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Date and location of the founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Visionary and principal founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Ethel Hedgeman Lyle

Date of incorporation of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

January 29, 1913

Lead incorporator who ensured the legal perpetuity of Alpha Kappa Alpha and first international president

Nellie Pratt Quander

Avant Garde 20, Nu Beta Chapter Initiation Line, 4/14/1979

Frann Bell, Jimmie Carter, Sherry Colden, Barbara Davis, Valerie Dial, H. Lisa Gibbs, Cheryl Hart, Elizabeth Herndon, Carolyn Johnson, Patricia Langford, Sheila Lewis, Natalie Lucas, Wanda Pompey, Victoria Powell, Janet Ross, Sonya Rush, Vanessa Smith, Sharon Thrash, Priscilla Watson, Arlene Woods

7 charter members of the Nu Beta chapter

Barbara Burgess, Sheilah Clayton, Cassandra Cunningham, Vernita Holmes, Francine McCarley, Gail Reid, Vanessa Weatherspoon

Official motto of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

By Culture and By Merit

Official colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Salmon Pink and Apple Green

Official symbol of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Ivy Leaf

Official flower of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Pink Tea Rose

Title of the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Supreme Basileus

Official publication of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Ivy Leaf magazine

Date and location of the founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Visionary and principal founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Ethel Hedgeman Lyle

Date of incorporation of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

January 29, 1913

Lead incorporator who ensured the legal perpetuity of Alpha Kappa Alpha

Nellie Pratt Quander

The four incorporators of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Nellie Pratt Quander, Julia Evangeline Brooks, Norma Elizabeth Boyd, and Minnie B. Smith

Official motto of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

By Culture and By Merit

Official colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Salmon Pink and Apple Green

Official symbol of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Ivy Leaf

Official flower of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Pink Tea Rose

Title of the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Supreme Basileus

Official publication of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Ivy Leaf magazine

First president of Alpha Chapter

Lucy Diggs Slowe

The nine original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Elizabeth Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe, and Marie Woolfolk Taylor

The seven sophomore founders who joined in February 1908

Norma Elizabeth Boyd, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Alice P. Murray, Sarah Meriweather Nutter, Joanna Berry Shields, Carrie Snowden, and Harriet Josephine Terry

Governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha when the Boule is not in session

Supreme Directorate

Biennial international legislative assembly of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Boule

Total number of geographical regions comprising Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Ten regions (nine domestic and one international)

Purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as stated in the Constitution

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, and to be of Service to All Mankind.

First Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Loraine Richardson Green

Greek title definition for Basileus

President

Greek title definition for Anti-Basileus

Vice President

Greek title definition for Grammateus

Secretary

Greek title definition for Tamiouchos

Treasurer

Greek title definition for Pecunious Grammateus

Financial Secretary

Greek title definition for Epistoleus

Corresponding Secretary

Greek title definition for Hodegos

Hostess / Guide

Greek title definition for Philacter

Sergeant-at-Arms

Location of Alpha Kappa Alpha Corporate Headquarters

5656 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

First international chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Eta Beta Omega Chapter in Monrovia, Liberia (chartered in 1957)

First mobile health clinic in the United States established by Alpha Kappa Alpha

The Mississippi Health Project (1934-1942)

Founder and director of the Mississippi Health Project

Dr. Ida L. Jackson

Frequency of the Boule meeting

Biennially (every two years)

Frequency of Regional Conferences

Annually (every year)

Voting members of the Supreme Directorate

Supreme Basileus, First Supreme Anti-Basileus, Second Supreme Anti-Basileus, Supreme Grammateus, Supreme Tamiouchos, Supreme Parliamentarian, and 10 Regional Directors

Non-voting undergraduate members on the Supreme Directorate

Second Supreme Anti-Basileus and two Undergraduate Members-at-Large

Significance of the Ivy Leaf symbol

Represents strength, endurance, resilience, and individual growth joining together for a common purpose

Classifications of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Undergraduate, Graduate, General, Life, and Honorary

Founder who created the sorority's motto, name, and colors

Beulah Elizabeth Burke (with support from Anna Easter Brown and Ethel Hedgeman Lyle)

