The Varlet

Varlet The

OF KAPPA ALPHA ORDER

Varlet The

OF KAPPA ALPHA ORDER

13th Edition, Revised, 2018

Edited by:

Br ent E Bu s well (Be ta Eta – O klahoma 2 0 07 Je s s e S Lyon s (D elta Alpha –We s te r n Car olina 19 9 8)

© Copyr ight, 2018, Kappa Alpha Order, Lexington, Virginia Pr inted by Good Pr inters, Inc , Br idge water, Virginia

P r e v iou s Edit ion s:

13th Edition (Sesquicentennial Edition), 2015

Edited by Jesse S. Lyons (Delta Alpha–Wester n Carolina 1998) and Brent W Fellows (Epsilon Theta–Wester n Kentuck y 1998)

12th Edition (Special Limited Edition and first printing), 2010

Edited by Matt V Bonner (Epsilon Theta–Wester n Kentuck y 1996) and Brent W Fellows (Epsilon Theta–Wester n Kentuck y 1998)

Repr inted and re vised 2012:

Edited by Jesse S Lyons (Delta Alpha–Wester n Carolina 1998) and Brent W Fellows (Epsilon Theta–Wester n Kentuck y 1998)

11th Edition, 2003

Edited by Todd Shelton (Delta Lambda–Middle Tennessee State 1991)

Second pr inting 2003

Repr inted and re vised 2006:

Edited by Scott Rowson (Alpha Kappa– Missour i 1996)

Repr inted and re vised 2008:

Edited by Matt V Bonner (Epsilon Theta–Wester n Kentuck y 1996)

10th Edition, 1997

Edited by Dar ron E Franta (Gamma Tau–Sam Houston State 1990)

9th Edition, 1988

Edited by G Allen Brown Jr (Phi– Bir mingham– Souther n 1982), James David Car ico (Epsilon– Emor y 1984) and William E. Gar ner (Alpha Upsilon– Mississippi 1981)

Repr inted hardback 1990:

Edited by Ste ven C Russell (Delta Upsilon–Tennessee 1985) Repr inted hardback 1992, 1995

8th Edition, 1986

Edited by Benjamin T Bailey (Alpha Upsilon– Mississippi 1981) and David R Worley (Epsilon Iota–Texas State 1982)

7th Edition, 1978

Edited by Richard A Bar nes (Delta Lambda–Middle Tennessee State 1969)

6th Edition, 1976

Edited by Richard A Bar nes (Delta Lambda–Middle Tennessee State 1969)

5th Edition, 1972

Edited by Richard A Bar nes (Delta Lambda–Middle Tennessee State 1969)

Repr inted 1974

4th Edition, 1957

Edited by William E Forester (Gamma Gamma– Memphis 1949)

Repr inted 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969

3rd Edition, 1946

Edited by Ransom H Bassett (Beta Delta– Georgetown 1913)

Re vised and repr inted hardback 1950, repr inted 1952, re vised and repr inted 1953

Re vised and repr inted 1954: Edited by William E Forester (Gamma Gamma– Memphis 1949)

2nd Edition, 1934

Edited by C W May (Beta Nu– Oglethor pe 1921) Repr inted 1937

Repr inted 1942, 1944: Edited by Ransom H Bassett (Beta Delta– Georgetown 1913)

1st Edition, 1926

Edited by William B Crawford (Alpha–Washington & Lee 1902)

T he Varlet (2015, 2010, 2003, 1997, 1988, 1986, 1978 and 1976) was preceded by Pledge Education for Initiation into K appa A lpha Order (1972), the K appa A lpha Ma nua l for Pledges (1957, 1946, and 1934), and Pledge Ma nua l (1926)

PURPOSE

A MOR AL COMPA SS FOR THE MODERN GENTLEMAN

K appa A lpha brot hers are men of honor. We proud ly procla im our va lues – our mora l compass – and str ive to live by and reinforce t hese va lues in a ll of our relationships Our Order’s histor y, our ow n ex per iences, and our lifelong brot herhood are inter woven w it h our va lues, bind ing us toget her as t he moder n gentlemen of K appa A lpha Order

You ar r ive at college w it h your ow n established va lues system, one t hat was lear ned f rom fa mily, f r iends, and fa it h Wit h your past as a land mark, you join K appa A lpha Order, subscr ibing to a set of va lues t hat a lig ns w it h and streng t hens yours. T hese va lues help keep your bear ings stra ight t hroughout your life’s jour ney

VALUES RE VERENCE

Our motto is “Dieu et les Da mes” (God and t he lad ies) and reminds each of us t hat t here is a Higher Being in our lives Just as our founders were in 1865, we are ca lled toget her to demonstrate our Reverence for God and to cu ltivate our mora l facu lties

GENT ILI T Y

T he second par t of our motto reminds us t hat t he Age of Chiva lr y idea lized woman and honored her. T he moder n gentleman continues t his practice of Gentilit y, show ing respect and hu milit y to a ll t hat he encounters on his ca mpus, in his fa mily, in his communit y, and in his career.

KNOWLEDGE

T he mind is immor ta l, and we are ca lled upon to seek K nowledge and develop our character t hroughout our lives Our quest for t his lifelong lear ning is manifested in our academic success, our career achievements, and t he positive impact we have on our communities

LEADER SHIP

We are leaders a mong men We demonstrate t his Leadership by setting t he proper exa mple of t he moder n gentleman and by ser v ing mank ind in whatever manner we are ca lled We demonstrate courage and perseverance as we bot h lead and follow.

BROTHERHOOD

We are bound to each ot her for life. We bef r iend and assist our brot hers, especia lly in times of need We are brot hers fa it hf u l unto deat h

E XCELLENCE

Our a im is onward and upward, and it is in t his d irection t hat we continua lly str ive T hrough hard work and ded ication, we endeavor to achieve t his Excellence in a ll t hat we under ta ke, w it h a v ision of ma k ing t he world a better place

I N T R O D U C T I O N

The Mission of Kappa Alpha

S E C T I O N A : N e w M e m b e r

CHAPTER ONE: WHAT IS FR ATER

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e N o r t h - A m e r i c a n I n t e r f r a t e r n i t y C o n f e r

CHAPTER SIX: RITUAL: A NEW VISION

S E C T I O N B : A c t i v e M e m b e r s h i p

CHAPTER FIVE: ROBERT E.

r o v i n c e U n d e r g r a d u a t e C h a i r m a n

C h i e f A l u m n u s a n d D e p u t y C h i e f A l u m n u s

N a t i o n a l U n d e r g r a d u a t e C h a i r m a n & V i c e C h a i r m a n

O t h e r Vo l u n t e e r s

S t r uc t ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T he Nat ion al S t a f f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r

A s s i s t a n t E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r f o r A d v a n c e m e n t

A s s i s t a n t E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r f o r

A l u m n i A f f a i r s

A s s i s t a n t E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r f o r

C h a p t e r S e r v i c e s

D i r e c t o r o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n s

D i r e c t o r o f C h a p t e r D e v e l o p m e n t

D i r e c t o r o f F i n a n c i a l O p e r a t i o n s

D i r e c t o r o f G r o w t h

D i r e c t o r o f L e a d e r s h i p E d u c t i o n

A s s o c i a t e D i r e c t o r s f o r

C h a p t e r S e r v i c e s ( A D C S )

Ava il a ble R esources f rom t he Nat ion al A d m i n i s t rat ive Of fice

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T he Order 's Com m i ss ion s . . .

B e t a C o m m i s s i o n : G r a d u a t e s o f

i r g i n i a M i l i t a r y I n s t i t u t e

T h e t a C o m m i s s i o n : G r a d u a t e s o f T h e C i t a d

o m m i s s i o n s f o r t h e M i l i t a r y A c a d e m i e s

ur L egac y : How w ill you be remem

ec ipient s of t he D i s t i ng u i shed

c h ie vement Awa rd

S E C T I O N D : T h e K a p p a A l p h a L a w s &

x e c u t i v e C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n s

An Introduction

Welcome to our proud and time -honored organization It is an honor to be chosen for membership in K appa A lpha and we hope t hat your ex per ience w ill enr ich your life as it has for more t han one hundred and sixt y five t housand brot hers across t he countr y and around t he world Since 1865, K appa A lpha Order has prov ided t he foundation for an elevated way of life and made a sig ni ficant impact in t he development of young men Emu lating chiva lr ic idea ls and genteel et hics, K A translates t hese timeless philosophies into t he cu lt ure of A mer ican colleges and universities T hese gentlemanly tra its are t he ha llmark of men who, like yourself, have chosen our unique organization

Philosophy & Purpose

T he philosophy of our Order is t hat t he acqu isition of k nowledge and t he development of character are t he g reat goa ls of life. Our pur pose is to be a Mora l Compass for t he Moder n Gentleman Our va lues are reverance, gentilit y, k nowledge, leadership, brot herhood, and excellence You may refer to our f rater nit y as “K A” or “t he Order,” an impor tant desig nation t hat w ill be more f u lly ex plored later in t his book.

Goal of The Varlet

T he goa l of T h e Va r l e t , t he Order’s membership handbook, is to prov ide you w it h a resource to cher ish t hroughout your underg raduate and a lu mni years It is our hope t hat you w ill va lue t he infor mation and teachings of t his book, while ma k ing a fir m commitment to K A w it h your time and ta lents Your level of involvement and ded ication to t he Order w ill deter mine t he rewards you ga in f rom membership, which is lifelong The Varlet is one of many resources to supplement member education

Membership

Your membership in K appa A lpha beg ins for ma lly w it h t he induction ceremony found on t he next page Dur ing t his impor tant and sacred ceremony, you w ill be introduced to t he va lues, sy mbols and goa ls of K appa A lpha Order T he ceremony is our way of welcoming you into our beloved Order and w ill hopef u lly prove to be an inspiration to you and your commitment to our va lues, a ims and way of life

New Member Educat ion

New member education is to prepare you for your initiation, which w ill undoubted ly be an impor tant and meaning f u l day for you and your fellow brot hers. T his per iod, coupled w it h ongoing member education, w ill prepare you for your lifelong membership in K A

K APPA ALPHA OR DER

“The whole purpose is to build better men … men who are responsible citizens that are of benefit and use to their community.”

– William E. Forester, K A legend who ser ved the Order from 1952-2000

Levels of Membership and the format of The Varlet

T his K appa A lpha membership manua l is desig ned w it h t he t hree t y pes or levels of K A membership in mind. A s you prog ress t hrough t hese levels of membership, t he cor respond ing sections of t his manua l w ill suppor t and g reatly enhance your K A ex per ience.

MEMBER AWAI T ING INI T IAT ION

T he first level of membership is t he member awa iting initiation, new member or pre -initiate T his brot her is at t he beg inning of his K appa A lpha ex per ience and has a lifetime of brot herhood a head of him. He is, of course, unk nowledgeable about t he tr ue meaning of K appa A lpha, but t hat does not ma ke him any less of a brot her In fact, as t he induction ceremony points out, except for t he for ma l initiation, “…we are now your brot hers.”

AC T IVE MEMBER

T he second level of membership is t hat of t he Active member

T his is t he initiated chapter member who has not yet g raduated or lef t college He is t he dr iv ing force of t he Active Chapter and t he Order W hile an Active member has t he pr iv ilege of being a K A, he a lso has t he responsibilit y to uphold t he va lues of K appa A lpha and see t hat t he chapter continues to g row and t hr ive

ALUMNUS

T he fi na l level of membership is t he a lu mnus. T his man has finished school or has ot her w ise lef t t he chapter A lu mni are an impor tant par t of t he Order: t hey compr ise a large par t of t he voting body at Convention, t hey adv ise and assist loca l chapters on t heir operations, and t hey donate time and money to t he loca l chapter and to t he nationa l organization Each Active member must rea lize t hat he w ill one day be an a lu mnus, and t hat his obligations to t he Order and his chapter do not end on g raduation day

You w ill notice t hat t here is no such t hing as an “inactive” member Once you have decided to become a K appa A lpha, and have pledged to uphold t he idea ls of t he Order, t here is no release f rom your obligations except by ex pu lsion No matter what your level of membership, K appa A lpha presents a wea lt h of oppor t unities and ex per iences for you, and your memor ies w ill last as long as your membership, a life time

Kappa Alpha Order Induction Ceremony

The induc t ion ceremony, not intended to be a secret ceremony, prov ides a public dedicat ion to Kappa Alpha pr inc iples Most chapters hold this ceremony either in the chapter house or a nearby chapel and inv ite parent s and alumni

Immediately follow ing the ceremony, some chapters hold infor mat ional sessions for the parent s to address chapter finances and new member educat ion An open house for inv ited guest s, chapter members and the new induc tees can follow the parent br iefings

A s par t of t he ceremony, t he new memb er s are le d into a ro om t ha t has b e en ar rang e d f or t he ceremony At one end of t he ro om is a long table covere d w it h a white table clot h. ( The of fic ial flag or t he supplemental flag of K A shoul d NOT b e use d as a table clot h or f ront ispie ce s t retche d ac ros s t he f ront of t he table ) A larg e vase of c r imson rose s on t he center of t he table is flanke d by t wo tal l , yel low or g ol den candle s The t hre e highe s t of ficer s of t he cha pter s tand b ehind t he table, wear ing t he of fic ial jewel of t heir of fice. On t he table is a new memb er ba dg e and a c r imson rose bud f or each new memb er

NUMBER I: “ This day is one of par t icul ar significance to you and to us. To you, it represent s the occasion when you have volunt ar ily and definitely dec ided to dedicate your f uture life and ser v ice to the high pr inc iples and ideal s of an organiz at ion into which you w ill shor tly be init iated. To us it represent s the acquisit ion of new mater ial for our brotherhood and the recept ion of new brothers into our hear t s. In being inv ited to unite w ith our f rater nit y, you have received a unanimous vote of elec t ion. That you may be bet ter infor med as to the pur pose and administrat ion of Kappa Alpha, we t ake this oppor tunit y to adv ise you of our symbol s and teachings by this br ief ceremony. ”

NUMBER II: “ The insignia of a new member, w ith which we shall shor tly invest you, is the out ward and v isible sign of your accept ance of our inv it at ion and indicates to the public that you w ill subscr ibe to our pr inc iples and str ive to be wor thy of our confidence and tr ust Therefore, the wear ing of it imposes upon you to lead your life both pr ivately and publicly in keeping w ith those fine ideal s of charac ter and achievement for which Kappa Alpha Order has been noted since it s incept ion in 1865 It f ur ther admonishes you to commit no ac t which would reflec t unf avorably in any manner upon yourself and upon the organiz at ion which has so singul ar ly honored you

“ You w ill al so remember that the accept ance of this insignia signifies your agreement to comply w ith the regul at ions of our organiz at ion and to confor m to the condit ions l aw f ully l aid upon you dur ing the per iod of your educat ion. This emblem should be wor n by you on appropr iate occasions unt il your init iat ion.”

NUMBER III: “ The colors of Kappa Alpha Order are cr imson and old gold. Our flowers are the magnolia and the cr imson rose. These things are symbolic and w ill l ater be e xpl ained to you. For the present we give you the cr imson rose. It s color is emblemat ic of the blood shed in the defense of r ight and Chr ist ianit y by the knight s of old It al so signifies courage and for t itude to w ithst and not only the onsl aught of our enemies f rom w ithout, but to conquer and overcome our enemies f rom w ithin: f al se pr ide, jealousy, deceit and passion It al so represent s a fir m allegiance to the high ideal s of charac ter and pur pose in Kappa Alpha Order L ast, but f ar f rom least, it s beaut y and f ragrance are symbolic of the real af fec t ion and

strong abiding f r iendship which charac ter ize us as swor n brothers, str iv ing together for one common objec t ive and pur pose, the promulgat ion of the philosophy of Kappa Alpha Order–a spir it which w ill make men bet ter and the wor ld a br ighter pl ace in which to work and live.”

NUMBER I: “On behalf of chapter of Kappa Alpha Order, I for mally e x tend to you an inv it at ion to join our membership and to become members await ing init iat ion in our organiz at ion You w ill signif y your accept ance by raising your r ight hand and repeat ing af ter me the follow ing obligat ion:

“I do hereby accept the inv it at ion to membership in Kappa Alpha Order and do solemnly swear and pledge myself to join Kappa Alpha Order at such t ime as I may become eligible for init iat ion in accordance w ith the r ules and regul at ions of Kappa Alpha and of the universit y [or college] ... I do f ur ther pledge myself ... to e xer t ever y ef for t, ... through study and diligent applicat ion, ... to become eligible for init iat ion ... and always to work for the interest and ideal s ... of Kappa Alpha Order. ... So help me God.

“A s your name is called, you w ill step for ward and be vested w ith your K A insignia.”

A s each new memb er ’ s name is cal le d, he s te ps f or war d f or t he Numb er II to place a new memb er pin on his shir t over his hear t in t he same manner t ha t t he of fic ial ba dg e is wor n; t hereaf ter t he Numb er III inve s t s him w it h a c r imson rose bud Each new memb er is t hen cong ra tula te d by t he Numb er III, Numb er II and Numb er I, in t ha t or der.

NUMBER I: “It is a pleasure for me to welcome you as the new members of chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. I congratul ate you on the w isdom of your choice and the chapter on it s good judgment in your selec t ion I tr ust you w ill find the same joys in the f rater nit y that we ourselves have found This is now your chapter and your f rater nit y; give both the considerat ion that they deser ve E xcept for your for mal init iat ion, we are now your brothers Treat us accordingly Brothers (addressing the members of the ent ire chapter who are in the room dur ing this ceremony), please give a hear t y welcome to our new brothers ”

Al l init ia te d brot her s cla p ent hus ias t ical ly and welcome t he new memb er s into t he cha pter.

K APPA ALPHA OR DER

Individual Record

I receive t his manua l as a g u ide in t he acqu isition of k nowledge about K appa A lpha Order, and sha ll keep it so t hat in later years it rema ins a source of inspiration and infor mation to stimu late continued loya lt y to my f rater nit y and its idea ls.

NAME:

I entered in (s c h o o l) ( y e a r)

and was for mally inducted on into the (d a t e) (G r e e k d e s i g n a t i o n)

chapter of K appa A lpha Order. I was initiated into this brotherhood on (d a t e)

and received the badge number . ( b a dg e n u m b e r)

W hen I was initiated, the chapter of ficers were:

NUMBER I:

NUMBER II:

NUMBER III:

NUMBER IV:

NUMBER V:

NUMBER VI:

NUMBER VII:

NUMBER VIII:

NUMBER IX:

I held these of fices/committees in my chapter:

Kappa Alpha Order honors and awards I received:

K appa A lpha Order leadership training and conferences attended:

College honors and awards I received:

I graduated on w ith the degree of (d a t e)

My graduate degrees:

 Upon graduation, I went to the K appa A lpha Order website to update my infor mation as an alumnus

 As an alumnus, I plan to suppor t K appa A lpha Order by:

 My first gif t to suppor t the K appa A lpha Order Educational Foundation was $

 My par ticipation in Forever K A began on

 I joined the Cr imson & Gold Society in

 I am a member of the A lumni Chapter

 My Loyal Order Number is

LEGACIES:

 I am a member of the following Court(s) of Honor:

Name Chapter / School Relationship

SECTION A: Chapter One

What is Fraternity?

O p p o s i t e: F r a t e r n i t y m e m b e r s h i p c o m p l i m e n t s t h e i n s t r u c t i o n r e c e i v e d i n t h e c l a s s r o o m A f r a t e r n i t y h e l p s a m e m b e r u n d e r s t a n d m o r e a b o u t h u m a n r e l a t i o n s a n d w o r k i n g w i t h o t h e r s t o w a r d a c o m m o n go a l

Young men have been joining college

f rater nities in t he United States for more t han t wo cent ur ies A college f rater nit y exists on t he premise t hat man is by nat ure a socia l being and wants to associate w it h his fellow man A f rater nit y prov ides str uct ure, an env ironment in which intimate f r iendships can flour ish and lead to tr ue brot herhood

T hough t hey come f rom ver y d if ferent backg rounds, f rater nit y members are draw n toget her by shared goa ls and common ex per iences Lear ning to live in close relationships w it h members of a g roup is a highly va luable ex per ience Socia l interaction requ ires organization, and f rater nities are ef fective promoters of g roup activ it y because of t heir organization

St udents created t hem, and t hey w ill sur v ive and t hr ive as long as t hey ser ve t he needs of underg raduates Joining a f rater nit y involves ma k ing a commitment to somet hing larger t han you It is mostly a commitment to f r iends

A s st udents ma ke t heir commitment to ot hers, a f rater nit y prov ides a str uct ure w it hin which t his commitment can be car r ied out. T heir ded ication may be for ma lized in r it ua ls of or ientation and initiation, as well as dur ing a renewa l of t hese vows in for ma l meetings f rom week to week A r it ua l t hat is well done and ser iously approached ma kes a profound

impact upon t hose who par ticipate in it

R it ua l is but one way of ex pressing a f rater nit y ’ s idea ls and aspirations. Closely associated w it h r it ua l is sy mbolism A f rater nit y ’ s na me, badge, coat of ar ms, songs and publications are sy mbolic and can have g reat va lue if a member is w illing to per mit his life to be touched by t hem

Frater nities prov ide abundant oppor t unities for self- development Upon exa mination, members of t he sa me f rater nit y may prove to be remark ably d iverse in tastes and ta lents, in t hought and behav ior It is indeed advantageous to t he f rater nit y as a whole, if members are encouraged to exercise t heir ta lents, and ma ke t heir unique contr ibutions Each of t hem can find ways to empower t he chapter and to develop t heir ow n potentia l as a member of t he g roup T hat is t he road to self-rea lization. Moreover, t he str uct ure of f rater nit y prov ides many oppor t unities for leadership

From a f rater nit y, t he member can lear n much t hat complements t he instr uction he receives in t he classroom In add ition to ensur ing good scholarship, a f rater nit y helps t he member understand more about hu man relations and about himself T he lessons lear ned in t his laborator y of socia l education can ser ve a man for a lifetime

Fr iendship and brot herhood are what f rater nit y is a ll about. It shou ld come as no sur pr ise to anyone t hat a f rater nit y ’ s

– Thomas Carlyle (Dec. 3 1795-Feb. 5 1881) was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era.

“The mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one.”

ALL AMERICAN

Frater nit ies are a uniquely Amer ican inst itut ion. While comparable student organiz at ions e x ist abroad, the college f rater nit y in the United St ates has grown up as a response to real needs among student s in Amer ican inst itut ions of higher educat ion.

remark able capacit y to foster t he creation of endur ing f r iendships is t he chief reason for its existence and t he best assurance for its sur v iva l

The Greek Movement

A mer ican college f rater nities are as old as t he nation itself T hey arose in response to a need for close persona l relationships a mong st udents, and t hey have prov ided an oppor t unit y for supplementa l education beyond t he for ma l cur r icu lu m of college

In t he early days, universit y st ud ies centered around Greek and Latin. Electives were unk now n, and t he classics, rat her t han cur rent events, dominated t he classroom d iscussions It was a tr y ing time for a teenager – hav ing been sent to college by parents to acqu ire d iscipline as much as lear ning. Dress and depor tment were str ictly defi ned, travel was d if ficu lt, and at hletic and socia l events were few

It was indeed a ll work and little play. But st udents, t hen as now, found a way when t here was a need T hey needed to be able to enjoy t he f r iendships and ca marader ie t hat ma ke life bearable, and to lear n t hose t hings t hat cannot be taught in t he classroom. Ot her g roups appeared at Willia m and Mar y, but t hey were socia l only to a limited extent T hey were concer ned w it h facu lt y approva l and t hat meant being more like literar y societies: meeting to debate or cr itique compositions or stag ing orator ica l contests Ev idence of t his can be found in many of t heir na mes: Ciceronian, Ca lliopian and Philopeut hion.

THE IMPE TUS: PHI BE TA K APPA

One of t hese intellect ua l societies rejected t he membership of a st udent who was a super ior Greek scholar T hat st udent, John Heat h, selected t hree Greek letters for t he na me of a new g roup

On December 5, 1776, just five mont hs a f ter t he sig ning of t he Declaration of Independence, Heat h held t he first meeting of Phi Beta K appa In doing so, he organized t he first Greek letter societ y or f rater nit y

THE FIRST FRATERNITY

In Williamsburg, Va. (above), in 1750, a small group of student s f rom The College of William and Mar y began to meet on a regul ar basis. Eventually, they called themselves the F l at Hat Club These student s did not know it, but they had organized the first college f rater nit y Many great men of the t ime, including Thomas Jef ferson, were par t of this organiz at ion L ast ing 22 years, it dissolved in 1772

PHI BETA KAPPA'S EVOLUTION

A s t ime went on, Phi Bet a Kappa became purely intellec tual in it s aims, though the or iginal cardinal pr inc ipal s were “literature, moralit y and f r iendship.”

Not only can today’s f rater nities trace t heir roots back to Phi Beta K appa, but a lso some of t heir trad itions T he reason t hat “secrecy” exists in and a mong f rater nities can be attr ibuted to t he found ing of Phi Beta K appa T he Willia m and Mar y facu lt y d id not approve of its st udents d iscussing t he pressing issues of t he day, such as f reedom and ta xation, so Phi Beta K appa developed secret sig na ls of cha llenge and recog nition for t heir meetings which were held in t he R a leigh Taver n ’ s Apollo Room A secret g r ip, motto, r it ua l and badge were used by Phi Beta K appa and later adopted by subsequent Greek letter f rater nities

Phi Beta K appa felt t hat ot her ca mpuses wou ld share its idea t hat higher education shou ld a lso prepare a st udent for his f ut ure socia l responsibilities In 1780, t he A lpha of Connecticut was star ted at Ya le, and in 1781, t he A lpha of Massachusetts was founded at Har vard, w it h more to follow

Dur ing t he anti-secret societ y movement of t he 1830’s, Phi Beta K appa rea lized t hat t hey no longer needed to hide f rom shor t-sighted ad ministrators and t hus voluntar ily revea led t hat its na me meant “Philosophy, t he Gu ide (or Helmsman) of Life ” Since t hat time it has been str ictly an honorar y organization and today recog nizes underg raduate men and women who show super ior academic achievement on more t han 250 A mer ican ca mpuses

The American college fraternity, as we know it today, came into being in 1825, when Kappa Alpha Society ( not to be confused with either the old K.A. or our Kappa Alpha Order) was formed at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.

GROW TH OF THE S YS TEM

In 1812, four Phi Beta K appa men at t he Universit y of Nor t h Carolina organized K appa A lpha (which is now k now n as t he old K . A ., or Ku k los Adelphon of t he Sout her n States), which ex panded in infor ma l fashion to more t han 20 college ca mpuses and tow nships t hroughout t he Sout h It wou ld later d issolve dur ing t he A mer ican Civ il War. T his organization is not related to our K appa A lpha Order

T he A mer ican college f rater nit y, as we k now it today, ca me into being in 1825, when K appa A lpha Societ y (not to be conf used w it h eit her t he old K A or our K appa A lpha Order) was for med at Union College in Schenectady, N Y On ca mpus, t he decline of a militar y marching club lef t a void in st udent life, so a g roup of st udents, includ ing severa l members of Phi Beta K appa, organized t he new organization Unlike Phi Beta K appa, t heir intent was socia l rat her t han literar y. K appa A lpha Societ y enjoys t he d istinction of being t he first Greek letter genera l college f rater nit y w it h continuous existence to date

Due to its secrecy, many opposed K appa A lpha Societ y. But t here were some who ad mired t he organization and w ished to proliferate t he concept T hus, t he f rater nities of Sig ma Phi and Delta Phi were bor n in 1827. Toget her t hese t hree f rater nities are k now n as t he Union Tr iad Event ua lly, st udents founded t hree ot her f rater nities, which is why Union College is recog nized today as t he “Mot her of Frater nities.”

Sig ma Phi ex panded to Ha milton College A r iva l g roup, A lpha Delta Phi, sprang up t here in 1832 T he g row t h at Union, and t hen Ha milton, set a patter n for f ut ure g row t h t hroughout t he nation as existing f rater nities ex panded and ot hers were for med

A lpha Delta Phi established a second chapter at Mia mi Universit y. T his insta llation was impor tant because it la id t he g roundwork for t he found ing of Beta T heta Pi, Phi Delta T heta, and Sig ma Chi T hese t hree are ca lled t he “Mia mi Tr iad ”

Frater nit y ex pansion continued at var ious ca mpuses until t he A mer ican Civ il War er upted Only one f rater nit y, T heta X i, was established dur ing t he war Even t hough t he war ended f rater nit y ex pansion, f rater nit y bonds accounted for many pr isoners being exchanged or g iven better treatment

At t he Universit y of Virg inia in Charlottesv ille, Pi K appa A lpha was founded in 1868 and K appa Sig ma one year later T hese g roups, a long w it h t he members of t he Lexing ton Tr iad, are k now n as t he Virg inia Circle

F INDING OUR NICHE

In t he early days, most educationa l instit utions existed pr imar ily to prepare young men for t he lear ned professions. Emphasis was placed on t he classica l st ud ies, especia lly Greek and Latin W hen f rater nities ca me a long, it was nat ura l for t hem to draw on t hose teachings. Literar y exercises were a common par t of a ll chapter meetings, where t he presentation of essays and debates were customar y At first, meetings were held in rented rooms, but soon t he chapters acqu ired ha lls which t hey f ur nished as club rooms Event ua lly, chapter houses beca me common sights on college ca mpuses

A s more and more men began to enter college, t he cur r icu lu m ex panded and many colleges beca me universities

New instit utions, a long w it h t he pr ivate and state -suppor ted instit utions, g rew to fi ll t he mass need for mass education.

T hose organizations which lacked su f ficient leadership soon passed out of existence; t hose which had it, ex panded at a rapid rate. T he 20t h cent ur y began w it h t he rea lization of t he impor tance of f rater nit y and inter f rater na l endeavors However, t he g row t h enjoyed by t he instit utions and t he f rater nities d id n’t mean t hat f rater nities were unstoppable. In fact, it was and continues to be a “roller- coaster” r ide for f rater nities T here was a br ief lu ll in g row t h dur ing World War I and t hen, just when nu mbers star ted to r ise, t he Great Depression caused many nationa l f rater nities to fold or merge w it h ot hers in t he 1930s

Dur ing t he 1940s, World War II caused many f rater nit y chapters to close. In some cases, entire chapters were dra f ted or volunteered and many of t heir houses were used by t he gover nment for militar y housing T he end of t he f rater nit y system was feared by many and pred icted by some.

However, t he storage of r it ua listic equipment d id not mean t he end of f rater na l spir it Brot hers met on battlefields, in faraway ca mps and on ships at sea. T hey recog nized each ot her by badges, r ings, and insig nia or in t he exchange of ex per iences “back in t he states ”

W hen peace preva iled, men flocked back to ca mpus to resu me t heir st ud ies and f rater nit y life as well Mat ured by t he war, t hey had a ser ious approach toward academics, impatience w it h juvenile ha zing practices, and openness to socia l change. T he g row t h of t he huge, impersona l education complex resu lted in an increased need for f rater nities and t heir persona l contact and relationships w it hin a sma ller g roup. T he cycle of g row t h began aga in and t he “golden age” of f rater nit y was in f u ll-sw ing

T he late 1960s and early 1970s was a per iod of “do your ow n thing” in America, and students challenged all that was traditional. Frater nities, highly v isible and identi fiable, were considered to be par t of t he “establishment” and not ger mane to t he era

In fact, membership began to decline and many chapters closed in t he early 1970s However, t he Greek system responded – adopting nationa l philant hropies, encourag ing civ ic involvement and ta k ing measures aga inst a lcohol and dr ug abuse. St udents aga in responded by recog nizing f rater nities as a means for persona l development and achievement A s a resu lt, f rater nities once aga in began to flour ish. Today, t here are more t han 800,000 underg raduates belong ing to more t han 12,000 chapters of 110 nationa l f rater nities and soror ities

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THE LEXINGTON TRIAD

The first f rater nit y to be est ablished af ter Civ il War host ilit ies ceased was Alpha Tau Omega, which was founded at the Virginia Milit ar y Inst itute (VMI) in Le x ington, Virginia, in September 1865 On December 21 of that same year, our Kappa Alpha Order was bor n at Washington College, now Washington and Lee Universit y (W&L) in Le x ington (the universit y is geographically situated direc tly beside VMI) In 1869, Sigma Nu was founded at VMI, thus rounding out the Le x ington Tr iad.

GREEK ALPHABET

Greek Let ter Name

A A lpha

B Beta

Γ Gamma

Δ Delta

E Epsilon

Z Zeta

H Eta

Θ T heta

I Iota

K K appa

Λ Lambda

M Mu

N Nu

Ξ Xi

O Omicron

Π Pi

Ρ R ho

Σ Sig ma T Tau

Υ Upsilon

Φ Phi

C Chi

Ψ Psi

Ω Omega

The Greek Communit y

T he Greek Communit y has positively a f fected countless nu mbers of men and women T housands of f r iendships and fa milies have developed because of t he Greek system

A s mentioned prev iously, A mer ica’s higher education complex has ex panded at a rapid rate, and f rater nities and soror ities have g row n r ight a long w it h t hem T he Greek system, which is only compr ised of socia l f rater nities and soror ities, is just one par t of t he overa ll Greek communit y T he Greek communit y is compr ised of socia l, academic and professiona l societies a long w it h ad ministrators, ca mpus and nationa l organizations Just as nationa l f rater nities developed inf rastr uct ures to assist t heir chapters, colleges and universities developed t heir ow n inf rastr uct ure to work w it h t he var ious organizations t hat exist on t heir ca mpuses Greek-w ide organizations were a lso developed to assist t he entire Greek system or communit y on an inter f rater na l level

Since K appa A lpha Order is par t of t his communit y, it is impor tant to lear n about t hese var ious g roups, ad ministrators, organizations and t he ter minolog y used when d iscussing Greek a f fairs

GREEK

Frater nities have draw n heav ily upon t he Greek lang uage for ter minolog y in t heir desig nations for nationa l organizations, ind iv idua l chapters, of fices, publications and ot her specia l prog ra ms

Because Greek letters are prominently used, t he ter m “Greek ” is commonly applied to members of a ll genera l college f rater nities and soror ities However, a nu mber of f rater nities, such as Far m house, Tr iangle, and Acacia, do not use Greek letters for t heir na mes, and ot her g roups use Greek letters in t heir na mes but are not based on Grecian pr inciples

Add ing to t he pecu liar it y of t he f rater nit y lang uage is t he fact t hat a few Greek letters, par ticu larly X i and Phi, have severa l pronunciations A f ter a consonant, t hey are pronounced “ z- eye” and “f- eye.” A f ter a vowel t he pronunciation changes to “ z- ee” and “f- ee ” For exa mple, A lpha X i Delta is pronounced, “A lpha Z- ee Delta,” and T heta X i is pronounced “T heta Z- eye ” A complete glossar y of Greek ter ms can be found in t he append ix

WOMEN’S ORGANIZ AT IONS

In t he mid-1800s, colleges and universities began to ad mit women in large nu mbers Follow ing t heir desire to a f fi liate in a socia l nat ure, young women on var ious ca mpuses began to organize t hemselves into g roups patter ned a f ter t he men’s f rater nities

T here are t wo firsts a mong women’s g roups T he first sisterhood was founded in 1851 as t he Adelphean Societ y in Macon, Georg ia, at Wesleyan College In 1904, t his societ y changed its na me to A lpha Delta Pi However, K appa A lpha T heta was t he first nationa l women’s f rater nit y to be founded using Greek letters T his g roup began in 1870, at Ind iana’s DePauw Universit y

In t he beg inning, t he women’s g roups were ca lled f rater nities because t he word “ soror it y ” d id not exist In 1884, when Ga mma Phi Beta was founded, t he word “ soror it y ” was coined by a professor of Latin who t hought t he word “f rater nit y ” was ill-adv ised for a g roup of young women So, Ga mma Phi Beta may properly be cred ited w it h t he honor of g iv ing t he word “ soror it y ” to t he English lang uage

Due to t he fact t hat men’s organizations and f rater nities had been around for many years, t he founders of women’s g roups wou ld of ten enlist t he a id of a brot her or f r iend, who had a f rater na l ex per ience, to assist t hem in found ing t heir organization Such was t he case w it h t he found ing of Zeta Tau A lpha in 1898 Founded at Long wood College in Far mv ille, Virg inia, Zeta Tau A lpha relied heav ily on t he brot her of one of its founders to help t hem Plu mmer Jones, an 1893 initiate of K A’s A lpha Zeta Chapter at t he College of Willia m and Mar y, assisted his sister, Maud Jones, and her f r iends in for ming Zeta Tau A lpha Plu mmer was t he aut hor of t he soror it y ’ s first pledge ceremony, t heir constit ution, by-laws and r it ua l Today, he is remembered and honored nationa lly by t he sisters of Zeta Tau A lpha

PROPER PRONOUNCIATION?

The name for graduates of colleges and universit ies, as well as the graduated init iated members of f rater nit ies and soror it ies, uses L at in ter minolog y:

Singular Plural

Men alumnus (ah-lum-nus) alumni (ah-lum-nye)

Women alumna (ah-lum-nuh) alumnae (ah-lum-nee)

Mixed Group alumnus (ah-lum-nus) alumni (ah-lum-nye)

OTHER GREEK LE T TER SOCIE T IES

Not a ll f rater nities and soror ities are socia l in nat ure Hundreds of ot her specia lized colleg iate Greek letter organizations exist as honor societies, professiona l f rater nities and recog nition societies. Many K appa A lpha members are involved in t hese societies accord ing to t heir respective qua li fications Honor societies like t he Order of Omega, Phi Beta K appa, Phi K appa Phi, and Omicron Delta K appa, as well as professiona l societies such as Delta Sig ma Pi ( business) are only a few exa mples of t he many oppor t unities ava ilable on college ca mpuses. A ll of t hese g roups ad mit men and women and initiate members of socia l Greek letter societies

AFRICAN-AMERICAN ORGANIZ AT IONS

A not her g roup of Greek letter societies t hat exist on college and universit y ca mpuses are t hose t hat are “histor ica lly” compr ised of A f r ican-A mer icans

T he A f r ican-A mer ican Greek letter movement commenced in 1906 w it h t he found ing of A lpha Phi A lpha f rater nit y at Cor nell Universit y Two years later, t he first A f r ican-A mer ican soror it y, A lpha K appa A lpha, was for med at Howard Universit y in Washing ton, D C Over t he next 14 years, seven ot her organizations spr ung to life to fi ll t he needs of A f r ican-A mer ican st udents. Each of t hese nine organizations, five f rater nities and four soror ities, was for med when A f r ican-A mer icans were being denied essentia l r ights and ser v ices a f forded to t he ot her st udents.

