OFFICIAL ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA MIP
TEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was organized on the campus of - ANSWER-
Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908
The inspiration for establishing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated came from -
ANSWER-Ethel Hedgemen Lyle
By whom was Ethel Hedgeman Lyle influenced? - ANSWER-Tremain Robinson &
Elizabeth Appa Cook, schoolteachers
The first president of Alpha Kappa Alpha was - ANSWER-Lucy Diggs Slowe
How are chapter program activities determined? - ANSWER-By the International
Program Committee, as defined by the Supreme Basileus
An activity for intensive national study of organizational ideas, structure and techniques
of group leadership is known as - ANSWER-Leadership Seminar
Undergraduates may hold which of the following offices? - ANSWER-Second Supreme
Anti-Basileus and Member-at-Large
All of these are standing committees of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
except - ANSWER-Scholarship
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
, 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 & Graduated from Howard in 1908)
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 1928, 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
The administrative division of the Boule is - ANSWER-The Alpha Kappa Alpha
Corporate Office
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.
TEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was organized on the campus of - ANSWER-
Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908
The inspiration for establishing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated came from -
ANSWER-Ethel Hedgemen Lyle
By whom was Ethel Hedgeman Lyle influenced? - ANSWER-Tremain Robinson &
Elizabeth Appa Cook, schoolteachers
The first president of Alpha Kappa Alpha was - ANSWER-Lucy Diggs Slowe
How are chapter program activities determined? - ANSWER-By the International
Program Committee, as defined by the Supreme Basileus
An activity for intensive national study of organizational ideas, structure and techniques
of group leadership is known as - ANSWER-Leadership Seminar
Undergraduates may hold which of the following offices? - ANSWER-Second Supreme
Anti-Basileus and Member-at-Large
All of these are standing committees of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
except - ANSWER-Scholarship
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
, 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 & Graduated from Howard in 1908)
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 1928, 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
The administrative division of the Boule is - ANSWER-The Alpha Kappa Alpha
Corporate Office
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.
