alpha Kappa Alpha is composed of chapters of equal rank known as the graduate and undergraduate. - ANSWER - True When was the first national office opened? - ANSWER - October 8, 1949 The sorority was incorporated on January 29, 1913. - ANSWER - True The governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha is known as the Boule. - ANSWER - True The Boule is subordinate to all of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Chapters. - ANSWER - False- The boule is the governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha to which all chapters shall be subordinate. The Directorate does not have the power to carry on the business of the sorority, when the Boule is not in session. - ANSWER - False- The Directorate shall have the power to conduct the business of the sorority when the Boule is not in session. Each region holds an annual conference. - ANSWER - True List the founders. - ANSWER - Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, Beulah and Lillie Burke, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Marjorie Hill, Lucy Slowe, Marie Woodfolk Taylor, Anna E. Brown, Lavinia Norman, Joanna Berry, Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones, Sara Meriweather, Alice Murray

What does Salmon Pink and Apple Green represent? - ANSWER - Femininity and Fitality

• Service to all mankind
  • Encourage high scholastic and ethical standards
  • Promote unity & friendship among college women - ANSWER - Mission of AKA Sisterhood
• To cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards
• To promote unity and friendship among college women
• To study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve their social stature
• To maintain a progressive interest in college life
• To be of service to all mankind (Stated in Article II of Constitution and Bylaws) - ANSWER - Purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

1. Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
2. Beulah Burke
3. Lillie Burke
4. Margaret Flagg Holmes
5. Marjorie Hill
6. Lucy Diggs Slowe
7. Marie Woolfolk Taylor
8. Anna Easter Brown
9. Lavinia Norman - ANSWER - AKA Charter Members Lucy Diggs Slowe The Regional Conference has the power to make recommendations to the Directorate or to the Boule and to propose amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Sorority. - ANSWER - True A chapter or general member who wishes to amend the Constitution begins the amending process by forwarding the proposed change to the Regional Conference. - ANSWER - True Where is the sorority's Corporate Office? List the address and telephone number - ANSWER - 5656 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 773 - 684 - 1282 All of the officers on the Directorate are graduate sorors. - ANSWER - False- All officers of the Directorate are graduate sorors with the exception of the Second Supreme Anti- Basileus and two Undergraduate Members At-Large.

The graduate advisor serves as a liaison between graduate and the undergraduate chapter. - ANSWER - True The official publication of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is - ANSWER - The Ivy Leaf 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 activity. - ANSWER - Regional Conference The three undergraduate officers on the Directorate are - ANSWER - Second Supreme Anti-Basileus and two Undergraduate Members-at-Large ______ is the ceremony at which a candidate takes the final vows to the sorority and declares an allegiance from which she cannot later withdraw. - ANSWER - Initiation Not Ethel because Constitution stipulated that President be a senior (Ethel was a junior; "with sisterly admiration," nominated Lucy Slowe to be President) - ANSWER - First President of Alpha Kappa Alpha

• Chosen by Beulah Burke
• Alpha, Kappa, and Alpha = first letters of the three Greek words that form the motto of the sorority. "By culture and by merit"
• Salmon pink and apple green
  • Signifies abundance of life, femininity, fidelity, love - ANSWER - Name and Colors For the 9 charter members, 7 sophomores, 4 incorporators - ANSWER - What does 20 Pearls stand for

1. Joanna Berry
2. Norma Boyd
3. Ethel Jones
4. Sarah Meriweather
5. Alice Murray
6. Carrie Snowdon
7. Harriet Terry - ANSWER - Names of 7 sophomore founders (not initiated)

• Governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha when the Boule is not in session
• Sorority's Board of Directors
• Current directorate is led by Supreme Basileus, and made up of 18 members
• Members = 15 graduate sorors and 3 undergraduate sorors (Second Supreme Anti- Basileus, two Undergraduate Members-at-Large) - ANSWER - Directorate Jan. 15, 1908 - AKA was founded Jan. 29, 1913 - AKA was incorporated Oct. 8, 1949 - first national office opened - ANSWER - Important Dates: January 15, 1908

4. She also was the chartering president of Chi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha in Rocky Mount, NC in 1925.
5. Brown was an advocate of history and was known especially for her annual Negro History Week exhibits that received national media attention. - ANSWER - Name two facts about Anna Easter Brown
6. created the name, motto and colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
7. She became a charter member and president of Beta Omega Chapter in Kansas City, MO, a charter member and president of Mu Omega Chapter in Kansas City, KS and chartered the first three undergraduate chapters of the sorority that were established after incorporation.
8. Although she trained to be a language teacher, she demonstrated mastery in home economics, resulting in administrators requesting her to concentrate in the area and leading to a master's degree in home economics.
9. Ms. Burke taught in public schools (Kansas City, MO and Atlantic City, NJ) and at a state institution in Dover, DE, served as manager of a housing project (Atlantic City, NJ) and was director of a residence hall for female government employees (Washington, D.C.). - ANSWER - Name two facts about Beulah Burke Chelle Luper Wilson - ANSWER - Who is the Supreme Grammateus? Mary Bentley Lamar - ANSWER - Who is the North Atlantic Regional Director? Jennifer King Congleton - ANSWER - Who is the Mid Atlantic Regional Director Carolyn Randolph - ANSWER - who is the south atlantic regional director? Carrie Clark - ANSWER - Who is the Great Lakes Regional Director? Mitzi Dease Paige - ANSWER - Who is South Eastern Regional Director? Joya Hayes - ANSWER - Who is the South Central Regional Director? Sandra L. Bowen - ANSWER - Who is the Central Regional Director? Twyla Woods-Buford - ANSWER - Who is the Mid-Western Regional Director? Shelby D. Boagni - ANSWER - Who is the Far Western Regional Director?