T hese g roups are socia l f rater nities and soror ities in nat ure, but on t he ca mpuses where t hey exist, t hey for m t heir ow n Nationa l Panhellenic Councils and may or may not be par t of loca l Inter f rater nit y or Panhellenic Councils

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FRIENDSHIP

PSI OMEGA DENTAL FRATERNITY

The Psi Omega Dent al Frater nit y was founded by For mer Knight Commander William Spr igg Hamilton (Alpha–Washington & Lee 1886)

Within the rank s of each chapter, let f r iendship unalloyed prevail. I do not mean that there be simply no disputes and bicker ings, but let the bond of Kappa Alpha weave a cable of f rater nal love and f r iendship imper v ious to ever y thing save want of wor th. To some, I am aware, the idea of a tr ue close f r iendship is repugnant, yet I env y not the condit ion of that inf usible soul which can maint ain it s arc t ic temperature amid the ver nal sunshine of soc ial brotherhood. Let Chimborazo’s ice -bound peak sleep on in eter nal w inter f ar f rom the flow of fount ains, the song of birds, and the blush of flowers, but give me the sof ter, balmier air, where v irgin snow fl akes melt at the gl ance of spr ing and the war m ear th teems w ith happy life under an ascendant sun I may be an e x tremist, my brothers, but I tell you “If there is one l aw above the rest wr it ten in reason; if there is a word that I would trace as w ith a pen of fire upon the unsunned temper of a child; if there is any thing that keeps the mind open to angel s ’ v isit s and repel s the ministr y of ill t is human f r iendship.”

– Author Unkown

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THE NORTH-AMERICAN INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE

The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) is a confederation of 66 fraternities and sororities with more than 5,500 chapters on more than 800 campuses throughout the United States and Canada. The NIC represents approximately 350,000 collegiate members and 4.2 million alumni. Its volunteer leadership is chosen from the member fraternities and employs a professional staff based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The NIC serves fraternities in university, government and media relations and promotes scholarship, leadership, service and friendship among Greeks. KA was a member until February 2020.

In 1968, with the support of the College Fraternity Secretaries Association, now the Fraternity Executives Association (FEA), the NIC House of Delegates amended the constitution and bylaws to simplify the organizational structure which made the NIC more service-oriented, with the emphasis placed on research and prompt dissemination of information.

In 2015, with KA as a leader, the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) passed landmark reforms to establish a Governing Council to enhance the fraternity experience and increase standards for its member organizations and the undergraduate fraternity men across North America. As a result, the NIC established five priorities to instill trust and confidence in fraternities:

ƒ P r ov ide e xc e pt ional s upp or t to Inte r f r ate r nit y Counc il s (IFC) in an e f for t to s t r e ng t he n and build he alt hie r f r ate r nit y c ommunit ie s

ƒ D e ve lop c on s i s te nt e duc at ional pr og r amming for all IFC of fic e r s , s taf f, and volunte e r s

ƒ Maintain a datab a s e t hat allo ws me mb e r s to mak e data- dr i ve n de c i s ion s , s har e b e s t pr ac t ic e s , and s t r e amline op e r at ion s

ƒ L e ad a s ophi s t ic ate d public r e lat ion s e f for t s to ad vanc e t he “F r ate r nit y ” br and

KA AND THE NIC

It i s c u s to m a r y to s a y “ f r a t e r ni t y ” a n d ne v e r “ f r a t . ”

ƒ P r o duc e e f fe c t i ve ad vo c ac y pr og r am s t hat s t r e ng t he n highe r e duc at ion par t ne r s hip s and ut ili ze gove r nme ntal and legal af fair s

THE INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL AND THE GREEK ADVISOR Interfraternity Councils (IFC) exist on various American campuses as an association of local chapters of national fraternities. The membership of IFC is comprised of elected or appointed officers of each national fraternity chapter on a particular campus, which usually includes one or two individuals per fraternity.

The exact role of the IFC varies from campus to campus but its basic mission is to promote Greek unity and to be the governing board for the fraternities on campus. Also, the Interfraternity Councils set policy, create programming, coordinate Greek-wide events and promote the Greek system. However, it is important to note that IFC policy can not be in conflict with university, state or federal law.

Over the years, Kappa Alpha has had the good for tune to have many of it s prominent members involved w ith the NIC Frank Myers (Alpha Nu–George Washington 1904), Huber t M Poteat (Tau–Wake Forest 1904), and For mer Knight Commanders Howard P Locke (Alpha Nu–George Washington 1918), W. McLeod Frampton (Bet a P i–Presby ter ian 1929), Dr. Idr is R. Traylor, Jr. (Gamma Chi–Te xas Tech 1970), James R. E stes (Alpha Kappa–Missour i 1960), and Hon. Dav id M. War ren (Tau–Wake Forest 1978) have each served on the NIC Board of Directors. Myers as well as Former Knight Commanders Traylor and Estes have each served as Chairman of the NIC. Executive Director Larry Stanton Wiese (Gamma Omega–Midwestern State 1987) served on the Governing Council

Most colleges and universities have a Greek adv isor T he Greek adv isor is a professiona l ad ministrator who is hired by t he universit y to adv ise t he f rater nit y and soror it y chapters on his or her ca mpus T his person a lso ser ves as a lia ison bet ween t he school’s facu lt y, ad ministration and t he Greek s He or she can be a tremendous resource for each f rater nit y or soror it y by assisting chapters w it h specia l problems and helping t he Inter f rater nit y Council to conf ront chapters t hat do not comply w it h IFC policies and/or reg u lations It is impor tant t hat t he leadership of each of our chapters ma kes t he ef for t to establish a positive relationship w it h t he Greek adv isor

AMBA SSADOR S

T he f rater nit y system and t he Greek communit y are not only compr ised of mater ia l goods such as houses, t-shir ts and letters

It is made up of people who, t hroughout t heir da ily lives, cast eit her a positive or negative light on a ll Greek s. Like most t hings in life, f rater nities have had and w ill continue to have t heir fau lts But we are a mbassadors to t he w ider world, and as K A s, we hold ourselves to a higher standard. We must a lways remember t his dut y Each ind iv idua l person is an a mbassador, whet her positive or negative, for t heir f rater nit y, t heir universit y and t he Greek system in genera l.

Insignia

Ever y f rater nit y has a unique set of sy mbols and insig nia Most notable is t he coats of ar ms and t he badge

T hey constit ute a lang uage w it hin t hemselves. T hey revea l mystic sig ni ficance; t hey are a fig urative representation, a v isible sig n of somet hing inv isible

People are of ten v iewed by t he sy mbols t hat t hey wear or use, and an organization, which uses sy mbols, is measured by t he people who d isplay t hem If t he idea ls and teachings of K appa

A lpha Order have a place in t his world, it is because brot hers ta ke t heir obligations ser iously and t hus, add va lue to t heir new member pin or membership badge Ta ken a lone, no insig nia can add va lue to a life unless one rea lizes its meaning and acts to f ur t her t hat meaning

THE BADGES

T he most meaning f u l and persona l sy mbol of t he Order is our badge T he badge owes its or ig in to founder Ja mes Ward Wood Wood’s or ig ina l desig n consisted of a single sheet of gold, shieldshaped and slightly convex In t he center was a circu lar d isc in black ena mel in which was d isplayed a Latin cross in gold

Above t his was a black ena mel scroll or arch upon which appeared letters “K A ” in gold

In Wood’s descr iption of t he badge, he ind icates t he intention to use t he shield as t he pr imar y shape. “We have chosen t his (t he shield) because of its or ig ina l use as a protection or a means of defense, and we hope t hat a ll our bret hren may fi nd t his badge and t he men it identi fies, w ill protect t hem f rom danger w it hin and w it hout,” w rote Wood “T he outer t hread of ena mel represents t he outer world of dark ness t hat tota lly sur rounds us … and t he golden cross. W hy have we chosen it? Is it not sy mbolic of a ll t hat is just and good and g reat? ”

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Each member is issued an of ficia l badge when initiated

T he badge is wor n only by members and t heir w ives Ot her for ms of t he badge, such as pins and pendants in t he shape of a sma ll badge, may be wor n by t he mot her, sister, w ife, daughter or fiancée of a member

T he Order’s badge of a member awa iting initiation was adopted by t he 21st Convention in 1901 T his badge is slightly sma ller t han t he of ficia l badge, but is of a sa me shape T he sa me scroll and letters are embla zoned on t he badge, but a quar tered circle w it h t he of ficia l K A colors replaces t he encircled cross It is made of silver instead of gold

COLOR S

In 1885, t he delegates of t he 13t h Convention approved t he of ficia l f rater nit y colors t he mag nolia and t he cr imson rose K appa A lpha’s colors represent t he blood (cr imson) and treasure (old gold) spent by our forefat hers in defense of our countr y.

FLAGS

K appa A lpha has t wo flags which are d isplayed to show pr ide in our organization T hese flags are k now n as t he of ficia l and supplementa l flags of t he Order

T he of ficia l flag, adopted in 1893, is d iv ided into t hree equa l ver tica l bands of color: cr imson, white and old gold (in t hat order, lef t to r ight) A cr imson Greek cross is centered in t he white band

T he supplementa l flag, or chapter house flag, adopted by t he 52nd Convention in 1967, is a field d iv ided by t he colors cr imson and old gold w it h a white shield bear ing a Greek cross and letters “K A” in cr imson.

Eit her of t hese flags can be used to mark a gat her ing of brot hers, whet her at t he chapter house or an of ficia l K A f unction

FLOWER S

T he flowers, which first appeared as decoration on t he Order’s active chapter char ters in 1894, are used as decorations for for ma l chapter events and as g if ts to lad ies T he red rose sy mbolizes love, mascu line might and mora l and physica l incor r uptibilit y. T he mag nolia represents pur it y

COAT OF ARMS

18

T he Order’s coat of ar ms is t he most v isible and recog nizable sy mbol for our members In 1895, t he Convention aut hor ized t hen K night Commander A mmen to ar range a coat of ar ms, w it h t he assembly of t he sy mbols of t he Order, into a proper “achievement” confor ming to t he r iles of hera ldr y, for K appa A lpha’s use.

In 1896, however, Charles K irby K ing, a Beta Chapter initiate, prepared a desig n of a coat of ar ms, consisting of a shield, suppor ted by t wo lions w it h a crow n resting upon t he shield. T his work was t he basis for t he development of t he of ficia l coat of ar ms Bet ween 1895 and 1897, A mmen for mu lated our coat of ar ms f rom many sources and w it h t he use of common imager y to t he Order T he 19t h Convention of 1897, held in Nashv ille, Tennessee, for ma lly adopted t he of ficia l coat of ar ms

T h e o f

a

c o

d a t t h e 19 t h C o n v e n t i o n i n 18 97

T h e o f fi c i a l fl ag

T h e s u p p l e m e n t a l , o r c h a p t e r h o u s e fl ag

C h a r l e s K i r b y K i n g' s ( B e t a – V M I 18 92)

9 6 c o a t o f a r m s d e s i g n

fi c i

l

a t o f a r m s a d o p t e

Components making up Kappa Alpha Order ’s coat of arms

Crest:

A c r e s t w a s w o r n o n t h e h e l m e t o f a k n igh t t o d e s igna t e h im t h e l e a d e r.

O u r c r e s t is an ar m w i e l d in g a b a t t l e - a x in t h e a c t o f s t r ik in g.

T h is w a s t a ke n f r o m a p o r t io n o f t h e K n igh t

C o mman d e r ’ s s e a l , w h ic h w a s d e v is e d b y

A mm e n in 1893. T h e s e a l , sh ow n b e l ow, w a s in sp ir e d b y a p ic t u r e A mm e n ha d s e e n o f an e q u e s t r ian s t a t u t e o f E dw ar d

I I I, K in g o f En g l an d, 1327-1377 W h e n l e ar n in g o u r s y mb o l s, r e m e mb e r t h e c r e s t is o nly w ha t is d e p ic t e d h e r e T h e c o a t o f ar m s is t h e e n t ir e ima g e

Sunburst:

T h e b a c kg r o un d s o f o t h e r “ a c h i e v em e n t s ” ma y b e a fl ow in g s c ar f o r c l o a k In o u r c o a t o f ar m s, h ow e v e r, b e am s o f l igh t r a d ia t e in e v e r y d ir e c t io n f r o m t h e c o r o n e t . T h e s e r a y s o f l igh t w i t h sha d ow s w e r e m o r e ap p r op r ia t e f o r t h e O r d e r ’ s p u r p o s e s .

Knight ’s Helmet

and Crown:

C r ow n s, o r c o r o n e t s, w e r e u s e d in c o a t o f ar m s o f t r u ly g r e a t m e n T h e h e l m e t is t ha t o f a k n igh t , p r op e r ly b e fi t t in g o u r O r d e r T h e s o u r c e f o r t h e s e i t e m s is w e l l k n ow n t o o u r b r o t h e r s . A mm e n in t r o d u c e d t h e s e s y mb o l s t o t h e o f fic ia l c o a t o f ar m s .

Badge:

T h e sh i e l d is t h e m o d e r n iz e d v e r s io n o f t h e b a d g e, in i t ia l ly d e s ign e d b y Jam e s War d Wo o d . O u r b a d g e in c l u d e s t h e sh i e l d s u r r o un d e d b y p e ar l s, an d i t s b a c kg r o un d, c o l l e c t i v e ly k n ow n a s a e s c u t c h e o n Us e d o n o u r b a d g e is t h e Gr e e k c r o s s In 1897, t h e n f u t u r e K n igh t C o mman d e r W il l iam Sp r igg Ham il t o n p r op o s e d (an d p a s s e d) a r e s o l u t io n r e gar d in g t h e b a d g e, “ t ha t t h e K n igh t C o mman d e r in s t r u c t o u r j e w e l e r s t ha t t h e Gr e e k , n o t t h e L a t in, c r o s s is t h e o nly l e g i t ima t e f o r m. ”

K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r ’ s s e a l

Scroll and Motto:

T h e s c r o l l b e ar s o u r m o t t o, “ D i e u e t l e s

D am e s ” w h ic h is F r e n c h f o r “G o d an d Wo m e n ” o r

“G o d an d t h e L a d i e s ”

T h is p u b l ic m o t t o r e m in d s u s o f o u r d u t y an d o b j e c t i v e a s k n igh t s o f K ap p a A l p ha O r d e r.

T h is p o r t io n o f t h e c o a t o f ar m s a l s o o r ig ina t e d w i t h A mm e n.

Lions:

T h e s e ar e c o mm o n p r op e r t y in h e r a l dr y an d ma y hav e d i f f e r e n t m e an in g s a cc o r d in g t o t h e ir p o s t u r e T h e y ar e t h e s up p o r t e r s o f o u r “ a c h i e v e m e n t , ” p l a c e d o n e i t h e r s id e F o r o u r p u r p o s e, t h e l io n o n t h e r igh t is in a r amp an t p o s e, m e an in g ma gnan im o u s o r n o b il i t y in m in d T h e l io n o n t h e l e f t is r e gar d e n t , w i t h s e n s e o f b e in g c ir c u m sp e c t , c a u t io u s, w a t c h f u l T h e s e w e r e c o n c e p t s t a ke n f r o m K ir b y ’ s d e s ign

Flowers:

B e n e a t h t h e sh i e l d ar e t h e O r d e r ’ s fl ow e r s, t h e ma gn o l ia an d c r im s o n r o s e, w i t h l e av e s . T h e y fir s t ap p e ar e d in t h e O r d e r ’ s o f fic ia l c har t e r, w h ic h w a s d e s ign e d in 1893. T h is l e d t o t h e ir in c l u s io n in o u r c o a t o f ar m s K n igh t C o mman d e r Ho r a c e H W h i t e is c r e d i t e d w i t h ma k in g t h e s u gg e s t io n t o t h e 1893

C o nv e n t io n, w h ic h imm e d ia t e ly a d op t e d t h e s e a s t h e o f fic ia l fl ow e r s o f t h e O r d e r

SECTION A: Chapter Two

Our Kappa Alpha Heritage

O p p o s i t e: T h i s i s a n i m a g e o f a n

Ac t i v e C h a p t e r ' s

c h a r t e r T h e r e a r e

m a n y a l l e go r i c a l

a n d b e a u t i f u l s c e n e s

p o r t r a y e d w i t h i n

e a c h C h a r t e r s a r e

s o l e l y i s s u e d b y t h e

K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r

Much rich history has been sown in the fertile soil of Virginia’s famed Shenandoah Valley. While many towns of this valley have laid claim to immortality, many people consider the tiny, Blue Ridge Mountain town of Lexington a small piece of heaven. It is the home of two great universities — Washington & Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. It also neighbors Natural Bridge, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, which was surveyed by George Washington and once owned by Thomas Jefferson.

Lexington was a college town even before the United States became a country. Founded in 1749, Augusta Academy would become Liberty Hall Academy in 1776. The school was renamed Washington College in George Washington’s honor after he contributed $50,000 worth of stock to the school in 1796. After the death of the school’s president, Robert E. Lee, the college became known as Washington & Lee University.

Robert E. Lee: College President

In 1865, at the end of the bloodiest war our nation has ever seen, the two institutions were but shadows of their former selves. VMI had been burned nearly to the ground, and Washington College was severely damaged when it was used as Union barracks. With no money and no president, Washington College had somehow remained open throughout the war. During this time it served primarily as a preparatory school, with four professors teaching about forty boys who were too young to serve.

However, the school’s trustees were determined to save their desperate college. On August 4, 1865, they met to discuss applying for a loan and the prospects for the college’s presidency. At that meeting, a board member rose and said that he had heard that Lee was looking for a position that would allow him to earn a living for his family. The trustees immediately elected Lee as president – contingent on his acceptance, of course. They offered

“Let us be just, charitable and good. Let us be great by the prayers of widows and orphans rather than by their tears and lamentations. Let us be of one mind and faith, let us banish all that is evil and cling to all that is good. Let us pull together and pull hard, but above all things let there be no doubt that we are pulling right.”

– James Ward Wood, Chief Founder; 1866 essay read to Alpha Chapter, giving insight into his thoughts on the purpose of his young K A Fraternity

H i s t o r i c p a i n t i n g

o f t h e S h e n a n d o a h

Va l l e y, L e x i n g t o n ,

V i r g i n i a , K a p p a

A l p h a O r d e r ’ s

h i s t o r i c b i r t h p l a c e

O n Aug u s t 31, 18 6 5, R o b e r t E .

L e e b e c a m e t h e

p r e s id e nt o f a

s c ho o l n a m e d fo r hi s m e nto r

a n d hi s w i fe’s

g r a n d fa t h e r, G e o r ge Wa s hing to n

him an annua l sa lar y of $1,500, and t he use of a house and garden and a sma ll percentage of t he t u ition

Ever yone in t he countr y k new t hat Lee cou ld lead sold iers, but few remembered t hat he a lso had ser ved as super intendent of t he United States Militar y Academy at West Point For Lee, t he position in tiny Lexing ton was an oppor t unit y to lead his people, not into battle, but into recover y “I t hink it is t he dut y of ever y citizen, in t he present cond ition of t he countr y, to do a ll in his power to a id in t he restoration of peace and har mony, ” he w rote to t he tr ustees in his letter of acceptance “It is par ticu larly incu mbent of t hose charged w it h t he instr uction of t he young to set t hem an exa mple of submission to aut hor it y ”

Beset by t he war’s legacy of pover t y, only 50 st udents were enrolled at t he time of Lee’s inaug uration A s word of his presence spread, ot hers ar r ived, until fi na lly, 146 young men had reg istered for t he college’s first post-war session A mong t hose first st udents were t hree of K A’s four founders, Ja mes Ward Wood, Willia m Nelson Scott, and Willia m A rchiba ld Wa lsh Founder Stanhope McClelland Scott, brot her of Willia m Nelson Scott, entered t he college’s second post-war session in t he spr ing semester of 1866

The Founders of Kappa Alpha Order

JAMES WARD WOOD

Ja mes Ward Wood was bor n on December 26, 1845, in r ura l Hardy Count y, Virg inia (now West Virg inia). He was t he fi f t h generation of Woods to far m t he land near Lost R iver, and his g randson Bill Wood, who continues his K A legacy as an A lpha Chapter initiate, occupies t he fa mily land and t he Wood law n home today Wood was apparently st udy ing law when his par t of Virg inia entered t he Civ il War He was blessed w it h a fantastic home librar y which was w ide and var ied W hile his education was not for ma l as we k now today, he had a r ich and broad base of lear ning T his was accomplished by his intense read ing and st udy of a ll t y pes of literat ure A s a young man, Wood was ver y d ig ni fied and deferentia l, engag ing and f r iend ly In 1864, Wood joined t he Company F of t he 7t h Virg inia Cava lr y

T h e p l a q u e f o u n d o n

t h e 2 n d fl o o r o f t h e e a s t w i n g o f Wa s h i n g t o n H a l l , c o n n e c t i n g t o R o b i n s o n H a l l , d e n o t e ’ s Wo o d’s r o o m w h e r e fi r s t m e e t i n g s w e r e h e l d i n s p r i n g 18 6 6 , a f t e r t h e 18 6 5 t o a s t , i n Wa l s h’s r o o m , e s t a b l i s h i n g o u r f r a t e r n i t y

Wo o d q u i c k l y

b e c a m e a m e m b e r

o f t h e e s t e e m e d

Wa s hing to n

Li t e r a r y S o c i e t y

a n d wa s k no w n

fo r hi s p o e m s

a n d e s s a y s t h a t

a p p e a r e d in t h e

c a m p u s p a p e r

He s o o n b e c a m e

k no w n a s t h e

“C o ll e ge B a r d”

o n c a m p u s

WHO IS SAMUEL ZENAS AMMEN?

Samuel Zenas Ammen was bor n in Fincastle, Va , in 18 43 and was init iated by Alpha Chapter on Oc tober 17, 1866 Known as the Order ’ s Prac t ical Founder because of his seminal influence on the organiz at ion, he is credited w ith developing the r itual, the of fice of the Knight Commander, and var ious other sec t ions of the Order ’ s operat ions and histor y Dur ing Ammen’s six ter ms as Knight Commander, he inst alled or reest ablished 22 Ac t ive Chapters and four alumni chapters. He died on Januar y 5, 1929, in Day tona Beach, F l., and is bur ied in Stonewall Jack son Cemeter y in Le x ington, Va.

It was, in part, Lee’s acceptance of the presidency of Washington College, and a new job as the head master of the Ann Smith Academy for girls that caused the well-respected Reverend John A. Scott to move his family to Lexington in 1865. Rev. Scott’s family had once lived in Hardy County and was intimate with the Woods for two generations. Wood’s father recognized his son’s natural intellect and high moral character and sought to formalize his education. He also believed that his son would profit under the influence of the Rev. Scott, a Presbyterian minister esteemed throughout Virginia.

Wood made his way to Lexington and arrived on campus on October 10, 1865. He wrote home several days later, advising his brother that he “lodged in the College … in Room No. 4 of ‘Paradise’” (the name given by the students residing there to the building now known as Chavis Hall). Wood quickly became a member of the esteemed Washington Literary Society and was known for his poems and essays that appeared in the campus paper. He soon became known as the “College Bard” on campus. He also was known to enrich his conversations by quoting Biblical scripture and lines from literature. He was impressed with phrases that he had not heard before and sounded unique. Sometime before the close of the spring semester, Wood received permission from his father to leave campus and board about a mile away at Sunnyside, the residence of Will Scott’s aunt. It was while Wood was walking to school in the fall of 1866 that Samuel Zenas Ammen actually first met him. Ammen overheard Wood repeating a Latin phrase (which was the motto of Wood’s fist ritual) and translated it for him. It was this phrase that Ammen later drew inspiration from to develop the great theme of Kappa Alpha Order.

Because of the manner of his upbringing, Wood had a preference for activity and doing things that he enjoyed, at his own pace. Wood was not used to organized study. Ammen perceived Wood as “seeing the allegorical; the deep meaning; and, the symbolism” of things. Unfortunately, Wood did not take to the environment of a formal education that Robert E. Lee was shaping as the new president of Washington College. In January of 1867, Lee contacted Wood’s father and advised him that his son

was not benefiting f rom t he academic env ironment Accord ingly, Wood was ca lled home by his fat her and resig ned his chapter of fice as Nu mber III on Januar y 25, 1867 On Febr uar y 1, Wood ca lled his brot hers toget her at t he ma in bu ild ing of Washing ton College and made a depar ting speech and a sma ll presentation to t he f rater nit y t hat he helped create Wood rema ined at home at Wood law n until 1871, becoming a Master Mason in his loca l lodge in 1869 He t hen began travels in t he West and mig rated to Missour i where he took par t in t he Grange Movement In 1875, he ret ur ned to Wood law n where he ra ised blooded stock He mar r ied at t he age of 40 and event ua lly had eight children In add ition to being a far mer and rancher, Wood beca me a justice of t he peace, school board president, count y judge, sur veyor, and notar y public and representative in t he West Virg inia State

A ssembly He d ied on Januar y 7, 1926, and is bur ied in t he Ivanhoe Presby ter ian Church Cemeter y in Lost R iver, West Virg inia

WILLIAM NELSON SCOT T

Willia m Nelson Scott was bor n in Houston, Virg inia, on September 25, 1848 He was introduced to Wood by Rev Scott, and t he t wo young men beca me fast f r iends He joined in Wood’s evolv ing ef for t dur ing t he fa ll of 1865 to for m a new societ y on ca mpus W hen t he g roup for ma lly organized, Will Scott, because of his impressive persona lit y, was persona lly selected by Wood to be t he f rater nit y ’ s first president. He worked w it h Wood to g u ide t he fledgling “lodge” t hrough its tr y ing first year W hile it was Wood who first met S Z A mmen, it was Will Scott who conv inced him to join t he g roup of seven in October of 1866.

A mmen sa id of Scott, “I have never seen any in equa l to him in char m of voice, in solemnit y of manner, in d ig nit y of demeanor, or in genera l impressiveness in t he initiator y customs.” Will Scott presided over A mmen’s initiation A f ter depar ting Washing ton College, Scott entered Union T heolog ica l Seminar y, where he completed his st udy and beca me a Presby ter ian minister in 1872 A f ter head ing a par ish in R ichmond, Virg inia, for a few years, Scott moved to Ga lveston, Texas, where he led t he First Presby ter ian Church for nineteen years. Dur ing t hat time, he a lso ser ved as a member of t he Board of Tr ustees at Austin College A f ter sur v iv ing t he Great Hur r icane and F lood of 1900 t hat decimated t he island and k illed t housands, he ret ur ned to Staunton, Virg inia, where he ser ved as pastor of t he Second Presby ter ian Church until his deat h on June 3, 1919 Like Wood and t he ot her founders, he a lso beca me a Freemason. He is bur ied in Holly wood Cemeter y in R ichmond, Virg inia

WILLIAM ARCHIBALD WALSH

Willia m A rchiba ld Wa lsh was bor n in R ichmond, Virg inia, on September 11, 1849 A lt hough Wa lsh was not present when Will Scott first joined in Wood’s idea of for ming a new societ y, he soon was made aware of t he idea and joined t he ef for t It was in Wa lsh’s dor m room t hat Wood and Scott spent time bet ween classes T he f r iendship t hat was cemented focused t he g roup On December 21, 1865, Wood proposed a toast to t he “t wo Willia ms ” upon which t hey “swore toget her” to for m a societ y Wood w rote, “T he pr incipa l work of t he first year was done in Wa lsh’s room Wa lsh was br ight and capable, and he helped me a g reat dea l, especia lly in connection w it h t he badge ” Because Wa lsh’s fa mily had resources, it is likely t hat he fi nanced t he first seven badges f rom Lexing ton jeweler D M R iley T he first docu ment revea ling

WHAT IS A “MASON?”

Freemasonr y, w ith more than 6 million members wor ldw ide, is the oldest f rater nal organiz at ion in e x istence. It traces it s or igins to the local guilds of stonemasons, which f rom the end of the four teenth centur y regul ated the qualificat ions of masons Today, Masonic organiz at ions in Nor th Amer ica alone collec t ively contr ibute well over $2 6 million ever y day to char it ies

A m m e n s aid o f S c o t t , “I h a v e ne v e r s e e n a n y in e q u al to hi m in c h a r m o f v o i c e, in s o l e m ni t y o f m a nne r, in dig ni t y o f d e m e a no r, o r in ge ne r al i m p r e s s i v e ne s s in t h e [ ini t ia t io n c e r e m o n y].”

Af t e r o ne y e a r

a t Wa s hing to n

C o ll e ge, Wal s h

l e f t in June o f

18 6 6 to t a k e

u p hi s fa m il y ’ s

b u s ine s s a s

a m e r c h a nt

A s s uc h , h e i s

c o n s id e r e d o u r

fi r s t alu m nu s

the name of the group as “KA” was issued to Walsh as a fees receipt in April of 1866. After one year at Washington College, Walsh left in June of 1866 to take up his family’s business as a merchant. As such, he is our first alumnus. Walsh continued to correspond with Alpha Chapter, even after his departure, and is generally considered to be our first alumnus member. In 1874, Walsh became a Master Mason in Temple Lodge No. 9. Later that year, he traveled in Africa and returned home to Richmond in impaired health. He died in 1876 and is also buried in the Hollywood Cemetery.

STANHOPE McCLELLAND SCOTT

Stanhope McClelland Scott, the younger brother of Will, was not enrolled in school during the fall of 1865. However, he was “soon enlisted as he would enter Washington College in January.” He was 15 years old at the time of our founding, making him the youngest founder. This occurrence set the minimum age for eligibility for membership in KA, which endures to this day. Stanhope graduated from Washington and Lee in 1871 and went on to study medicine at the University of Virginia. After receiving his medical license, he returned to his hometown to practice. Dr. Scott practiced medicine in western Maryland and northern West Virginia for more than 50 years. He was the last of the four original founders to survive. He passed away on September 4, 1933, and is buried at Terra Alta, West Virginia. A leading member of the community, Stanhope was made a Mason in 1871, helped organize a lodge in Terra Alta, and was elected its first Master.

The Beginning

The story of how Kappa Alpha Order began revolves around James Ward Wood’s life experiences and influences. Wood planted the seed that Ammen cultivated into our Order. While Wood was born and raised in what is now West Virginia, his family in Hardy County was actually only fifteenmiles or so from the newly created Virginia state line. Since young Wood was familiar with the countryside, he was assigned to patrol the borderland. Ammen believed that the military experience “made [Wood] confident. While at home on leave near the end of the war, Wood decided to ride out and visit a local girl. He prudently stuck his cavalry pistol into his boot as he was aware of dangers on mountain roads during wartime. As he mounted his horse, the pistol inadvertently discharged, wounding Wood’s foot. The wound was so severe that it ended Wood’s military service.

As he recuperated during the spring and summer of 1865, Wood spent his time at the Lost River General Store. This country store, which still stands today, was a community center and a county office.There was a man at the store who was an incumbent in an important local office in Hardy County — he was apparently a great storyteller. He was also a Mason and a member of the Odd Fellows and a half dozen other secret societies. He fascinated young Wood with his stories of the lodge room. Ammen was convinced that “ … every proceeding of these secret societies were unfolded” to Wood without scruple, so that the summer’s recitals were equivalent to a course of lectures on the esoteric.” Wood was captivated by secret societies and searched for more information about these brotherhoods. He had to look no further than his own father’s library, and the Masonic book given to him by his Uncle Frank in 1861. In it, he found materials that likely fueled the fire of fraternalism within him.

It i s a p p a r e nt

t h a t Wo o d wa s

g i v e n t h e r i t u al o f

Ep s ilo n A l p h a , a s m all f r a t e r ni t y, fo un d e d a t

t h e Uni v e r s i t y

o f V ir g inia in

18 55, whic h h a d p e r i s h e d du r ing

t h e C i v il Wa r h e r e v i e we d

t h e ir c o nt e nt

a n d wa s s t r uc k

b y a c o r e t h e m e

whi c h m i r r o r e d

hi s o w n l i fe

e x p e r i e nc e F r o m

t hi s c o nc e p t ,

a n d r u di m e nt a r y fa m il ia r i t y w i t h

r i t u al i s t ic int e nt , Wo o d c o n s t r uc t e d

a b r i e f c e r e m o n y

t h a t wa s s o o n p ut

to u s e

S t a n h o p e Mc C l e l l a n d S c o t t

Wo o d c ho s e t h e n a m e fo r t h e ne w g r o u p a n d c all e d i t Phi K a p p a C hi T h e n a m e h a d no m e a ning a n d i t i s l i k e l y t h a t Wo o d m e r e l y c ho s e i t to r i v al t h e p o p u l a r Phi K a p p a P s i

Phi K a p p a P s i wa s e s p e c iall y p e r t u r b e d a t Wo o d’s c ho i c e o f a n a m e fo r t h e g r o u p. Wo o d s o o n r e al i z e d t h a t hi s b r o t h e r ho o d wa s g r o w ing a n d ne e d e d a s e p a r a t e id e nt i t y B y A p r il o f 18 6 6 , Wo o d c ho s e t h e l e t t e r s

“K A” fo r hi s “L o dge ”

"MUTAL PLEDGE OF FAITH AND LOYALTY"

On October 10, 1865, Wood arrived in Lexington and took up his residence on campus. Once enrolled in school, he soon discovered that two fraternities, Phi Kappa Psi and Beta Theta Pi, had reopened their chapters at Washington College. Ammen relates that Wood, drawing on his recent summer education, may have attempted to “petition” Phi Kappa Psi, as is the custom in Freemasonry. This may have caused him to be “criticized and even rejected by the aloof fraternity.” Whatever occurred, Wood decided to form his own group. Since he was unfamiliar with fraternal organizations at the college level, Wood had nothing to draw from as a model. It is apparent that Wood was given the ritual of Epsilon Alpha, a small fraternity, founded at the University of Virginia in 1855, which had perished during the recent war. It had chapters “in at least five prominent Southern schools before the War” including Washington College. It is unknown when, or from whom, Wood received the “papers” of this fraternity; however, it is apparent that he reviewed their content and was struck by a core theme which mirrored his own life experience. From this concept, and rudimentary familiarity with ritualistic intent, Wood constructed a brief ceremony that was soon put to use. It is uncertain as to the exact date that Wood completed the first ritual. He later wrote that, “there were many conferences in October and November while preliminary plans were made.” However, it is well-established that on December 21, 1865, three of our founders met and formally bound their friendship by a “mutual pledge of faith and loyalty” as Wood made his “toast to the two Williams” standing before a warm fireplace in William Walsh’s small room at the southernmost end of the old south dorm.

PHI

KAPPA CHI

Wood chose the name for the new group and called it Phi Kappa Chi. The name had no meaning, and it is likely that Wood merely chose it to rival the popular Phi Kappa Psi, whose members had been rude to him. Though Will Scott may have assisted somewhat, the ritual of the first fraternity was primarily drafted by Wood. The ceremony he penned was brief but contained a great theme which endures even today. The ritual never mentioned the name Phi Kappa Chi, nor made any allusion to it. In fact, the ceremony communicated a life philosophy more than identity with a name. Wood organized the group and selected his friend Will Scott as the first Number I; Walsh, Number II; and Wood, Number III. Wood reported that “Christmas delayed the group somewhat,” but they became known as a fraternity in the spring of 1866.

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The other societies at Washington College resented the appearance of a new secret society on campus. Phi Kappa Psi was especially perturbed at Wood’s choice of a name for the group. Wood soon realized that his brotherhood was growing and needed a separate identity. By April of 1866, Wood chose the letters “KA” for his “Lodge.” Like Phi Kappa Chi, “KA” initially had no meaning.

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Wo o d c r e a t e d t h e Ph i K a p p a C h i s e a l f o r h i s y o u n g f r a t e r n i t y

The old society, Kuklos Adelphon, founded at the University of North Carolina in 1812, had all but perished during the war. Kuklos Adelphon

The new organization began to grow, and it had initiated seven additional members by the end of the 1866 spring term. The other fraternities were obviously intimidated by the presence of KA

In May of 1866, Wood was approached by a senior professor at the college, a member of Phi Kappa Psi, who urged him to abandon his efforts. Wood respectfully declined that offer.

Transformation: Samuel Zenas Ammen

The 1866-67 school year brought promise to Washington College and KA largely because of Lee’s presidency at the school, the enrollment more than doubled to nearly 400 students. KA initiated seven more members into its group that fall. On the evening of October 17, 1866, twenty-two year-old Samuel Zenas Ammen of Fincastle, Virginia became a member of KA.

Ammen was no ordinary student; because of his intellect, he was given advance standing when he arrived at Washington College, and he was a veteran of the Army of Northern Virginia and its Navy, as well. Ammen was a serious student, immaculate in appearance and precise in manner. He was very confident, and Will Scott, who bestowed nicknames on his brothers, dubbed him “Lord.”

Ammen’s initiation into this early group was conducted with a revised version of the ritual first penned by Wood. It is clear from his own writings that while Ammen was certainly moved by certain parts of the ceremony, he felt that it was too brief and uninspiring.

