AKA MIP TEST EXAM 2024 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Define four terms:
a. Sorority
b. Boule
c. Directorate
d. SororAnswer ✔✔- Sorority- a society of women with selective membership limited by the invitation
of persons who are already members
Boule- periodic assembly of the total membership
Directorate- the governing body of Aka when the boule is not in session
Soror- sister
How is membership of AKA classified?Answer ✔✔- Undergrad- working toward bacheolor's degree
Graduate- received a bachelors degree
General- soror who is finacially active but does not belong to a grad chapter in her area
Associate- soror who did not complete her undergrad
Honorary- woman who is bestowed membership for high ethical standards
Life- soror who as been a member for 25+ years and has been financially active for 10+ years
Differentiate between undergraduate and graduate chaptersAnswer ✔✔- Undergraduate chapters are
those established by charter to a collegiate institution or a specified geographical area for college
students, while graduate chapters are those set up specifically for alumnae in a specified geographical
area
how often does the boule meetAnswer ✔✔- biennially
What is the highest honor the sorority can give?Answer ✔✔- Honorary membership
,Why was Alpha Kappa Alpha incorporated?Answer ✔✔- To ensure perpetuity
What is the sorority's board of directors called?Answer ✔✔- Directorate
What is the purpose of Alpha Kappa AlphaAnswer ✔✔- Alpha Kappa Alpha's purpose is 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
and BE A SERVICE TO ALL MANKIND
How many officers make up the current Directorate?Answer ✔✔- 18
Dr. Glenda Glover
International President
Danette Anthony Reed
International First Vice President
Jasmyne E. McCoy
International Second Vice President
Chelle Luper Wilson
International Secretary
Gayle Miles-Scott
International Treasurer
Bonnie Murdah
International Parliamentarian
Alysse Guerrier
Undergraduate Member-At-Large
,Jasmine Williams
Undergraduate Member-At-Large
Mary Bentley Lamar
North Atlantic Regional Director
Jennifer King Congleton
Mid-Atlantic Regional Director
Carolyn Randolph
South Atlantic Regional Director
Carrie Clark
Great Lakes Regional Director
Mitzi Dease Paige
South Eastern Regional Director
Joya Hayes
South Central Regional Director
Sonya L. Brown
Central Regional Director
Twyla Woods-Buford
Mid-Western Regional Director
Shelby D. Boagni
,Far Western Regional Director
Joy Elaine Daley
International Regional Director
Are all of the members elected membered graduate sorors? ExplainAnswer ✔✔- No.
-three are undergraduates
-second supreme anti-basileus and two undergraduate members at large
Are some of the members elected geographically? Who? When would you be eligible to run for this
office?Answer ✔✔- Yes. Regional Director. After serving at least one term as a Basileus of a graduate
chapter and attending at least one of the last three regional conference immediately preceding
nomination and residing in the region
Who is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's chief officer? What is her role?Answer ✔✔- Supreme Basileus.
-She shall be at all boule and directorate meetings.
- She shall appoint with the approval of the Directorate, the chairmen and members of all committees of
the sorority and fill any vacancies except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws.
-she shall exercise general supervision over employed personnel over the boule
How many undergraduate and graduate chapters are there in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority?Answer ✔✔-
1,018
How many regions make up Alpha Kappa Alpha SororityAnswer ✔✔- Ten, including the international
region
South-Eastern Region, Mid-Atlantic Region, North Atlantic Region, South Atlantic Region, Great Lakes
Region, International Region, South Central Region, Mid Western Region, Central Region, Far Western
Region
Which states make up where you live?Answer ✔✔- Southeastern- Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee
Who is the Regional Director of your region? What is her role?Answer ✔✔- -Mitzi Paige
,-Serves as member of the Board of Directors and follows guidelines, program targets, and procedures
set by the Supreme Basileus
What is a regional conference?Answer ✔✔- 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.
How often are Regional Conferences held?Answer ✔✔- Annually
What is the Leadership Seminar? When is it held?Answer ✔✔- A training session for officers and
members which is held in alternate years when the Boule does not meet.
Regarding Alpha Kappa Alpha Constitution and Bylaws, when may the Bylaws be amended?Answer
✔✔- The bylaws may be amended at a regular meeting of the Boule by two-thirds of the votes cast,
provided that the proposed amendments shall have been circulated to chapters no later than April 30
preceding the Boule
How far in advance is the Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority elected? Does she hold this
title at the time of her election?Answer ✔✔- Four years. No, she serves as a first supreme anti-basileus
for four years following her election, and then is installed as the supreme basileus
How does a Soror become a member of an International Committee?Answer ✔✔- All committee
members, excluding Nominating, are appointed by the Surpreme Basileus. The Nominating Committee is
composed of elected regional representatives
What is the Ivy Leaf?Answer ✔✔- The official publication of the sorority.
