Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was organized on the campus of -
ANSWERHoward University in Washington, D.C., in 1908
The inspiration for establishing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated came from -
ANSWEREthel Hedgeman Lyle
By whom was Ethel Hedgeman Lyle influenced? - ANSWERTremain Robinson and
Elizabeth Appa Cook, school teachers
The first president of Alpha Kappa Alpha was - ANSWERLucy Diggs Slowe
How are chapter program activities determined? - ANSWERBy the International
Program Committee, as defined by the Supreme Basileus
Undergraduates may hold which of the following offices? - ANSWERSecond Supreme
Anti-Basileus and Member-at-Large
All of these are standing committees of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated,
except - ANSWERScholarship
The Director of the International Region is - ANSWERCarrie J. Clark
A transfer of the membership must be issued by - ANSWERAlpha Kappa Alpha
Corporate Office
The colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha - ANSWERSalmon Pink and Apple Green
The official flower of Alpha Kappa Alpha is the - ANSWERPink Tea Rose
Membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated may be classified as
______________. - ANSWERUndergraduate, Graduate, General, Associate, Honorary,
Life
How often does the Boule meet? - ANSWERBiennially (every 2 years)
How many individuals were in the original group? - ANSWER9
What are the names of the original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.? -
ANSWEREthel Hedgeman Lyle, Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke,
Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe, Marie
Woolfolk Taylor
, Name two facts about Ethel Hedgeman Lyle - ANSWERNamed honorary Basileus
(president) at 1926 Boule—a title she carried until her death, which no other woman has
held and taught music
Name two facts about Anna Easter Brown - ANSWERFirst Tamiouchos Alpha Chapter
& Taught 31 years in Rocky Mount, NC
Name two facts about Beulah Burke - ANSWERCreated organization name, motto &
colors & Taught Latin, German & English in Georgia & in Kansas City, MO
Name two facts about Lillie Burke - ANSWERCo-created organization motto &
Participated in organizing Xi Omega Chapter
Name two facts about Marjorie Hill - ANSWERFirst Ivy Beyond the Wall and Taught at
Morgan college in Lynchburg, VA
Name two facts about Margaret Flagg Holmes - ANSWERMember first Constitution &
Bylaws Committee & Avid traveleler
Name two facts about Lavinia Norman - ANSWERPresided over the first Ivy Day
celebration & Celebrated 100th birthday with a gala party
Name two facts about Lucy Diggs Slowe - ANSWERFirst Basileus (president) Alpha
Chapter & Drafted organization's constitution
When was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded? - ANSWERJanuary 15, 1908
The Domestic Travel Tour was - ANSWERA one-week tour of cities which are
significant to Black history
When was the Domestic Travel Tour initiated? - ANSWER1969
When was AKA incorporated? - ANSWERJanuary 29, 1913
In February 1928, seven students were admitted into the sorority without initiation. List
these individuals - ANSWERJoanna Berry Shields, Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones Mowbray,
Sara Meriweather Nutter, Alice P. Murray, Carrie Snowden, Harriet J. Terry
The administrative division of the Boule is - ANSWERAlpha Kappa Alpha Corporate
Office
What programs have been developed to assist graduate members of AKA? -
ANSWERFellowships, financial aid, job placement
When was the first international chapter set up and where was it? - ANSWERIn 1948
and it is located in Liberia