Alpha Sigma Tau – New Member Exam Study Guide with
Key Concepts and Practice Questions
Chapter name - correct answer ✔✔ The Beta Chapter
Our Symbol - correct answer ✔✔ Anchor
Our Colors - correct answer ✔✔ Emerald green and gold
Our Jewel - correct answer ✔✔ The Pearl
Our Flower - correct answer ✔✔ The Yellow Rose
Our Chapter Mascot - correct answer ✔✔ The Butterfly
Can new members wear the same letters as initiated members? - correct answer ✔✔ Yes
Can new members wear the Crest of Alpha Sigma Tau? - correct answer ✔✔ No, new members
cannot wear the Crest until they are initiated.
The 5 Core Values - correct answer ✔✔ (G-R-I-C-E)
Graciousness
Respect
Intellect
Connections
Excellence
,Our Open Motto - correct answer ✔✔ Active, Self-reliant, Trustworthy
Our Mission - correct answer ✔✔ The mission of Alpha Sigma Tau is to invest in women by
instilling the skills necessary to navigate life and inspire members to enrich their own lives and
the lives of others
Hazing Hotline - correct answer ✔✔ 1-800-NOT-HAZE
Criteria for initiation - correct answer ✔✔ - Attend all required meetings
- Satisfactorily complete the new member program
- Pass the National New Member Examination with at least 80% accuracy
- Complete the 6 week new member program
- Maintain the required GPA of 2.8
- Fulfill National and collegiate financial responsibilities - Exhibit behavior becoming of a sister of
Alpha Sigma Tau
Prayer for Sorority Meetings - correct answer ✔✔ Our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee for the
privilege of meeting here as a group of sisters. We are grateful for all our temporal blessings,
but especially do we thank Thee for friends and for these sisters who are more than friends.
May the lives of all with whom we come in contact be a little happier and richer because of us.
Help us to grow in grace and worthiness in Thy sight. Let our hearts be freed from all malice and
pettiness and filled with loving kindness.
Grant that we may have a spirit of loyal friendship within our group, and give us strength to
practice the ideals of Alpha Sigma Tau in our daily lives. Amen.
The creed - correct answer ✔✔ As a member of Alpha Sigma Tau, I believe in the permanence
and loveliness of its ideals.
I believe in the values of friendship and fidelity to purpose.
, I believe in the fulfillment of self and will strive to contribute my share to the progress of
mankind.
I believe in the cultivating beauty of spirit and graciousness of living in all my contacts with
others.
I believe that faithfulness to these ideals will help me to live joyously and valiantly.
The Greek Alphabet - correct answer ✔✔ Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta,
Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega
Ritual Attire - correct answer ✔✔ - WHITES ○ All white Dress
- Nude or white shoes
- Shoulders must be covered
- Pin
- Nude tights
- No mini-skirts or cleavage
- Natural look: minimal makeup and hair down/natural
- No jewelry with the exception of engagement and wedding rings
Badge Attire - correct answer ✔✔ - Dresses, skirts, dress pants, blouses, sweaters, or suits with
appropriate stockings or shoes.
- The outfit should be of size and style that is comfortable and flatter the individual's body type.
- Wearing the Sorority Badge or New Member Pin is encouraged
- What not to wear: ○ Sleeveless, cleavage, or mini skirts ○ Khakis ○ Capris ○ Flip flops ○ Wedges
The Purpose of Alpha Sigma Tau - correct answer ✔✔ to promote the ethical, cultural, and
social development of its members
When were we founded - correct answer ✔✔ November 4th, 1899
Key Concepts and Practice Questions
Chapter name - correct answer ✔✔ The Beta Chapter
Our Symbol - correct answer ✔✔ Anchor
Our Colors - correct answer ✔✔ Emerald green and gold
Our Jewel - correct answer ✔✔ The Pearl
Our Flower - correct answer ✔✔ The Yellow Rose
Our Chapter Mascot - correct answer ✔✔ The Butterfly
Can new members wear the same letters as initiated members? - correct answer ✔✔ Yes
Can new members wear the Crest of Alpha Sigma Tau? - correct answer ✔✔ No, new members
cannot wear the Crest until they are initiated.
The 5 Core Values - correct answer ✔✔ (G-R-I-C-E)
Graciousness
Respect
Intellect
Connections
Excellence
,Our Open Motto - correct answer ✔✔ Active, Self-reliant, Trustworthy
Our Mission - correct answer ✔✔ The mission of Alpha Sigma Tau is to invest in women by
instilling the skills necessary to navigate life and inspire members to enrich their own lives and
the lives of others
Hazing Hotline - correct answer ✔✔ 1-800-NOT-HAZE
Criteria for initiation - correct answer ✔✔ - Attend all required meetings
- Satisfactorily complete the new member program
- Pass the National New Member Examination with at least 80% accuracy
- Complete the 6 week new member program
- Maintain the required GPA of 2.8
- Fulfill National and collegiate financial responsibilities - Exhibit behavior becoming of a sister of
Alpha Sigma Tau
Prayer for Sorority Meetings - correct answer ✔✔ Our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee for the
privilege of meeting here as a group of sisters. We are grateful for all our temporal blessings,
but especially do we thank Thee for friends and for these sisters who are more than friends.
May the lives of all with whom we come in contact be a little happier and richer because of us.
Help us to grow in grace and worthiness in Thy sight. Let our hearts be freed from all malice and
pettiness and filled with loving kindness.
Grant that we may have a spirit of loyal friendship within our group, and give us strength to
practice the ideals of Alpha Sigma Tau in our daily lives. Amen.
The creed - correct answer ✔✔ As a member of Alpha Sigma Tau, I believe in the permanence
and loveliness of its ideals.
I believe in the values of friendship and fidelity to purpose.
, I believe in the fulfillment of self and will strive to contribute my share to the progress of
mankind.
I believe in the cultivating beauty of spirit and graciousness of living in all my contacts with
others.
I believe that faithfulness to these ideals will help me to live joyously and valiantly.
The Greek Alphabet - correct answer ✔✔ Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta,
Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega
Ritual Attire - correct answer ✔✔ - WHITES ○ All white Dress
- Nude or white shoes
- Shoulders must be covered
- Pin
- Nude tights
- No mini-skirts or cleavage
- Natural look: minimal makeup and hair down/natural
- No jewelry with the exception of engagement and wedding rings
Badge Attire - correct answer ✔✔ - Dresses, skirts, dress pants, blouses, sweaters, or suits with
appropriate stockings or shoes.
- The outfit should be of size and style that is comfortable and flatter the individual's body type.
- Wearing the Sorority Badge or New Member Pin is encouraged
- What not to wear: ○ Sleeveless, cleavage, or mini skirts ○ Khakis ○ Capris ○ Flip flops ○ Wedges
The Purpose of Alpha Sigma Tau - correct answer ✔✔ to promote the ethical, cultural, and
social development of its members
When were we founded - correct answer ✔✔ November 4th, 1899