Which former Supreme Basilei are still living?Answer ✔✔- Larzette Golden Hale (Wilson), Mattelia
Bennett Grays, Bernice Irene Sumlin, Faye Becerly Bryant, Eva Lois Allmon Evans, Norma Solomon White,
Barbara Anne McKinzie, Carolyn House Stewart
To whom do you report to as a candidate? What is her role?Answer ✔✔- Membership Chairman
(Graduate Advisor)
-serves as a liaison between the chapter and the candidates
,When and where was Alpha Kappa Sorority founded?Answer ✔✔- 1908 at Howard University in
Washington D.C.
Why was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded?Answer ✔✔- Alpha kappa alpha was founded as an instrument to
make college experiences as meaningful and as valuable as possible in enhancing the capacity of college
trained women for significant self realization
Who was the moving spirit in the establishment of Alpha Kappa Alpha?Answer ✔✔- Ethel Hedgeman
Lyle
By whom was she influenced?Answer ✔✔- Tremain Robinson and Elizabeth Appa Cook, schoolteachers
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? Name and tell two facts about each individual
person.Answer ✔✔- Ethel Hedgeman Lyle -was the visionary and principal founder & served as National
treasured for 23 years
Annie Easter Brown- first treasurer of the sorority & taught in Rocky Mount NC for over 30 years
Beulah Elizabeth Burke- created the name, motto, and colors of the sorority & chartered the first three
undergraduate chapters of the sorority after incorporation
Lillie Burke- helped create the motto & was a Greek Scholar and senior
Marjorie Hill- first Ivy beyond the wall & taught at Morgan College
Margaret Flagg Holmes- helped write the first constitution and bylars
Who was elected the first president?Answer ✔✔- Lucy Diggs Slowe
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
- Harriet Terry
What does the designation "Ivy Beyond the Wall" signify?Answer ✔✔- Deceased soror
Identify the following dates in Alpha Kappa Alpha history:
January 15, 1908
January 29, 1913Answer ✔✔- January 15, 1908- AKA was founder
January 29, 1913-AKA was incorporated
What programs have been developed to assist graduate members of Alpha Kappa Alpha?Answer ✔✔-
Fellowships, financial aid, job placement
When was the first international chapter set up? Where was it locatedAnswer ✔✔- 1948. Liberia
When was the First National office opened?Answer ✔✔- October 8, 1949
In 1965, Alpha Kappa Alpha became the first woman'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 this programAnswer ✔✔- Cleveland job Corps Center
In 1968, Alpha Kappa Alpha began publishing a series of brochures detailing the accomplishments of
black women. What were these booklets called?Answer ✔✔- Heritage Series on Black Woman
When was the Domestic Travel Tour initiated? What was it?Answer ✔✔- 1969. A one wee tour of cities
w/ sites that are significant to black heritage
CORRECT ANSWERS
Define four terms:
a. Sorority
b. Boule
c. Directorate
d. SororAnswer ✔✔- Sorority- a society of women with selective membership limited by the invitation
of persons who are already members
Boule- periodic assembly of the total membership
Directorate- the governing body of Aka when the boule is not in session
Soror- sister
How is membership of AKA classified?Answer ✔✔- Undergrad- working toward bacheolor's degree
Graduate- received a bachelors degree
General- soror who is finacially active but does not belong to a grad chapter in her area
Associate- soror who did not complete her undergrad
Honorary- woman who is bestowed membership for high ethical standards
Life- soror who as been a member for 25+ years and has been financially active for 10+ years
Differentiate between undergraduate and graduate chaptersAnswer ✔✔- Undergraduate chapters are
those established by charter to a collegiate institution or a specified geographical area for college
students, while graduate chapters are those set up specifically for alumnae in a specified geographical
area
how often does the boule meetAnswer ✔✔- biennially
What is the highest honor the sorority can give?Answer ✔✔- Honorary membership
,Why was Alpha Kappa Alpha incorporated?Answer ✔✔- To ensure perpetuity
What is the sorority's board of directors called?Answer ✔✔- Directorate
What is the purpose of Alpha Kappa AlphaAnswer ✔✔- Alpha Kappa Alpha's purpose is 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
and BE A SERVICE TO ALL MANKIND
How many officers make up the current Directorate?Answer ✔✔- 18
Dr. Glenda Glover
International President
Danette Anthony Reed
International First Vice President
Jasmyne E. McCoy
International Second Vice President
Chelle Luper Wilson
International Secretary
Gayle Miles-Scott
International Treasurer
Bonnie Murdah
International Parliamentarian
Alysse Guerrier
Undergraduate Member-At-Large
,Jasmine Williams
Undergraduate Member-At-Large
Mary Bentley Lamar
North Atlantic Regional Director
Jennifer King Congleton
Mid-Atlantic Regional Director
Carolyn Randolph
South Atlantic Regional Director
Carrie Clark
Great Lakes Regional Director
Mitzi Dease Paige
South Eastern Regional Director
Joya Hayes
South Central Regional Director
Sonya L. Brown
Central Regional Director
Twyla Woods-Buford
Mid-Western Regional Director
Shelby D. Boagni
,Far Western Regional Director
Joy Elaine Daley
International Regional Director
Are all of the members elected membered graduate sorors? ExplainAnswer ✔✔- No.
