Alpha Kappa Alpha Basic History
Who are the members of the Divine 9 ✔️Ans - Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta
Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha
Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Iota Phi Theta
What is a Regional Conference? ✔️Ans - 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.
What are the 9 domestic regions? ✔️Ans - Far Western Region,
Central Region,
Mid-Western Region,
South Central Region,
South Eastern Region,
South Atlantic Region,
Great Lakes Region,
North Atlantic Region,
Mid-Atlantic Region
When was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded? ✔️Ans - Wednesday, January 15,
1908
What is the official flower for AKA? ✔️Ans - Pink Tea Rose
What is the symbol for AKA ✔️Ans - Ivy leaf
What is the motto? ✔️Ans - By culture, by merit
What is the official publication? ✔️Ans - The Ivy Leaf Magazine
When was the Ivy Leaf magazine first published? ✔️Ans - 1921
What does ivy beyond the wall mean? ✔️Ans - A phrase used to describe a
deceased member
What is the Basileus (Buh-silly-us) ✔️Ans - President
, What is the Anti-Basileus (Buh-silly-us) ✔️Ans - Vice president
What is the Tamiouchos (Tam-i-chose) ✔️Ans - Treasurer
What is the Grammateus (Gra-may-tea-us) ✔️Ans - Recording secretary
What is the mission of Alpha Kappa Alpha? (5 Total) ✔️Ans - To cultivate
and encourage high scholastic & ethical standards,
To promote unity & friendship among college women,
To alleviate problems concerning girls & women in order to improve their
social stature,
To maintain a progressive interest in college life and
To be of service to all mankind.
Who are the 9 founders? ✔️Ans - Ethel Hedgeman Lyle,
Beulah Burke,
Anna Easter Brown,
Lillie Burke,
Lavinia Norman,
Lucy Diggs Slowe,
Marjorie Hill,
Margaret Flagg Homes,
Marie Woolfolk Taylor
Who are the 7 sophomores? ✔️Ans - Carrie E. Snowden,
Harriet Josephine Terry,
Alice P. Murray,
Norma Boyd,
Joanna Berry Shields,
Ethel Jones Mowbray,
Sarah Merriwether Nutter
Who are the 4 incorporators? ✔️Ans - Nellie Quander,
Nellie Pratt Russel,
Minnie Beatrice Smith,
Julia Brooks
What are the 4 program targets? ✔️Ans - HBCU for Life,
The Arts,
Who are the members of the Divine 9 ✔️Ans - Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta
Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha
Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Iota Phi Theta
What is a Regional Conference? ✔️Ans - 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.
What are the 9 domestic regions? ✔️Ans - Far Western Region,
Central Region,
Mid-Western Region,
South Central Region,
South Eastern Region,
South Atlantic Region,
Great Lakes Region,
North Atlantic Region,
Mid-Atlantic Region
When was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded? ✔️Ans - Wednesday, January 15,
1908
What is the official flower for AKA? ✔️Ans - Pink Tea Rose
What is the symbol for AKA ✔️Ans - Ivy leaf
What is the motto? ✔️Ans - By culture, by merit
What is the official publication? ✔️Ans - The Ivy Leaf Magazine
When was the Ivy Leaf magazine first published? ✔️Ans - 1921
What does ivy beyond the wall mean? ✔️Ans - A phrase used to describe a
deceased member
What is the Basileus (Buh-silly-us) ✔️Ans - President
, What is the Anti-Basileus (Buh-silly-us) ✔️Ans - Vice president
What is the Tamiouchos (Tam-i-chose) ✔️Ans - Treasurer
What is the Grammateus (Gra-may-tea-us) ✔️Ans - Recording secretary
What is the mission of Alpha Kappa Alpha? (5 Total) ✔️Ans - To cultivate
and encourage high scholastic & ethical standards,
To promote unity & friendship among college women,
To alleviate problems concerning girls & women in order to improve their
social stature,
To maintain a progressive interest in college life and
To be of service to all mankind.
Who are the 9 founders? ✔️Ans - Ethel Hedgeman Lyle,
Beulah Burke,
Anna Easter Brown,
Lillie Burke,
Lavinia Norman,
Lucy Diggs Slowe,
Marjorie Hill,
Margaret Flagg Homes,
Marie Woolfolk Taylor
Who are the 7 sophomores? ✔️Ans - Carrie E. Snowden,
Harriet Josephine Terry,
Alice P. Murray,
Norma Boyd,
Joanna Berry Shields,
Ethel Jones Mowbray,
Sarah Merriwether Nutter
Who are the 4 incorporators? ✔️Ans - Nellie Quander,
Nellie Pratt Russel,
Minnie Beatrice Smith,
Julia Brooks
What are the 4 program targets? ✔️Ans - HBCU for Life,
The Arts,
