Alpha Kappa Alpha Study Guide Accurate 100%(GRADED A+)

When and where was Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority founded? - ANSWER 1908. Howard University. Washington, D.C. Why was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded? - ANSWER To make college experiences meaningful and valuable by enhancing the capacity of college-trained women for significant self-realization Who was the moving spirit in the establishment of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and by whom was she influenced? - ANSWER Ethel Hedgemen Lyle; Tremain Robinson and Elizabeth Appa Cook (school teachers) How are chapter program activities determined? - ANSWER By the International Program Committee, as defined by the Supreme Basileus How many individuals were in the original group? - ANSWER Nine; Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle), Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe and Marie Woolfolk (Taylor) Who was elected as the first president? - ANSWER Lucy Diggs Slowe Who are the seven (7) Sophomores who were admitted into the sorority without initiation in 1928? - ANSWER The Seven (7) Sophomores: Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones (Mowbray), Alice Murray, Sarah Meriweather (Nutter), Joanna Berry (Shields), Carrie Snowden and Harriet Terry "Ivy Beyond the Wall" meaning - ANSWER Deceased soror January 15, 1908 - ANSWER AKA was founded January 29, 1913 - ANSWER AKA was incorporated Programs for Graduate Members - ANSWER Fellowships, financial aid, job placement When and where was the first international chapter set up? - ANSWER 1948 in Libera When was the first national office opened? - ANSWER October 8, 1949 Cleveland Job Corps Center - ANSWER 1965: First woman's organization to have opportunity to assisted the government in preparing women and girls for the responsibilities of citizenship through an anti-poverty program. Heritage Series on Black Women - ANSWER 1968: A series of brochures detailing the accomplishments of Black women. Domestic Travel Tour - ANSWER 1969: One week tour of cities with sites, significant to B