Ammen had significant fraternal experience. He had been made a Master Mason in his hometown lodge in Fincastle in 1865. As a Mason, he was well versed in organized ritual which had been refined over hundreds of years. Ammen would later say that this first ritual had “nothing to touch the imagination of initiates nor stir their fancy.” However, Ammen was inspired by the possibilities of this young fraternity and its members whom he greatly respected. He urged the society to enhance its initiation ceremonies and was soon selected by his chapter brothers to take an active role in those efforts.

A NEW RITUAL

In Wood’s room at Sunnyside in November 1866, Ammen and Wood discussed possibilities for a new ritual, and it was agreed that Ammen should continue the work. At Ammen’s suggestion, the chapter approved a new meaning for KA on November 23, 1866. The chapter placed its confidence in Ammen and he, along with Wood and Will Scott, were appointed to a committee to review the ritual in its entirety.

In order to gather material, Ammen received Wood’s ritual, observed the chapter’s activities and listened to their collective ideals and beliefs. He was particularly impressed by an essay presented to the chapter by Wood on November 30, 1866, wherein the life of the ancient Order of Knights Templar was detailed as a model of inspiration for the group’s purpose.

's relation to our KA was, "in name only," according to Wood.

A m men, Scot t, a nd Wood con fer red on severa l occasions, ma ny t imes late into t he night Wood presented A m men w it h t he “ papers ” t hat he had w r it ten a nd A m men preser ved a few of its impressive pa r ts a nd bega n constr uction of a new r it ua l, w it h a new veh icle for com mu nicat ing t he g reat t heme of K A

Nea rly t wo decades later, Will Scott wou ld w r ite to A m men, “T he R it ua l was a ll so a ltered, cha nged a nd improved upon, ma in ly by you, t hat we ca n say it u nder went a complete regenerat ion, or new bir t h ” A m men later related t hat Wood was completely deferent ia l to h is adva nced ex per ience w it h t he esoter ic Indeed, Wood’s depa r t u re f rom school was on ly a few week s away Wood’s ow n cor respondence w it h t he Order over t he rema inder of h is life ind icates t hat he con fident ly lef t t he f rater nit y he bega n u nder t he stewa rdsh ip of A m men

Wood never hesitated to cred it A m men w it h tra nsfor m ing h is K A “Lodge” into t he Order of nationa l prominence t hat it rema ins today A m men ’ s consta nt refinement of t he r it ua l a nd creat ion of t he const it ut ion, by-laws, g r ip, sy mbols a nd rega lia of t he Order, a long w it h h is lifelong com m it ment u lt imately ea r ned him t he t it le of Pract ica l Fou nder of K appa A lpha Order

A m men later revea led, “Mater ia l for my work was gat hered f rom ma ny sou rces book s, chapter ex per ience a nd essays read at chapter meet ings Du r ing t h is for mative per iod, t he r u ling ideas were sug gested ma in ly by t he ideas a nd aspirat ions ex pressed in essays of lead ing members T he present r it ua l, in fact, was not made; it g rew ” It g rew f rom a seed pla nted by Wood T he new r it ua l tra nsfor med K A into K appa A lpha Order, a n order of Chr ist ia n k nights (first inspired by Wood’s November 1866 essay to A lpha Chapter a nd set to work by A m men) pledged to t he h ighest idea ls of cha racter a nd persona l ach ievement A m men a nd h is A lpha Chapter brot hers sought to preser ve t he v ir t ues of ch iva lr y, respect for ot hers, honor, dut y, integ r it y a nd reverence for God a nd woma n

CHALLENGES

Despite t he m ilestone of establishing a solid ident it y a nd presence at Wash ing ton College, t he you ng Order was not w it hout t he sta r t up problems t y pica l w it h most new orga nizations. Indeed, t he brot hers of Old A lpha stood at a crossroads T he chapter ex pelled members who v iolated t heir obligations a nd were not strong enough to endu re g row ing pa ins. Will Scot t, t he chapter’s first Nu mber I, was prepa r ing to leave Lex ing ton to attend sem ina r y, a nd t he chapter brot hers had to decide whet her t hey shou ld keep up t he ef for t.

One sta r r y night in May 1867, A m men a nd Jo La ne Ster n, a recent init iate w it h whom he had become fast f r iends, were ta k ing one of ma ny wa lk s t hey enjoyed toget her t hroughout t heir lives T h is pa r t icu la r evening, t hey were d iscussing t he f ut u re of t heir you ng f rater nit y T hey paused a long t he way, a nd sat on t he steps of W h ite’s Genera l Store, on t he cor ner of Lex ing ton’s Ma in a nd Nelson streets T here, t hey ser iously contemplated t he v iabilit y of K appa A lpha a nd whet her or not t hey shou ld cont inue t he chapter. T hey asked, “Sha ll we let t he Lodge d ie? ”

A m men well-remembered t hat conversat ion a nd later reca lled, “T he outcome was a decision to keep up t he fight, a nd f rom t hat t ime on ou r prospects improved.” Clea rly, A m men a nd Ster n spea rheaded t hat ef for t For t hat reason, Ster n is appropr iately g iven a stat us on pa r w it h ou r fou nders

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Early Growth

Wit h t he for tit ude to forge a head, t he chapter began t he 1867-1868 school year w it h A mmen as t he new Nu mber I

T hey began look ing beyond Washing ton College to establish K A’s second chapter; t heir first prospect was nat ura lly t he school’s neighbor, t he Virg inia Militar y Instit ute A n inv itation for membership was extended to John E Hollingswor t h, a V MI cadet, and by spr ing 1868, t hree more cadets were initiated Subsequently, Beta Chapter was for med March 8, 1868

Transfers f rom Washing ton College established chapters at t he Universit y of Georg ia (Ga mma) in At hens, Georg ia, in 1868 and at Wof ford College (Delta) in Spar tanburg, Sout h Carolina, in 1869 Epsilon a lso was established in 1869 at Emor y Universit y in Atlanta by members of Ga mma. Ster n reca lled t hat t hat Lee per mitted him to miss class and travel to A shland, Virg inia, in 1869 to found Zeta at R andolph-Macon College A lt hough Lee was k now n for only per mitting absences because of illness, it is believed t hat he approved Ster n ’ s jour ney to R andolph-Macon and t hen again to R ichmond College in 1870

Ster n stated t hat he ar r ived in R ichmond a mid little ent husiasm for f rater nities, but t hat he brought w it h him a letter of introduction f rom Lee to J L M Cur r y, an in fluentia l law professor, which ex pla ined his mission. A lleged ly, Cur r y ca lled a facu lt y meeting and announced, “If Genera l Lee w ill let a man come away to establish a chapter, I vote for it If he t hink s a f rater nit y is a good t hing, I t hink so, too.” T hus, Eta was bor n T heta (pr ime) was a lso established in 1870 at Atlanta’s Oglet hor pe Universit y by members of Ga mma and Epsilon chapters. By t he close of 1870, five years a f ter K A’s found ing, t he Order’s rank s had g row n to eight chapters

Organizat ion

In 1870, A mmen’s ef for ts fi na lly achieved t he per manence of ink in K appa A lpha’s first publication. A copy of t he 46 page book let, which conta ined t he Order’s constit ution, r it ua l and bylaws, was sent to each chapter Ca lled t he “Green Book ” because of its g reen paper cover, t he publication established t he “Genera l Council,” now ca lled Convention T he first Convention was held t hat sa me year in R ichmond, Virg inia, where A mmen presided

in a dua l capacit y as Nu mber I of A lpha Chapter a nd as K night Com ma nder (ou r nat iona l president).

Init ia lly, t he chapters t hat were assembled at t he Genera l Cou ncil had lim ited power, a nd A lpha reta ined control of t he f rater nit y. However, by 1873, w it h t he close of A lpha, sovereig nt y had been relinqu ished to t he Genera l Cou ncil or Convention, as it is now k now n Since t hen, t he Convent ion has been reg u la rly convened, event ua lly meet ing in odd-nu mbered yea rs, w it h specia l Convent ions ca lled f rom t ime to t ime in order to add ress ex traord ina r y mat ters

GROW TH

Wit h orga nizat ion, K A continued to g row O ver t he nex t t went y-five yea rs, t he Order ex pa nded across t he sout h, t hen to t he west coast in 1895 w it h chapters at t he Universit y of Ca lifor nia-Berkeley a nd Sta n ford Universit y, a nd to t he nor t h, reach ing Johns Hopk ins Universit y, George Wash ing ton Universit y, a nd even a sma ll denta l college in Ph iladelph ia

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The Mission of Kappa Alpha Order

K appa A lpha Order seek s to create a lifetime ex per ience which centers on reverence to God, dut y, honor, cha racter a nd gent lema nly conduct as inspired by Rober t E . Lee, ou r spir it ua l fou nder.

– Adopted by the Advisor y Council on August 11, 1994

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

As the Order matured, our chapters began graduating more and more men that longed to continue their KA association after college. These men began to search out fellow brothers in their local areas and, before long, alumni chapters were springing up all over the country.

The rapid growth of the Order, from coast to coast, necessitated a re-organization of our chapters, and in 1891, the Convention established guidelines for organizing alumni chapters. The main restriction placed on alumni chapters was that they could not initiate new members.

PROVINCE SYSTEM

At the 1911 Convention, the province system was created, and the Knight Commander appointed seven brothers to establish an organizational structure for the growing national fraternity. The brothers selected were the personal representatives of the Knight Commander and evolved into the first province commanders.

The province commander, appointed as the representative of the Knight Commander, manages his province and appoints Alumni Advisory Committees for his chapters. A province commander may enlist the aid of other alumni, including specific deputy province commanders, to assist him in carrying out his duties.

PROVINCE COUNCILS

Province councils were first convened in the fall of 1912 and today, serve several functions. Province councils exist for brothers to discuss the business of the Order and of the province.

KNIGHT COMMANDER AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

By 1933, KA’s growth necessitated a restructuring of the Order’s national government. There were 72 undergraduate chapters and the national hierarchy was laden with outdated positions. Delegates to the 38th Convention in 1935 adopted a new constitution and governmental structure consisting of the Knight Commander and Executive Council, which constituted a board of directors.

NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

As a part of the reorganization, the first National Administrative Office was opened in New Orleans in 1934. After brief stints there, in Atlanta and Louisville, the Order’s National Office returned to Atlanta in 1954. For the next 32 years, the National Office would remain there until the fulfillment of KA’s long-time dream of owning its own national headquarters would come to fruition.

In 1986, the National Administrative Office returned the Order to its roots by moving home to Lexington, Virginia. The move marked a progressive change for Kappa Alpha as it became fully computerized for the first time in its existence. The first office in Lexington operated out of temporary space until a suitable structure could be purchased.

In 1990, the Order purchased the old Rockbridge County Jail, which had been vacant for two years, and began the massive task of transforming it into a beautiful, modern functioning office.

THE GRAND OLD MAN OF KA

William Spr igg Hamilton (above), known as “ The Grand Old Man of K A,” made significant contr ibut ions to Kappa Alpha Order. When Samuel Zenas Ammen was too ill to cont inue as Knight Commander, Hamilton was selec ted to fill his posit ion f rom 1897-1898. He al so was credited w ith designing the general of ficers’ and chapter of ficers’ jewel s. He helped organize Alpha Zet a, Bet a Bet a, and Bet a Upsilon and founded Alpha Rho and Bet a Chi, ear ning him the accol ade “ The Father of West Virginia Kappa Alpha ” He was presented the James Ward Wood Prov ince’s first Prov inc ial Cross upon inst itut ion of it s Cour t of Honor Perhaps his greatest legac y is his painst ak ing work as the Order ’ s of fic ial archiv ist He lef t a l aw prac t ice to become a dent al surgeon and founded the Psi Omega Dent al Frater nit y He was a 33rd degree Scot t ish Rite Mason and helped rev ise the 1892 and 1924 edit ions of the custom of the Order He is responsible for most of the symbolism and philosophy cont ained w ithin the r itual Hamilton died on Febr uar y 19, 1954, and was bur ied ne x t to the grave of Samuel Zenas Ammen in Le x ington, Virginia

PROVINCE

A prov ince is a spec ific region of the countr y that cont ains ac t ive and alumni chapters

The United St ates is cur rently div ided into 21 prov inces, 19 of which are ac t ive, meaning there are ac t ive chapters w ithin it s boundar ies. Each prov ince is named for a founder, for mer Knight Commander, for mer General Of ficer, or for mer E xecut ive Direc tor

By the turn of the century, the number of active chapters had increased to 44.

Mu l b e r r y H i l l – h o m e t o t h e O r d e r ’ s N a t i o n a l A d m i n i s t r a t i v e O f fi c e

MULBERRY HILL AND ROBERT E. LEE

On September 18, 1865, Rober t E Lee ar r ived at Mul ber r y Hill as a guest of Colonel Reid to begin preparat ions for assuming the presidenc y of Washington College and to meet w ith the tr ustees Lee would spend four night s at Mul ber r y Hill in the days pr ior to his inaugurat ion as president

A f ter t wo yea rs of pa insta k ing restorat ion, t he of fice moved into t he federa l-st yle bu ild ing, located on t he cou r t house squa re in Lex ing ton’s histor ic dow ntow n d istr ict, in Apr il 1992

A f ter 12 yea rs in t he old Rockbr idge Cou nt y Ja il, t he Order was forced to relocate in 2004 when t he of fice proper t y was ascer ta ined by t he cou nt y for ex pa nd ing t he cou r t house a nd its facilit ies. A f ter ex tensive ef for ts to fi nd a su itable replacement, t he Order pu rchased Mu lber r y Hill, one of t he g reat ma nor houses of t he reg ion Now t he home of K appa A lpha Order a nd t he K appa A lpha Order Educationa l Fou ndat ion it is one of t he tow n ’ s ch ief h istor ic houses a nd for ms a scenic backd rop for t he Lex ing ton Histor ic Distr ict a nd Wash ing ton a nd Lee Universit y It is scenica lly sited on a r idge a nd su r rou nded by nea rly eight acres of rolling law ns a nd stately trees

Histor y Timeline

1865

➻ Oc t. 2: James Ward Wood depar t s Woodl awn in Lost River, W V, for Le x ington, Virginia, to at tend Washington College

➻ Dec 21: Kappa Alpha Order is bor n when three of four founders meet and pledge their f r iendship by a “mutual pledge of f aith and loyalt y ”

1866

➻ St anhope McClell and Scot t ar r ives on campus

➻ Early in the year, James Ward Wood f ashions the first badge

➻ Apr il: Phi Kappa Chi changed to K A

➻ K A becomes Kappa Alpha Order as the first draf t of the r itual is adopted

➻ Oc t. 17: Samuel Zenas Ammen is init iated

➻ Nov.: James Ward Wood present s an essay inspired by the anc ient Knight s Templ ar

1867

➻ May: Ammen and recent init iate Joe L ane Ster n dec ide to not let the “lodge” die and thus Kappa Alpha cont inues

1868

➻ Spr ing: John Hollingswor th becomes the Order ’ s first init iate out side of Washington College. A VMI cadet, his init iat ion mark s the beginning of Bet a and K A's e xpansion into a nat ional f rater nit y

➻ March 8: Bet a Chapter at VMI is of fic ially for med

➻ John Franc is Rogers is elec ted as the Order ’ s first Knight Commander

1869

➻ Feb. 8: Samuel Zenas Ammen assumes dut ies as Knight Commander when Rogers w ithdraws f rom school

➻ Dec. 18: K A’s first alumni chapter is est ablished in Macon, Georgia

1870

➻ Ammen produces Kappa Alpha’s first publicat ion cont aining the const itut ion, byl aws, and r itual, known as the Gre en Bo ok

➻ July 11-13: First Convent ion held in Richmond, Virginia

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Jo h n F r a n c i s R o g e r s

1873

➻ Alpha Chapter is closed and sovereignt y is relinquished to the Convent ion

1878

➻ July 5-6: Convent ion dec ides to make the event biennial

1879

➻ Feb : Volume 1, Issue 1 of The Kappa Alpha Journal is published

1883

➻ Convent ion div ides the Order ’ s ter r itor y into four “Commander ies”, the first at tempt at a regional or prov ince system

1885

➻ Cr imson and old gold adopted as K A’s of fic ial colors by the 13th Convent ion in Nashv ille, Tennessee

1893

➻ Of fic ial fl ag and of fic ial flowers (red rose and magnolia blossom) adopted by the 17th Convent ion in Richmond, Virginia

➻ Knight Commander ’ s seal is author ized

1897

➻ The coat of ar ms cur rently in use is adopted f rom the basis of Charles Kirby King’s (Bet a–VMI 1892) earlier versions

1903

➻ Prohibit ion of haz ing included in Const itut ion

1907

➻ St andard design of the K A badge adopted by Convent ion

➻ Kappa Alpha Order incor porated as a Virginia cor porat ion

1911

➻ The 26th Convent ion adopt s prov ince system in New Orleans, Louisiana

1912

➻ Prov ince Counc il s first convened in the f all

1921

➻ Of fic ial r ing and hat band are adopted by the 31st Convent ion in Dall as, Te xas

1923

➻ Dec.: Lee and Ammen recognized as spiritual and practical founders

1927

➻ Convent ion author izes the mak ing and wear ing of suit able jewel s of of fice by nat ional, prov ince, and chapter of ficers

1929

➻ Samuel Zenas Ammen dies in Day tona Beach, Flor ida

➻ Convent ion adopt s Januar y 19, Rober t E. Lee’s bir thday, for the Order ’ s annual Conv iv ium

1930

➻ The James Ward Wood Prov ince inst itutes the first Cour t of Honor in Oc tober

1934

➻ The first Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice opens in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the Maison Bl anche Building

1936

➻ Jan 1: The Order ’ s gover nment is restruc tured and the E xecut ive Counc il is put into pl ace

1940

➻ New administrat ive of fice opens in Apr il in downtown Atl ant a, Georgia

1941

➻ Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice moves to Louisv ille, Kentuck y

1942 -1945

➻ Twent y-one chapters become inac t ive and Convent ions are suspended dur ing World War II

1946

➻ The first Of ficer ’ s Training School (l ater named Nat ional Leadership Inst itute) was held in Louisv ille, Kentuck y

1948

➻ First Award for Dist inguished Achievement presented to General George C. Marshall

1954

➻ Aug.: Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice moves back to Atl ant a

1967

➻ Aug. 21: K A’s supplement al fl ag is adopted by the 52nd Convent ion in Atl ant a, Georgia

1971

➻ Counc il of Honor program is developed by For mer Knight Commander Dr Idr is R Traylor, Jr

1972

➻ The Nat ional Training School for Chapter Of ficers renamed the Nat ional Leadership Inst itute

1975

➻ Muscul ar Dystrophy A ssoc iat ion is adopted as nat ional phil anthropy

1976

➻ The Varlet author ized as designat ion of the of fic ial new member educat ion manual by the E xecut ive Counc il

1981

➻ Kappa Alpha Order Educat ional Foundat ion founded

1986

➻ Jan.: The Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice move to Le x ington, Virginia

1990

➻ The Kappa Alpha Order Educat ional Foundat ion acquires the histor ic Rockbr idge Count y Jail at a public auc t ion, which l ater becomes the first per manent Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice in 1992 and ser ves as such t ill 2004.

1993

➻ Projec t Outreach est ablished to include all Kappa Alpha ser v ice and phil anthropic ef for t s

1999

➻ Kappa Alpha Order l aunches The Crusade, the Order ’ s tot al membership development program

2000

➻ June 14: The first RoundTable for The Crusade is held in Le x ington, Virginia

2001

➻ Leadership K A, an alumni-training program, is developed

2002

➻ Operat ion Cr imson Gif t, a nat ionw ide blood dr ive begins

2003

➻ Jan. 3: Number I’s Leadership Inst itute begins

➻ The Loyal Order is l aunched

2004

➻ Oc t.: Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice moves to it s cur rent locat ion at Mul ber r y Hill

2006

➻ July 13: The first Emerging Leaders Academy is held in Le x ington, Virginia

➻ Oc t. 14: Stewards of the Order first held in Dall as, Te xas

2007

➻ The Knight Commander ’ s Medal is est ablished by the E xecut ive Counc il

2008

➻ The Thet a Commission at The Cit adel is est ablished

2009

➻ The Milit ar y Div ision of Kappa Alpha Order is est ablished

➻ The Order init iates 150,000 th member

➻ The Order completes the l argest capit al campaign in it s histor y, raising more than $11 million for the K AOEF

2010

➻ New guesthouse building completed on the grounds of Mul ber r y Hill to house field st af f and nat ional archives

➻ Sigma Alpha Commission est ablished for graduates of the United St ates Milit ar y Academy

2011

➻ Forever K A is est ablished

2014

➻ Sigma Bet a Commission est ablished for graduates of the United St ate Naval Academy

2015

➻ The Order celebrates it s Sesquicentennial, 150 years in existence

➻ E xcel s ior : The Stor y of Ka ppa Al pha O rder is published

2016

➻ K AOEF ’ s Cr imson & Gold Campaign l aunched

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T h e c u r r e n t s o u t h w e s t c o r n e r o f Ma i n a n d N e l s o n S t r e e t s w h e r e W i l l i a m W h i t e a n d S o n s s t o r e w a s l o c a t e d It w a s h e r e t h a t S a m u e l Z e n a s A m m e n a n d Jo L a n e S t e r n h a d t h e i r fa m o u s t a l k “ u n d e r t h e s t a r r y n i g h t , ” u l t i m a t e l y d e c i d i n g t o “ k e e p u p t h e fi g h t ” a n d m o v e f o r w a r d w i t h t h e i r t h e n fl e dgl i n g f r a t e r n i t y

T h e L e x i n g t o n Tr i a d m a r k e r, s i t u a t e d o n t h e i n s t i t u t i o n a l b o r d e r o f Wa s h i n g t o n a n d L e e Un i v e r s i t y a n d V i r g i n i a M i l i t a r y In s t i t u t e It d e n o t e s t h e f o u n d i n g o f S i g m a Nu ( V M I –18 6 9 ), A l p h a Ta u O m e g a ( V M I –18 6 5), a n d K a p p a A l p h a O r d e r ( W LU –18 6 5)

Washington & Lee University, the birthplace of Kappa Alpha Order and our Alpha Chapter. KA was founded in William Archibald Walsh’s room

dormitory that

longer exists, but would have been on the far left of this photo. Early KA meetings were held in Chavis (formerly Robinson) Hall, the building connected to the right of the center building, Washington Hall.

T h e p a r a d e g r o u n d s a n d b a r r a c k s o f V i r g i n i a M i l i t a r y In s t i t u t e , w h e r e B e t a C h a p t e r w a s e s t a b l i s h e d a n d w h e r e t h e B e t a C o m m i s s i o n c o n t i n u e s t h a t l e g a c y t o d a y

L e e C h a p e l o n t h e c a m p u s o f Wa s h i n g t o n a n d L e e Un i v e r s i t y i s a m o s t p o p u l a r d e s t i n a t i o n f o r v i s i t i n g K A b r o t h e r s

The George C. Marshall Museum on the grounds of VMI contains a War Memorial dedicated in 1965 to George C. Marshall and KAs who served with him in all conflicts up to the Korean War. It features a gold-leaf Coat of Arms. Two such exist, the second is found in the foyer of the National Administrative Office at Mulberry Hill.

The statute of George C. Marshall (Beta–VMI 1901) on the grounds of VMI, of which a working model on loan sits in the foyer of the National Administrative Office at Mulberry Hill.

Memorials and Historic Sites (continued)

Lex ing ton (Continued)

Fo r m e r K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r H e n r y J

Fo r e s m a n ( B e t a – V M I 1941) is buried in Lexington

Former Knight Commander William Spring Hamilton (Alpha–Washington & Lee 1886) is buried in Lexington

T he V ir g inia High wa y Hi s tor ic al Mar k e r s tand s on VA R t 6 0 ne ar t he t ur n to Lib e r t y Hall Ro ad, whic h le ad s to t he Nat ional Admini s t r at i ve O f fic e at Mulb e r r y Hill T he mar k e r wa s de dic at e d in 2 014 in honor of t e n ye ar s s p e nt at Mulb e r r y Hill and in pr e p ar at ion for t he S e s quic e nt e nnial Ce le b r at ion in 2 015

W i l l i a m E Fo r e s t e r (G a m m a G a m m a –M e m p h i s 19 4 9 ), a f o r m e r t r a v e l i n g a d v i s o r, E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r y, E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r, E x e c u t i v e V i c e P r e s i d e n t Em e r i t u s , a n d Archivist is buried in Lexington.

T h e o l d R o c k b r i dg e C o u n t y J a i l o n Ma i n S t r e e t i n L e x i n g t o n , h o m e t o t h e N a t i o n a l A d m i n i s t r a t i v e O f fi c e f r o m 19 92 t o 2 0 0 4

Samuel Zenas Ammen is buried in Lexington

A l l g r a v e s i t e s o f f o u n d e r s h a v e b e e n p r o p e r l y m a r k e d a n d d e d i c a t e d a s s u c h

Founders’ Graves

G r a v e s i t e o f C h i e f Fo u n d e r J a m e s Wa r d Wo o d a t I v a n h o e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h C e m e t e r y, L o s t R i v e r, We s t V i r g i n i a

G r a v e s i t e o f Fo u n d e r W i l l i a m A r c h i b a l d Wa l s h ,

H o l l y w o o d C e m e t e r y, R i c h m o n d , V i r g i n i a

G r a v e s i t e o f Fo u n d e r S t a n h o p e Mc C l e l l a n d S c o t t , Te r r a A l t a C e m e t e r y, Te r r a A l t a , We s t V i r g i n i a

G r a v e s i t e o f Fo u n d e r W i l l i a m N e l s o n S c o t t ,

H o l l y w o o d C e m e t e r y, R i c h m o n d , V i r g i n i a

Memorials and Historic Sites (continued)

Wash ing ton, D.C. & A rling ton Nationa l Cemeter y

T h e g r a v e s i t e o f R e a r A d m i r a l R i c h a r d E B y r d ( B e t a – V M I 19 0 6 ) M e d a l o f H o n o r R e c i p i e n t , l o c a t e d i n A r l i n g t o n N a t i o n a l C e m e t e r y i n s i t e o f t h e H i s t o r i c L e e H o u s e ( v i s i t e d b y t h e n S e n i o r C o u n c i l o r W i l l i a m E D r e y e r a n d K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r J M i c h a e l D u n c a n , Ju l y 2 0 0 9 )

T h e g r a v e s i t e o f G e n e r a l G e o r g e C Ma r s h a l l , t h e O r d e r ’ s fi r s t D i s t i n g u i s h e d Ac h i e v e m e n t Aw a r d r e c i p i e n t , a t A r l i n g t o n N a t i o n a l C e m e t e r y ( v i s i t e d b y h i s g r a n d s o n J a m e s J W i n n V (O m e g a C o m m i s s i o n 2 011) a n d g r e a t- g r a n d s o n J a m e s J W i n n V I ( B e t a O m e g a –Wa s h i n g t o n C o l l e g e 2 0 0 6 ), a l o n g w i t h t h e n S e n i o r C o u n c i l o r D r e y e r a n d Fo r m e r K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r D u n c a n , Ju l y 2 0 0 9 )

T h e Wa s h i n g t o n N a t i o n a l C a t h e d r a l i n Wa s h i n g t o n , D C w h e r e Fo r m e r K n i g h t

C o m m a n d e r R i c h a r d T Fe l l e r s e r v e d a s C a n o n

C l e r k o f t h e Wo r k s a n d o v e r s a w i t s c o n s t r u c t i o n

T h e g r a v e s i t e o f B r i g a d i e r G e n e r a l Er n e s t E G a r l i n g t o n (G a m m a – G e o r g i a

1870 ), t h e O r d e r ’ s fi r s t M e d a l o f H o n o r r e c i p i e n t , l o c a t e d a t A r l i n g t o n

N a t i o n a l C e m e t e r y

T he gravesite of Captain David S McCampbell (Alpha Sigma– Georgia Tech 1929), Medal of Honor recipient, located in Arlington National Cemeter y

Add itiona l

Wo o d l a w n , t h e a n c e s t r a l h o m e o f t h e Wo o d s , i n L o s t R i v e r, We s t V i r g i n i a B u i l t i n 18 4 8 b y A n g u s

Wo o d , h i s s o n , J a m e s Wa r d Wo o d , w o u l d e v e n t u a l l y c o m e t o L e x i n g t o n a n d s p a r k t h e f o u n d i n g o f

K a p p a A l p h a O r d e r, e a r n i n g t h e t i t l e , C h i e f Fo u n d e r Wo o d’s s o n , Jo n a t h a n Wa r d Wo o d (A l p h a R h o –

We s t V i r g i n i a 19 6 3), w o u l d l i v e t h e r e , a s w o u l d h i s s o n , W i l l i a m A “ B i l l” Wo o d (A l p h a – Wa s h i n g t o n & L e e 2 0 0 3)

T h e L o s t R i v e r G e n e r a l S t o r e , s t i l l s t a n d i n g a s i t d i d w h e n J a m e s Wa r d Wo o d s p e n t t i m e t h e r e w h i l e

r e c o v e r i n g f r o m h i s w o u n d e d l e g i n t h e s u m m e r o f 18 6 5 T h e s t o r e i s l o c a t e d a t 6 9 9 3 S t a t e R o a d 2 5 9 ,

L o s t R i v e r, We s t V i r g i n i a

SECTION A: Chapter Three

Responsibilities of Membership

DEFINITION

Since 1865, more t ha n 160,000 men have enjoyed t he benefits of membersh ip in K appa A lpha Order It is you r responsibilit y to per pet uate t he Order’s idea ls for f ut u re generat ions Much of t he f u n enjoyed w it h t he f rater nit y ca n come to a ha lt if you lose sight of t hese responsibilit ies We owe t he men who sta r ted ou r chapters t he sa me k ind of com m it ment t hey ma inta ined for us. We must deliver t he K A ex per ience for cu r rent a nd f ut u re members It’s up to you to ma ke su re you r cha r ter rema ins intact for t hose who come a f ter you T here a re ma ny responsibilit ies, obligat ions, a nd com m it ments when joining a ny orga nizat ion K appa A lpha Order is a u nique f rater nit y t hat ca n prov ide members a jou r ney of a lifet ime. In order for ou r chapters to be successf u l, it ta kes ever y member doing his pa r t T h is chapter ex plores severa l responsibilit ies t hat a re ex pected of ever y member to help t he chapter be t he ver y best it ca n be

Brotherhood

Ma ny people ex per ience brot herhood t hrough spor ts, clubs, f r iendships, etc It is t he f rater nit y, however, where we lea r n t he tr ue nat u re of K appa A lpha Order brot herhood T hrough obligat ions a nd com m it ments made in ou r init iat ion ceremony, a bond is for med t hat ca n never be broken Ou r ex per ience of brot herhood ex ists on ly t hrough com m it ted brot hers

who f u lly embrace t he va lues of t he Order. Wit hout ou r init iat ion ceremony t hat binds us toget her, we wou ld be no d if ferent t ha n a ny ot her orga nizat ion on ca mpus.

Brot herhood in K appa A lpha Order goes much deeper t ha n relat ionsh ips bu ilt f rom ou r yout h. A sense of u nwaver ing pr ide develops out of a com m it ment to ou r r it ua l, which rein forces ou r sha red mora ls a nd va lues a mong ou r membership. Members a lso benefit f rom rely ing on each ot her in good t imes a nd bad Because of a mut ua l tr ust, we ca n sha re ou r most sacred t houghts a nd fea rs in con fidence It wou ld be d if ficu lt to fi nd a bet ter suppor t net work t ha n t he one you r chapter brot hers ca n prov ide

RESPONSIBILI T Y

In order for t his brot herhood a nd suppor t net work to f u nct ion, you must u ndersta nd t hat you a re now responsible for more t ha n just you r act ions T he ent ire chapter is responsible to one a not her You a re you r brot her’s keeper

T his responsibilit y of brot herhood does not end at t he chapter level, but encompasses a ll t hat K appa A lpha str ives to be in t he com mu nit y a nd on t he nat iona l level We have a n increased responsibilit y to ta ke t he adv ice g iven by ou r brot hers a nd to obey t he leadership of t he chapter a nd t he Order You have a n obligat ion, as a new member of you r chapter, to pa r t icipate in chapter

1. The st ate or rel at ionship of being brothers. 2. Fellowship. 3. An assoc iat ion of men, such as a f rater nit y or union, united for common pur poses.

– Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Feb. 4, 1906 - April 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church.

“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.”

act iv it ies You r attenda nce at chapter meetings, ph ila nt hropy events, leadership tra ining, intra mu ra ls, socia l events, prov ince cou ncil a nd recr u it ment events is necessa r y to streng t hening you r chapter You r involvement in t he leadership tra ining a nd development of chapter of ficers, t he new member educat ion process, r isk ma nagement educat ion, a lcohol awa reness, a nd fi na ncia l responsibilit y a re a ll necessa r y to a f u lly f u nctioning chapter None of t his ex ists w it hout a responsible, ded icated brot herhood

Brot herhood does not end when you g raduate f rom college

Brot herhood in K appa A lpha lasts for a lifet ime It sta r ts t he insta nt you accept you r bid for membersh ip T he chapter t hat you have joined is bou nd to you in a ll t hat you a re bou nd to t hem

T hey a re responsible for educat ing you in t he ways of K appa

A lpha a nd you r chapter T hey w ill bef r iend a nd assist you in t he a f fa irs per ta ining to t he chapter a nd t he Order

THE CHAPTER CHARTER

The char ter that hangs in your chapter house gives the chapter the honor and pr iv ilege of being a par t of Kappa Alpha Order. Each char ter, issued under l aws adopted by the Convent ion, is signed by the Knight Commander. This document symbolizes the chapter ’ s accept ance of the dut ies and obligat ions assoc iated w ith membership. All Kappa Alphas are bound together by the same bond of brotherhood, and in this aspec t, all of our chapters are the same.

Academic Performance

T he f u nda menta l reason for at tend ing college is to ga in k nowledge a nd ex per ience Guests at t he ver y first f rater nit y gat her ings were not inclined to wea r togas R at her, t hey sha red essays a nd debated topics per t inent to t he educated ma n From t he outset, t he foremost pu r pose of t he college f rater nit y was to promote academ ic ach ievement a nd engage in schola rly act iv it ies

Today, K A rein forces t h is mission t hrough educationa l prog ra ms t hat focus on academ ics t hroughout you r t ime in college, not just du r ing you r new member ex per ience A good chapter schola rship prog ra m focuses on helping ever y member ma ke t he g rade t hrough incent ives a nd rewa rds, schola rsh ips, awa rds, a nd compet it ions T he Order shou ld compliment you r u nderg raduate educat iona l ex per ience wh ile prov id ing you w it h t he resou rces a nd assista nce to succeed academ ica lly A s a resu lt,

3.0 GPA STANDARD

ƒ Our chapters are e xpec ted to maint ain a 3 0 GPA

ƒ If a chapter f all s below the minimum 2.7 GPA, the ent ire chapter is pl aced on soc ial probat ion for the semester.

ƒ Any member whose recently completed ter m GPA f all s below 2.7 is on automat ic soc ial probat ion for the ent ire semester.

ƒ Anyone w ishing to ser ve as an of ficer in the chapter must maint ain a minimum 2 7 GPA

CREATING A PERSONAL BUDGET

Your budget w ill be div ided into t wo categor ies: income and e xpenses.