Founder who wrote the sorority constitution and bylaws

Lucy Diggs Slowe

Original founder who served as the first secretary of Alpha Chapter

Marie Woolfolk Taylor

Original founder who served as the first treasurer of Alpha Chapter

Anna Easter Brown

Original founder who drafted the sorority constitution preamble

Margaret Flagg Holmes

Original founder who served as president of Alpha Chapter after Lucy Diggs Slowe

Ethel Hedgeman Lyle

Original founder who was an educator and lived to be the longest-surviving founder

Lavinia Norman (passed away in 1983)

First original founder to pass away

Marjorie Hill (1909)

Sophomore founder who incorporated the sorority and served as main organizer of charter chapters

Norma Elizabeth Boyd

Sophomore founder who presided over the first initiation ceremony in 1909

Ethel Jones Mowbray

Sophomore founder who was an educator and charter member of Xi Omega Chapter in Washington, D.C.

Alice P. Murray

Sophomore founder who suggested the Ivy Leaf as the official symbol

Sarah Meriweather Nutter

Sophomore founder who was an educator and advocate for equal rights in Delaware

Joanna Berry Shields

Sophomore founder who served as the vice president of Alpha Chapter in 1909–1910

Carrie Snowden

Sophomore founder who wrote the Alpha Kappa Alpha Initiation Hymn

Harriet Josephine Terry

The North Atlantic Region geographical coverage

Massachusetts, Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

The Mid-Atlantic Region geographical coverage

Virginia and North Carolina

The South Atlantic Region geographical coverage

South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida

The Great Lakes Region geographical coverage

Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, and Western New York

The South Eastern Region geographical coverage

Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi

The South Central Region geographical coverage

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas

The Central Region geographical coverage

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, and Iowa

The Mid-Western Region geographical coverage

Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah

The Far Western Region geographical coverage

Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Utah

The International Region geographical coverage

All chapters located outside the United States, including the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, Japan, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the UAE

Officer responsible for presiding over all meetings of the chapter

Basileus

Officer responsible for assisting the Basileus and serving as chairman of the Program Committee

First Anti-Basileus

Officer responsible for recording the minutes of all chapter meetings

Grammateus

Officer responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and receiving all funds

Pecunious Grammateus

Officer responsible for custodian of all chapter funds and disbursing payments

Tamiouchos

Officer responsible for sending notices, written correspondence, and newsletters

Epistoleus

Officer responsible for greeting guests and maintaining order at chapter functions

Hodegos

Officer responsible for guarding the door and preserving order during meetings

Philacter

Official administrative officer in charge of Corporate Headquarters

Executive Director

Document that contains the fundamental rules and governance structure of Alpha Kappa Alpha

Constitution and Bylaws

Parliamentary authority adopted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised

Address of the original founding site on Howard University campus

Miner Hall

Primary purpose of the Anti-Hazing Policy of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Strict prohibition of physical, mental, or emotional abuse, degradation, or harassment during membership intake

Official Sorority Pledge composer

Grace Edwards

Official Sorority Hymn author

J. Marjorie Jackson

National body created by Alpha Kappa Alpha in 1938 to lobby for civil rights legislation

Non-Partisan Council on Public Affairs

First Greek-letter organization for African American college women

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Highest legislative body of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Boule

Term length for Supreme Directorate officers

Four years (or two biennial cycles)

Maximum number of consecutive terms a Regional Director may serve

One four-year term

Qualification required for undergraduate members to be eligible for initiation

Full-time enrollment at an accredited four-year university and maintenance of the required minimum cumulative GPA

Definition of a Graduate Chapter

A chapter established in a community area comprised of women who have earned a baccalaureate or higher degree

Definition of an Undergraduate Chapter

A chapter chartered at an accredited four-year college or university for matriculating students

How Alpha Kappa Alpha chapters are named

Using letters of the Greek alphabet in alphabetical order, followed by single, double, and triple Greek letter designations

Meaning of the suffix "Omega" in chapter names

Designates a graduate chapter

Standing committee responsible for evaluating and updating sorority governance rules

Constitution Committee