-three are undergraduates
-second supreme anti-basileus and two undergraduate members at large
Are some of the members elected geographically? Who? When would you be eligible to run for this
office?Answer ✔✔- Yes. Regional Director. After serving at least one term as a Basileus of a graduate
chapter and attending at least one of the last three regional conference immediately preceding
nomination and residing in the region
Who is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's chief officer? What is her role?Answer ✔✔- Supreme Basileus.
-She shall be at all boule and directorate meetings.
- She shall appoint with the approval of the Directorate, the chairmen and members of all committees of
the sorority and fill any vacancies except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws.
-she shall exercise general supervision over employed personnel over the boule
How many undergraduate and graduate chapters are there in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority?Answer ✔✔-
1,018
How many regions make up Alpha Kappa Alpha SororityAnswer ✔✔- Ten, including the international
region
South-Eastern Region, Mid-Atlantic Region, North Atlantic Region, South Atlantic Region, Great Lakes
Region, International Region, South Central Region, Mid Western Region, Central Region, Far Western
Region
Which states make up where you live?Answer ✔✔- Southeastern- Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee
Who is the Regional Director of your region? What is her role?Answer ✔✔- -Mitzi Paige
,-Serves as member of the Board of Directors and follows guidelines, program targets, and procedures
set by the Supreme Basileus
What is a regional conference?Answer ✔✔- 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.
How often are Regional Conferences held?Answer ✔✔- Annually
What is the Leadership Seminar? When is it held?Answer ✔✔- A training session for officers and
members which is held in alternate years when the Boule does not meet.
Regarding Alpha Kappa Alpha Constitution and Bylaws, when may the Bylaws be amended?Answer
✔✔- The bylaws may be amended at a regular meeting of the Boule by two-thirds of the votes cast,
provided that the proposed amendments shall have been circulated to chapters no later than April 30
preceding the Boule
How far in advance is the Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority elected? Does she hold this
title at the time of her election?Answer ✔✔- Four years. No, she serves as a first supreme anti-basileus
for four years following her election, and then is installed as the supreme basileus
How does a Soror become a member of an International Committee?Answer ✔✔- All committee
members, excluding Nominating, are appointed by the Surpreme Basileus. The Nominating Committee is
composed of elected regional representatives
What is the Ivy Leaf?Answer ✔✔- The official publication of the sorority.
Which former Supreme Basilei are still living?Answer ✔✔- Larzette Golden Hale (Wilson), Mattelia
Bennett Grays, Bernice Irene Sumlin, Faye Becerly Bryant, Eva Lois Allmon Evans, Norma Solomon White,
Barbara Anne McKinzie, Carolyn House Stewart
To whom do you report to as a candidate? What is her role?Answer ✔✔- Membership Chairman
(Graduate Advisor)
-serves as a liaison between the chapter and the candidates
,When and where was Alpha Kappa Sorority founded?Answer ✔✔- 1908 at Howard University in
Washington D.C.
Why was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded?Answer ✔✔- Alpha kappa alpha was founded as an instrument to
make college experiences as meaningful and as valuable as possible in enhancing the capacity of college
trained women for significant self realization
Who was the moving spirit in the establishment of Alpha Kappa Alpha?Answer ✔✔- Ethel Hedgeman
Lyle
By whom was she influenced?Answer ✔✔- Tremain Robinson and Elizabeth Appa Cook, schoolteachers
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? Name and tell two facts about each individual
person.Answer ✔✔- Ethel Hedgeman Lyle -was the visionary and principal founder & served as National
treasured for 23 years
Annie Easter Brown- first treasurer of the sorority & taught in Rocky Mount NC for over 30 years
Beulah Elizabeth Burke- created the name, motto, and colors of the sorority & chartered the first three
undergraduate chapters of the sorority after incorporation
Lillie Burke- helped create the motto & was a Greek Scholar and senior
Marjorie Hill- first Ivy beyond the wall & taught at Morgan College
Margaret Flagg Holmes- helped write the first constitution and bylars
Who was elected the first president?Answer ✔✔- Lucy Diggs Slowe
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
- Harriet Terry
What does the designation "Ivy Beyond the Wall" signify?Answer ✔✔- Deceased soror
Identify the following dates in Alpha Kappa Alpha history:
January 15, 1908
January 29, 1913Answer ✔✔- January 15, 1908- AKA was founder
January 29, 1913-AKA was incorporated
What programs have been developed to assist graduate members of Alpha Kappa Alpha?Answer ✔✔-
Fellowships, financial aid, job placement
When was the first international chapter set up? Where was it locatedAnswer ✔✔- 1948. Liberia
When was the First National office opened?Answer ✔✔- October 8, 1949
In 1965, Alpha Kappa Alpha became the first woman'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 this programAnswer ✔✔- Cleveland job Corps Center
In 1968, Alpha Kappa Alpha began publishing a series of brochures detailing the accomplishments of
black women. What were these booklets called?Answer ✔✔- Heritage Series on Black Woman
When was the Domestic Travel Tour initiated? What was it?Answer ✔✔- 1969. A one wee tour of cities
w/ sites that are significant to black heritage