MONTHLY INCOME:

Job $

Parent s $

Schol arship $

O ther $

TOTAL: $

MONTHLY E XPENSE S:

Housing (Mor tgage/Rent) $

Ut ilit ies (Elec tr ic/Gas/ Water) $

C able and Inter net $

Auto Loan $

Auto E xpenses (Gas/Repairs/Maintenance) $

Credit C ard Payment s $

Food $

Clothing and L aundr y $

Household Items/Supplies $

Educat ional E xpenses (Tuit ion/Book s/O ther) $

Insurance (Home/Renter) $

Insurance (Auto) $

Insurance (Medical /Dent al) $

Enter t ainment and Dining $

Frater nit y and Club Dues $

Gif t s $

Sav ings $

O ther $

TOTAL: $

members of K A shou ld per for m bet ter academ ica lly t ha n t hey wou ld if t hey were not members

A ny cla im t hat one ’ s ind iv idua l academ ic per for ma nce is of no concer n to t he Order cou ld not be f u r t her f rom t he tr ut h

A member’s academ ic per for ma nce reflects upon K A , just like h is day-to - day behav ior does We have a responsibilit y to help each ma n develop h is potentia l a nd we have a dut y to see t hat his per for ma nce upholds t he sta nda rds of t he Order

A ny member whose recent ly completed ter m GPA fa lls below 2 7 is on automat ic socia l probat ion for t he ent ire semester

A nyone w ish ing to ser ve as a n of ficer in t he chapter must ma inta in a m inimu m 2 7 GPA Ou r chapters a re a lso requ ired to ma inta in a sta nda rd 3 0 GPA , a nd if a chapter fa lls below t he minimu m 2 7 GPA , t he ent ire chapter is placed on socia l probat ion for t he semester

Personal Finance

Fina ncia l responsibilit y is somet h ing college st udents sometimes str ug gle w it h T h is may be t he first t ime ma ny ind iv idua ls ex per ience t he f reedom a nd responsibilit y of ma nag ing t heir ow n fi na nces Some college st udents rely on t heir pa rents for a steady sou rce of income, ot hers rely on sav ings a nd ma ny st udents have pa r t-t ime or f u ll-t ime jobs wh ile enrolled. W het her you a re pay ing for you r educat ion, room a nd boa rd a nd ot her liv ing ex penses or simply you r enter ta in ment, t here a re severa l keys to being successf u l fina ncia lly while attend ing college

BUDGE T

T he first key to fi na ncia l stabilit y a nd success – now a nd t hroughout life – is developing a nd ma inta ining a mont h ly budget

A s you mat u re in life, you r budget w ill likely ex pa nd to include t h ings such as a mor tgage pay ment, life insu ra nce, invest ments, etc For now it is impor ta nt to focus on t he basics to ensu re you a re able to cover you r necessa r y ex penses w it hout incu r r ing u nnecessa r y debt

RECONCILE YOUR ACCOUNT S

You a lso need to reconcile you r check ing accou nt W het her you use pen a nd paper, you r check reg ister or a computer prog ra m, it is impor ta nt to reconcile you r accou nts at least once ever y t wo week s Once you have recorded you r tra nsact ions, you ca n categor ize t hem a nd compa re you r act ua l ex penses to you r budget

CREDI T CARDS AND DEBT

Recent st ud ies estimate t hat more t ha n ha lf of a ll college g raduates w ill g raduate w it h st udent loa n debt T he est imated average st udent debt for t hese g raduates is $37,172. In add it ion, it is est imated t hat g raduates a re a lso ca r r y ing a n average of $2,500 or more in cred it ca rd debt If you a re able to develop a nd ad here to a mont h ly budget, you ca n lim it t he a mou nt of debt you g raduate w it h

FR ATERNI T Y DUES

K a p p a A l p h a L a w s requ ire t hat you rema in a n active member for at least seven act ive semesters or eleven qua r ters, not includ ing t he ter m when you joined W hen you joined K A , you r chapter shou ld have g iven you a copy of t he chapter budget a nd a deta il of you r fi na ncia l

L e f t : C h a p t e r o p e r a t i o n s k e e p t h e l i g h t s o n T h e O r d e r r e w a r d s h i g h p e r f o r m i n g c h a p t e r s; w e c a n i n t e r v e n e i f o p e r a t i o n s a r e r e m e d i a l

obligations It is impor tant to include t hese a mounts in your persona l budget to ensure you are able to continue your membership Once initiated, you cannot “ qu it” K A because of an inabilit y to pay Members who cannot pay have t he choice of work ing out a pay ment plan w it h t he chapter or facing ex pu lsion T his may seem harsh, but t he chapter has to operate like a business and cannot a f ford to have members in ar rears

Part icipat ion

You have selected K appa A lpha Order as your f rater na l organization Selection however, is a double -sided process T he members of your chapter a lso selected you to join t heir chapter and our brot herhood. Undoubted ly, t he chapter has high ex pectations of your active chapter par ticipation You ex pect K A to be a source of good times, educationa l ex per iences and lifelong f r iendships. You want positive socia l oppor t unities t hat w ill be enhanced t hrough close f r iends and good fellowship, and you desire your time w it h K A to be reward ing and wor t hwhile However, none of t hese benefits can be obta ined if you are not w illing to f u lly par ticipate in t he K A ex per ience

Members are ex pected to f u lly par ticipate in chapter meetings, ser v ice and philant hropy events, membership education, leadership conferences, socia l activ ities, and intra mura ls It is a lso understandable t hat college st udents have many responsibilities dur ing t heir underg raduate ex per ience f rom a cha lleng ing course load, st udy ing, involvement in ca mpus organizations, and some work to help pay t heir way t hrough school You are ex pected to f u lly par ticipate in as many events and activ ities as possible.

Join Another Student Organizat ion?

You have a lready made t he decision to join a st udent organization on your respective ca mpus by becoming a par t of K appa A lpha Frater nities are just one t y pe of organization you can join on your college ca mpus K A encourages you to get involved w it h ot her st udent organizations If t here is not an organization t hat appea ls to your par ticu lar interests, t hen consider star ting one. A s you become more involved, t he oppor t unities for you and t he chapter to excel are increased

WHY DO INTELLIGENT STUDENTS SOMETIMES FAIL IN COLLEGE?

Lac k o f mo t i va t io n: Mot ivat ion is the key to success. It ’ s what keeps you f rom giv ing up when f aced w ith dif ficult ies.

Poo r t i me ma nage me n t: Managing your t ime ef fec t ively is cr uc ial as you at tempt to bal ance mult iple responsibilit ies, (i e school, work, leisure and f amily obligat ions) It is impor t ant not to become so overcommit ted that you can’t devote the necessar y t ime to your studies

Lac k o f pe r s e ve r a nce g i vi ng u p t oo ea s ily: Don’t be too quick to give up Lear ning a new sk ill or a new subjec t is seldom easy It usually requires much repet it ion and an e xpenditure of significant ment al energ y

Inabili t y t o apply c o nce p t s t o di f fe r e n t s i t ua t io n s: Lear ning something new requires going beyond the f ac t s College -level work call s for the applicat ion of concept s in new situat ions

Inabili t y t o c om ple t e t a s k s: Ever yone get s “stuck ” somet imes. The w ise person seek s assist ance. Work through the t ask and ident if y the area that is giv ing you problems, then seek appropr iate assist ance

Fear o f f ailu r e: Failure is a f ac t of life. Do not become discouraged when things don’t work out. It is impor t ant to lear n f rom your mist akes and move on.

P r oc r a s t i na t io n: No one does his best work at the l ast minute Procrast inat ion can lead to stress, subst andard or marginal work, and poor per for mance on e xams College -level work call s for pre -reading mater ial for lec tures and f requent rev iew of mater ial This requires pl anned study t imes each day, not l ast-minute cramming

Joining a ca mpus orga nizat ion prov ides ma ny benefits

ƒ Leade r s hip – Many le ade r s hip opp or t unit ie s ar e a vailable w it hin an or gani zat ion t hat c an he lp one b e c ome a b e t te r - e s tabli s he d le ade r while pr omot ing t he ide al s of K appa Alpha O r de r

ƒ Rec r ui t me n t – Can you t hink of a b e t te r plac e to r e c r uit p ote nt ial me mb e r s t han an or gani zat ion of lik e - minde d c ollege s t ude nt s who alr e ad y p o s s e s s le ade r s hip s k ill s? R e c r uit ing in a c ampu s or gani zat ion i s a g r e at opp or t unit y to int r o duc e K appa Alpha to your p e e r s and mor e imp or tant l y r e c r uit t he m into our or gani zat ion

ƒ Cam p u s Connec t ion – In vol ve me nt in an or gani zat ion t hat i s impr ov ing c ampu s life w ill in t ur n g i ve one a b e t te r c onne c t ion and a s e n s e of pr ide to hi s c ollege/uni ve r s it y

ƒ T i me Ma nage me n t – In vol ve me nt in anot he r or gani zat ion c an onl y he lp an indi v idual b e c ome a b e t te r t ime manage r, while he lping him to pr ior it i ze hi s r e s p on s ibilit ie s

ƒ Pe r s onal g r o w t h a nd de velop me n t – T hi s i s ye t anot he r e x p e r ie nc e for one to le ar n ne w s k ill s and de ve lop to g r o w a s a p e r s on

ƒ Re s u me B uilde r – In vol ve me nt in nume r ou s c lub s and or gani zat ion s s ho ws a p ote nt ial e mploye r t hat you ar e a le ade r, a go o d t ime manage r, and one t hat ha s b e e n he a v il y in vol ve d on c ampu s .

Effect ive Time Management and Organizat ion

Accomplish ing you r goa ls as a st udent a nd as a member of K appa A lpha requ ires good ma nagement of you r time a nd resou rces. Prepa rat ion a nd adva nce pla nning a re t he keys to good t ime ma nagement In ot her words, you must ma nage you rself in t he t ime t hat is ava ilable

Solid t ime ma nagement w ill help you become a responsible a nd tr usted leader in you r chapter a nd on ca mpus W hen you a re con fident in you r abilit y to tack le t he toughest or most t ime - consu m ing task s, you w ill be able to complete t hem w it h pr ide

Recruitment

Recr u it ment is t he lifeblood of ou r Order But what exact ly does t hat mea n? Let’s ta ke you for exa mple: you a re enjoy ing you r t ime as a Member Awa it ing Init iat ion; you ca nnot wa it to be init iated a nd become a n engaged, act ive brot her You w ill t hen g raduate a nd become a ded icated a lu m nus for t he rest of you r life. T hat is t he pla n for ever yone, r ight?

If so, t hen t he a nswer is simple If t hey had n’t recr u ited you, wou ld you have ever joined K appa A lpha? You r chapter a nd t he Order wou ld not likely have you as a brot her Now en la rge t he sca le Wit hout chapter-w ide recr u it ment success, NO ONE wou ld be joining, wh ich wou ld u lt imately resu lt in chapters ceasing to ex ist T herefore, whenever you hea r recr u it ment deemed as “lifeblood,” remember t hat it is ef fectively what keeps ou r orga nizat ion a live.

Intelligent Students Fail? (cont.)

E x ce s s i ve de pe nde nc y: Depending upon your professor to tell you ever y thing you need to know for an e xam is a rec ipe for f ailure. Take responsibilit y for your own lear ning, cover the mater ial required, and seek out needed help and resources.

Too li t t le o r t oo m uc h s el f - c o n fi de nce: Self-confidence is a wonder f ul thing, but over-confidence can be detr iment al to your college career. An accurate appraisal of your abilit ies is key to success in college. Recogniz ing areas that require f ur ther development al so is the key to your success as a student and as a person

Inabili t y t o dela y g r a t i fi c a t io n: Some cl asses w ill have some graded ac t iv it ies that require you to wait for feedback on your progress. St ay mot ivated by creat ing milestones for yourself to measure your progress.

Lac k o f bala nce be t wee n c r i t ic al , a naly t ic al a nd c r ea t i ve t hi nk i ng: Collegelevel work requires several t ypes of think ing beyond rote memor y. Cr it ical, analy t ical and creat ive think ing are not automat ic, but are sk ill s that can be lear ned.

No t e no ugh r eadi ng: Academic success at the college level requires reading, reading, and more reading

S o u r c e: Wa y n e S t a t e Un i v e r s i t y, Ac a d e m i c

A d v i s e m e n t C e n t e r

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY = JOB?

Jack Swanson wr ites in the R é s u m é S o l u t i o n that if a potent ial employer has any doubt about you as a possible candidate, your accomplishment s in e x tracur r icul ar ac t iv it ies, communit y and soc ial life may be the ver y thing that w ill t ilt the odds in your f avor

A study of cor porate personnel represent at ives who recr uit graduat ing seniors on college campuses showed that par t ic ipat ion in ac t iv it ies, of fices, and organiz at ions indicated that leadership potent ial was the #1 reason for choosing final candidates.

HOW DO I RECRUI T NEW MEMBER S?

Nex t you may ask , “How? ” First, reexa m ine why you joined Did you like t he brot hers you met? Did t hey ca r r y t hemselves as gent lemen? Was K A ex pla ined to you – t he va lues, t he h istor y? A ll of t hese a re successf u l components of “selling” K A A sk you rself, “W hy d id I join? ” T hen capita lize on t hat sentiment a nd use it as you beg in you r membersh ip

Now it’s you r t u r n Look up a nd dow n you r ha ll, remember faces in you r classroom, a nd look for sta nd out gent lemen in you r clubs a nd orga nizat ions A sk you rself, wou ld he ma ke a g reat K A? If t he a nswer is yes, or even, maybe, t hen work up a pla n to recr u it h im You r chapter shou ld ut ilize K A’s five step model for recr u it ment a nd chapter g row t h First, set a goa l for chapter g row t h a nd have t he chapter vote on it for approva l a nd buy-in T hen follow t h is genera l process:

1 Name Generation: Generate a list of men who may be interested in joining You may compile names many ways including using Facebook, refer rals and name-drives such as hosting a table on campus This list is shared with the chapter and continuously updated, all year

2 Marketing: Your names list becomes your target mar ket

You do this through many ways, including mass emails, cold calls, social media and of course, face to face interaction This is how you schedule a one-on-one meeting with a potential member

3 One-on- One Meetings: These are 10-15 minute meetings that establish rappor t between you and a potential member. Through conversation, you lear n about his values and interests and then educate him on KA Plan these in common areas on campus such as lounges or the cafeteria to take pressure of f a potential member During these meetings, ask the potential member to attend an event

Ab o v e: R e c r u i t m e n t f o r

a f r a t e r n i t y c h a p t e r i s

s i m p l y m a k i n g f r i e n d s

B e y o u r s e l f, l i v e w h a t

y o u b e l i e v e , a n d fi n d

o t h e r s w h o w a n t t o d o

t h e s a m e

ALCOHOL-FREE RECRUITMENT

Recr uitment should be alcohol-f ree Soc ial event s and other benefit s of f rater nit y life are well-known They do not have to be the center of get t ing a young man to join. If someone were to join solely due to par t ies, then that w ill be the e x tent of their e xpec t at ions and underst anding of membership in K A.

4 Events: Events are not only planned cookouts or open houses; they are what you do ever y day If chapter members are going out to eat or bowling, invite potential members along Events let you get to know a potential member while having fun at the same time Continue to invite potential members to events until you decide to give them a bid

5. The Close: The final step is to ask a man to join. Each campus has dif ferent riles per taining to recr uitment, but chances are you can actually give a bid whenever you want. In order to do this, your chapter needs to be following these five steps not only during for mal recr uitment, but continuously throughout the semester

One of t he basic responsibilities of membership is t he simple act of per pet uat ing K appa A lpha Order T h is ensu res f ut u re generations of you ng men at you r school t he sa me g reat oppor t u nit y you now have It a lso ensu res t hat you r chapter w ill ex ist when you ret u r n for homecom ing a nd ot her events, for ma ny yea rs to come. If you like t his a rea of chapter operations, tell you r Nu mber I V a nd get involved on t he recr u it ment com mittee as soon as possible!

Risk Management

T h e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b il i t y o f ac t i v e m e m b e r s i s to p r e p a r e y o u fo r ini t ia t io n a n d to m a k e s u r e t h a t y o u b e c o m e a lo y al m e m b e r o f t h e O r d e r If t h e ac t i v i t i e s o f t h e ne w m e m b e r e duc a t io n p r og r a m do no t m e e t t h a t o b je c t i v e, o r do no t c o inc id e w i t h K A p hilo s o p hi e s , i t i s e v e r y b r o t h e r ’ s (ini t ia t e o r no n - ini t ia t e) dut y a n d o b l iga t io n to o b je c t . W h a t i s i m p o r t a nt fo r y o u to un d e r s t a n d i s t h a t y o u r ac t io n s h a v e a n e f fe c t o n t h e c h a p t e r a n d K a p p a A l p h a a s a who l e. T h a t e f fe c t c a n b e p o s i t i v e o r ne ga t i v e i t ’ s u p to y o u

One of t he most recog nized aspects of college life is t he f reedom connected w it h being away f rom home for t he first t ime Wit hout t he str uct u re of h igh school, pa rents or a work ing env iron ment, ma ny st udents become eng rossed in t he pa r t y at mosphere associated w it h college life A s w it h a ny college st udent, you a nt icipate t he f reedom a f forded to you by com ing to school In rea lit y, however, you ca me to college to receive a n educat ion, not to join a f rater nit y K appa A lpha recog nizes t hat fact a nd seek s to bu ild well-rou nded ind iv idua ls But, we a lso recog nize a nd u ndersta nd t hat t here is a socia l side to one ’ s education. For t his reason, it is impor ta nt to d iscuss socia l responsibilit y T here a re ma ny aspects to r isk ma nagement T he goa l of t h is sect ion is to prov ide a n over v iew of what a chapter’s r isk ma nagement prog ra m shou ld enta il W hat is impor ta nt for you to u ndersta nd is t hat you r act ions have a n ef fect on t he chapter a nd K appa A lpha as a whole. T hat ef fect ca n be posit ive or negative it’s up to you A s a new member of t he Order, it is now you r dut y to see to it t hat K appa A lpha cont inues to ex ist a nd succeed at you r school. To do t his, we must ma nage ou r r isk well.

THE K APPA ALPHA ORDER RISK MANAGEMENT POLIC Y

T he K appa A lpha Order R isk Ma nagement Policy (K AOR MP) is d iv ided into si x sect ions Each por tion of t he policy is desig ned to reduce or prevent r isk y behav ior T he follow ing prov ides simple ex pla nations for each por t ion of t he policy T he act ua l policy ca n be fou nd in t he Append i x of t he K a p p a A l p h a L a w s Members of ten cla im to be con f used as to whet her a socia l event wou ld be considered a chapter event A simple r u le of t hu mb is t hat if a n

“obser ver ” wou ld consider t he event to be a chapter event t hen

t he K AOR MP applies Ju rors a nd ca mpus ad m inistrators a re

“obser vers ” T h is r u le holds tr ue bot h on a nd of f ca mpus W hen members a re gat hered, you wa nt to prov ide for t heir sa fet y, a nd follow ing t he policy w ill help ma nage t he r isk s of t he chapter

a nd ind iv idua ls A ll sect ions of t he K AOR MP a lso apply to a ny event t he chapter hosts w it h a ny club, orga nizat ion, tea m or g roup of ind iv idua ls

“IS THIS HAZING?”

There are several quest ions you can ask to deter mine if an ac t iv it y should be conduc ted

1. Is the ac t iv it y e xpec ted of all members and does it aid in your development as a member?

2 Would the chapter conduc t the ac t iv it y if your parent s were present?

3. Would the chapter conduc t the ac t iv it y if the college/universit y Greek life professional, dean or president were present?

4 C an the ac t iv it y be conduc ted in a prominent pl ace on campus dur ing the day t ime?

5. Is the ac t iv it y something you would do to make f r iends w ith others?

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

T here a re ma ny members of ou r orga nizat ion t hat choose not to d r in k . If you choose to consu me a lcohol, you shou ld do so responsibly K appa A lpha Order encou rages a ll new members to complete on line educat ion t hat d iscusses t he da ngers of ir responsible d r in k ing. Pay close at tent ion to t he in for mat ion presented; a lcohol, like a ny d r ug, ca n have a f fects on you r hea lt h a nd well-being If you or a ny of you r brot hers a re str ug gling w it h a lcohol consu mpt ion, seek help.

A ll applicable nat iona l, state, prov ince, cou nt y/pa r ish, cit y a nd college/u niversit y laws must be followed w it h rega rd to a lcohol a nd d r ugs. Simply put, follow t he law first a nd foremost. If you a re not of t he lega l age to pu rchase a nd consu me a lcohol, t hen do not attempt eit her Fu r t her, it is illega l to prov ide a lcohol to someone who is not of lega l d r in k ing age. If you r college/u niversit y proh ibits a lcohol on ca mpus or restr icts t he a mou nt persons of age may have, t hen you must abide by t hese policies

Most new members a re not of lega l d r in k ing age. T herefore, a lcohol is not per m it ted at a ny new member act iv it y includ ing bid day, big/lit t le brot her nights, induct ion, initiation, retreats a nd new member mi xers/socia l events. For some of t he sa me reasons, a lcohol is proh ibited at a ll r ush a nd recr u it ment events

K appa A lpha Order chapters a re not per m it ted to prov ide a lcohol. T he chapter a nd its members may not, u nder a ny circu msta nce, prov ide a lcohol to a nyone T he r isk associated w it h prov id ing a lcohol is too g reat; you or t he chapter ca n be held responsible for t he act ions of a person to whom you supplied w it h a lcohol T he chapter is a lso not per m it ted to pu rchase a lcohol for its members or g uests Members of t he chapter may not pool t heir money or “ pass t he hat” to pu rchase a lcohol for members or g uests If you r f r iends or g uests w ill not at tend you r events if you don’t prov ide t hem a lcohol, you may need to fi nd bet ter f r iends

Since t he chapter ca nnot prov ide a lcohol to members or g uests, t he chapter may not have bu lk qua nt it ies of a ny k ind at socia l events T h is wou ld include a ny com mon sou rce such as kegs, coolers, trash ca ns or a ny ot her conta iner t hat is ava ilable for consu mpt ion by members a nd g uests

Due to t he nat u re of r isk associated w it h rapid consu mpt ion of a lcohol, d r in k ing ga mes a re not per m it ted at chapter facilit ies or events Members shou ld not pa r t icipate in d r in k ing ga mes pr ior to, du r ing or a f ter chapter events a nd act iv it ies

Members of K appa A lpha Order a re not per m it ted to use illega l d r ugs If you a re not lega lly prescr ibed a d r ug by a licensed physicia n, t hen you shou ld not ta ke t hat d r ug

HAZING

Ha zing, like some for ms of assau lt, is about power W ho has it, a nd how t hey w ield it, w ill tell you a lot about a brot her T here a re ma ny benefits to a strong new member educat ion prog ra m, a nd t he benefit of a ny act iv it y t hat is included in t hat prog ra m shou ld be ev ident to t he new member; if not, it shou ld be ex pla ined to him If a n active member ca n’t adequately ex pla in t he benefit of a cer ta in activ it y, t hen it probably shou ld n’t be a pa r t of t he new member educat ion prog ra m

T he pr ima r y responsibilit y of act ive members is to prepa re you for init iation a nd to ma ke su re t hat you become a product ive member of t he Order If t he act iv it ies of t he new member educat ion prog ra m do not meet t hat object ive, or do not coincide w it h K A ph ilosoph ies, it is ever y brot her’s dut y a nd obligat ion to object

F r o m t h e o ut s e t , t h e fo r e m o s t

p u r p o s e o f t h e

c o ll e ge f r a t e r ni t y wa s to p r o m o t e

ac a d e m i c

ac hi e v e m e nt

a n d e ngage

in s c ho l a r l y

ac t i v i t i e s .

To da y, K A

r e info r c e s t hi s

m i s s io n t hr o ugh

e duc a t io n al

p r og r a m s

t h a t fo c u s o n

ac a d e m i c s

t hr o ugho ut y o u r

t i m e in c o ll e ge,

no t ju s t du r ing

y o u r ne w m e m b e r

e x p e r i e nc e

A s a new member you have a responsibilit y to ref use to pa r ticipate in ha zing activ ities W hen you sig ned you r membersh ip ag reement (induct ion repor t) you ag reed not to pa r t icipate in or conduct ha zing act iv it ies By pa r ticipat ing in t hese proh ibited activ it ies you a re contr ibut ing to t he problem a nd jeopa rd izing you r chapter’s f ut u re

K appa A lpha Order has zero tolera nce for ha zing act iv it ies Ha zing is defi ned in t he K AOR MP A ll chapter act iv it ies, events a nd ex pectat ions shou ld be t h ings you wou ld do w it h you r fa mily or f r iends

SE XUAL ABUSE

A s t he gent lemen of t he f rater nit y world, we a re ca lled to g ua rd t he honor of women. Un for t u nately, sex ua l abuse, assau lt a nd ha rassment occu r on college a nd u niversit y ca mpuses T he follow ing a re t ips f rom t he FIPG R isk Ma nagement Ma nua l you ca n use to prevent sex ua l abuse:

ƒ Unde r s tand t hat you ar e r e s p on s ible for your o wn ac t ion s a s an indi v idual and a s a me mb e r of a g r oup

ƒ Unde r s tand your o wn s e x ualit y and b e a war e of s o c ial pr e s s ur e s

ƒ D on’t a s s ume t hat pr e v iou s p e r mi s s ion for s e x ual ac t i v it y applie s to t he c ur r e nt s it uat ion

ƒ D on’t a s s ume t hat ju s t b e c au s e s ome one dr e s s e s in a c e r tain manne r and flir t s t hat s he/he want s to e ngage in s e x ual ac t i v it y Unde r s tand t hat t he s e ac t ion s ma y b e mi s inte r pr e te d

ƒ D on’t ge t into a v ulne r able s it uat ion w it h s ome one you don’t k no w or t r u s t

ƒ D on’t par t ic ipate in or allo w s e x i s t b e ha v ior to o c c ur Ve r b al har a s s me nt of wome n, whi s t le s , s nide c omme nt s and s tar e s ar e a s s ault s on any woman ’ s or man ’ s s e n s e of we ll- b e ing T he unde r l y ing inte nt ion i s to int imidate t he p e r s on

ƒ R e je c t s e x ual s te r e ot y p e s t hat de fine wome n a s pa s s i ve, we ak and ir r at ional, and me n a s ag g r e s s i ve, mac ho and dominat ing

F IRE, HEALTH AND SAFE T Y

R isk ma nagement a lso is about sa fet y du r ing nor ma l chapter operations It includes persona l sa fet y, str uct u ra l sa fet y, fire sa fet y, protection f rom t hef t, bu rgla r y, assau lt a nd ot her cr imes aga inst chapter members or g uests. Ensu r ing t he sa fet y of t he brot hers a nd g uests of K A a lso shou ld be a pr ima r y goa l of t he chapter’s r isk ma nagement prog ra m T h is pa r t icu la r section of t he K AOR MP is d iscussed more at leng t h in t he active member sect ion

SPECIAL E VENT S

At times, t he chapter may w ish to host events t hat a re la rger t ha n nor ma l or activ ities such as at h let ic events t hat may ca r r y a g reater cha nce of pa r t icipa nt inju r y. Si x t y days pr ior to t hese t y pes of events, t he chapter is requ ired to request specia l events insu ra nce t hrough t he Order’s insu ra nce broker L ike t he Fire, Hea lt h a nd Sa fet y sect ion, t his sect ion of t he K AOR MP is d iscussed more at leng t h in t he act ive member sect ion

EDUCAT ION

T he last sect ion of t he K AOR MP is a no -bra iner At ever y nat iona l con ference or prog ra m, r isk ma nagement is d iscussed to bet ter educate ou r members T his equ ips a ll members w it h t he sk ills a nd u ndersta nd ing necessa r y to reduce a nd prevent r isk y behav ior. T he K AOR MP w ill be rev iewed on a n a nnua l basis w it h t he chapter’s of ficers a nd members by a member of t he nat iona l sta f f, volu nteer or bot h

GUARDING YOUR IMAGE

A not her a rea not of ten considered a r isk ma nagement issue is t he chapter’s public image F lyers, recr u it ment mater ia ls, t-sh ir ts a nd pa r t y favors reflect a chapter’s image Be su re t hat you r mater ia ls do not por tray t he orga nizat ion in t he w rong light Be considerate a nd protect you r image. T he chapter must ma nage its r isk by watch ing what it does publicly, in pr inted mater ia l, on websites or in its act ions

To protect t he image of K A , members shou ld on ly use products produced by of ficia lly licensed vendors To lea r n more please v isit w w w K appa A lphaOrder org

Support KA for Life

A nd last ly, t he most impor ta nt responsibilit y of being a K A is t he one t hat ca lls us to lifelong suppor t, involvement a nd devot ion to t h is u nique orga nizat ion K A is not just a fou r-yea r tr ip It is a lifet ime ex per ience a nd as brot hers, we have a solem n dut y to g ive back to K A as act ives a nd a lu m ni We have a sacred trad ition of g iv ing back to K A We u ndersta nd t hat when we join K A , we ’ re ma k ing a com m it ment t hat w ill long out live ou r u nderg raduate days Ou r streng t h as a n orga nizat ion is based on t h is cu lt u re of g iv ing back A nd t he best way to engage in t h is cu lt u re is by pa r t icipat ing in Forever K A , a n init iat ive t hat prov ides a n oppor t u nit y to establish t h is impor ta nt relationsh ip of g iv ing back Lea r n more about Forever K A in Chapter 10

Ab o v e: Yo u r i m ag e i s K A' s i m ag e K A' s i m ag e i s y o u r i m ag e

ONLINE REGULATIONS

Each chapter must abide by the follow ing regul at ion for online post ings as cont ained in the Kappa Alpha Laws:

Memb er s and cha pter s shal l ref rain f rom us ing t he name Ka ppa Al pha O r der or any name meant to ref er to t he O r der, any of it s cha pter s or t he memb er ’ s memb er ship in any content, pic ture s or g ra phic s use d in any ele c t ronic me dia t ha t are of f ens ive, t ha t refle c t po or ly on Ka ppa Al pha O r der, or t ha t are in a manner t ha t is incons is tent w it h t he Cons t itut ion, Bylaws, Regula t ions or R itual . This include s, but is not limite d to, t he f ol low ing ele c t ronic me dia outlet s: web s ite s or web pag e s, inter net pos t ings, blogs, online web communit ie s and online compila t ions of photog ra phs.

A not her g reat way to ensu re t h is lifelong com m it ment is to become a member of t he Loya l Order T he Loya l Order is a n elite g roup of K A brot hers com m ited to t he endu r ing bonds of ou r brot herhood a nd to t he f ut u re success of K appa A lpha Order. T here is no bet ter way to stay connected a nd involved in K A a f ter college Lea r n more about t he Loya l Order in chapters nine a nd 10. You ca n a lso fi nd more in for mat ion about bot h of t hese impor ta nt init iat ives on line at w w w K appa A lphaOrder org

Your Responsibilit y

First a nd foremost you a re responsible for you rself You owe it to you rself to have a strong physica l, spir it ua l, menta l, a nd academ ic state of m ind Ta ke ca re of you rself first, but w it hout neglect ing t he responsibilit ies to wh ich you have com m itted

Each act ive chapter of fers encou ragement a nd prov ides persona l d irect ion a nd assista nce, a nd t h is must be accompa nied by ind iv idua l init iative, posit ive att it udes, self- d iscipline, a nd exercise of mat u re judg ment You have a t wo -fold obligat ion to do you r best academica lly: first to you rself a nd you r fa mily, a nd second to t he Order

T he tr ue va lue of you r f rater nit y membersh ip w ill be deter m ined by t he sincer it y of you r approach to, a nd you r u ndersta nd ing of, t he rea l mea ning of K appa A lpha A f ter you r init iat ion, you w ill have access to t he r it ua l Diligent st udy of it is encou raged to ma x im ize t he lifetime ex per ience of brot herhood

If g iven you r ea r nest t hought a nd considerat ion, K appa A lpha’s idea ls w ill complement you r educat ion, fa it h a nd beliefs.

A s you accepted you r inv itat ion into K appa A lpha Order, you a lso accepted t he responsibilit ies just descr ibed Just like a w inning spor ts tea m, ever yone has responsibilities t hat have to be executed in order to be successf u l You a re now a pa r t of t he tea m a nd must work ha rd to help you r chapter

Yo u r in v o l v e m e nt in t h e l e a d e r s hi p

t r aining a n d

d e v e lo p m e nt o f

c h a p t e r o f fi c e r s ,

t h e ne w m e m b e r

e duc a t io n

p r o c e s s , r i s k

m a n age m e nt

e duc a t io n, alc o ho l

a wa r e ne s s ,

a n d fi n a nc ial

r e s p o n s i b il i t y a r e

all ne c e s s a r y to a

f u ll y f unc t io ning

c h a p t e r No ne o f

t hi s e x i s t s w i t ho ut

a r e s p o n s i b l e,

d e di c a t e d

b r o t h e r ho o d

“Except for your formal initiation, we are now your brothers. Treat us accordingly.”

– from the Kappa Alpha Order Induction Ceremony

SECTION A: Chapter Four

Chivalry & Gentility

O p p o s i t e: T h i s i m ag e , r o m a n t i c a l l y d e p i c t i n g t h e c o n c e p t o f K A c h i v a l r y, o n c e a p p e a r e d o n t h e c o v e r o f t h e N o v e m b e r, 18 8 8 i s s u e o f T h e K a p p a

A l p h a Jo u r n a l

T he age of ch iva lr y const it utes one of t he most rema rk able per iods in h istor y Even t hough ch iva lr y, as a n inst it ut ion, bega n a lmost a t housa nd yea rs ago, it st ill has fa r reach ing ef fects a nd pract ica l implications for t he gent lema n in moder n societ y. Chiva lr y continues to in fluence ou r opinions, habits, mora lit y, behav ior, a nd ma nners Ch iva lr y, as it has been cha racter ized, consists of: genu ine spir it ua lit y, a passion for competit ion, t he spir it of enter pr ise, t he honor of k night hood, t he rewa rds of va lor, a fir m desire for just ice, a passion for advent u re, a n eager ness to r u n to t he a id of t he d istressed, h igh rega rd for women a nd a f fabilit y In shor t, ch iva lr y is t he code of behav ior ex pected of a k night who is devoted to a set of idea ls. To u ndersta nd how chiva lr y is tra nslated into ou r moder n era, you must first u ndersta nd its h istor y

Chivalr y’s Origins

It is ev ident t hat relig ious cha racter d ist ing u ished a ncient ch iva lr y, wh ile t he feuda l system, a lt hough it d id not act ua lly g ive bir t h to chiva lr y, was instr u menta l in br ing ing it to mat u r it y T he feuda l system was a str uct u red system of defense a nd gover na nce whereby k nights were rewa rded w it h la nd a nd pr iv ileges in ret u r n for fight ing a nd gover ning

Ea rly in t he 11t h cent u r y, t he r ud iments of t he laws of chiva lr y were defi ned by t he Cou ncil of Cler mont in Fra nce Severa l a rchbishops aut hored a set of laws for t he ma intena nce of order a nd protection of t he wea k a nd subm it ted t hese to t he Cou ncil of Cler mont, wh ich con fir med t hem.

T h e t e r m

“ c hi v al r y ” i s d e r i v e d f r o m

t h e F r e nc h w o r d

“ c h e v al i e r, ”

m e a ning k night

It is k now n t hat k night hood a nd t he concept of ch iva lr y date back to t he ea rly cent u r ies of Med ieva l Eu rope T he concept a nd ceremony of k night hood a nd ch iva lr y probably or ig inated f rom t he interact ion a nd combination of ver y ea rly milita r y customs, a nd t he nat u re of Med ieva l wa r fa re w it h its emphasis on cava lr y a nd t he impact of Chr istia n in fluences It is reasonably ev ident t hat t he pr inciples of ch iva lr y a re of Got h ic or ig in, in fluenced by t he strong relig ious cha racter of t he ea rly Midd le Ages.

T his ch iva lr ic code compelled a k night to be brave, cou rageous, honorable, tr ue to his word, loya l to his feuda l overlord, to defend t he Chu rch, protect t he wea k , a id t he poor, seek just ice a nd revere pu re woma n hood. T his set of h igh sta nda rds of conduct sig ni fica nt ly refi ned t he cha racter of Med ieva l civ ilizat ion a nd later had a profou nd impact on t he shape of moder n life T he conduct a nd idea ls of t he k night ly class of t he Midd le Ages ca me to be sta nda rd ized a nd refer red to as “ch iva lr y, ” a ter m der ived f rom t he French word “cheva lier,” mea ning k night

Becoming a Knight

A leng t hy per iod of tra ining was requ ired to at ta in k night hood Du r ing t he tra ining, a ca nd idate was prepa red in t he a r ts a nd techniques of wa r a nd was fa m ilia r ized

Excalibur

When you’re alone Sir Knight and weary of battle, And your steed has been branded and driven like cattle; When the proud castle walls around you seem bare, And your lance has been broken and you don’t seem to care.

When the cross that you carry seems too heavy to hold, And the knights that surround you seem nameless and old; When your armor is rusted and creaks in the mist, And your palm of brotherhood returns in a fist.

When each morning light refuses to shine, And the vows that you made walk too fine a line; When your bridge over pain grows feeble and weak, And you fear our ideals are not what you seek.

Well, then, you must rest Sir Knight and begin once more, Your heart can open as it closed before; You must varnish your shield and sharpen your sword, Yet respect the gentle and honor your Lord.

Remember each failure and conquest you’ve made, And the knights who have fallen and given you aid; Be bold and confident in what lies ahead, Lead others behind you as you have been led.

Finally young man, as you begin your task, You must search for the answers to the questions you ask; The journey is eternal and surpasses each border, And so must a Knight of the Kappa Alpha Order.

– Paul W. Michalko (Delta Xi–McNeese State 1975)

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In a t i m e o f p e ac e,

t h e c e r e m o ni e s w e r e o f t e n s o l e m n a n d s p l e n did T h e s q u ir e w o u l d p r e p a r e hi m s e l f fo r t h e ho no r b y fa s t ing a n d p a s s ing t h e night in p r a y e r alo ne in a c hu r c h wh e r e hi s a r m s w e r e hung. He

w o u l d o f t e n

c lo t h e hi m s e l f in a p u r e whi t e ga r m e nt , a f t e r h a v ing p e r fo r m e d hi s a b lut io n s in a b a t h D u r ing t h e fi r s t s t age s o f t h e c e r e m o n y,

a nu m b e r o f q u e s t io n s w o u l d b e p ut to t h e s q u ir e a n d i f

hi s r e p l i e s w e r e s a t i s fac to r y, t h e fi n al c e r e m o ni e s w o u l d c o m m e nc e.

w it h t he code of ch iva lr y Each aspect of t he tra ining was d irected towa rds a posit ive educat iona l goa l

VARLE T

T he process bega n at t he age of seven when t he son of a noble sta r ted h is 14 -yea r education w it h ot hers of like age T h is first stage of tra ining, wh ich took place in a noblema n ’ s cast le, lasted for seven yea rs, du r ing wh ich time t he ca nd idates were k now n as pages or va rlets T he tit le of t h is book , K appa A lpha Order’s membership education ma nua l, is ta ken f rom t h is initia l stage of lea r ning on t he pat h to k night hood.

