1). Sorority
Ans: A society for women with selective membership limited by the invitation of
persons who are already members
2). Boule
Ans: The periodic assembly of the total membership
3). Directorate
Ans: The governing body of Alpha Kappa Alpha when the Boule is not in session
4). Soror
Ans: Sister
5). How is the membership in alpha kappa alpha classified?
Ans: Undergraduate, graduate, general, associate, life, honorary
6). What is the highest honor, which the sorority can give?
Ans: Honorary membership
7). Undergraduate chapter
Ans: Those established by charter to a collegiate institution or a specified geographical
area for college students
8). Graduate chapter
Ans: Those set up specifically for alumnae in a specified geographical area
9). How often does the boule meet?
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, Ans: Biennially
10). Why was alpha kappa alpha incorporated?
Ans: To ensure perpetuity
11). What is the sorority's board of directors called?
Ans: Directorate
12). Sorority's purpose
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.
13). Where can the code of ethics be found?
Ans: The protocol book
14). How many officers make up the current directorate? listen their names and positions.
Ans: 18
Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, Glenda Baskin Glover, Autumn Kyles, Charletta Wilson Jacks,
Danette Anthony Reed, Martha L. Perine Beard, Annalise Anise, Karrie S. Hargrave,
Meredith L. Henderson, Joyce Henderson, Sharon Brown Harriott, Toni S. Kendrick, Mary F.
Conner, Chelle Luper Wilson, Kathy A. Walker-Steele, Jan Carpenter-Baker, Barbara J.
Denson Trotter, Gizette L. Thomas
15). Are all the members graduate sorors?
Ans: No; 3 are undergraduate members. 2nd supreme anti-basileus and 2
undergraduate members-at-large
16). Who is alpha kappa alpha sorority's chief officer? what is her role?
Ans: Supreme Basileus (Dorothy Buchanan Wilson). She shall preside at all meetings of
the Boule and the Directorate. 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
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