Concepts and Practice Questions
Sorority - ANS✔✔ A society for women with selective membership limited by the invitation of
persons who are already members.
Boule - ANS✔✔ The periodic assembly of the total membership
Directorate - ANS✔✔ The governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha when the Boule is not in
session
Soror - ANS✔✔ Sister
How is membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha classified? - ANS✔✔ undergraduate, graduate,
general, associate, life, honorary
What is the highest honor which the sorority can give? - ANS✔✔ Honorary membership
Undergraduate Chapter - ANS✔✔ Those established by charter to a collegiate institution or a
specified geographical area for college students
Graduate chapter - ANS✔✔ Those set up specifically for alumnae in a specified geographical
area
How often does the Boule meet? - ANS✔✔ biennially
Why was Alpha Kappa Alpha incorporated? - ANS✔✔ To ensure perpetuity
, What is the sorority's board of directors called? - ANS✔✔ Directorate
Purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - ANS✔✔ The purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority 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, to maintain a progressive interest in college life,
and to be of service to ALL mankind.
How many officers make up the current directorate? - ANS✔✔ 18.
Supreme Basileus (International President) - ANS✔✔ Glenda Glover
First Supreme Anti-Basileus - ANS✔✔ Danette Anthony Reed
Second Supreme Anti-Basileus - ANS✔✔ Kasey A. Coleman
Supreme Grammateus (Secretary) - ANS✔✔ Chelle Luper Wilson
Supreme Tamiouchos - ANS✔✔ Gayle P. Miles Scott
Supreme Parliamentarian - ANS✔✔ Bonnie Washington Murdah
2 Undergraduate Members at Large - ANS✔✔ Kaylen D. Long and Hollye J.V. Weekes
North Atlantic Regional Director - ANS✔✔ Mary Bentley Lamar