A s a va rlet, t hese you ng men were taught honor, braver y, a reverence for ch iva lr y, devot ion to woma n hood, sk ill a nd cou rage in wa r fa re, a nd love of deit y. At t he age of 12, t he va rlet was obliged to submit h imself to t he code of Cler mont, by swea r ing to its obser va nce before a bishop

SQUIRE

At t he age of 14, t he va rlet passed to t he ra n k of squ ire, a nd at t he sa me t ime, was for ma lly assig ned to a k night. A ceremony ma rked t h is occasion, wh ich included a pr iest ly bened ict ion a nd t he bestow ing of a weapon in recog nit ion t hat t he squ ire had ga ined t he pr iv ilege of bea r ing a r ms. For a not her seven yea rs, t he squ ire passed t hrough severa l deg rees He was consta nt ly instr ucted by t he k night, a nd he at tended to t he k night’s needs by ca r ing for h is weapons a nd horse, as well as accompa ny ing h im into bat t le T he squ ire was k nighted at t he ter m ination of t h is per iod, when he was 21 a nd had demonstrated h is competence a nd wor t h, eit her by successf u l complet ion of h is tra ining, or on t he field of bat t le

KNIGHT

T he r it ua l by which k night hood was con fer red bega n as ea rly as t he si x t h cent u r y Descr ipt ions of t he ceremonies, wh ich va r ied in t ime a nd place, ca n be fou nd in t he records of t he Midd le Ages Docu ments relate how Cha rlemag ne g irded h is son, Lou is t he Pious, w it h a k night’s sword in 791, a nd how Lou is bestowed t he honor upon h is heir, Cha rles t he Ba ld, in 838 T he ceremony by wh ich a ma n is made a k night cou ld be qu ick a nd simple if per for med in t ime of wa r, especia lly if t he event took place on a bat t lefield In a time of peace, t he ceremonies were of ten solem n a nd splend id T he squ ire wou ld prepa re h imself for t he honor by fast ing a nd passing t he night in prayer a lone in a chu rch where his a r ms were hu ng He wou ld of ten clot he h imself in a pu re white ga r ment, a f ter hav ing per for med h is ablutions in a bat h Du r ing t he first stages of t he ceremony, a nu mber of questions wou ld be put to t he squ ire a nd if h is replies were sat isfactor y, t he fina l ceremonies wou ld com mence If a squ ire was being inducted into one of t he Orders of K night hood, t he ceremonies wou ld ta ke place in a com ma nder y, a preceptor y, or a chapter of t hat pa r t icu la r order Of ten, t he Order wou ld have its ow n temple, sa nct ua r y, or chu rch in wh ich t hese sacred init iator y r ites wou ld be con fer red T he ceremony wou ld be presided over by t he loca l preceptor, master, com ma nder, or ra n k ing k night On some occasions, t he g ra nd master of t he Order of K nights, himself, wou ld conduct t he ceremonies

T he newly made k night received a ll t he insig nia of ch iva lr y du r ing t he ceremony, but t he last t h ing con fer red was t he sword.

T h is usua lly consisted of t hree taps w it h t he flat side of a sword on t he shou lder, neck , or head, or a combinat ion t hereof W hen

T h e t i t l e o f t hi s b o o k , T h e Va r le t , i s t a k e n f r o m t hi s ini t ial s t age o f l e a r ning o n t h e p a t h to k night ho o d

T h e K n i g h t Te m p l a r s w e r e t h e s o u r c e o f i n s p i r a t i o n t o Wo o d’s p i v o t a l s p e e c h i n 18 6 6

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND KAPPA ALPHA ORDER

James Ward Wood introduced emul at ion of the Knight s Templ ar in an essay that he read to his Alpha Chapter brothers on November 30, 1866 At this par t icul ar t ime, the first members of Kappa Alpha were searching for an ident it y and something to st ir their membership to accomplish more They had changed the meaning of the name of their brotherhood just a week before Many of the men meet ing in the Le x ington Hotel that night, including Ammen, were greatly inspired by Wood’s essay and it s compar ison of their group to the Knight s Templ ar It inspired the members to cont inue mov ing for ward and to begin refer r ing to themselves as a f rater nit y.

t he accolade was bestowed, t he person con fer r ing t he order pronou nced h im a k night in t he na me of God, St George a nd St Michael, a nd cou nseled h im to be brave, u ndau nted a nd loya l

T he ta k ing of k night ly vows brought pr iv ileges of class, includ ing a pa r t icu la r st yle of d ress, ma rk s of deference a nd a coat of a r ms T he vows a lso enta iled a renewa l of relig ious fa it h a nd accepta nce of obligat ions a nd responsibilit ies of k night hood a nd t he code of ch iva lr y A ser ious v iolat ion of t hese vows cou ld resu lt in a k night being classed as a n u nd ig ni fied k night, or w it h t he Orders of K night hood, outr ight ex pu lsion f rom t he Brot herhood a nd d ivest it u re of t he ga r ments a nd emblems of membersh ip t herein

T he v ir t ues a nd endow ments necessa r y to const it ute a n accomplished k night in t he golden age of ch iva lr y were physica l streng t h, ag ilit y of body a nd t he abilit y to hu nt, hawk , r ide a nd per for m ot her ma n ly exercises T he oat hs ta ken included precepts of honor, tr ut h a nd cou rage Ga lla ntr y, hospita lit y, hu ma nit y, cou r tesy a nd g rat it ude a lways were t he d ist ing u ishing v ir t ues of t he tr ue k night

Knights Templar

“We have all probably read about the origins of the Knights Templar, so conspicuous in the Crusades, with Richard of the lion heart How these knights, at first in comparative poverty, went forth to battle, mounted two to a horse, and were for a time the scorn of other older, better-equipped bands; and how by indomitable perseverance, and a proper adaptation of means in hand to the end proposed, they finally came out very far ahead of their competitors Begging a considerable share of your patience, I should like to revert to these same Knights Templar They have taught a lesson we, as well as others, may profit by What have they taught? Perseverance under apparently insurmountable difficulties…”

– James Ward Wood, November 30, 1866

Wit hin t wo decades of t he v ictor y of t he First Cr usade (1095 -1099), a g roup of k nights led by Hugh de Payens of fered t hemselves to t he Patr ia rch of Jer usa lem to ser ve as a milita r y force T h is g roup of ten sa id to be nine in nu mber had t he ma ndate of protect ing Chr ist ia n pilg r ims who were en route to t he Holy La nd to v isit t he shr ines sacred to t heir fa it h

Somewhere bet ween t he yea rs of A D 1118 –1120, K ing Ba ldw in II g ra nted t he g roup qua r ters in a w ing of t he Roya l Pa lace on t he Temple Mou nt (t he A l Aqsa Mosque), a str uct u re sa id to have been bu ilt on t he site of t he or ig ina l Temple of Solomon It was f rom t h is headqua r ters locat ion t hat t he g roup u ltimately took its na me, t he Poor Fellow Sold iers of Chr ist a nd t he Temple of Solomon T he members beca me k now n as t he K nights of t he Temple a nd later, by t he na me most popu la r, t he K nights Templa r

Men accepted t he ca ll to protect Jer usa lem by becoming wa r r ior mon k s ta k ing vows of pover t y, chastit y, a nd obed ience. T hey a lso ca lled for reg u lat ions of d iet, ex tensive da ily prayers, a nd t ime a lone in med itation a nd devot ions in a n at mosphere deliberately sepa rated f rom t he world of non-members.

Templa r initiations a nd chapter meet ings were conducted in tota l secrecy in bu ild ings constr ucted as preceptor ies for use by members of t he Order. T he meet ings were g ua rded by k nights

who stood outside t he door w it h t heir swords a lready d raw n A lt hough t here is no docu mentat ion, legend has it t hat severa l t imes spies, cowa ns, or perhaps t he merely cu r ious, met deat h t he moment t hey were caught tr y ing to eavesd rop on t hese sacred r ites

T he Templa r K night cou ld not have persona l possessions a nd had to content h imself w it h what t he new Templa r Ru le gave to h im: t hree horses, clot h ing, a white robe (w it h t he cr imson cross), cha in ma il, a helmet, a nd equ ipment for h is horses, w it h t he requ isite sword, shield, la nce, k nife, bat t le -a x a nd a mace, not to ment ion a list of persona l gea r, such as bedd ing a nd eat ing utensils

A secu la r k night wou ld stop fighting a nd su r render if he fou nd h imself out nu mbered or wou nded He let h imself be ta ken pr isoner because he cou ld be redeemed by way of ra nsom Not so w it h a K night Templa r T he Templa r Ru le str ict ly prohibited t he use of t he Order’s f u nds for t he ra nsom of Templa rs ta ken pr isoner A s a resu lt, capt u red Templa rs were usua lly k illed For t he Templa r on t he batt lefield, t he proh ibition aga inst ra nsom mea nt fighting to t he bitter end, even if he was wou nded a nd over powered Nor cou ld he retreat u nder a ny circu msta nces except in response to a d irect order, a n order t hat was never to be g iven u n less t he Templa rs were out nu mbered by at least t hree to one

T he K nights Templa r flou r ished for t wo cent u r ies, ex pa nd ing to ot her cou ntr ies, g row ing in nu mber to 20,000, a nd acqu ir ing vast wea lt h a nd proper t y By 1304, fa lse r u mors made t hem t he ta rget of persecut ion In 1307 Ph ilip I V of Fra nce a nd Pope Clement V com menced a heinous of fensive t hat cu lm inated in t he Templa rs ’ fi na l suppression in 1312, includ ing t he con fiscat ion of a ll t heir proper t y a nd t he impr ison ment or execut ion of ma ny members. T heir last Gra nd Master, Jacques DeMolay (1243 –1314), a long w it h Geof f roi de Cha r ney, t he Templa r Preceptor of Nor ma ndy, was bu r ned at t he sta ke on Fr iday, Ma rch 13, 1314 In 2002, a sea rch of t he Vat ica n Secret A rch ives revea led a docu ment k now n as t he Chinon Pa rch ment in wh ich it is related t hat in 1308, si x yea rs before t he execut ion, t he Pope had persona lly absolved DeMolay a nd t he leaders of t he Templa rs of t he fa lse cr imes t hat Ph ilip, in h is g reed, had accused t hem

T he K nights Templa r have been forever im mor ta lized for t heir cou rage, deter m inat ion, loya lt y a nd power. Some fou r hu nd red yea rs a f ter t he deat hs of t he Templa r leaders, Freemasonr y bega n to emerge in nor t her n Eu rope L ike t he Templa rs, t hey d rew t heir inspirat ion f rom Solomon’s Temple, causing ma ny to specu late t hat t he specu lat ive Freemasons were t he d irect heirs a nd successors to t he Templa rs

The Decline of Feudalism

Ma ny t h ings contr ibuted to t he r ise a nd popu la r it y of ch iva lr y a nd k night hood, one of wh ich, a nd maybe t he most v ita l, was t he feuda list ic societ y wh ich a llowed it to flou r ish However, beg inning in t he 14t h cent u r y, t his t y pe of societ y bega n to d ie. A s Eu ropea n societ y bega n to evolve, so too d id t he concept of ch iva lr y a nd k night hood T he decline of feuda lism a nd its cha racter ist ic instit utions resu lted f rom nu merous inter related factors, includ ing t he development of cha nged met hods of wa r fa re, t he end of t he cr usades, a new era of com merce st imu lated by t he reopening of trade w it h t he East a nd t he g radua l creat ion of centra lized nat iona l mona rchies

DEMOLAY

The moder n day young men ’ s organiz at ion, DeMol ay, t akes it s namesake f rom Jacques DeMol ay (above), the l ast Grand Master of the Knight s Templ ar.

THE KA MILITARY?

According to the Kappa Alpha Laws, K A is milit ar y in organiz at ion and religious in feeling In essence, the Knight Commander (our nat ional president) has the r uling author it y of a top milit ar y of ficer The members of the E xecut ive Counc il assist him in set t ing polic y and direc t ing the movement s of the brotherhood under his command Prov ince commanders (regional adv isors) and members of the nat ional administrat ive st af f are all members of the Knight Commander ’ s st af f w ith var y ing roles.

Chapter Number I’s are the ne x t in line of command They are all are swor n to obey this chain of command and the polic ies set for th by those above him Indeed all Kappa Alphas are subjec t to the supreme l aw of knightly cour tesy which requires politeness and gentlemanly conduc t A member of a chapter is always assumed by his of ficers to be desirous of doing what is just, r ight and dut if ul The chapter member holds himself ready to do his dut y, so that a suggest ion suf fices The chapter of ficers are al so assumed by their members to do what is just, r ight and dut if ul for Kappa Alpha and the chapter

THE “ORDER” IN KAPPA ALPHA ORDER

An order is a soc iet y of persons united by the possession of trait s of mutual dist inc t ion, the recognit ion of something prev iously acquired In rel at ion to K A, it is a group of men aspir ing to the qualit ies of the tr ue gentleman

A lt hough feuda lism d isappea red, t he concepts of k night hood a nd chiva lr y evolved a nd su r v ived into moder n t imes Outsta nd ing accomplish ments a nd actions were rewa rded as sovereig ns cont inued to create exa lted orders of k nights For exa mple, t he English Order of t he Ga r ter, t he French Order of t he Holy Spir it, a nd t he Austr ia n a nd Spa nish Orders of t he Golden F leece a re d ist inct ions cu r rent ly con fer red by heads of state

In t he new world, f rater na l orders a nd brot herhoods emerged as a not her va r iation of t he or ig ina l t y pe of k night hood A s a resu lt, k night hood a nd t he spir it of ch iva lr y continue to ex ist in t he concept of t he gent lema n, w it h at tr ibutes of honor, fa it h, justice, rega rd for tr ut h, considerat ion of ot hers, reverence for pu re woma n hood, a nd cou r tesy a nd good judg ment in ever yday act ions T hese qua lit ies a re st ill ad m ired, a nd t hey rema in as applicable in today’s world as t hey d id when t he k nights of old rode u nder t he ba nner of t he cr imson cross

Our Order

We a re t he k nights of K appa A lpha Order T h is is a specia l d ig nit y con fer red upon wor t hy ind iv idua ls. A ma n is chosen for membersh ip in ou r Order because h is conduct reflects t he tr ue ch iva lr ic code, a code mod i fied on ly slight ly to su it contempora r y societ y.

A s prev iously ex pla ined, K appa A lpha is a n order wh ich is sim ila r to a f rater nit y in its brot herhood a nd str uct u re However, it is vast ly d if ferent f rom a f rater na l orga nizat ion on a ll ot her accou nts K A is a n order because its members a re bou nd by t he sa me idea l a nd ph ilosophy of life t he epitome of t he ch iva lr ic k night of t he Midd le Ages, especia lly t he K nights Templa r. K appa A lpha Order t hen, is a contempora r y order of k nights It is composed of men who have been deemed wor t hy of t he desig nation of k night hood a nd a re pledged to t he idea ls of moder n chiva lr y

The KA Gentleman

T he men of K appa A lpha Order a re k now n as t he gent lemen of t he f rater nit y world. T h is t it le was not self chosen a nd it was not g iven to us It has, however, been ea r ned by men who have chosen to let K appa A lpha be a n adju nct to t heir fa it h, mora ls, opinions a nd beliefs.

A lt hough some of ou r precepts a re der ived f rom Sout her n trad it ion a nd custom, K appa A lpha is not sect iona l We a re a nat iona l f rater nit y. In fact, K appa A lpha gent lemen a re com mon to a ll a reas of t he cou ntr y a nd in a ll wa lk s of life A K A , t hrough his gent ilit y, shou ld a lways be d ist ing u ished by h is moder n ch iva lr ic cha racter ist ics.

T he fou nders of t he Order sought to preser ve t he idea ls of t he cou r t ly gent lema n of t heir t ime Stress is la id upon t he fact t hat K appa A lpha is a n order rooted in t he tenet of high persona l ach ievement A n order is a societ y of persons u nited by t he possession of tra its of mut ua l d ist inct ion, t he recog nit ion of somet h ing prev iously acqu ired. In relat ion to K A , it is a g roup of men aspir ing to t he qua lit ies of t he tr ue gent lema n On ly t hose who possess t hose qua lit ies, a nd t hose who ca re to develop t hem, ca n f u lly enjoy K A a nd g row in cha racter in its membership.

E T IQUE T TE

One ma nner in wh ich a gent lema n d isting u ishes h imself is t hrough t he proper use of et iquet te a nd h is k nowledge of

acceptable d ress no mat ter t he occasion To t h is end, t he development a nd refi nement of socia l sk ills a re t he a im of ou r educat iona l process T hese sk ills a re impor ta nt, not on ly for sit uat ions you w ill encou nter in college, but a lso for later in life where t hey w ill ser ve you well in professiona l a nd socia l sett ings We must rea lize t hat for K A members, socia l et iquet te is t he convent ion a nd never t he except ion, t hough t h is does not hold for societ y at la rge

GOOD MANNER S AND GOOD TA S TE

By t he t ime a you ng ma n reaches college a nd pledges a f rater nit y, he is presu med to be fa milia r w it h t he a menities of socia l life, includ ing refi nements of good ma nners a nd good taste Because good ma nners a nd good taste of ten a f fect t he at mosphere a nd reputat ion of t he f rater nit y, a member’s complia nce w it h genera lly accepted sta nda rds is imperat ive

PER SONAL APPEAR ANCE

Genera l appea ra nce a nd d ress a re usua lly t he first ind icators not iced by ot hers. Ca relessness in d ress or slouch iness in appea ra nce detract f rom t he respect of a person No ha rd a nd fast r u le ca n be of fered rega rd ing t he for ma lit y or in for ma lit y of at t ire Loca l customs usua lly deter m ine acceptable sta nda rds.

LANGUAGE

A gent lema n not only acts a nd look s t he pa r t, but his conversation a nd use of appropr iate la ng uage must a lso be gent lema n ly T h is is especia lly tr ue when lad ies a re present Respect for woma n hood is a responsibilit y of a ll gent lemen A s each new member lea r ns more of t he noble idea ls a nd pu r poses of K A , he w ill u ndersta nd more f u lly a nd rea lize t he specia l sig ni fica nce of tr ue gentilit y If a chapter has a housemot her, specia l considerat ion shou ld be accorded her ever y day

CHAP TER HOUSE

T he chapter house has, f rom time to t ime, ma ny g uests pa r t icu la rly facu lt y, pa rents, a lu m ni a nd nat iona l of ficers.

T he ex tension of sincere a nd genu ine hospita lit y to t hese g uests is ever y member’s dut y

T he chapter house is a lso t he member’s college home. A n at mosphere of cou r tesy a nd respect for t he pr ivacy of ot hers shou ld preva il at a ll t imes Ever y member must feel obligated to do h is pa r t in keeping t he house in good cond it ion. Each member shou ld clea n up a f ter h imself a nd shou ld keep h is possessions in a reg u la r place It is a lways cou r teous to k nock on a st udy room or bed room door before enter ing. In considerat ion of ot hers, qu iet shou ld preva il du r ing st udy hou rs A not her ma n ’ s possessions shou ld never be bor rowed w it hout h is consent, a nd a ny da mage to a bor rowed a r t icle shou ld be repa ired before ret u r ned.

CONDUC T

T he consta nt applicat ion of com mon cou r tesy is never to be overlooked It is considered a good pract ice to spea k w it h casua l acqua inta nces at a ll t imes A member’s relations w it h classmates a re as impor ta nt to t he chapter as to himself A good member ma kes f r iends ever y where in t he classroom, on ca mpus, in tow n a nd w it h ot her f rater nit y a nd soror it y members

It is a lso impor ta nt to remember t hat each member’s actions on ca mpus, a nd elsewhere, reflect on t he entire orga nization, a nd especia lly on h is pa r ticu la r chapter A new member is no less obligated t ha n a n act ive member to represent K A well a nd to a lways br ing cred it to t he good na me of t he Order

ETIQUETTE GUIDE

Please refer to the K A publicat ion, To Manners Born, To Manners Bred A Hip-pocket Guide to Etiquet te for the Kappa Alpha Gentleman to f amiliar ize yourself w ith the et iquet te of a gentlemen

BOW TIE

FOUR-IN-HAND KNOT

My Kappa Alpha Rose

The Kappa Alpha Rose is arguably the best known of fic ial K A song. It is nor mally sung as a serenade to members of soror it ies, f r iends, or even at a K A brother 's wedding rehearsal dinner or recept ion. Thousands of K A brothers have made their own “K A Rose” feel like a sunny souther n sweethear t in singing this song.

SECTION A: Chapter Five

Robert E. Lee, the College President

O p p o s i t e: Ta k e n b y M i c h a e l M i l e y i n J a n u a r y o f 1870 , t h i s i s o n e o f t h e l a s t i m ag e s t a k e n o f L e e a n d s e r v e d a s t h e m o d e l f o r t h e fa m o u s R o b e r t K a r r p o r t r a i t p a i n t e d i n 19 32 a n d h a n g s i n t h e N a t i o n a l A d m i n i s t r a t i v e O f fi c e

K appa A lpha Order’s sha red va lues of reverence, gent ilit y, k nowledge, leadersh ip, brot herhood, a nd excellence a re what defi nes K A as a mora l compass for t he moder n gent lema n. Rober t E . Lee is noted as K A’s spir it ua l fou nder because he exempli fied t hese va lues to ou r fou nders a nd ea rly members du r ing t he fi na l five yea rs of h is life We were fou nded while he ser ved as president of Wash ing ton College, in Lex ing ton, Virg inia, wh ich is now na med Wash ing ton & Lee Universit y Ou r members, follow ing his exa mple a nd goa l of br ing ing t he cou ntr y toget her, saw h im in contex t as a gent lema n, educator, a nd leader Much more in for mat ion on t he life a nd cha racter of Rober t E Lee cou ld be included here Indeed, Lee captivates h istor ia ns, schola rs a nd aut hors to t his day.

Noted histor ia n a nd aut hor it y on Lee

a nd t he Civ il Wa r, Dr Ja mes I “Bud” Rober tson (Zeta – R a ndolph-Macon ’49), capt u res Lee’s lasting legacy by sha r ing t hat, “Lee was t he nat ion’s most a rdent cha mpion of nationa l reconciliat ion in t he last yea rs (1865 -1870) of h is life ”

This section is not intended to be a comprehensive summary of Lee’s life. Instead, we choose to recognize Lee as he relates to KA and to recommend other resources helpful in rounding out a member’s understanding of his life and worthy example.

Setting the Example

After Lee surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War in April 1865, Lee could easily have become an embittered man and disappeared into seclusion. He knew that man must progress and move forward. He bore malice towards none. The example he set was that the war was over, and that Americans must reunite and become the best citizens they could be. Lee often said, “Let the past be but the past. Let us move forward and bear no malice.”

Even so, the end of the war brought a dramatic change to Lee’s life. The CustisLee fortune was greatly reduced and Arlington House was lost. His military

“We have but one rule— that every student must be a gentleman.”

career terminated, he lost the right to vote, and he was barred from serving in public office for which he was eminently qualified. Worse, he had suffered the premature death of a daughter, a daughter-in-law, two grandchildren and countless colleagues and friends However, Lee held no bitterness or animosity, nor did he indulge in self-pity.

Lee was determined to set an example for fellow southerners, and he hoped the emotions of the war years would soon be forgotten; that the work of rebuilding Virginia, the South and the United States into a great, unified America could be accomplished The day after the surrender, he told Gen Ulysses S Grant that he “should devote his whole efforts to pacifying the country and bringing the people back to the Union.” Lee was at once criticized by fellow Confederate generals and politicians for taking a reconciliatory stance. Lee replied, “I need not tell you that true patriotism sometimes requires a man to act exactly contrary at one period to that which he does at another, and the motive which impels him, the desire to do right, is precisely the same.” His character in the difficult post-war years intensified admiration for him, earning him the respect of even his former enemies. In defeat, Lee achieved his highest level of greatness.

A New Career in Higher Education

Even though he was in financial straits, he turned down numerous offers that would have brought immediate fortune to his family for little or no work. He refused offers of stock in return for endorsements. He even turned down an estate in England that an English lord offered to give him for his family’s private use. Instead, he hoped for the opportunity to earn a respectable wage for his family and to do all that he could to rebuild America. That opportunity came in the summer of 1865, when the Board of Trustees of Washington College voted unanimously to offer the college presidency to Lee. Although he could have accepted many other lucrative positions, the college presidency most appealed to him. The offer combined the opportunity to serve others, to guide young men in rebuilding the South, and to educate them for the purpose, as he said, “of being good Americans.” Accepting the trustees’ offer, Lee and his family moved to the small town of Lexington, Virginia, in October 1865. Thus, the final phase of his career began — that of an innovative educator drawing from his experience leading West Point.

In this capacity, Lee made significant contributions which reformed higher education He looked ahead to see what the needs of the nation were going to be. He knew that a new era had arrived, one that dictated a new person. So, he trained his students for the needs of rebuilding and reconstruction. He did this not only in the classroom, but also through personal example.

Lee preserved the traditional style of education, but he also added a liberal arts curriculum and technical subjects such as agriculture and mechanical and civil engineering. In fact, his was the first college to establish a school of journalism and a school of commerce and business administration. In addition, he established scholarships and began the practice of offering summer courses. But, most important of all, was Lee’s ability to inspire his faculty and students to excel. Excellence applied not only to academics, but also to general conduct, as illustrated by Lee’s statement, “We have but one rule here and that is that every student must be a gentleman.”

U.S. CITIZENSHIP

It wasn’t unt il 1975 that Rober t E. Lee’s c it izenship was restored by President Gerald Ford.

Eac h s t u d e nt a t t h e c o ll e ge wa s g r e a t l y in fl u e nc e d b y L e e. Hi s s e n s e o f dut y a n d ho no r a n d hi s v i s io n fo r r e b u il ding t h e n a t io n w e r e p e r m e a t ing It i s t h e n e a s y to un d e r s t a n d wh y A m m e n a n d o u r fo un d e r s w e r e s o a f fe c t e d b y L e e a n d hi s l e s s o n s o f l i fe

Not only did Lee bring new ideas to the field of education and insist on excellence, but he also used his position to practice what he preached — reconciliation and the healing of old wounds. Lee knew that the futures of Virginia and the South, if they were to grow and succeed, were tied to the North. So, the spirit of unity and the enrollment of northern students was a must if Washington College was to accomplish its mission of training young men to rebuild the Union. Lee knew the healing process would begin with the students’ interaction and he knew that they would teach and learn from each other.

Though his impact on that little college and the nation at large was significant, his time there was paradoxically short. Lee died of a stroke in October of 1870 at the age of 63, just five years after coming to Lexington. Though his tenure was brief, his legacy in the hearts of young men and his influence on the future had just begun.

A Legacy Began

How Lee came to be associated with Kappa Alpha can be traced back through four notable events.

The first was the event just described — Lee’s coming to a war torn Washington College to serve as its president. This is what really began his connection with our organization. With approximately 60 boys enrolled, each student at the college was influenced by Lee. His sense of duty and honor and his vision for rebuilding the nation were permeating. It is then easy to understand why Ammen and our founders were so affected by Lee and his lessons of life. To them, he personified the knights of the past, representing their noblest ideals and traditions of chivalrous behavior. Indeed, even before his death, Lee was referred to as the “Knight of America” and “The Last Gentle Knight.”

The second event occurred in 1915 at the Convention in Richmond, Virginia, where three of the early members of Alpha Chapter were present. Reverend William Nelson Scott, Dr. Stanhope McClelland Scott and Colonel Joe Lane Stern all testified to the influence that Lee had over KA students at Washington College. A resolution was passed to present and place a wreath at the base of the Lee statue there in Richmond, honoring his life, and signifying their undying sentiment towards his influence on our founders.

The third event occurred at the 1923 Convention noting Lee and first designated him as the “spiritual founder”. The designation that expressed the feeling that KAs had held for Lee for almost six decades. The four students who founded KA, and a fifth who essentially authored our ritual, were profoundly influenced by Lee. He exemplified for them the highest standards, the most chivalrous conduct and the finest traits of manliness.

The final link connecting Lee with Kappa Alpha was forged at the 1929 Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. It was this body of brothers who adopted January 19 as the official date for Convivium, a celebration to commemorate the founding

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T h e e x a m p l e h e s e t wa s t h a t t h e wa r wa s o v e r, a n d t h a t A m e r i c a n s m u s t r e uni t e a n d b e c o m e t h e b e s t

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b ut t h e p a s t L e t u s m o v e fo r wa r d a n d b e a r no m al i c e ”

of the Order and to honor Lee’s birthday on a single occasion, December 21, not being a time most members were in school. Ever since, active and alumni chapters have continued to gather for Convivium on or around January 19.

He was a living example of what the founders and the first Kappa Alphas were aspiring to emulate. Ammen wrote that the ideal of the gentleman, “is that of the chivalrous warrior of Christ, the knight who loves God and country, honors and protects pure womanhood, practices self-respect to ill-gotten wealth.” To Ammen and others, Lee in his daily walk, was a gentleman. Therefore, we can look to Lee and examine his philosophy and characteristics to learn more about our own set of ideals.

Robert E. Lee’s Character Traits

Of all of Lee’s attributes, seven stand out as the most noteworthy: sincerity, moral strength, dignity, humbleness, courtesy, sympathy and faith.

The world continues to honor Lee after his death because he was a sincere and genuine person. He was a complex man to understand, because he was so simple in his being. His motives were exactly what they seemed. Honesty was not merely a policy with him, it was his very being.

MORAL STRENGTH

Lee’s moral strength was just as impressive and demonstrated by his mastery of circumstances. Weak men give in to things which happen to them; they are molded by their environment. A strong man may not be able to change the circumstances, but he compels them to contribute to his life. He cannot change the direction of the wind, but he can set his sails so it will carry him toward his destination. Lee never allowed conditions to mar or overcome him. He did things when he did not feel like doing them because he knew he should do them. It was his duty. One of the best examples of his moral strength is the often-told story of a lady in Virginia who gave him a bottle of whiskey before the Mexican war. “She thought I could not get on without,” he commented. “I carried that bottle all through the war without having the slightest occasion to use it, and on my return home, I sent it back to my good friend, that she might be convinced that I could get on without liquor.”

PRIDE

Lee thought highly of himself, but he did not think he was better than any other. He had pride without vanity. He was high-minded and conscious of his dignity. Lee was proud of his good fortunes, his character, his accomplishments and his family, but his pride was for himself and not for mention to others. He did not boast.

HUMILITY

Paradoxical as it may seem, Lee was also extremely humble. An example of Lee’s humility is found in the story of his gentle discipline of a sophomore. He warned that failure in college and through life was inevitable unless the lad exercised more patience and industry. “But General, you failed,” remarked the student. And Lee’s humble reply, “Indeed, I hope that you may be more fortunate than I.”

R i g h t : T h e L e e fa m i l y c o a t o f a r m s T h e L a t i n p h r a s e m e a n s “ b e n o t u n m i n d f u l o f t h e f u t u r e ”

COURTEOUS

Lee was a lso as cour teous as he was hu mble. He had t he instincts and manners of a gentleman Lee a lways had t he sense of his mission, but he never forgot his manners He was as cour teous to strangers as to f r iends. Good men are of ten r ude, and t hose who are r ich in deeds may be deficient in good manners Some are so intent on t he development of t he v ir t ues t hat t hey forget t he g races. But, cour tesy is an ind ispensable feat ure of a noble character

S YMPATHE T IC

T h e o p p o r t uni t y to s e r v e o t h e r s , to g u id e y o ung m e n in r e b u il ding t h e S o ut h , a n d to e duc a t e t h e m fo r t h e p u r p o s e, a s L e e s aid, “ o f b e ing go o d A m e r i c a n s ”

A not her mark of Lee’s g reatness was his sy mpat hy He was a lways putting himself in t he ot her man’s place T hrough his sy mpat hy, he beca me a man of power. Because he sy mpat hized w it h men, he was able to understand and lead t hem Men were draw n to him because t hey k new he sy mpat hized w it h t hem

T he g reat Winston Churchill once dubbed Lee as “t he noblest

A mer ican who ever lived ”

RELIGIOUS

To some men, relig ion is somet hing to be used when needed and t hen forgotten, to be used for place in societ y or somet hing t hat t hey simply endure Wit h Lee, it was his whole existence He once w rote, “If it is tr ue as taught by histor y, t hat g reatness rests upon v ir t ue, it is equa lly tr ue, t hat relig ion is t he founta in and suppor t of v ir t ue ” It was indeed t he benchmark of his character and conduct, and t he source of his power A ll t he tra its of his character were illu minated by his fa it h and hope in God

He once w rote, “We are a ll in t he hands of our mercif u l God, whom I k now w ill order a ll t hings for our good upon Him is

Sir, You are a K A

Sir, you are a Kappa Alpha. You are not just another fraternit y man. You are a knight of the most unique organization among Greek letter societies. You have been made familiar w ith tradition and values which emanated — not by accident, but by dev ice — from the most noble qualities of the Knights of Old.

Into the her itage you have been presented are incorporated the highest ideals of fidelit y to God and esteem of women. You are a K A. You can never be anything else and cannot do less than aspire to excellence. You cannot be pett y, cowardly, unfair, unfaithful; you are a K A.

You have a ser ious challenge, indeed a direc t obligation incumbent upon you as a K A. As you are the recipient of so r ich a her itage, you are conscience-bound to be ever-anxious to preser ve, strengthen, and pass on the her itage to those brothers your Order chooses to entrust w ith it in the future.

You w ill never grow taller than when you stoop to help a brother. And you cannot deser t him when others do. You can never become w iser by disregarding the sterling ideals of your Order. You can never worship your God more intimately than when you utilize the tools Kappa Alpha has given you.

And if you w ill do these things, you cannot but realize for yourself the respec t of your fellow man, the wealth of mor tal happiness, and the salvation by a generous God.

– Former Councilor Roy Parsons (Alpha Kappa–Missouri 1946)

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L e e Un i v e r s i t y

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES RECOMMENDED TO STUDY ROBERT E. LEE

ƒ L e e t h e L a s t Ye a r s by Char les Bracelen F lood (Delt a Mu–Easter n Kentuck y 1983)

ƒ L e e o n L e a d e r s h i p by Har r y Crocker

ƒ T h e C h a r a c t e r a n d Fa i t h o f R E L e e by Cur t Steger (Gamma Et a–F lor ida St ate 2003)

ƒ T h e Ma x i m s o f R o b e r t E L e e f o r Yo u n g G e n t l e m a n by

Richard G Williams,

ƒ L e a d e r s h i p L e s s o n s o f R o b e r t E L e e by Bil

Holton

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ƒ B i o g r a p h y o f R o b e r t E L e e by Dougl as

Southall Freeman

my whole fa it h and reliance ” Relig ion brought Lee peace, k ind ness, love and joy Because of t he strea m of comfor t t hat flowed t hrough his hear t in t he midst of a ll of his tr ibu lations, he k new t hat God is t he God of comfor t

It is impor tant t hat we, as K appa A lphas, remember Lee’s legacy and how it g rows dark each time t hat we lie, ha ze, insu lt anot her, cheat, or spread r u mors Lee k new t hat mista kes such as t hese were forg ivable and t hat life and destiny do not have to be weighed dow n w it h such t hings He k new t hat t here is a lways a tomor row and t hat t here is hope as long as man tr ies to lear n f rom t he past and to better himself

Definition of a Gentleman

T he forbea r ing use of power does not only for m a touchstone, but t he ma nner in which a n ind iv idua l enjoys cer ta in adva ntages over ot hers is a test of a tr ue gent lema n.

T he power which t he strong have over t he wea k , t he employer over t he employed, t he educated over t he u nlet tered, t he ex per ienced over t he con fid ing, even t he clever over t he silly — t he forbea r ing or inof fensive use of a ll of t his power or aut hor it y, or a tota l abst inence f rom it when t he case ad m its it, w ill show t he gent lema n in a pla in light.

T he gent lema n does not need lessly a nd u nnecessa r ily rem ind a n of fender of a w rong he may have com m it ted aga inst him. He ca nnot only forg ive, he ca n forget; a nd he str ives for t hat nobleness of self a nd m ild ness of cha racter which impa r t su f ficient streng t h to let t he past be but

t he past. A tr ue ma n of honor feels hu mbled when he ca nnot help hu mbling ot hers.

– From Rober t E Lee’s own handwriting found in his well-worn militar y satchel by Rev. J. William Jones after Lee’s death.

SECTION A: Chapter Six

Ritual: A New Vision

Opposite: An inter ior vie w of Grace Epsicopal Church in Lexington, VA , where Lee sat on the vestr y, and ser ved as senior warden for five years

A s you approach your initiation into K appa

A lpha Order, it is nat ura l t hat you shou ld wonder about it First of a ll, be assured t hat our initiation ceremony is impressive and d ig ni fied Accepting t his statement at face va lue, you may suppose t hat t he r it ua l t hat you par ticipate in w ill be some drear y d iatr ibe per pet uated for t he sa ke of an outmoded trad ition However, not hing cou ld be far t her f rom t he tr ut h Our members, whet her initiated 50 years ago, or fi f t y days ago, a ll w ill ag ree t hat initiation into our Order is a life - chang ing event K A’s r it ua l has endured for more t han 150 years in constant rend ition by men of intellect and achievement A ny r it ua l, if ind if ferently practiced, can indeed become “ r ig marole,” but somet hing far deeper t han repetitive per for mances ma kes a r it ua l bot h v ita l and endur ing A good r it ua l is a d istillation of w isdom f rom ages past Ours is exactly t hat

The Appeal

T he appea l of any r it ua l is its universa l communication It penetrates t he mind and hear t of t he initiate It dea ls w it h t he f unda menta l character of persona l g row t h and life cha llenges w it h which a ll men must dea l Societ y is in constant change, but hu man beings rema in basica lly t he sa me Herein lies t he va lue of r it ua lism; t he initiate of today can relate to t he initiate of ot her generations because bot h have reacted to an identica l, persona l ex per ience A new initiate can feel vag uely

a k in to t he glor y of t he past, yet to him t he r it ua l is as f resh as t he sunr ise. It is our r it ua l t hat ma kes men lifetime brot hers even t hough t hey have never met. It binds each initiate by a pr ivate, but meaning f u l, tie to a ll ot her members of t he brot herhood

The Secrec y

T he creators of t he g reat r it ua ls in histor y, for t he most par t, rema in anony mous

A ncient r it ua lists, no less capable of keen insight into hu man character t han t hose of today, may have created t heir work before t here were even w r itten records to per pet uate t hem. Or t hey may have chosen to rema in unidenti fied for reasons of secrecy K appa A lpha, however, is for t unate to k now t he pr incipa l aut hors of its r it ua l and t he k ind of men t hey were; to k now why t hey spent so much of t heir time foster ing character development t hrough t he f rater nit y, and how t hey went about t he task of dev ising t he sy mbolic pat h now followed by more t han 160,000 K appa A lpha brot hers

The Ritual of Kappa Alpha Order

K appa A lpha Order has g row n f rom t he seed of brot herhood first sow n by a young far mer f rom Lost R iver, West Virg inia, on December 21, 1865 Ja mes Ward Wood and t he t wo men who stood by his side, war med by t heir mut ua l a f fection for each ot her and a fireplace in t he Sout h Dor m at Washing ton College, wou ld likely ag ree,

“I once heard a distinguished Kappa Alpha say that but three books are needed for the formation of the perfect man — Shakespeare, the Bible, and the Kappa Alpha Ritual. Shakespeare imparts general culture, the Bible forms the Christian, but the KA ritual creates the chivalrous Christian gentleman, the noblest product of the civilization of the world’s most enlightened age.”

