AKA Sorority Vocabulary Flashcards

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What is the purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated?

To cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, promote unity and friendship among college women, study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women to improve their social stature, maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be a service to all mankind.

What is the motto of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority?

By merit, by culture.

What are the official colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority?

Salmon Pink and Apple Green.

What do the 12 P's refer to within the context of performance?

Piss poor practice promotes piss poor performance. Piss poor performance promotes pain. Signup and view all the answers

What do excuses represent according to the content?

Excuses are tools of incompetence, they build monuments of nothingness. Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of lying according to the content provided?

We tell lies when we are afraid, and each lie makes what we fear grow stronger. Signup and view all the answers

Who is Norma Elizabeth Boyd?

Sophomore founder and last surviving founder. Signup and view all the answers

What position did Anna Easter Brown hold in the Alpha chapter?

First treasurer. Signup and view all the answers

What contributions did Beulah Elizabeth Burke make to the organization?

Created organization name, motto, and colors; became a charter member and president of Beta Omega chapter and Mu Omega chapter. Signup and view all the answers

What roles did Lillie Burke fulfill in the sorority?

Co-creator of the motto and charter member of the Xi Omega chapter. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Marjorie Hill?

First Ivy Beyond the Wall and educator. Signup and view all the answers

What positions did Margaret Flagg Holmes hold within the sorority?

Helped write the first constitution and bylaws, served as vice president and recording secretary of the Theta Omega chapter. Signup and view all the answers

What are Ethel Hedgeman Lyle's contributions?

Originator and guiding light of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, served as national treasurer for 23 years. Signup and view all the answers

What is significant about Ethel Jones Mowbray?

Sophomore founder and president of Alpha Chapter in 1910. Signup and view all the answers

What educational background does Alice Porter Murray have?

Graduated in 1910 with a degree in liberal arts. Signup and view all the answers

What role did Lavinia Norman play in Alpha Kappa Alpha?

Member of the first constitution and bylaws committee, teacher at Douglas High School for 40 years. Signup and view all the answers

What is Sarah Meriweather Nutter known for?

Sophomore founder and first African-American member of the Virginia Society for Crippled Children. Signup and view all the answers

What significant contributions did Joanna Berry Shields make?

Taught at schools in New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina; related to Norma Boyd. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Lucy Diggs Slowe?

First president and constitution and bylaws committee chair; first black female dean at Howard. Signup and view all the answers

What roles did Carrie E. Snowden fulfill?

Sophomore founder and corresponding secretary in the fall of 1909. Signup and view all the answers

What position did Marie Woolfolk Taylor hold?

First secretary of Alpha Kappa Alpha and chartering president of Kappa Omega chapter. Signup and view all the answers

What is Harriet Josephine Terry known for?

Sophomore founder, elected president of Alpha Chapter, and author of the initiation hymn. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Cultivates high scholastic and ethical standards among members.
Promotes unity and friendship among college women.
Addresses and alleviates issues affecting girls and women to enhance their social status.
Encourages progressive interests in college life and offers service to all mankind.

Motto

"By merit, by culture" encapsulates the values of the sorority.

Colors

Official colors are Salmon Pink and Apple Green.

12 P's Philosophy

"Piss poor practice promotes piss poor performance."
Poor performance leads to pain.

Concept of Excuses

Excuses are seen as tools of incompetence, leading to inaction and failure.

Nature of Lies

Lies arise from fear—fear of the unknown, judgment, or discovery.
Telling lies strengthens fears.

Founders and Notable Members

Norma Elizabeth Boyd: Sophomore founder and last surviving founder.
Anna Easter Brown: First treasurer of the Alpha chapter and chartering president of the Chi Omega chapter.
Beulah Elizabeth Burke: Coined the organization's name, motto, and colors; charter member and president of Beta Omega and Mu Omega chapters.
Lillie Burke: Co-creator of the motto and charter member of Xi Omega chapter.
Marjorie Hill: First Ivy Beyond the Wall and educator at Morgan College.
Margaret Flagg Holmes: Contributed to the first constitution and bylaws; served as vice president and recording secretary of Theta Omega chapter.
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle: Originator and guiding light of the sorority, served as national treasurer for 23 years.
Ethel Jones Mowbray: Sophomore founder and president of the Alpha chapter in 1910.
Alice Porter Murray: Also a sophomore founder, graduated in 1910 with a degree in liberal arts.
Lavinia Norman: Participated in the first constitution and bylaws committee; taught English, Latin, and French for 40 years.
Sarah Meriweather Nutter: First African-American member of the Virginia Society for Crippled Children.
Joanna Berry Shields: Teacher in New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina; related to Norma Boyd.
Lucy Diggs Slowe: First president and chair of the constitution and bylaws committee; first Black female dean at Howard University.
Carrie E. Snowden: Sophomore founder and corresponding secretary in 1909.
Marie Woolfolk Taylor: First secretary of Alpha Kappa Alpha and chartering president of Kappa Omega chapter.
Harriet Josephine Terry: Sophomore founder, elected president of Alpha Chapter, and author of the initiation hymn, "Hail Alpha Kappa Alpha."

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