– Samuel Zenas Ammen, Practical Founder, Kappa Alpha Order

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however, that the Order really began the following autumn. On October 17, 1866, Samuel Zenas Ammen was initiated into what was then the “K.A. Council.” Ammen was a young man of deep and diverse intellect, and a profound student with a brilliance of mind that exceeded most of his classmates at Washington College. He was well versed in religion, literature and the arts, and he possessed an understanding of ritualistic procedures because of his recent membership in Freemasonry. Ammen later related to Jo Lane Stern, “I can still remember how thrilled I was with some of its eloquent passages.” However, he also recognized that other than a core theme, there was “nothing to touch the imagination of initiates nor stir their fancy.” Ammen discovered what he was searching for when he heard an essay delivered by Wood on November 3, 1866, and heard our founder compare the struggling group with the Knights Templar. Almost immediately, Ammen urged the necessity for enhancement of the ceremonies, “particularly since an increased enrollment at Washington College that fall pointed up the need for a powerful initiatory ritual which would hold those selected for membership.” Before the end of the first semester of that school year, James Ward Wood, William Nelson Scott and Samuel Zenas Ammen together created a new ritual, complete with regalia. However, for Ammen, this first effort was not good enough. He knew that to be effective, a ritual must tell a story and touch the heart, with appropriate action.

The time and circumstance of Kappa Alpha’s creation determined its nature. It was conceived by serious-minded men who faced an uncertain world with the conviction that moral courage and a detestation of mediocrity would improve their personal destinies. The new young fraternity sought to preserve those attributes for men in years to come. Because those first founders were men who knew the history of the world in which they lived and were facing struggle and uncertainly, it was natural that they were drawn to the military-religious model of the Knight Templar.

ITS CREATION

The Kappa Alpha ritual, as we know it today, was not created in one writing. Perhaps Ammen himself said it best, “Material for my work was gathered from many sources – books, chapter experience and essays read at chapter meetings. The ruling ideas were suggested mainly, during this formative period, by the ideas and aspirations, expressed in essays of leading members. The present ritual, in fact, was not made; it grew.”

Although it follows the original theme as developed by the first committee in 1866, it came into its present state through a continuous process of elaboration and refinement over five decades wisely directed by Ammen; Former Knight Commander Dr. William Sprigg Hamilton assisted Ammen with this process. In the concept of the new ritual, KA changed from a fraternity to an Order of Christian Knights pledged to the highest ideals of character and achievement. More than 150 years later, Kappa Alpha believes its ritual is a work of art a masterpiece.

Ammen, as well as other formulators of the Order, conceived the organization to be, first and foremost, a moral force for the intellectual and ethical uplifting of the membership. In seeking

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PERPETUATE THE IDEAL OF GENTLEMAN

In 1922, Dr. Ammen wrote, “Kappa Alpha’s mission in the academic wor ld is to w ithst and sordid mater ialist ic tendenc ies by insist ing upon the value of the spir itual aspirat ions and lof t y ideal s which are our people’s best inher it ance Wealth is to be sought as means to [at t ain] comfor t, educat ion, and broad culture, but regard must be had, above all, for the int angibles, the possession of which dignifies life and gives it real value This quest is our perennial mission We aim to per petuate the ideal of the gentleman, of which Lee is the per fec t ‘ e xpression ’ ”

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c h a p t e r m e e t ing s

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w e r e s ug ge s t e d

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t hi s fo r m a t i v e

p e r io d, b y

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a model f rom which to der ive K appa A lpha’s pr inciples of idea l manhood, A mmen utilized t he image closest to his ow n ex per ience: t he idea of t he Chr istian gentleman By for ma lizing t hat image into a secret r it ua l, A mmen helped create t he socia l and mora l ideas and va lues for subsequent generations T hus, K appa A lpha car r ies t he va lues of a for mer age

WHAT I T IS

Even when presented fa lter ingly by young men untra ined in dra ma and r it ua l, its noble concepts shine t hrough T he r it ua l is a system of va lues desig ned to assist t he initiate in defining his beliefs and idea ls T he ma in pur pose of t he r it ua l is not to create a f rater nit y man, but to present a set of pr inciples common to ever y K appa A lpha brot her. T hese timeless pr inciples of t he Order’s r it ua l ta ke on new and d if ferent meanings and inter pretations t hroughout one’s life; yet, no matter his age or sit uation, each brot her incor porates t he pr inciples of t he r it ua l into t he essence of his being

Your Personal Commitment

A s you have lear ned f rom your pr ior st udy, K appa A lpha Order draws its inspiration f rom early Orders of K night hood like t he K nights Templar Fighting toget her as brot hers in ar ms, t hey shared a Chr istian fa it h t hat was centra l to t heir brot herhood In like manner, spir it ua l commitment is centra l to t he existence of K appa A lpha Order Our initiation ceremony requ ires a persona l commitment f rom you which w ill create a specia l relationship bet ween you and a ll members of t he Order t hroughout t he world Your persona l declaration and initiation w ill sea l a lifetime bond

At t he core of our philosophy is t he belief in God, who is not only super ior to man, but who gover ns in t he a f fa irs of men and in whose hands lies our destiny How your persona l fa it h recog nizes t his belief is not a requ irement for initiation into t he Order

Wit hout a persona l declaration on your par t, t here can be no bond. If you seek f ur t her infor mation in t his regard, please consu lt w it h t he Nu mber I of your chapter

Ab o v e: A s C a n o n C l e r k o f t h e Wo r k s o f t h e Wa s h i n g t o n N a t i o n a l C a t h e d r a l , 2 8 t h K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r R i c h a r d T Fe l l e r

(A l p h a R h o – We s t V i r g i n i a 19 37) s i g n i fi c a n t l y f u r t h e r e d t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f T h e N a t i o n a l C a t h e d r a l , o n e o f t h e l a r g e s t

G o t h i c c a t h e d r a l s i n t h e w o r l d

Leaders Among Men

O p p o s i t e: K A s h a v e a d u t y t o l e a d Yo u c a n l e a d f r o m t h e f r o n t o f t h e r o o m o r t h e b a c k R e g a r d l e s s o f y o u r r o l e , e a c h m e m b e r m u s t l e a d b y w o r d a n d d e e d

Membership in K appa A lpha Order prov ides you a lifetime jour ney to lear n and apply our idea ls Simply wear ing or decorating a vehicle w it h K A memorabilia does not ma ke you a K A

A f u ll understand ing of K appa A lpha Order w ill only occur if you tota lly embrace t he r it ua l It is hard to live up to our idea ls ever y day; however, you must remember our obligations of membership and str ive to be a leader in a ll t hat you do It is a pr iv ilege to be a member of t his f rater nit y and you owe your cur rent and f ut ure brot hers your commitment to act accord ingly and promote a positive image of your chapter

T he college ex per ience is a relatively shor t per iod in your life and active membership may seem br ief Only in an active chapter can you extend a bid of membership, vote in chapter meetings, and become an elected of ficer K appa A lpha Order is an underg raduate organization suppor ted by many a lu mni who g ive back to per pet uate our Order T he responsibilit y is lef t up to you to ta ke advantage of your time in college

If we are tr u ly leaders a mong men, it is your dut y to prov ide leadership Not ever yone can be t he chapter’s Nu mber I In fact, dur ing your chapter ex per ience, t here may be only four to five Nu mber I’s elected to of fice, but ever y member

must ser ve t he chapter in some capacit y T hat ser v ice may manifest itself as a chapter of ficer, t hrough par ticipation in recr u itment, new member education, or ad her ing to proper r isk management and t he Kappa Alpha Laws Regard less of t he role, each member has t he responsibilit y to live up to our va lues and lead by exa mple to honor our Order

Chapter Leadership

T he powers of t he Nu mber I are extensive, and t his is due to his responsibilities. For instance, he is commanded by t he K night Commander to prevent or stop ha zing, follow our policies and uphold our laws. Nu mber Is have t he power to appoint or remove of ficers (IV-IX), d iscipline members, enforce t he r isk management policy, and oversee chapter proper t y His leadership is cr ucia l to producing positive resu lts dur ing his ter m.

Each of fice is v ita l to t he success of t he chapter Chapter of ficers are elected or appointed for a ter m of one year, and t heir successors must ta ke of fice no later t han t hir t y days follow ing t heir election or appointment. To assist in t his transition, t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice has published a set of of ficer transition g u ides T hese how-to g u ides shou ld be rev iewed before each new set of of ficers ta kes over A proper transition w ill ensure t hat

SECTION B: Chapter Seven

If we are truly leaders among men, it is your duty to provide leadership. Not everyone can be the chapter’s Number I ... but every member must serve the chapter in some capacity. Each member has the responsibility to live up to our values and lead by example to honor our fraternity.

t he work done by t he outgoing of ficers w ill not be lost on t he incoming of ficers

A s outlined in t he K a p p a A l p h a L a w s , t he chapter of ficers are desig nated by Roman nu mera ls I t hrough IX T he first t hree of ficers are elected by t he chapter bet ween November 1 and December 1 T he rema ining six are appointed by t he Nu mber I (chapter president) Upon ta k ing of fice, each of ficer is invested w it h a jewel t hat represents his position T he jewels of t he active chapter of ficers are silver and suspended f rom a cr imson cord T hey may be wor n at any K A gat her ing includ ing Conventions, Prov ince Councils, meetings, banquets, etc

NUMBER I – PRESIDENT

E l e c t e d . T he Nu mber I jewel is t he encircled cross. It represents his position as t he chapter’s leader T he Nu mber I enforces t he laws of t he Order, presides at a ll chapter meetings, ma inta ins order and decor u m, obser ves parlia mentar y r u les and submits questions to a vote He a lso adv ises and counsels ot her of ficers concer ning t he d ischarge of t heir duties, complies w it h t he r it ua l and is responsible for a ll chapter proper t y. He a lso cha irs t he pr udentia l committee

NUMBER II – VICE PRESIDENT

E l e c t e d T he Nu mber II jewel bears t he banner w it h t he inscr iption Excelsior T his reminds K A s to str ive for excellence in a ll t hings and to not settle for med iocr it y. T he Nu mber II assu mes t he duties of t he Nu mber I in his absence or inabilit y to act, counts t he votes on questions submitted to t he chapter, repor ts to t he chapter v iolation of t he K A L a w s t hat are not repor ted by t he Nu mber VII He replaces t he Nu mber I if he becomes inelig ible to ser ve T he Nu mber I t y pica lly appoints t he Nu mber II to ser ve as t he chapter’s new member educator.

NUMBER III – RECORDING SECRE TARY

E l e c t e d T he Nu mber III jewel is t he anchor and sy mbolizes streng t h and hope T he Nu mber III keeps f u ll minutes of chapter meetings in a per manently-bound minute book, ca lls roll at each chapter meeting, reads minutes f rom t he prev ious chapter meeting, super v ises t he Nu mber IV in keeping fi les of chapter cor respondence and is responsible for t he nationa l repor ting system He sha ll be t he pr imar y scholarship of ficer

NUMBER IV – CORRESPONDING SECRE TARY

A p p o i n t e d b y Nu m b e r I T he jewel of t he Nu mber IV is t he scroll and pen It represents t his of ficer’s dut y of cor respondence

T he Nu mber IV fi les cor respondence to and f rom t he chapter, super v ises w r iting of a ll cor respondence and is genera lly regarded as t he public relations cha ir man for t he chapter He sha ll a lso be t he pr imar y recr u itment of ficer.

NUMBER V – HIS TORIAN

A p p o i n t e d b y Nu m b e r I T he Nu mber V jewel is t wo crossed pens t hat sy mbolize t his of ficer’s responsibilit y of record ing t he histor y of t he chapter T he Nu mber V ma inta ins t he chapter reg ister, facilitates a lu mni activ ities, ed its and publishes t he chapter newsletter, keeps a lu mni addresses up to date, records histor ica l data and is responsible for t he chapter librar y, pict ures and ot her proper ties of histor ica l nat ure Since many of t he Nu mber V’s duties center on a lu mni, he is genera lly regarded as t he chapter’s a lu mni relations cha ir man

A s o ut l ine d in t h e

K a p p a A l p h a

L a w s T h e fi r s t

t hr e e o f fi c e r s a r e

e l e c t e d b y t h e

c h a p t e r b e t w e e n

No v e m b e r 1

a n d D e c e m b e r 1.

T h e r e m aining

s i x a r e a p p o int e d

b y t h e Nu m b e r I

(c h a p t e r p r e s id e nt).

NUMBER VI – PUR SER

A p p o i n t e d b y Nu m b e r I T he jewel of t he Nu mber VI is t wo crossed keys t hat represent t he keys to t he chapter’s purse or responsibilit y for t he chapter’s fi nances T he purser, who is a lso ca lled treasurer in many chapters, collects a ll dues, fees, fines and assessments; he a lso ma inta ins fi nancia l records and d isburses a ll f unds He w ill work closely w it h t he Nu mber I, t he cha ir man of t he pr udentia l committee, in ma inta ining t he chapter’s budget and ma k ing sure a ll brot hers stay cur rent in t heir fisca l responsibilit y

NUMBER VII – PARLIAMENTARIAN

A p p o i n t e d b y Nu m b e r I T he Nu mber VII jewel is t he car penter’s plu mb which is used to plot a stra ight line T he Nu mber VII does t his t hrough his k nowledge of t he K A Laws, t he chapter’s bylaws and t he r u les for parlia mentar y procedure He repor ts to t he chapter t he fa ilure of any of ficer to per for m any requ ired dut y or t he non- compliance of any member to t he laws or r it ua l. T he Nu mber VII a lso helps keep t he chapter meetings r unning smoot hly and ef ficiently He of ten ser ves as t he commander of t he chapter’s Council of Honor prog ra m.

NUMBER VIII – SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

A p p o i n t e d b y Nu m b e r I T he jewel of t he Nu mber VIII is t he crossed sword and key representing t he Nu mber VIII’s role of protecting for ma l chapter meetings f rom unlaw f u l entr y by uninitiated persons He sha ll a lso ser ve as t he pr imar y r isk management of ficer for t he active chapter In t his capacit y he sha ll be responsible for t he education and enforcement of t he Order’s r isk management policy

NUMBER I X – MAR SHAL

A p p o i n t e d b y Nu m b e r I T he Nu mber IX jewel is crossed batons

T hese represent batons a marsha l wou ld car r y to oversee a parade or ceremony. Just as a marsha l wou ld be a d irector, t he Nu mber IX is t he d irector of t he chapter’s initiation T his of ficer

a lso introduces a lu mni and v isiting nationa l of ficers at chapter meetings and is responsible for t he preser vation of initiation parapher na lia, chapter room equ ipment and proper ties T he marsha l, who is a lso ca lled t he r it ua list in many chapters, oversees t he practice and production of t he chapter’s initiation. He cou ld a lso ser ve as t he chapter chapla in

Execut ive Committee

T he d issemination of infor mation of ten ta kes place in t he executive committee, which is compr ised of t he chapter’s of ficers and select committee cha irs Toget her t hey f unction as t he board of d irectors for t he chapter Ef fective executive committees usua lly meet dur ing t he week pr ior to t he chapter meeting to d iscuss t heir agenda and plot t he d irection of t he chapter

T he Nu mber I oversees t his committee to ma ke sure a ll are per for ming t heir duties. T his committee a llows t he Nu mber I to follow up and ma ke sure t he work of t he chapter is being completed T he chapter meeting is not t he time to have an executive committee meeting. T he chapter meeting is a business meeting and of ficers are ex pected to repor t t heir work to t he membership

In o r d e r fo r

t h e c h a p t e r to

b e p r o duc t i v e

a n d e f fi c i e nt , i t

m u s t o r ga ni z e

i t s o f fi c e r s a n d

c o m m i t t e e s into a d e t ail e d s t r uc t u r e S inc e

K a p p a A l p h a i s m il i t a r y in o r ga ni z a t io n, a m il i t a r y hi e r a r c h y i s a do p t e d

T h e di s s e m in a t io n

o f info r m a t io n

o f t e n t a k e s p l ac e in t h e e x e c ut i v e

c o m m i t t e e, whi c h

i s c o m p r i s e d o f t h e c h a p t e r ’ s

o f fi c e r s a n d s e l e c t c o m m i t t e e

c h air s . Toge t h e r

t h e y f unc t io n

a s t h e b o a r d o f dir e c to r s fo r t h e

c h a p t e r. Ef fe c t i v e

e x e c ut i v e

c o m m i t t e e s u s u all y m e e t du r ing t h e w e e k

p r io r to t h e

c h a p t e r m e e t ing to di s c u s s t h e ir

age n da a n d p lo t

t h e dir e c t io n o f

t h e c h a p t e r

CHAPTER ORGANIZATION

One impor t ant thing we lear n f rom Kappa Alpha is that we should never submit to mediocr it y Whether we are compet ing in the championship intramural game, f und-raising for our nat ional phil anthropy, study ing hard for our final e xams, or work ing hard to w in an award for recognit ion, we should always str ive for e xcellence The ac t ive chapter must work hard as a team and be highly organized to reach it s goal s; in retur n, it w ill have a more enjoyable chapter e xper ience

The daily operat ions of an ac t ive chapter resemble those of a small business Chapter sizes range f rom 30 members to 300 members and budget s of $10,000 to $1 3 million annually By becoming an ac t ive member of a f rater nit y, you quickly lear n leadership and management techniques to keep your business (chapter) afloat and prosper ing One of the best ways to become involved and reap the benefit s of your involvement in the Order is to become a chapter of ficer and/or commit tee chair man.

In order for the chapter to be produc t ive and ef fic ient, it must organize it s of ficers and commit tees into a det ailed str uc ture. Since Kappa Alpha is milit ar y in organiz at ion, a milit ar y hierarchy is adopted.

L e f t : H o l d i n g a n O f fi c e r In d u c t i o n

C e r e m o n y i s a n i m p o r t a n t a n d a p p r o p r i a t e w a y t o e s t a b l i s h t h e a u t h o r i t y o f n e w c h a p t e r

e a d e r s h i p

Committees

Even though our chapters have nine officers, it is impossible for these men to govern and operate a successful chapter by themselves. Committees are groups which focus on a particular area of chapter operations. Committees not only support chapter officers, but they also provide a way for other members to be involved. It is advisable to incorporate all members, initiates and new members, into the committee structure.

The only committee that is required by Kappa Alpha Law is the prudential committee, which oversees the financial procedures of the active chapter (Kappa Alpha Laws 9-225). Therefore, it is up to the individual chapters to decide which committees they will need. The following are a few common committees that you will find in almost any chapter:

ALUMNI RELATIONS: Publishes the alumni newsletter and coordinates alumni participation in chapter events. The Number V usually chairs this committee.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION: Responsible for completing award applications for local and national recognition.

COUNCIL OF HONOR: The Council of Honor Commander educates the active members on the laws and ritual. This committee is usually chaired by the Number IX, VII, or another member of the chapter who is knowledgeable about the laws and the ritual.

HOUSING: Oversees the management and care for the chapter house. Typically works with a local housing corporation.

INTRAMURALS: Prepares schedules, conducts practices and coordinates athletic events for the chapter.

NEW MEMBER EDUCATION: Directs and plans the chapter’s new member education program and ensures no hazing occurs.

PROJECT OUTREACH: Coordinates all charity, philanthropic and community service events for the chapter.

B y K a p p a A l p h a L a w t h e I V s e r v e s a s t h e c h air o f t h e r e c r u i t m e nt c o m m i t t e e He p r e p a r e s a n d i m p l e m e nt s m e m b e r r e c r u i t m e nt p r og r a m s . T hi s s ho u l d b e a v e r y ac t i v e c o m m i t t e e t h a t o p e r a t e s y e a r r o un d, y e t s t ill dir e c t s fo r m al w e e k s o f r e c r u i t m e nt

PUBLIC RELAT IONS: Ef fectively communicates w it h t he ca mpus and communit y concer ning chapter events and activ ities T his is of ten chaired by t he Nu mber IV.

RECRUI TMENT: By K a p p a A l p h a L a w t he IV ser ves as t he chair of t his committee. Prepares and implements member recr u itment prog ra ms T his shou ld be a ver y active committee t hat operates year round, yet still d irects for ma l week s of recr u itment

RI TUAL: A r ranges and oversees preparations for t he chapter’s initiation T he Nu mber IX w ill cha ir t his committee

SCHOLAR SHIP: Repor ts d irectly to t he Nu mber III T his committee plans and implements prog ra ms to develop higher scholarship a mong actives and members awa iting initiation

Each committee is headed by a cha ir man who delegates t he committee’s responsibilities to its members, ma k ing sure a ll are involved and accomplishing t heir task s T he cha ir man t hen repor ts to a chapter of ficer in accordance w it h t he chapter’s organizationa l str uct ure.

Communication work s best if t he committee cha ir man creates a su mmar y of his committee’s work each mont h and presents it to t he appropr iate of ficer. Committee cha irs shou ld a lso repor t t heir prog ress to t he chapter per iod ica lly at chapter meetings

Advisors

Even t hough t he g u ides and manua ls for chapter operations located on w w w.K appa A lphaOrder.org and t he K a p p a A l p h a L a w s are g reat resources for chapters, t he g reatest immed iate resource lies in our ow n brot hers and t heir ex per iences

T hroughout your ter m as an active member, you w ill face many d if ficu lt sit uations t hat you are unfa miliar w it h, but f rom which you w ill lear n W hen searching for adv ice, it is w ise to consu lt w it h an adv isor.

ALUMNI ADVISORY COMMI T TEE/ALUMNUS ADVISOR

Many a lu mni choose to stay involved w it h a chapter and K A t hrough a loca l a lu mni chapter or as a member of an a lu mni adv isor y committee (A AC) T he A AC is appointed by t he prov ince commander and is composed of at least t hree a lu mni who counsel t he chapter on fi nancia l matters and ot her per tinent areas of chapter operations K a p p a A l p h a L a w s d ictates t hat ever y active chapter must have an a lu mnus adv isor and A lu mni Adv isor y Committee

FACULT Y ADVISOR

T he facu lt y adv isor, usua lly employed by t he universit y where t he chapter is located, a ids t he chapter in matters related to t he ca mpus, par ticu larly scholarship Facu lt y adv isors can be extremely helpf u l to t he chapter and instr u menta l in its success

T he chapter, who appoints its ow n facu lt y adv isor, shou ld choose one t hat is ent husiastic and is in a position to help when needed

T he facu lt y adv isor can be any person on ca mpus T he chapter shou ld a lways ma ke sure to include t his person in activ ities and keep t hem infor med of chapter events T his person shou ld a lso be involved w it h t he chapter’s scholarship committee

S c ho l a r s hi p c o m m i t t e e r e p o r t s dir e c t l y to t h e Nu m b e r III T hi s c o m m i t t e e p l a n s a n d i m p l e m e nt s p r og r a m s to d e v e lo p high e r s c ho l a r s hi p a m o ng ac t i v e s a n d m e m b e r s a wai t ing ini t ia t io n

CHAPTER BUSINESS MEETINGS

AGENDA

Ac t ive chapters are required to meet regul ar ly to discuss items and ac t iv it ies for the upcoming week s. The Ka ppa Al pha Laws requires that a chapter have at least one for mal meet ing, w ith members in coat and t ie and using the r itual, ever y t wo week s. For each meet ing, there is a set agenda to help e xpedite the items that need to be covered. Each item of business f all s into one of these categor ies and is discussed at that t ime. The agenda is as follows:

I. Call to Order

The Number I begins the meet ing

II. Roll Call and Reading of the Minutes

Roll is called by the Number III to deter mine if a quor um is present He then reads the minutes f rom the l ast meet ing

III. Repor t s of Cor respondence

Let ters to and f rom the chapter are read, usually by the Number I V or cor responding secret ar y.

I V. Repor t s of Of ficers

The chapter of ficers repor t on mat ters for which they are responsible. An of ficer should have a repor t to the chapter at ever y meet ing if he is doing his job.

PARLIAMENTARY PRODCEDURE

V. Repor t s of Commit tees

Commit tee chairs repor t on mat ters for which they are responsible

V I. Spec ial Orders of Business

Impor t ant business prev iously designated for considerat ion at this meet ing, e.g., the major of fense tr ial of a member.

V II. Unfinished Business

Old business that is lef t over f rom a prev ious meet ing

V III. New Business

Introduc t ion of new topic s for discussion.

I X . Voluntar y Remark s

An oppor tunit y for open floor discussion by the membership

X . Parliamentar y Repor t and Dec isions

The Number V II, or Par liament ar ian repor t s any v iol at ions of par liament ar y procedure and the Number I assesses fines.

X II. Adjour nment

Second roll call ; dismissal f rom the meet ing

Chapter meet ings are r un according to par liament ar y procedure This allows ever yone to be heard in an organized manner and dec isions to be made w ithout conf usion It is impor t ant that ever yone underst and the basic s of par liament ar y procedure in order to be an ef fec t ive contr ibutor to the chapter. Rob er t ’ s Rule s of O r der is the par liament ar y procedure handbook to which the Order has chosen to subscr ibe.

MAIN MOT ION

Rob er t ’ s Rule s of O r der ut ilizes several mot ions to transac t business dur ing the meet ing. Although there are several mot ions, the most impor t ant for your chapter is the “main mot ion,” which introduces subjec t s to the chapter for considerat ion and cannot be made while another mot ion is “ on the floor ” or being considered A mot ion goes through the follow ing four steps dur ing the course of a meet ing:

1. Presented: The mot ion is brought to the floor for considerat ion by say ing “I move that ”

2. Seconded: Someone other than the presenter of the mot ion must then show suppor t for the mot ion by say ing, “I second the mot ion” or simply “second.” If there is no “second,” the mot ion dies, or f ail s.

3. Debated: In an organized manner, members voice their opinion on the mot ion

4. Vote: Members vote on the mot ion that is being considered - somet imes called a “quest ion.”

VOT ING

Other Types of Motions:

Subsidiar y – This changes or af fec t s how the main mot ion is handled or worded, e.g., an amendment

Pr iv ileged – This would be used when spec ial, impor t ant or urgent mat ters not rel ated to the pending mot ion and are most impor t ant, e g , adjour nment

Inc idental – Quest ions of procedure f rom other mot ions, e.g., suspension of the r ules

Dif ferent mot ions require dif ferent votes and members can vote on a mot ion in one of several ways Be sure to check the Ka ppa Al pha Laws and your chapter ’ s byl aws for these requirement s Mot ions can be voted on by:

Voice:

This is allowed only for votes that require major it y opinion

Show of Hands: This prov ides sight ver ificat ion to a voice vote

Roll Call: When recording a voice vote for each member is necessar y

Secret ballot: To be used only when secrec y is desired or mandated

General Consent: When it is clear ly obv ious that no objec t ion w ill be st ated

Act ive Chapter Expectat ions

In an ef for t to continue our pursuit of excellence, K appa A lpha Order has developed a set of “ex pectations” for active chapter operations T he Active Chapter Ex pectations prov ide chapters of K appa A lpha Order w it h operationa l ex pectations. Chapters are ex pected to improve upon t he core areas of operations: Academic Per for mance, Membership Grow t h, Finance, and Membership Education.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

A n Active Chapter w ill achieve an overa ll ter m GPA no less t han a 3 0

MEMBER SHIP GROW TH

A n Active Chapter w ill have a minimu m membership of 30 or have a membership level higher t han t hat of t he average size of an IFC chapter on t heir ca mpus, whichever is g reater

F INANCE

A n Active Chapter w ill rema in solvent by mainta ining a zero account ba lance w it h t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice and a ll ot her cred itors and sha ll annua lly fi le t he appropr iate IR S For m 990

MEMBER SHIP EDUCAT ION

A n Active Chapter w ill have a minimu m of 70% of its tota l membership attend no less t han t wo educationa l prog ra ms dur ing each ter m, or a tota l of 4 for t he school year Two of t hese yearly prog ra ms w ill be mandator y subjects prescr ibed by t he Executive Council at t he beg inning of each ca lendar year Ot her acceptable subjects include, but are not limited to: Rober t E Lee, found ing of t he Order, a lcohol and dr ug abuse awareness, ha zing prevention, K A va lues, r isk management, persona l fi nance, etiquette, professiona l dress, r it ua l, Kappa Alpha Laws, career development, and leadership

ACTIVE CHAPTER PROCEDURAL GUIDE

This guide was or iginally prepared at the suggest ion of the Number Is in at tendance at the 194 8 Nat ional Training School for Chapter Of ficers (once changed to the Nat ional Leadership Inst itute and now known as the Number I’s Leadership Inst itute) and has been rev ised through the years to comply w ith changes in the Kappa Alpha Laws A rev ision was prepared in August 1997 of work done by For mer Knight Commander Howard P. Locke in cooperat ion w ith then Senior Counc ilor, l ater Knight Commander Loren Q. Hanson, Chair man of the L aws Commit tee.

Members: The members of an Ac t ive Chapter consist of those ac t ive members of the chapter repor ted to the E xecut ive Direc tor of the Order at the beginning of each year, plus any init iates bet ween the date of that repor t and the date of the par t icul ar meet ing, e xcluding any member who, af ter the date of said repor t and before the date of the par t icul ar meet ing, is no longer a student at the college or universit y or one who has been transfer red to the alumni roles of the Order pursuant to Sec t ion 8-213 of Ka ppa Al pha Laws, and f ur ther e xcluding any member who has been suspended (Sec t ion 12-312) or e xpelled (Sec t ion 12-311) f rom the Order

Vot ing and Quorum: Chapter business may not, of course, be transac ted, and a vote on any mot ion may not be t aken if a quor um is not present at the meet ing

A quor um for any meet ing of a chapter is a major it y of it s members (Sec tion 9-214 of Kappa Alpha Laws) at the date of the par t icul ar meet ing. A major it y of the members is one more than one -half of the members of the chapter roll at the date of the meet ing.

For e xample, if your chapter has 50 members, 26 members must be present at a meet ing to const itute a quor um for the transac t ion of business. If your chapter has 35 members, 18 members const itute a quor um.

Ordinar ily, a simple major it y vote of a quor um is suf fic ient to car r y (adopt) a mot ion.

For e xample, if 26 members const itute a quor um and only a quor um is present, 14 votes w ill car r y a mot ion, and if

15 members const itute a quor um and only 15 are present, eight votes are required to car r y a mot ion.

However, some mat ters require, under Ka ppa Al pha Laws, more than a simple major it y vote for adopt ion. These mat ters are indicated in the Tabul ar Vot ing Guide found on the opposite page

Note: Memb er s “not in g o o d s tanding” under 8 -218 are not counte d to deter mine a quor um Se e 8 -219 reg ar ding t he r ight s of memb er s “not in g o o d s tanding” f or ot her re s t r ic t ions on t heir r ight to par t ic ipa te in Cha pter bus ine s s

E xcept ions to Quorum: Although a quor um for any meet ing is a major it y of the members of a chapter, there are some mat ters which require a vote which cannot be achieved w ith only a simple quor um of members

For e xample, the vote required to grant alumni st atus to an Ac t ive Member who has been an Ac t ive Member for seven regul ar semesters or eleven regul ar quar ters, not including the ter m in which he was init iated, is t wo-thirds of the Ac t ive Chapter.

So if a chapter has 50 members, a quor um is 26 for the transac t ion of business, but the vote required to grant alumni st atus is 34. There are other simil ar votes required. When the required vote in the L aws is said to be a cer t ain f rac t ion of the Ac t ive Chapter, or words of simil ar impor t, the f rac t ion is applied to the ent ire membership of the chapter as defined in paragraph 2 above

TABUL AR VOT ING GUIDE:

The follow ing const itutes the t abul at ion of the vote required and the necessar y quor um required by Kappa Alpha Laws At the r isk of being repet it ious, it is impor t ant to note that the quor um required to hold a meet ing and transac t business may NOT prov ide a suf fic ient number present to secure the vote needed to pass a par t icul ar mat ter

For e xample, in the United St ates Senate, a quor um is a major it y, yet the adopt ion of a Const itut ional amendment requires a t wo-thirds vote: thus more than a quor um may

be required to t ake par t icul ar ac t ion in an other w ise legit imately held meet ing.

When no spec ified sec t ion of the Ka ppa Al pha Laws is involved in any vote on a mot ion rel at ing to the general chapter administrat ion or miscell aneous mat ters, the vote required to adopt such a mot ion is a major it y of those present and vot ing, a quor um being present

There are other means by which some of the event s enumerated at r ight may t ake pl ace, but since they do not involve chapter vot ing, they are not included in the chapter Tabul ar Vot ing Guide

* See 8-113 for requirement regarding necessar y vote of members of chapter unavoidably absent f rom meet ing for elec t ion of new members

** CAUTION: Use the “ open ballot” only under the c ircumstances set for th in 8-115.

*** A mot ion to defer init iat ion is not in order unt il the “Repor t for init iat ion” prov ided for in 8-124 has been made

SECTION

B: Chapter Eight

Onward. Upward. Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow

O p p o s i t e: A t t e n d i n g n a t i o n a l c o n f e r e n c e s , s u c h a s t h e Em e r g i n g L e a d e r s Ac a d e m y s e e n h e r e , b r o a d e n s y o u r b r o t h e r h o o d a c r o s s c a m p u s e s a n d p r o v i d e s t r a i n i n g t o h e l p y o u t a c k l e y o u r c h a p t e r ' s f u t u r e

K appa A lpha Order’s timeless pr inciples remind us to move for ward by lear ning f rom our mista kes and to adapt to change in order to be successf u l Our initiation ceremony reinforces t his by instr ucting members to str ive for excellence by overcoming d if ficu lt bar r iers to succeed in life. We hold our teachings in high regard and it is our dut y to instill t hem to ot hers

Our Va r l e t prov ides an enor mous a mount of infor mation to a id you t hroughout your new member, active member, and a lu mnus ex per ience However, we lear n f rom our first initiation ex per ience t hat t here is much more to lear n about t he philosophy, sy mbolism,

and our obligations A chapter must ma ke ever y ef for t to prepare members, not only to lead t heir chapter, but to in fluence t hem to hold to t hese va lues for life Membership education is essentia l in per pet uating our idea ls so t hat we can ef fectively lead our chapters A good membership education prog ra m empowers us to recr u it ef fectively, improve academica lly, prov ide educationa l tra ining for members, develop emerg ing leaders, prepare members for g raduation, and enhance r isk management prog ra ms T hese educationa l prog ra ms are cr itica l to ma k ing our f rater nit y t he best it can be and to prepare you for tomor row

“The education of a man is never completed until he dies.”

– Robert E. Lee, Spiritual Founder, Kappa Alpha Order

New Member Educat ion

T he first process we go t hrough is new member education, which introduces us to K appa A lpha Order by lear ning about our histor y and prepar ing us to become active members T he educationa l per iod, which is a ma ximu m of eight week s, consists of lear ning exercises, tea m-bu ild ing ex per iences, and t he development of new f r iendships Ever y new member deser ves to have a positive ex per ience Your new member education per iod is not a time for meaningless task s and activ ities, nor does it per mit members to physica lly hu miliate or deg rade you K appa A lpha Order str ictly prohibits ha zing, or activ ities defi ned as, “A ny action ta ken or sit uation created, intentiona lly, whet her on or of f f rater nit y premises, to produce menta l or physica l d iscomfor t, embar rassment, harassment or r id icu le ”

T he pur pose of new member education is to lear n about our organization and to prepare you to become an active member

Act ive Member Educat ion

T he pur pose of member education is to prepare f ut ure leaders for ser v ice inside and outside of t he f rater nit y It shou ld consist of laws and r it ua l tra ining, r isk management, va lues and et hics, time management, st udy sk ills, career-based sk ills, and leadership development Our member education oppor t unities include t he Nu mber I’s Leadership Instit ute, prov ince councils, t he Emerg ing Leaders Academy, T h e C r u s a d e R o u n dTa b l e , ca mpus work shops and presentations, as well as v isits by associate d irectors for chapter ser v ices

THE CRUSADE

T h e C r u s a d e is K appa A lpha Order’s tota l membership development prog ra m desig ned to prov ide our underg raduates w it h educationa l oppor t unities t hroughout t heir college ex per ience Based on t he r it ua l, t he prog ra m emphasizes academic excellence, va lues and et hics, communit y ser v ice, tea m bu ild ing, and leadership t hat is beneficia l to t he active par ticipant dur ing his underg raduate years, but a lso t hroughout life

Since its inception in 1998, t he prog ra m has been adopted successf u lly by for t y- eight chapters whose members are excelling scholastica lly, increasing t heir philant hropic ser v ice, manag ing t heir fi nances more ef fectively, and recr u iting and reta ining more members A member beg ins T h e C r u s a d e immed iately a f ter he is inducted into a Cr usade chapter He beg ins w it h t he first phase, Voyage for Brot herhood, and moves sequentia lly t hrough t he rema ining t hree phases, Honor Bound, Quest for Leadership and T he Jour ney Beyond, which may cor respond to t he members’ f reshman, sophomore, junior and senior years respectively

Utilizing d if ferent met hods of lear ning, T h e C r u s a d e a ims to present interesting topics relating to t he f rater na l ex per ience and persona l development t hrough a var ied ar ray of med iu ms Some of t hese lear ning met hods include ex per ientia l lear ning, ser v ice lear ning, tea m build ing, scenar io -based lear ning, peer education, and ot her trad itiona l met hods of instr uction

Unique to ot her membership development prog ra ms around t he Greek world, T h e C r u s a d e a ims to streng t hen t he active chapter and t he underg raduate member t hrough a var iet y of lear ning st yles and suppor t mechanisms Wit h t he foundation of t he prog ra m rooted in t he r it ua l, t he prog ra m str ives to teach responsibilit y and self-gover nance while creating an inter f rater na l atmosphere T h e C r u s a d e is not mandator y; chapters par ticipate

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a n d ac t i v i t i e s , no r do e s i t p e r m i t m e m b e r s to p h y s i c all y hu m il ia t e o r d e g r a d e y o u K a p p a A l p h a

O r d e r s t r i c t l y p r o hi b i t s h a z ing.

Ongoing Education

Kappa Alpha Order prov ides us w ith a str uc ture to operate as a chapter, a r ich histor y, l aws to gover n ourselves, and a beaut if ul r itual Ever y member has to go through an educat ional process to acquire knowledge about our Order New member educat ion is essent ial to educate and prepare new members for our init iat ion and ac t ive membership Once members are init iated, they should not stop lear ning Members need to cont inue their educat ion ever y year Kappa Alpha Order is an in-depth organiz at ion, and there is much to lear n

T he C r u s ade e m p h a s i z e s ac a d e m i c e x c e ll e nc e, v alu e s a n d e t hi c s , c o m m uni t y s e r v i c e, t e a m b u il ding, a n d l e a d e r s hi p t h a t i s b e ne fi c ial to t h e ac t i v e p a r t i c i p a nt du r ing hi s un d e r g r a du a t e y e a r s , b ut al s o t hr o ugho ut l i fe.

of t heir ow n f ree w ill Consequently, T h e C r u s a d e is chang ing t he landscape of K A t hrough self-imposed responsibilities and standards rat her t han by mandates and r u les

ƒ PH A SE I: T h e fi r s t p h a s e e n c o m p a s s e s t h e n e w m e m b e r e du c a t i o n p r o g r a m It b e g i n s w i t h t h e i n du c t i o n c e r e m o n y, a n d i t s p u r p o s e i s t o h e l p t h e n e w m e m b e r e s t a b l i s h h i g h s t a n d a r d s i n a l l a r e a s r e l e v a n t t o h i s c o l l e g e c a r e e r T h r o ug h a w e l l - p l a n n e d p r o g r a m i n v o l v i ng t e a m b u i l d i ng ac t i v i t i e s , c o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e p r o je c t s , a n d o u t s i d e s o u r c e s , t h e n e w m e m b e r w i l l l e a r n t i m e m a n ag e m e n t s k i l l s , p e r s o n a l fi n a n c e, e t i q u e t t e, s u c c e s s f u l s c h o l a r s h i p, t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f b r o t h e r h o o d , a n d t h e h i s t o r y o f K a p p a A l p h a O r d e r.

ƒ PH A SE II: T h e s e c o n d p h a s e i s i n t e n d e d t o h e l p t h e m e m b e r, t h r o ug h i n - d e p t h s t u d y, ga i n a go o d u n d e r s t a n d i ng o f t h e K a p p a A l p h a L a w s a n d t h e r i t u a l , a n d t o h e l p f o s t e r a n a p p r e c i a t i o n o f v a l u e s a n d e t h i c s T h e u n d e r s t a n d i ng o f t h e p h i l o s o p h i c a l f r a m e w o r k o f K a p p a A l p h a O r d e r i s v i t a l t o t h e p r i n c i p l e o f s e l fgo v e r n a n c e a n d e t h i c a l l e a d e r s h i p T h e C o u n c i l o f Ho n o r a n d r e l a t e d w o r k s h o p s s e r v e a s t h e b ac k b o n e f o r t h i s p h a s e a n d a r e ac c o m p a n i e d b y g r o u p e x e r c i s e s , c a s e s t u d i e s , a n d g u e s t s p e a k e r s

ƒ PH A SE III: T h e c h i e f p u r p o s e s o f t h e t h i r d p h a s e a r e t o p r o v i d e m e m b e r s w i t h l e a d e r s h i p s k i l l s t h a t w i l l b e n e fi t t h e m i n t h e f u t u r e a n d t o e du c a t e t h e m o n s o c i a l i s s u e s . Me m b e r s w i l l h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o f u r t h e r d e v e l o p b o t h t h e i r l e a d e r s h i p a n d o r ga n i z a t i o n a l s k i l l s b y ac t i v e l y h o l d i ng l e a d e r s h i p r o l e s o n c a m p u s a n d w i t h i n t h e c h a p t e r T h i s p h a s e w i l l l a s t a p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e y e a r a n d w i l l i n v o l v e a l e a d e r s h i p r e t r e a t , c a s e s t u d y s c e n a r i o s , p r e s e n t a t i o n o f e du c a t i o n a l m o du l e s , s p e a k i ng o p p o r t u n i t i e s , l e a d e r s h i p e v a l u a t i o n a n d d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d c o n t i n u e d s e r v i c e t o t h e c o m m u n i t y.

ƒ PH A SE I V: T h e fi n a l p h a s e o f T h e C r u s a d e h a s b e e n d e s i g n e d t o a l l o w m e m b e r s t o f o c u s o n ac t i v i t i e s t h a t w i l l p r e p a r e t h e m f o r l i fe e x p e r i e n c e s a f t e r c o l l e g e It s m a i n p u r p o s e s a r e t o p r e p a r e m e m b e r s f o r a c a r e e r, e m p h a s i z e t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f K A i n v o l v e m e n t a s a n a l u m n u s a n d t o e n h a n c e c o m m u n i t y a w a r e n e s s R e s u m e w r i t i ng , i n t e r v i e w s k i l l s , d r e s s i ng f o r s u c c e s s , c a r e e r r e s e a r c h , v o l u n t e e r w o r k , a n d e m p h a s i s o n a l u m n i ac t i v i t i e s a n d i n v o l v e m e n t w i l l b e a d d r e s s e d du r i ng t h i s p h a s e wh i c h w i l l l a s t a p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e y e a r

Recruitment

Education, as w it h r it ua l, laws, and a ll ot her operations, is key to t he recr u itment success T he Order conducts recr u itment education at our Emerg ing Leaders Academy, prov ince councils, t he Nu mber I’s Leadership Instit ute, online, and dur ing sta f f chapter v isits T he Cer ti fied Chapter Recr u iter Course, hosted at t he Emerg ing Leaders Academy, is a g reat mu lti- class course to delve into r ush, recr u itment, va lues, and t he basics of t he Order

A lso, seek out your Greek adv isor to get resources includ ing IFC r u les, ca mpus spea kers, reg iona l conferences, and adv ice f rom

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e m p o w e r s u s to r e c r u i t e f fe c t i v e l y, i m p r o v e ac a d e m i c a ll y, p r o v id e e duc a t io n al t r aining fo r m e m b e r s , d e v e lo p e m e r g ing l e a d e r s , p r e p a r e m e m b e r s fo r g r a du a t io n, a n d e n h a nc e r i s k m a n age m e nt p r og r a m s

ca mpus representatives Fina lly, t here are a nu mber of reputable and successf u l professiona l recr u itment companies t hat work w it h ca mpuses on education and success If t hey come to your ca mpus, seek out t heir help as much as possible

Your Nu mber IV is your recr u itment of ficer. He shou ld coord inate a committee responsible for a year-round plan t hat encompasses t he follow ing:

ƒ B u i l d i ng a l i s t o f p o t e n t i a l n a m e s

ƒ S t a y i ng i n t o u c h w i t h a n d r e c r u i t i ng p o t e n t i a l m e m b e r s

ƒ O r ga n i z i ng a jo i n i ng p e r i o d ( f o r m a l r e c r u i t m e n t) t h a t “ c l o s e s t h e d e a l” w i t h f u t u r e m e m b e r s a n d g e t s t h e m t o jo i n y o u r c h a p t e r

Remember, you are recr u iting t he next chapter leaders and f ut ure a lu mni – not t he next best new member Seek potentia l members t hroughout t he year, choose g reat men in your bid sessions, g ive t hem a hea lt hy education dur ing new membership, and t hen prov ide t hem w it h a wor t hwhile initiation ceremony

Your chapter w ill be better for it and you’ll see t he tr ue meaning when recr u itment is t he “lifeblood of t he Order ”

TAK ING I T TO THE NE X T LE VEL

In chapter t hree, you were introduced to t he basics of recr u itment But how do you ta ke it to t he next level? First, a d istinction shou ld be made bet ween “ r ush” and “recr u itment.” Rush, a lso k now n as for ma l recr u itment, is an antiquated ter m you’ll hear f rom a lu mni and ot hers In t he past, chapters relied solely on r ush to br ing new members to t heir house. T his is an outdated system t hat simply does not work on most ca mpuses today If recr u itment is t he “lifeblood” of t he Order, t hen “ r ush” is life suppor t! T here might be a place for “for ma l recr u itment” in today’s K A chapter, but it is shou ld be a sma ll par t of a comprehensive recr u itment plan

Recruitment: Things to Remember

ƒ Recruitment is about mak ing f r iends Mak ing f r iends involves meet ing people and building trust w ith them

ƒ However, you want the r ight person to uphold your values, be someone you can trust, and become the brother you can count on to cont inue your legac y

ƒ Recruitment needs to be f un, enjoyable, and a clear and f air glimpse into the chapter ’ s life. Tell the truth about obligat ions, finances, and operat ions.

ƒ Remember the r itual Imagine your recruit s hear ing the words and seeing the images Will they be exc ited and emboldened? If so, these are the men you want. Go out and get them.

Good Standing of Active Members

An Ac t ive Member shall al so be in good st anding w ith his Ac t ive Chapter and w ith the Order if he meet s the schol arship st andards as set for th by the E xecut ive Counc il for the immediate preceding college semester or quar ter; an Ac t ive Member not meet ing those st andards may enter into and f ully e xecute a det ailed personal schol arship improvement pl an w ith the Number III and/or chapter schol arship commit tee in order to ret ain the r ight s suspended in the Kappa Alpha Laws 8-219 (a), (b), (e), and (f ) See Kappa Alpha Laws 8-218

Positive Reinforcement

Instead of disc iplining members who miss a cl ass, promote at tendance and recognize those who never miss a cl ass Rather than dwelling on l ack of accomplishment or below-st andard grades, emphasize each member ’ s potent ial to achieve a goal and prov ide methods for reaching those goal s. While punishment may pl ay a par t of an ef fec t ive schol arship program, incent ives are the key. They are essent ial for ever y chapter that values schol arship.

The 3.0 GPA Chapter Standard

Kappa Alpha Order ’ s st andard is for chapters to achieve above a 3.0 GPA ever y semester/ quar ter. Chapters f ailing to achieve a 3.0 GPA are required to submit a wr it ten academic enhancement pl an to the Prov ince Commander and E xecut ive Direc tor.

ƒ An ac t ive chapter f ailing to achieve a 2 7 GPA for the immediate preceding semester or quar ter is pl aced on soc ial probat ion for the follow ing semester or quar ter.

Academic Resources:

ƒ Nat ional Schol arship Of ficer

ƒ Deput y Prov ince Commander for Academic Af f airs

ƒ Facult y adv isor

ƒ Greek adv isor

ƒ w w w.KappaAlphaOrder.org/academic s

RECRUI TMENT IS A YEAR-ROUND EFFORT.

Ma k ing f r iends, establishing relationships, gat her ing na mes of incoming f reshmen, inv iting recr u its (potentia l members) to intra mura l ga mes, introducing K A to your st udent gover nment association or ca mpus organization a ll of t hese are exa mples of recr u itment. Fur t her, recr uitment is somet hing to keep in mind w it h a ll chapter decisions Public image, par t y t hemes, attendance at on- ca mpus events, and ca mpus involvement can a ll positively or negatively impact recr u itment success for a chapter.

A chapter may a lso choose to ra mp up ef for ts pr ior to a for ma l recr u itment per iod on ca mpus Dur ing t he su mmer, chapters can send letters to f reshmen, adver tise on Facebook, host su mmer recr u itment events, or have members become or ientation counselors for your ca mpus

DEFFERED RECRUI TMENT

Some chapters have ca mpus requirements t hat d isa llow f reshmen f rom joining a f rater nit y until t hey have a cer ta in nu mber of hours completed (t y pica lly 12 hours) and a cer ta in GPA T his is ca lled “defer red” recr u itment, but it rea lly shou ld be ca lled defer red “joining.” A ny chapter w it h ca mpus r u les like t his shou ld ma ke an extra ef for t t hroughout t he fa ll to meet and recr u it as many f reshmen men as possible

NO ALCOHOL

One of t he most impor tant aspects of recr u itment and r ush t hat needs to be reiterated is t hat t hese activ ities shou ld be dr y! T hat’s r ight, no a lcohol shou ld be involved You may ask why or how T here are many jud icious reasons (t he law, r isk management, sa fet y), but an equa lly cr itica l angle is to consider what it is t hat you are selling K A is an Order a societ y of persons united by possession of a mut ua l d istinction, t he recog nition of somet hing prev iously acqu ired

You are selling a lifetime ex per ience based on t he va lues of our Order. Sure, t here is room for appropr iate socia l activ it y, but in t hese sit uations, you are investigating potentia l members for t heir va lues base, while selling K A’s pr inciples and ma k ing sure t hat recr u its w ill tr u ly be a g reat fit w it h your chapter. Can t his be done while inebr iated? T hink big, just for a moment Can you sell your chapter w it hout a lcohol? Do par ties define your ex per ience? Or are t hey merely a par t of t he ex per ience?

Mak ing and Sustaining the Grade

K appa A lpha Order ex pects its members to ma ke t heir academic per for mance a pr ior it y, even over t he f rater nit y Academic excellence enr iches t he lives of a ll members of t he chapter and promotes t he chapter’s image on ca mpus and in t he communit y It streng t hens t he overa ll Greek system, stimu lates interest and approva l of parents and a lu mni, attracts t he most outstand ing men for recr u itment, and ensures t hat t he chapter w ill continue to g row t hrough t he continued initiation of its new members Academic success benefits ever yone.

Your contr ibution to t he f rater nit y ’ s overa ll GPA is ver y impor tant on ca mpus and at a nationa l level

SCHOLAR SHIP PROGR AM

In order to achieve outstand ing academic achievement, a chapter must implement an ef fective scholarship prog ra m for its membership A new member scholarship prog ra m is not a chapter scholarship prog ra m T he scholarship prog ra m must have t he sa me standards and policies for ever y member.

Most scholarship prog ra ms are planned around g rades, which are t he end resu lts T hey are a measurement of what preceded t hem Too much emphasis is placed on g rades, and not enough g iven to t he pat h t hat leads to t he g rades T he focus shou ld be on incentives and encouragement, rat her t han punishment and d isapprova l

NAT IONAL RECOGNI T ION

T he Nationa l Scholarship Trophy is presented annua lly to t he active chapter t hat achieves t he highest collective GPA for t he academic year T he na me of t he w inning chapter is eng raved on t he trophy and per manently d isplayed in t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice.

OUT S TANDING ACADEMIC ACHIE VEMENT AWARDS

Outstand ing Academic Achievement Awards are g iven each semester/quar ter to recog nize chapters t hat achieved a 2 8 GPA or higher Scholastic Achievement Awards are awarded on a ter m basis to ever y Active Chapter t hat achieves a 3.0 GPA or higher t han bot h t he A ll-Men’s and A ll-Frater nit y average, or t hat is academica lly ranked in t he top 25 percent of f rater nities, and is higher t han t he Order’s nationa l average at t heir respective instit utions T he Scholastic Excellence Award is for chapters who achieve a ter m GPA above a 3 25 Ind iv idua lly, t he Citation of Academic Excellence is g iven to any apply ing f u ll-time Active Member who achieves a 4 0 ter m GPA

Addit ional KA Programs

Two of t he Order’s pr imar y goa ls are t he acqu isition of k nowledge and t he development of character. To t hat end, K A has nu merous prog ra ms and ser v ices From t he Nu mber I’s Leadership Instit ute to Project Outreach and f rom Council of Honor to prov ince councils, K appa A lpha is committed to t he educationa l development of our members From its inception, K appa A lpha was desig ned to be an adjunct to, and a promoter of, t he higher education system. Its pr imar y focus, t herefore, must be to prov ide prog ra ms to ensure t he academic and persona l achievement of our members and chapters

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Chapter Academics

The Order is commit ted to the academic achievement of our chapters as ev idenced by our st andards:

ƒ The Number III ser ves his chapter as the Schol arship Of ficer.

ƒ If a chapter ’ s GPA f all s below the schol arship standards of the Order, the chapter may be pl aced on probat ion by the Knight Commander, the Prov ince Commander, or E xecut ive Direc tor (Kappa Alpha Laws 9-271)

ƒ One of the four Ac t ive Chapter E xpec tat ions is to achieve an overall term GPA of no less than 3 0

ƒ An incoming f reshman must have achieved a high school GPA of 2.7 to receive a bid of membership.

ƒ If an undergraduate has earned academic credit s, he must have achieved a 2 7 to join

ƒ An Ac t ive Member or Member Await ing Init iat ion f ailing to maintain a 2.7 for the immediate preceding semester or quar ter is ineligible to ser ve, at tend or par t ic ipate in any soc ial f unc t ion.

ƒ An of ficer f ailing to maintain a 2 7 for the immediate preceding semester or quar ter is ineligible to ser ve

R i g h t : Mu s c u l a r

D y s t r o p h y

A s s o c i a t i o n h a s b e e n

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Project Outreach

K A recog nizes t he persona l g row t h potentia l and edcuationa l va lue of per for ming volunteer ser v ice Project Outreach, t he philant hropic prog ra m of K appa A lpha Order, educates members about ser v ing t heir communities It a lso helps to f ur t her educate our members on societa l and persona l responsibilit y, and t he benefit of per for ming ser v ice to ot hers Project Outreach a lso increases t he a mount of hands- on ser v ice and recog nizes chapters t hat excel in t heir ef for ts

MUSCULAR DYS TROPHY A SSOCIAT ION (MDA)

In add ition to work ing in t heir ow n communit y, ever y K A chapter is ex pected to ma ke sig ni ficant contr ibutions to t he MDA, K appa A lpha’s nationa l philant hropy. A s a nationa l organization, K A has ra ised more t han $4 million for t he Muscu lar Dystrophy

A ssociation since 1975

OPER AT ION CRIMSON GIF T

Blood donation is a cr itica l element of t he K appa A lpha Order ca ll to communit y ser v ice, as it saves t housands of lives each year Operation Cr imson Gif t, held annua lly t hroughout t he year, is an oppor t unit y for a ll K A members to recog nize t he impor tance of donating blood. Chapters w it h exceptiona lly high levels of par ticipation in t his prog ra m are recog nized annua lly at prov ince councils

OTHER

K A a lso suggests t hat chapters consider t he follow ing a lter nate focuses for t heir ser v ice and f undra ising, in excess of what is done for MDA Relevant options include: sex ua l assau lt prevention and education and/or women’s sa fet y suppor t; suppor t of U S A r med

Forces, t heir fa milies, and wounded war r iors; prostate cancer research and f und ing; organ, eye and tissue donation; or even Zac Brow n ’ s Ca mp Sout her n Ground Each of t hese areas of suppor t are speci fica lly related to our va lues and histor y

Cert ified Chapter Recruiter Course (CCRC)

T he mission of t his prog ra m is to educate and energ ize our adv isors, underg raduates, and a lu mni members on t he core pr inciples of r ush and recr u itment. T hrough energ ized d iscussions, innovative teaching met hods, and cer ti fication tests, our chapter recr u iters are properly tra ined to motivate t heir chapter in t he recr u itment and acqu isition of qua lit y members T he CCRC is held jointly t hrough our Emerg ing Leaders Academy

Council of Honor

A f ter a member is initiated, he d iscovers t hat t here is much more to lear n about K appa A lpha Order T he r it ua l prov ides many t hemes, obligations, and ex pectations for each member

One way to lear n more about t he r it ua l is t hrough t he Council of Honor prog ra m

Council of Honor involves an intense st udy of t he laws and r it ua l It was established in 1986 by t hen K night Commander Dr Idr is R Traylor, Jr while he was facu lt y adv isor to Ga mma Chi Chapter at Texas Tech Universit y

T he prog ra m seek s to prov ide members w it h g reater insight into t he Kappa Alpha Laws and chapter bylaws, parlia mentar y procedure, and t he r it ua l It helps members understand t he sy mbolism and recur r ing t hemes not of ten understood or noticed.

Donate Life

Donate Life Amer ica is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organiz at ion leading it s nat ional par tners and Donate Life St ate Teams to increase the number of donated organs, eyes and t issue avail able to save and heal lives through transpl ant at ion while developing a culture where donat ion is embraced as a f undament al human responsibilit y Visit w w w donatelife net for more det ail s

TheIndependenceFund

Founded in 2007, The Independence Fund is committed to empowering our nation’s catastrophically wounded, injured, or ill Veterans to overcome physical, mental, and emotional wounds incurred in the line of duty. We are dedicated to improving the lives of both our Veterans and their families. Through our Mobility, Caregiver, Adaptive Sports, Advocacy, and Family programs, The Independence Fund strives to bridge the gap of unmet needs for Veterans and their caregivers. KA Chapters each typically raise $12,000 to $20,000 for a track chair for a veteran.

Each Council of Honor program is administered by an undergraduate who is the Council of Honor commander for his chapter. The Council of Honor Guidebook offers suggestions for programming, and the National Administrative Office provides membership certificates to the inductees.

The E. Fleming Mason Memorial Internship Program

This program provides undergraduates with an opportunity to gain professional work experience while living in the Washington, D.C., area. Past interns have been placed with lobbyists, congressmen, think tanks, and other impressive placements depending on the applicant’s interests. The Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation funds this program through alumni donations.

Leadership Education Conferences

NUMBER I'S LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (NLI)

The second oldest fraternity leadership school in the nation, NLI began as the Officer Training School in 1946 and has provided training to chapter officers every year since. In 2003, the Order redeveloped this training program more specifically for chapter presidents, and renamed it accordingly. This intensive, informational and educational retreat is held at the Caraway Conference Center, a Christian meeting place in the mountains of North Carolina, each year during the first week of January. The facility and premises are alcohol-free which provides a suitable learning atmosphere for this two and a half day conference. The focus of NLI is to educate and empower the Number I’s to understand their role and responsibility as the chapter’s highest elected officer, to recognize the tools and

suppor t systems prov ided, and to understand t he standards and policies of operating an active chapter of K appa A lpha Order T he educationa l for mat is desig ned for large g roup sessions t hat lead to facilitated sma ll g roup council d iscussions T he topics include t he Kappa Alpha Laws, leadership, r isk management, va lues and et hics, conf rontation, and goa l setting

PROVINCE COUNCILS

Ever y spr ing, reg iona l meetings across t he countr y ta ke place to educate our members, elect prov ince underg raduate chair men, and to d iscuss t he business of each prov ince. One -t hird of our underg raduate members par ticipate in t his tra ining, which covers leadership, r isk management, recr u itment, r it ua l, scholarship, member education, and persona l development. Kappa Alpha Laws requ ire t hat a ll nine of ficers are requ ired to attend unless excused by t he prov ince commander It is a lso a Cr usade Gu ideline for T h e C r u s a d e Commander to attend.

THE EMERGING LEADER S ACADEMY

T his conference ta kes place in Lexing ton, Virg inia, on ca mpus at Washing ton and Lee Universit y and is intended to prov ide a d if ferent lear ning ex per ience by ta k ing par ticipants out of t he classroom and into t he streets and locations while ga ining a histor ica l perspective of our found ing T he Academy prov ides our f ut ure leaders t he oppor t unit y to increase t heir k nowledge base about basic chapter operations, leadership, and how to implement a positive change in t heir chapter T he prog ra m of fers a unique ex per ience to lear n more about K appa A lpha Order

S TEWARDS OF THE ORDER

T his conference is an interactive r it ua l-based work shop t hat focuses on t he sy mbolism and philosophy of t he r it ua l, production of t he initiation ceremony, and t he or ig ins of our f rater nit y In order to become a “steward” of t he Order, par ticipants must pass an ora l exa m to receive a cer ti ficate, lapel pin, and wa llet card

THE CRUSADE ROUNDTABLE

A unique aspect of T h e C r u s a d e is t he RoundTable ex per ience, which is an intensive educationa l immersion into T h e C r u s a d e prog ra m. Held in Lexing ton, Virg inia, t he prog ra m is desig ned to educate and motivate T h e C r u s a d e Commanders, underg raduate brot hers who are responsible for overseeing and ensur ing t he success of t he prog ra m in t heir chapters. Conducted in similar fashion to t he act ua l C r u s a d e prog ra m, T he RoundTable prov ides an oppor t unit y for brot hers f rom around t he countr y to live t hrough a well- executed C r u s a d e ex per ience.

North-American Interf raternit y Leadership Conference Programs

UNDERGR ADUATE INTERFR ATERNI T Y INS T I TUTE (UIF I)

T he UIFI ex per ience is a five - day jour ney t hat of fers par ticipants t he oppor t unit y to ex plore, defi ne, and enhance t heir leadership sk ills, persona l awareness, commitment to t heir f rater nit y; and g row to ex pect va lues-based action f rom t hemselves and t hose t hey lead.

FUTURES QUES T

T his prog ra m ta kes place in December and Januar y and prov ides leadership tra ining to men who have joined a f rater nit y in t he last

R i s k Ma n age m e nt e duc a t io n i s c r uc ial to l i m i t y o u r c h a p t e r ’ s e x p o s u r e to p o t e nt ial lo s s e s a n d p e n alt i e s , b ut m o r e i m p o r t a nt l y to e n s u r e y o u r h e alt h a n d s a fe t y

year T he focus of t he weekend is identif y ing persona l streng t h and limitations, developing leadership and communication sk ills, ex plor ing persona l va lues and ma k ing a commitment to f rater na l idea ls

Risk Management Here and Now

R isk management is just what you t hink it is: limiting your chapter’s ex posure to potentia l losses and pena lties or, simply put, manag ing your r isk T he potentia l losses your chapter or K A cou ld incur are immeasurable Losses cou ld be as simple as t he chapter losing t he r ight to par ticipate in a ca mpus event or t here cou ld be a mu lti-million dollar lawsu it t hat na mes t he Order, chapter and even ind iv idua l members T hese pena lties cou ld come f rom a minor accident or a major tragedy. Regard less of t he pena lties, manag ing its r isk shou ld a lways be at t he foref ront of t he chapter’s decision-ma k ing process

A BRIEF HIS TORY

Mill io n s o f do ll a r s h a v e b e e n p aid o ut in s e t t l e m e nt fo r c l ai m s f r o m inc id e nt s t h a t o c c u r r e d a t f r a t e r ni t y ho u s e s o r f r a t e r ni t y f unc t io n s K a p p a A l p h a O r d e r, l i k e o t h e r n a t io n al o r ga ni z a t io n s , h a s a do p t e d a s e t o f r i s k m a n age m e nt g u id e l ine s to o v e r s e e ac t i v e c h a p t e r f unc t io n s .

Frater nities have long been associated w it h high mora l idea ls and standards Recently t hough, t hey have a lso been associated w it h par ties, a lcohol and dr ug abuse, sex ua l assau lt and ha zing Since 1980, t here has been a large and steady upsw ing in t he nu mber of lawsu its fi led aga inst ind iv idua l members, loca l chapters and nationa l f rater nities Millions of dollars have been pa id out in settlement for cla ims f rom incidents t hat occur red at f rater nit y houses or f rater nit y f unctions K appa A lpha Order, like ot her nationa l organizations, has adopted a set of r isk management g u idelines to oversee active chapter f unctions K appa A lpha’s r isk management g u idelines stem f rom a set of standards w r itten in 1987 by a g roup of f rater nities ca lled t he Frater nit y Insurance Purchasing Group, now k now n as t he Frater nit y Infor mation and Prog ra mming Group (FIPG), of which K A was a found ing member FIPG prov ides r isk management g u idelines and educationa l resources to help member f rater nities and soror ities be more ef fective in t heir r isk management ef for ts K appa A lpha was a lso a found ing member of FR MT, Ltd , which is a reinsurance company FR MT is ded icated to prov id ing cost ef fective genera l liabilit y insurance coverage for its member organizations and r isk management resources and education to improve t he underg raduate ex per ience of its members

You were instr ucted on t he K appa A lpha Order R isk Management Policy (K AOR MP) dur ing new member education In add ition, t here are mu ltiple oppor t unities each year for you to receive add itiona l education on t his policy and ways to manage your r isk s T he active members and leaders of t he chapter are charged w it h implementing procedures and sa fet y measures to ensure t hat your members and g uests are as sa fe as possible Accidents do happen, but t he steps you ta ke to prevent t hese accidents and your actions follow ing t hem may be key to limiting t he sever it y of t he resu lts

T his section w ill f ur t her exa mine a few aspects of t he K AOR MP so as an active member, you can better understand t he policy and how to prevent r isk y behav ior

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

T here are t wo ways t hat a lcohol may be present at chapter events: br ing your ow n beverage (BYOB) or supplied by a t hird-par t y vendor. Neit her members nor t he chapter are per mitted to prov ide a lcohol to any member or g uest

A c h a p t e r h o u s e i s t h e p l a c e w h e r e m e m o r i e s a r e m a d e . En s u r e r i s k m a n ag e m e n t i s u t i l i z e d t o e n s u r e a l l m e m o r i e s a r e p o s i t i v e

Wit h BYOB, a member or g uest who is of lega l dr ink ing age may br ing his ow n a lcohol to events w it hin t he a forementioned g u idelines. At a BYOB event, a person must meet bot h of t hese cr iter ia to be able to dr ink and shou ld not be per mitted to br ing more a lcohol t han he cou ld reasonably consu me dur ing t he event T he recommended met hod for BYOB is to develop a tag-ticket system T hose members who br ing a lcohol are asked to check it in and receive tickets to retr ieve t heir dr ink s T his limits t he abilit y for persons who are not of age or who d id not br ing a lcohol f rom ta k ing f rom t hose who d id A f u ll descr iption on how to ef fectively implement a tag-ticket system is ava ilable f rom t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice. Many ca mpuses do not a llow a lcohol on ca mpus or have a limited a mount of a lcohol t hat can be brought to events If t hese r u les exist, t he chapter must comply.

A t hird-par t y vendor is a vendor who is licensed to sell a lcohol by t he dr ink Persons who are of lega l dr ink ing age may purchase a lcohol f rom t he vendor dur ing t he event. If ava ilable, t he chapter shou ld ex plore using a t hird-par t y vendor at events

At events where a lcohol is present, each member of t he chapter who attends is per mitted to br ing t hree g uests per t he

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Ma n ag e m e n t Po l i c y

K AOR MP T he na mes of each g uest shou ld be submitted pr ior to t he event by a dead line and met hod deter mined by t he chapter In most cases, t he chapter is aware of t he age of its members T hese members w ill of ten have k nowledge of t he age of t heir g uests T his is impor tant to note so t he chapter can properly monitor and enforce applicable dr ink ing laws

Dr ugs are a whole d if ferent ba llga me when it comes to your chapter life No matter what is accepted on ca mpus, w it hin your Greek system, or w it hin your chapter cur rent, t here is simply no place for any k ind of illega l dr ug use T his includes mar ijuana, misuse/abuse of prescr iption med icine, and ot her dr ugs T he R isk Management Policy str ictly forbids t he use of dr ugs, but more impor tantly, it is completely contrar y to our va lues as members and likely, to what you rea lly stand for as a person Ta lk about t his w it h you chapter members and k now t hat you can receive assistance However, to be clear, t he Order w ill ta ke necessar y actions to remove dr ug-using members f rom our chapters, includ ing reser v ing t he r ight to ad minister dr ug tests

HAZING

One of t he reasons men join a f rater nit y is for ca marader ie and brot herhood. For many, t he f rater nit y becomes a fa mily away f rom home Ha zing, in any for m, has no place in a brot herhood or fa mily A s you k now by now, K appa A lpha Order has a zero tolerance for ha zing. In add ition, your state has established anti-ha zing laws Most members understand t hat ha zing is w rong and has no place in our f rater nit y T hese members need to spea k up, as t hey are not a lone. Rema ining a bystander only per pet uates t he problem Our spir it ua l founder, Rober t E Lee, developed his defi nition of a gentleman In t hat defi nition he w r ites about how a gentleman shou ld act when he enjoys cer ta in pr iv ileges and advantages over anot her A s an active member, one of t he ways you shou ld measure yourself as a gentleman is by ex plor ing how

Ab o v e: Ea c h y e a r a t

L I, Nu m b e r I ’ s t a k e

you use your advantage of f u ll membership over t hose brot hers who are awa iting initiation

In t he new member section, t here are questions t hat can be asked to deter mine if an activ it y is ha zing (s e e p ag e 61) You can ask yourself t hose sa me questions A s a college st udent, you are f u lly capable of ma k ing intelligent choices when you stop and t hink Ha zing is a la z y attempt at educating members It ta kes t houghtf u l planning and ded ication to develop better members

Cha llenge yourself and your members to ta ke an interest in t he education of each new member T he f ut ure of your chapter and t he Order is in t heir hands Get to k now members as brot hers and g u ide t hem in t he d isciplines t hat w ill ma ke t hem good st udents, members, citizens and some day, husbands and fat hers

F IRE, HEALTH AND SAFE T Y

Each active chapter shou ld ta ke an interest in t he sa fet y of its members and g uests. T here are cer ta in steps you can ta ke to prevent r isk s and ensure sa fet y at your chapter house, lodge and/or at chapter events

ƒ Educ ate your me mb e r s on r ule s and r eg ulat ion s t hat ar e in plac e to k e e p t he m s afe

ƒ If you ha ve a fac ilit y, par t ne r w it h your lo c al hou s e c or p or at ion or c ollege/uni ve r s it y to ha ve annual in s p e c t ion s and c ompl y w it h lo c al fir e and s afe t y c o de s Plac e a r e s p on s ible me mb e r in c har ge of b e ing t he c hapte r ’ s c ontac t p e r s on who c an follo w - up on any out s tanding i s s ue s Conduc t r eg ular fir e and applic able e me r ge nc y dr ill s

ƒ Po s t e me r ge nc y numb e r s in public plac e s

ƒ Cr e ate and di s t r ibute a w r it te n c r i s i s manage me nt plan for e me r ge nc y s it uat ion s D oing s o w ill he lp c o ole r he ad s pr e vail dur ing c r i s i s s it uat ion s V i s it K appa AlphaO r de r or g/Cr i s i s for mor e de tail s

ƒ A s k me mb e r s to par t ic ipate in pr og r am s and ac t i v it ie s t hat inc r e a s e t he ir k no wle dge and s k ill s w it h r e s p e c t to me mb e r s afe t y (i e F ir s t Aid, CPR , e tc )

SPECIAL E VENT S

At times your chapter may w ish to host specia l events. T hese events may present more r isk t han nor ma l circu mstances and requ ire add itiona l insurance coverage T he specia l events por tion of t he K AOR MP a llows chapters to host t hese events, when approved, by purchasing add itiona l insurance coverage If your chapter desires to host an at hletic tour na ment, large f undra iser, an event w it h a lcohol present t hat exceeds t he member-tog uest ratio, or ot her events t hat may present g reater r isk s, you need to send a w r itten descr iption to t he Executive Director for consideration. T his descr iption must be submitted at least 60 days pr ior to t he event A member of t he nationa l sta f f w ill work w it h you and t he insurance company to secure a quote if t he event is approved. Please just ask if you are not sure whet her or not an event needs specia l events coverage

A F INAL WORD ON RISK MANAGEMENT

T he sa fet y of its members is t he pr imar y focus of t he chapter’s r isk management Preventing lawsu its and g uard ing t he image of K A is a lso a major concer n of r isk management. A s a member of K appa A lpha Order, it is your dut y to see to it t hat t he Order continues to exist and succeed at your school

Crisis Plan

Cr isis Steps

1 C all 911 for immediate Emergenc y Ser v ices, if needed

2. C all your A ssoc iate Direc tor and leave a voicemail.

3 C all the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice and leave a message

4. Collec t all per t inent infor mat ion about the inc ident.

5 Complete & submit Init ial Risk Management Inc ident Not ice at w w w KappaAlphaOrder org/Cr isis

6. Follow subsequent instr uc t ions.

Repor t a Cr isis

w w w.KappaAlphaOrder.org/Cr isis

Contac t Your Assoc iate Direc tor

w w w KappaAlphaOrder org/My-ADC S

Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice (540) 463-1865

Ant i-Haz ing Hotline

1-888-NOT-HA ZE

1-888-668-4293

Refer all media to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice

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SECTION B: Chapter Nine

The National Organization

O p p o s i t e: Mu l b e r r y

H i l l , h o m e o f t h e

K a p p a A l p h a

O r d e r Ed u c a t i o n a l

Fo u n d a t i o n a n d t h e

O r d e r ' s N a t i o n a l

A d m i n i s t r a t i v e O f fi c e

K appa A lpha Order is ver y similar to a cor poration We have a cor porate identit y (K appa A lpha Order, Inc.), a president and cha ir man of t he board (K night Commander), a board of d irectors (Executive Council), a chief executive of ficer (Executive Director), reg iona l d irectors (Prov ince Commanders), a professiona l sta f f (Nationa l Ad ministrative Sta f f ), nationa l and reg iona l meetings (Convention, Nu mber I’s Leadership Instit ute, t he Emerg ing Leaders Academy, and Prov ince Councils) and a unifor m nationa l product (t he K appa A lpha r it ua l) which is marketed by loca l f ranchises (active chapters) Fut ure f ranchises, or chapters in tra ining, are ca lled prov isiona l chapters. T hese d istinct entities combine to for m K A, a nationa l colleg iate men’s f rater nit y which has been in operation for more t han 150 years. Even t hough t he Order is operated like a cor poration, it is compr ised of men who are brot hers and work toget her for t he good of t he organization

Kappa Alpha’s Structure

CONVENT ION

A s d ictated in t he K a p p a A l p h a L a w s , t he “sovereig nt y and leg islative aut hor it y of K appa A lpha Order sha ll be and is vested in t he Convention ” T he Convention is composed of for mer K night Commanders, genera l of ficers (K night Commander, Senior Councilor and five Councilors), prov ince commanders, t he Nationa l

Underg raduate Cha ir man, Chief A lu mnus, and one delegate f rom each qua li fied Active and A lu mni Chapter )

Reg u lar sessions of Convention are held biennia lly in odd-nu mbered years, t hough specia l sessions of Convention may a lso be ca lled by t he Executive Council

T he pur pose of Convention is to elect t he Genera l Of ficers, pass resolutions, a mend t he Constit ution and bylaws and assist in deter mining t he f ut ure d irection of t he Order

“Kappa

Order was founded at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, on December 21, 1865, and was chartered with that name and title as a non-stock organization by the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 18, 1907. It may be properly referred to as ’the Order.’”

Alpha

– From the Preamble of the Kappa Alpha Order Constitution

KNIGHT COMMANDER

T he K night Commander is t he nationa l president and cha ir man of t he board for t he Order, and in t his capacit y, he is vested w it h f u ll aut hor it y and responsibilit y for t he organization

His nu merous responsibilities include presid ing over a ll meetings of t he Executive and Adv isor y Councils and t he Convention, inter preting prov isions of t he Constit ution and bylaws of t he Order and resolutions of t he Convention when it is not in session, and developing/enforcing policies, r u lings and d irections of t he Executive Council T he K night Commander a lso has t he power to suspend char ters of active chapters

T his position of K night Commander is voluntar y and he receives no compensation for his ser v ice, except for reimbursement of ex penses incur red dur ing per for mance of his duties

E XECUT IVE COUNCIL

W hile t he Convention is t he sovereig n body of t he Order, it is our board of d irectors, k now n as t he Executive Council, who ma ke most of t he major decisions t hat a f fect t he f ut ure of K A

T he Executive Council is compr ised of eight ind iv idua ls t he K night Commander, t he senior councilor, five councilors and t he Nationa l Underg raduate Cha ir man (N UC), who ser ves as a non-voting member Wit h t he exception of t he N UC, members of t he Executive Council are elected at Convention and may ser ve an indefi nite nu mber of t wo -year ter ms Each member of t he Executive Council ser ves voluntar ily and receives no compensation, except for reimbursement of ex penses incur red while conducting business for t he Order

T he Executive Council has many f unctions, includ ing consu lting and adv ising t he K night Commander in t he per for mance and d ischarge of his duties, approv ing t he Order’s budget and prescr ibing r u les, policies and reg u lations for t he operation of t he Order. T he Council meets as a g roup t hree to four times each year to car r y out t hese f unctions

T he N UC, who ser ves as an ex- of ficio member of t he Executive Council, is elected annua lly by t he Underg raduate Conference held at NLI He is t he pr imar y liaison bet ween t he Executive Council and underg raduate members

G e ne r al o f fi c e r s , who a r e m e m b e r s

o f t h e Ex e c ut i v e

C o unc il, m u s t b e

a t l e a s t 2 5 y e a r s

o l d a n d a m e m b e r

o f K A fo r a t l e a s t

fi v e y e a r s

T h e Ex e c ut i v e

C o unc il wa s

fo r m e d b y t h e

19 3 5 C o n v e nt io n

T h e C o n v e n t i o n i s t h e s o v e r e i g n go v e r n i n g b o d y o f t h e O r d e r

T h e n a t io n al s t a f f i s h e a d e d b y t h e Ex e c ut i v e D ir e c to r, who i s t h e c hi e f e x e c ut i v e o f K A a n d t h e K AO EF.

ADVISORY COUNCIL

T he Adv isor y Council is composed of t he genera l of ficers, prov ince commanders, t he chief a lu mnus and t he N UC. T he pur pose of t he Adv isor y Council is to per for m t he f unctions and duties as prescr ibed in t he Constit ution and to act on matters refer red to it by t he Executive Council and t he Convention T he Adv isor y Council meets at least once a year T he consent for t he K night Commander to g rant or w it hdraw char ters, and t he reinstatement of ex pelled members are a mong t he items for which t he Adv isor y Council is solely responsible

PROVINCE COMMANDER S

Prov ince commanders ser ve in a voluntar y role similar to t hat of t he Executive Council Just as members of t he Executive Council oversee t he operation of K A nationa lly, prov ince commanders ma inta in operations on a reg iona l level K appa A lpha is d iv ided into 21 prov inces, of which 19 are active (see append ix) Prov ince Commanders are responsible to t he K night Commander for t heir chapters T hey are charged w it h assisting and g u id ing t heir prov ince’s active and a lu mni chapters in streng t hening and improv ing t heir activ ities. Because of t heir d irect contact w it h members, prov ince commanders have va luable insight as members of t he Order’s Adv isor y Council

PROVINCE UNDERGR ADUATE CHAIRMAN

T he chapters of each prov ince a lso elect a Prov ince Underg raduate Cha ir man (PUC), to ser ve in a capacit y similar to t he Nationa l Underg raduate Cha ir man at t he prov ince level T hese ind iv idua ls are not members of t he Adv isor y Council.

CHIEF ALUMNUS AND DEPUT Y CHIEF ALUMNUS

T hese t wo men are elected biennia lly at t he A lu mni Conference held dur ing Convention and ser ve as t he pr incipa l lia isons bet ween t he a lu mni chapters and t he Executive Council

NAT IONAL UNDERGR ADUATE CHAIRMAN & VICE CHAIRMAN

T he Nu mber Is of each chapter elect t he Nationa l Underg raduate Cha ir man (N UC) and Vice Cha ir man (N U VC) annua lly at t he Underg raduate Conference held in conjunction w it h t he Nu mber I’s Leadership Instit ute T he N UC is a non-voting, ex- of ficio member of t he Executive Council and t he N U VC may be inv ited by t he K night Commander to attend t he Executive Council meetings

Ab o v e: A l u m n i v o l u n t e e r i s m i s t h e d r i v i n g f o r c e b e h i n d t h e s u c c e s s o f o u r c h a p t e r s , c o n s i s t e n t l y, a n d c o l l e c t i v e l y

STRUCTURE

T he suppor t and ser v ices of fered by t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice to active and a lu mni chapters, as well as to ind iv idua l members, are of g reat impor tance However, t he f ra mework and t he str uct ure of K appa A lpha Order as a v iable nationa l organization is what ensures t he Order’s continued success Wit hout such a comprehensive nationa l str uct ure, K appa A lpha Order wou ld not t hr ive or sur v ive. It is t his str uct ure t hat a llows for t he continued existence of t he Order, bot h on a nationa l level and on your ca mpus

One delegate is allowed f rom each qualified Ac t ive Chapter, Alumni Chapter, and Commission, and qualified volunteer of ficers of the Order

T h e n a t i o n a l s t a f f i s

m a d e u p o f b r o t h e r s

f r o m a r o u n d t h e

c o u n t r y w h o a r e

d e d i c a t e d t o b r i n g i n g

y o u t h e b e s t

K A e x p e r i e n c e p o s s i b l e

AVAILABLE RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

Manual s:

ƒ Awards for Nat ional Recognit ion

ƒ Brains, Bo ok s, and Brot her ho o d

ƒ Chapter Communicat ions

ƒ Chapter Finance

ƒ Chapter Judic ial

ƒ Chapter Meet ing

ƒ Chapter Scholarship

ƒ Counc il of Honor

ƒ New Member Educat ion

ƒ Of ficer Transit ion

ƒ Projec t Outreach

ƒ Recruitment

ƒ Risk Management

Guides:

ƒ Chapter Adv ising: A Guide for Alumni Adv isor y Commit tees

ƒ A Lifet ime E xper ience: A Guide for Alumni Chapters

ƒ OmegaFi Mater ial s

ƒ The Talisman

ƒ The Var let

ƒ To Manner s Bor n To Manner s Bre d

ƒ Cour t of Honor

ƒ Developing Posit ive Brotherhood: Alternat ives to Haz ing

ƒ The Conv iv ium

OTHER VOLUNTEER S

A t hird g roup of nationa l volunteer leaders are occasiona lly appointed by t he K night Commander nor ma lly in accordance w it h some ex per tise t hey may have T hey ser ve on committees or task forces and can include t he Nationa l Scholarship Of ficer or Nationa l Chapla in.

The Nat ional Staff

Like any cor poration, K appa A lpha Order has pa id professiona ls to ad minister t he da ily operations of t he f rater nit y T hese sta f f members work in t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice at Mu lber r y Hill in Lexing ton, Virg inia, where t hey hand le t he ad ministration and educationa l prog ra mming needs of underg raduate and a lu mni members

A ssisting t he follow ing men in t he completion of t heir duties are a nu mber of ind iv idua ls who ser ve as t he suppor t sta f f T hese include t he receptionist, press operator and var ious ad ministrative assistants.

E XECUT IVE DIREC TOR

T he nationa l sta f f is headed by t he executive d irector, who is a f u ll-time employee of t he Order and an initiated K A He is t he chief executive of K A and t he K AOEF and receives and d isburses a ll f unds, requests a ll repor ts and car r ies out duties speci fica lly assig ned by t he Executive Council He assists w it h meeting planning and super v ises a ll members of t he nationa l sta f f

A SSIS TANT E XECUT IVE DIREC TOR FOR ADVANCEMENT

T he assistant executive d irector for advancement leads t he Order’s comprehensive communications and marketing ef for ts He is in charge of public relations activ ities, includ ing brand management, publication creation, and d ig ita l med ia, and he oversees t he d irector of communications He ser ves as pr imar y spokesperson for t he Order, unless circu mstances demand t he Executive Director, manag ing a ll med ia relations He a lso oversees t he Loya l Order and is t he Ed itor of T

A SSIS TANT E XECUT IVE DIREC TOR FOR ALUMNI AFFAIR S

T he assistant executive d irector for a lu mni a f fa irs suppor ts a ll a lu mni activ ities of t he Order He cu ltivates loca l volunteers, oversees t he development of a lu mni adv isor y committees for ever y chapter and is t he pr imar y contact for a lu mni chapters, cour ts of honor and commissions He a lso assists w it h t he Loya l Order prog ra m and Forever K A Fina lly, he suppor ts chapters as t hey execute t heir a lu mni relations prog ra ms, leverag ing t heir ef for ts a longside t hose of K appa A lpha Order

A SSIS TANT E XECUT IVE DIREC TOR FOR CHAP TER SERVICES

T he assistant executive d irector for chapter ser v ices oversees t he entire chapter ser v ices depar tment which consists of t he d irector of leadership education, d irector of chapter development, d irector of g row t h, associate d irectors for chapter ser v ices and chapter development. He prov ides super v ision and g u idance of a ll of t he Order’s chapter-related prog ra ms His pr imar y role is to oversee and coord inate t he chapter ser v ices of t he Order to ensure t hey are f unctioning at an optima l level. He a lso assists t he executive d irector in r isk management matters

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

This person assists in executing the Order’s comprehensive communication and marketing efforts through managing websites and social media, providing support for programs of the Order, and managing the email marketing platform. In addition, he assists in editing The Kappa Alpha Journal and various other publications.

DIRECTOR OF CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT

This person oversees the Order’s expansion and recruitment programs. He oversees and assists KA’s provisional chapters and also coordinates on-site recruitment consultations and programs for active chapters. He also supervises the ADCDs.

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

This person develops and facilitates the curriculum for educational initiatives related to the Order’s values alignment on campus in respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

This person is in charge of all accounting functions. He/she prepares financial statements, payroll, tax reports, collections and disbursements, and most chapter reports.

DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

This person is charged with developing relationships for the Order with colleges and universities for the purpose of re-establishing chapters who have had their charters suspended or withdrawn and to cultivate the opportunities to establish new Active Chapters.

DIRECTOR OF CHAPTER OPERATIONS

This person is in charge of the Number I’s Leadership Institute, The Crusade, the Emerging Leaders Academy, Stewards of the Order, Officer Training Conferences, and the E. Fleming Mason Memorial Internship Program. He also supervises the ADCSs.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS FOR CHAPTER SERVICES (ADCS)

The ADCSs regularly visit the Order’s active chapters during the school year to promote scholarship and leadership. They assist the chapter in identifying possible areas for improvement and offer ideas for efficient chapter operations.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS FOR CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT (ADCD)

The ADCDs assist the Director of Chapter Development with recruitment, expansion of chapters.

Publications

Like all organizations, clear communication is key to survival and effective management. Since 1870, the Order has been publishing a variety of materials to make sure that the various segments of KA stay in touch and are knowledgeable. Over time, publications have been added while others have been eliminated as their need was dictated by the era. The following is a list of current publications:

THE KAPPA ALPHA JOURNAL

The Kappa Alpha Journal is our premier publication. This alumni magazine is one of the oldest continuously-published fraternity magazines in the country. The first issue of The Journal was printed in February 1879. Members receive the quarterly magazine upon initiation and throughout their time in school. Then, upon graduating, members can continue receiving it digitally or by joining the Loyal Order.

SOCIAL MEDIA

To lear n about and plug into our complete of fer ing of soc ial media outlet s, please v isit w w w. KappaAlphaOrder.org.

STAFF LISTING

A complete st af f list ing, including for the K AOEF, my be found on the nat ional website. Visit w w w. KappaAlphaOrder.org.

K APPA ALPHA LAWS

Kappa Alpha Laws is t he Order’s volu me t hat conta ins K appa A lpha’s Constit ution, Bylaws and Reg u lations, which gover n active chapters, a lu mni, t he Convention and of ficers

THE VARLE T

The Varlet is our membership manua l T his book is st ud ied by members who are awa iting initiation, but is a lso kept and cher ished by active and a lu mni members t hroughout t heir lives It contains infor mation on a ll aspects of K A and t he f rater nit y system

THE SHIELD

T h e S h i e l d is our r isk management e -newsletter, which is published t wo to four times a year It prov ides a lter native socia l prog ra mming ideas, educates members on r isk management issues and creates a for u m for t he shar ing of techniques and procedures by chapters to ensure sa fe socia l activ ities

THE SPECIAL MESSENGER

T he Specia l Messenger is t he persona l publication of t he K night Commander and is used to d isseminate impor tant infor mation to of ficers and chapters.

THE TALISMAN

T h e Ta l i s m a n is an educationa l publication for underg raduate chapters It addresses issues facing t he underg raduate f rater nit y members includ ing scholarship, a lcohol abuse, ha zing, and fisca l responsibilit y.

TO MANNER S BORN, TO MANNER S BRED

To Ma n n e r s B o r n , To Ma n n e r s B r e d is our pocket handbook on etiquette and manners Each new member receives a copy of t his publication

Nat ional Awards Program

Each year at prov ince councils, nationa l awards are g iven to t he top chapters in t he nation K appa A lpha Order recog nizes chapters who excel in speci fic areas of prog ra mming as well as t hose who excel in a ll areas of chapter operations

GEORGE C. MAR SHALL AWARD FOR CHAP TER E XCELLENCE

T he Marsha ll Award honors t he top one to t hree chapters in t he nation

SAMUEL Z . AMMEN AWARD FOR CHAP TER E XCELLENCE

T he A mmen Award goes to chapters scor ing in t he top 10 -15 percent in t he countr y.

CARL ALBERT AWARD FOR CHAP TER IMPROVEMENT

T he A lber t Award recog nizes chapters who have made considerable prog ress dur ing t he past ca lendar year

SCHOLAR SHIP TROPHY

T he Scholarship Trophy recog nizes t he chapter w it h t he highest g rade point average a mong a ll chapters. T he chapter t hat w ins t his award is presented w it h a cer ti ficate and has its desig nation eng raved on t he trophy which is on d isplay in t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice.

CROSS & ROSE AWARD

T he Cross & Rose Award annua lly recog nizes t he Active Chapter ma k ing t he g reatest contr ibution to philant hropy based on t he socia l impact, nu mber of ser v ice hours, dollars contr ibuted, and percent of t he chapter involved

In add ition to t hese, nu merous awards for excellence in speci fic areas of operation are bestowed Chapters are recog nized for outstand ing communications, fi nances, membership education, communit y ser v ice, recr u itment and scholarship

Nat ional Finances

T he fi nancia l stat us of K appa A lpha Order shou ld be of interest to you W here does K appa A lpha Order get t he money to operate, and what ex penses does it have? Wit h an annua l budget of more t han $3 million, a deta iled answer cou ld be rat her leng t hy By look ing at t he char ts presented here, you can get an idea of t he t y pes of income and ex penses t hat are involved A lso, t he follow ing “Questions and A nswers” shou ld be helpf u l

Q: W hat por tion of the money to r un K appa A lpha comes f rom undergraduates?

A: A nnua l dues, and new member and initiation fees pa id by underg raduate members account for approximately 49% of t he cur rent annua l operating income for K appa A lpha (Insurance assessments account for an add itiona l 32%)

Q: Does the f rater nity have other sources of income?

A: Yes, t hree percent comes f rom t he Order’s investments Prog ra m reg istrations contr ibute a sma ll percentage. Ot her sources include g rant suppor t f rom K AOEF, roya lties, t he sa le of g if t items and miscellaneous areas of income

Q: Just what do chapters get for their money?

A: It’s a fa ir question, and one t hat can be answered in severa l ways First, it is v ir t ua lly impossible to place a monetar y va lue on somet hing intang ible.

Q: W hat’s the monetar y value of f r iendship? Or, for that matter, what is the value of belonging to a prestigious national organization? From a chapter standpoint, what’s the value of the national char ter ?

A: T here is a lways a temptation to answer by prov id ing a list of ever y single prog ra m and publication ava ilable f rom t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice However, t he answer rea lly lies in t he nationa l organization’s commitment of suppor t, ser v ice and str uct ure to its members

Support

T he pr imar y reason for t he existence of t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice is to suppor t our active and prov isiona l chapters Its goa l is to ma ke t he underg raduate ex per ience a positive one A n exa mple of t he nationa l of fice’s commitment to suppor t t he active chapters is t he A ssociate Director for Chapter Ser v ices (A DCS) prog ra m Each A DCS v isits more t han t hir t y chapters each year T heir v isits are desig ned to help t he chapter enhance cur rent prog ra ms, such as recr u itment and Council of Honor, and to beg in new educationa l prog ra ms

T h e O r d e r h a s a n

a nnu al b u dge t

o f m o r e t h a n

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K a p p a A l p h a O r d e r R e v e nu e

a Insurance A ssessment s 34%

b Chapter Dues 25%

c Init iat ion Fees 19%

d New Member Fees 7%

e K AOEF Suppor t 6%

K a p p a A l p h a O r d e r Ex p e n s e s a. Personnel 38% b. Liabilit y Insurance 18% c Administrat ive 15% d Chapter Ser v ices 9% e Educat ional Programming 8% f Chapter Development 7% g Communicat ions and Publicat ions

New prog ra ms a re cont inuously being developed to of fer t he tools needed for success to ou r act ive members a nd to ou r chapters The Cr usade prog ra m prov ides u nderg raduates w it h a u nique, fou r-yea r tota l membersh ip development prog ra m T he development of t he Nu mber I’s Leadersh ip Inst it ute br ings new chapter presidents toget her to focus on t he sk ills needed to be successf u l leaders of t heir chapters In add it ion, a nnua l prov ince cou ncils prov ide chapter members w it h usef u l in for mation about chapter operat ions a nd persona l development Fina lly, a va luable but of ten overlooked aspect of suppor t prov ided by t he Nat iona l Ad m inistrative Of fice is t he ef for t to establish a nd to ma inta in rappor t bet ween each chapter a nd its respect ive u niversit y ad ministrat ion

Ser vice

T he Nat iona l Ad m inistrat ive Of fice produces a nd d istr ibutes nu merous ma nua ls dea ling w it h a ll aspects of chapter operations. A ser v ice t hat benefits bot h a lu m ni a nd u nderg raduates is t he identi ficat ion as a member, sig ni fied by t he of ficia l badge a nd sh ingle. T h e K a p p a A l p h a Jo u r n a l a nd t he nat iona l website a re mea ns of com mu nicat ing a nd net work ing w it h K A s across t he cou ntr y Computer records ma intena nce, consta nt updat ing of a lu m ni add resses, a nd access to a lu m ni add ress list ings a re prov ided for bot h a lu mni a nd act ive chapters

The Loyal Order

One of t he first a nd easiest ways to ensu re a life long com m it ment to t he Order is to become a member of t he Loya l Order. T he Loya l Order is a n elite g roup of K A brot hers com m it ted to t he endu r ing bonds of ou r brot herhood a nd to t he f ut u re success of K appa A lpha Order.

You may have hea rd t he phrase, “Once a K A , a lways a K A ” T he pr inciple pu r pose of T he Loya l Order is to prov ide members a more ta ng ible way to com m it to a lifet ime of brot herhood. Joining t he Loya l Order is t he best way to stay connected to K A

It a lso prov ides you a wonder f u l oppor t u nit y to help shape t he f ut u re of K A .

T he Loya l Order helps secu re t he f ut u re of one of t he oldest f rater nit y maga zines in t he world ou r Kappa Alpha Jour nal which has been published since 1879. In fact, t he Loya l Order’s pr ima r y object ive is to f u lly endow The Jour nal in order to f ree up more resou rces for ou r u nderg raduate prog ra ms

Lea r n more about t he Loya l Order in Sect ion C (see page 132) a nd on line at w w w Loya lOrder org

Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation

T he K appa A lpha Order Educat iona l Fou ndat ion (K AOEF ) was established in 1982 w it h a single $100 donat ion by t hen K night Com ma nder Loren Q Ha nson T he K AOEF set out w it h a single m ission: “To ra ise f u nds for t he benefit of t he Order ” Its pu r pose was to assist t he Order in solv ing its most d if ficu lt cha llenges In ma ny ways, K A was at a crossroads. We wou ld eit her beg in ma k ing str ides onwa rd a nd upwa rd, or face t he possibilit y of decline It’s ha rd to imag ine, but K A , even as recent as 1975, had no per ma nent home, a nd was rent ing of fice space on Peachtree Avenue in dow ntow n At la nta, Georg ia To combat t his issue a lone, t he Order had a mere $15,000 in its treasu r y.

Since its incept ion, t he K AOEF has worked t irelessly to

meet this cha llenge and many others In 1989, the Foundation purchased a histor ic build ing in Lexing ton to prov ide K A its first per manent home Since most brothers v iew K A based on their active chapter ex per iences, the goa l is to prov ide each underg raduate member w ith some t y pe of educationa l oppor t unit y and the add itiona l possibilit y of fi nancia l assistance ever y year In ret ur n for a ll of the oppor t unities g iven to each underg raduate brother, the K AOEF simply ask s that each member par ticipate in the Foundation Chapter prog ra m.

K AOEF FOUNDAT ION CHAP TER S

At the beg inning of each ca lendar year, ever y underg raduate K A is encouraged to ma ke a single $18 65 donation to the K AOEF through their Active Chapter. T he K AOEF coord inates this ef for t w ith each Nu mber I, and a ll chapters w ith 100 percent par ticipation f rom its members are g iven the title “K AOEF Foundation Chapter ”

E. FLEMING MASON MEMORIAL INTERNSHIP PROGR AM

Each year, the K AOEF prov ides f und ing for K A underg raduates to live and work in Washing ton, D C , for eight week s dur ing the su mmer T he Foundation is proud to prov ide this unique educationa l and professiona l oppor t unit y to K A members the only one of its k ind in the f rater na l world. To read more about this prog ra m, please see page 114

SCHOLAR SHIPS

Each year, the K AOEF prov ides need and mer it-based scholarships to K A brothers so they can continue to live out their drea ms of pursuing a college deg ree, while still maintaining their membership in K appa A lpha Order Some of the scholarship recipients are the first members of their fa mily to obtain a college deg ree. Others w ill have the abilit y to achieve lifelong drea ms of attend ing business school, med ica l school, or law school Scholarship applications are available online beg inning in September through the last week of Januar y, and are awarded each May Lear n more at w w w K AOEF org

K AOEF SPONSORED LEADER SHIP EDUCAT ION

A ll leadership education prog ra ms are made possible by a g rant f rom the K AOEF to K appa A lpha Order based on the level of suppor t needed for these prog ra ms each year. K AOEF sponsored prog ra ms include the Nu mber I’s Leadership Instit ute (NLI), Prov ince Councils, and T h e C r u s a d e A ll prog ra ms are desig ned to assist in improv ing K A chapter operations, and to prov ide leadership training and sk ills that w ill benefit our K A brothers for life To read more about each ind iv idua l K A sponsored prog ra m, please see pages 114 -115.

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T h e K AO EF

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SECTION C: Chapter Ten

A Lifetime Experience

O p p o s i t e: A l i f e t i m e e x p e r i e n c e m e a n s y o u r e m e m b e r y o u r v o w s a n d c o n s i d e r y o u r s e l f a K A y o u r e n t i r e l i f e Yo u n e v e r “ w e r e ” a K A

It is impossible to overemphasize t he impor tance of your role as an a lu mnus and your continued involvement w it h t he Order Wit hout active, engaged and ent hused a lu mni, K appa A lpha Order ceases to exist. If recr u itment is t he lifeblood of K A, t hen our a lu mni are t he ox ygen t hat keeps us v ibrant and mov ing towards excellence.

Your time as an active member dur ing your college years is intended to ser ve as t he foundation of your K A ex per ience, not merely as a shor t-lived advent ure soon forgotten a f ter g raduation

In fact, our obligations to t he Order, and to your chapter, do not end upon g raduation day T he only t hing t hat changes is our level of membership.

According to our Kappa Alpha Laws, “Alumni members of the Order are expected to collaborate with the Order, and its active chapters, to further its objectives, intention and pur poses and to preser ve and maintain its traditions and national reputation, and are urged to participate as much as possible in chapter activities to manifest their continuing interest in the Order ”

There is a reason that our membership certificate, commonly referred to as our shingle, boasts the Latin phrase, “Fratres Usque Ad Aram Fideles” or “brothers faithful until death.” The spirit of this concept is also of course enshrined in our ritual

Today, t he Order has more t han 160,000 liv ing a lu mni in a ll 50 states and t hroughout t he world. How do t hese brot hers choose to stay connected, and have t hey honored t heir obligations as lifelong members?

Staying Connected and Involved

THE LOYAL ORDER

A s mentioned in t he active chapter section, t he Loya l Order is one of t he first and easiest ways to stay connected to K A . T hrough unrestr icted (and not ta x- deductible) dollars, t he Loya l Order prov ides an oppor t unit y to assist in t he f und ing of a lu mni prog ra ms, ser v ices and benefits one of which is The Kappa Alpha Jour nal T hese dollars w ill endow The Jour nal and f ree up f unds needed to suppor t our underg raduate chapters Loya l Order members ga in exclusive benefits, not just for a few years, but for t he rest of t heir lives T hese include a lifetime subscr iption to The Kappa Alpha Jour nal, a handsome lapel pin, a wa llet card to d isting u ish t hem as a member of t he Loya l Order, and a host of d iscounts and upg rades on a w ide assor tment of shopping and enter ta inment venues

For more infor mation, or to sig n up as a member of t he Loya l Order, please v isit

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The only thing that changes on graduation day is our level of membership.

“Alumni members of the Order are expected to collaborate with the Order, and its active chapters, to further its objectives, intention and purposes and to preserve and maintain its traditions and national reputation, and are urged to participate as much as possible in chapter activities to manifest their continuing interest in the Order.’”

– From the Kappa Alpha Laws

Today, the Order has more than 160,000 living alumni in all 50 states and throughout the world

ALUMNI CHAP TER S

One of t he best ways to stay connected is to join a loca l a lu mni chapter upon g raduation. T here are more t han 65 active a lu mni chapters across t he countr y t hat involve nearly 2,800 brot hers A lu mni chapters, t he first of which was established in 1869, exist to extend t he K A ex per ience far past t he underg raduate years. T hey are t here to ensure t hat brot hers get t he most out of t heir membership as a lu mni and continue to contr ibute t heir time and ta lents.

CONVIVIUM

Par ticipating in Conv iv iu m each spr ing is anot her wonder f u l way to stay connected Across t he countr y, actives and a lu mni brot hers of ten join toget her to celebrate t his specia l occasion, which honors our founders and t he found ing of t he Order.

LEADER SHIP K A

Leadership K A, an a lu mni-tra ining prog ra m, is desig ned to recr u it, educate and reta in a lu mni volunteers Held annua lly at t he Nu mber I's Leadership Instit ute, t his prog ra m prov ides in- dept h work shops cover ing a ll aspects of t he Order’s operations and t he var ious issues facing t he organization today Since its inception in 2001, more t han 200 brot hers have par ticipated in t he prog ra m Similar tra ining prog ra ms are a lso of fered at prov ince council

S TEWARDS OF THE ORDER

Established in 2006, Stewards of t he Order is an educationa l prog ra m created to standard ize t he education on t he r it ua l for a lu mni and underg raduates It is a work shop focused on t he sy mbolism and philosophy of t he r it ua l, production of t he initiation ceremony, and or ig ins of K appa A lpha Order. Upon passing an ora l exa m, par ticipants become of ficia l “Stewards of t he Order” who are t hen aut hor ized to instr uct ot hers on t he esoter ic work and d irect initiations.

CONNEC T ING ONLINE

T here are many ways to connect w it h fellow a lu mni online. First, you shou ld reg ister your goK A account on t he nationa l website T here you can search for a lu mni, get exclusive resources and news, and keep connected to a ll you fellow brot hers Second, join t he “K appa A lpha Order (Of ficia l)” g roup on LinkedIn Membership is ver i fied so you can rest assured you are professiona lly net work ing w it h only initiated members of t he Order Post jobs, oppor t unities, or look for your ow n employ ment Fina lly, do no neglect t he Order’s presence on Facebook, Instag ra m, Tw itter, YouTube or ot her popu lar socia l med ia outlets, and v isit w w w K appa A lpha Jour na l com for t he latest news

BID FOR BROTHERHOOD

Star ted in 1998 as t he bra inchild of for mer K night Commander Jim Estes, t he Bid for Brot herhood auction is an annua l a lu mni f undra ising event t hat ser ves as one of t he K AOEF ’ s ma in f undra ising vehicles to achieve its mission of raising f unds to benefit t he Order To date, Bid for Brot herhood has ra ised nearly $800,000 It is held in conjunction w it h t he K A Convention in odd years and t he K A Adv isor y Council in even years.

Loyal Order members gain exclusive benefits including a lifetime subscription to T he Kappa A lpha Jour nal, a handsome lapel pin, a wallet card to distinguish them as a member of the Loyal Order, and a host of discounts and upgrades on a wide assor tment of shopping and enter tainment venues

It is common to hear an alumnus who has had a positive K A experience share the feeling that there is no way he can give back to K A all that K A has given to him

COURT S OF HONOR

One of t he ways we honor loya l brot hers who have stayed connected and ser ved t he Order is t hrough a Cour t of Honor, a prov ince organization star ted in 1930 Ded icated a lu mni, who have g iven t heir time, energ y and ser v ice to K A, or who have brought cred it to t hemselves and to t he Order in t heir public or pr ivate life (per t he Kappa Alpha Laws) are inducted and recog nized at for ma l ceremonies Today, each of t he Order’s 19 prov inces has its ow n d istinctive Cour t of Honor. More t han 1,500 brot hers have been inducted into t he Cour t of Honor system since its inception

Giving Back

It is common to hear an a lu mnus who has had a positive K A ex per ience share t he feeling t hat t here is no way he can g ive back to K A a ll t hat K A has g iven to him T here are, however, a nu mber of ways t hat brot hers can g ive back to enhance t he K A ex per ience for present and f ut ure brot hers

A s an underg raduate member of K appa A lpha Order, we a ll ga ined somet hing va luable f rom our ex per iences W het her it was at a nationa l educationa l prog ra m, professiona l development oppor t unit y, K A scholarship, or mentor ing by a member of K A’s leadership, we a ll lear ned somet hing t hat w ill stay w it h us for t he rest of our lives A ll of t hese prog ra ms and oppor t unities were made possible for us by t he generous suppor t and ded ication of loya l K A a lu mni T his is because ever y K A a lu mnus understands his obligation to rema in loya l to K A t hroughout life by devoting his time, toil, and treasure for t he better ment of t he Order

The Kappa Alpha Order Educat ional Foundat ion (KAOEF)

K AOEF is a 501(c)(3) ta x- exempt organization created w it h one mission: “To ra ise f unds for t he benefit of t he Order ” Each year, t hrough generous suppor t f rom K A a lu mni, t he K AOEF f u l fi lls a g rants request by t he Order so t hat it can continue to meet t he demands of educationa l prog ra mming and professiona l development oppor t unities for K A underg raduates Cur rently, more t han 40 percent of K A underg raduates attend at least one educationa l prog ra m each year or receive a K A scholarship

Add itiona lly, at t he beg inning of each ca lendar year, ever y K A Nu mber I attends t he Nu mber I’s Leadership Instit ute (NLI), f ree of charge to t he chapter To read more about educationa l prog ra mming prov ided by t he K AOEF please see pages 114 -115. To lear n more about t he K AOEF, please v isit w w w K AOEF org

FORE VER K A

Forever K A prov ides ever y a lu mnus a vehicle to d irectly suppor t t he Order automatica lly each mont h w it h a donation of $18 65 T hrough Forever K A, you automatica lly join t he Loya l Order, and as a resu lt, receive The Kappa Alpha Jour nal for life Please v isit w w w ForeverK A com to read more

CRIMSON & GOLD

SOCIETY

CRIMSON & GOLD SOCIE T Y

T his elite g roup is t he backbone of K appa A lpha Order

Educationa l Foundation Each member of t he Cr imson & Gold Societ y prov ides an unrestr icted annua l contr ibution of $1,000 or more to prov ide leadership education tra ining prog ra ms, scholarships, and inter nships T hrough your membership in t he Cr imson & Gold Societ y, you automatica lly join t he Loya l Order and Forever K A

1865 TRUS T

Membersh ip in t he 1865 Tr ust recog nizes t he generosit y a nd foresight of t hose who have made prov isions for a pla nned g if t of $10,000 or more to t he K AOEF Most of ou r a lu mni in t he 1865 Tr ust w ill f u l fi ll t heir g if t t hrough one of t he most com mon a nd perhaps easiest ways of ma k ing a pla nned g if t, by na m ing t he K AOEF in t heir w ills or as a beneficia r y of a life insu ra nce policy or a n IR A

Volunteer

JOIN AN ALUMNI ADVISORY COMMI T TEE (A AC)

A n A AC is composed of at least t hree a lu m ni, one of wh ich ser ves as t he a lu mnus adv isor a nd cha ir ma n of t he A AC. Per K A law, each active chapter must have a f u nctioning A AC in place T he A AC ’ s ma in object ive is to of fer consistent suppor t a nd adv ice to t he u nderg raduate chapter. To do so, com m it tee members at tend chapter meet ings per iod ica lly a nd cou nsel t he chapter on va r ious a reas of chapter operat ions T h is successf u l init iat ive has proven to be one of t he most ef fective ex ter na l in fluences on ou r u nderg raduates A n idea l com m it tee includes a lu m ni w it h a strong sense of ser va nt leadersh ip, a nd t hose who represent d iverse ca reer fields who use t heir professiona l sk ills to mentor chapter of ficers, i e : a n accou nta nt cou ld mentor t he chapter treasu rer

JOIN A CHAP TER HOUSE CORPOR AT ION

Brot hers w it h ex per ience or interest in housing, mor tgage ba n k ing, rea l estate, constr uct ion, accou nt ing or law, ca n ser ve a loca l house cor porat ion, wh ich ser ves as a chapter’s nonprofit la nd lord, leasing or ow ning t he chapter house T hese volu nteers a re cr ucia l a nd of fer much needed continu it y in prov id ing, preser v ing a nd protect ing a home for t he chapter T hese posit ions, if properly fi lled, do not requ ire a lot of t ime a nd prov ide a n avenue for volu nteer ser v ice for even t he busiest of professiona ls Per K A Law, each active chapter t hat occupies a chapter house, or ot her proper t y, must be represented by a house cor poration.

BE A SPEAKER, PRESENTER OR FACILI TATOR

Spea k ing a nd facilitating at prov ince cou ncils, Conv iv iu ms, t he Nu mber I’s Leadersh ip Inst it ute, t he Emerg ing Leaders Academy, a nd ot her educat iona l oppor t u nit ies is a wonder f u l way for brot hers to g ive back By sha r ing t heir professiona l ex per ience, a lu m ni ca n educate, mentor a nd inspire ou r you ng men Most impor ta nt ly, t hey ca n lead by exa mple Underg raduates need to see K appa A lpha’s tenets in act ion T hey need to see brot hers w it h life ex per ience liv ing out ou r pr inciples Rein forcing t he va lue of ou r beliefs t hroughout life w ill help t hem put more into t heir u nderg raduate ex per ience

NAT IONAL VOLUNTEER

T here a re severa l ways to ser ve at t he nat iona l level, too A f ter ser v ing at t he loca l level w it h a n u nderg raduate chapter, a brot her cou ld ser ve as a prov ince com ma nder, or as a member of t he Execut ive Cou ncil Add itiona l roles include t he Order’s ch ief a lu m nus, a nd h is deput y

Fina lly, brot hers ca n be involved on a nat iona l level by ser v ing on t he K appa A lpha Order Educat iona l Fou ndat ion’s Boa rd of Tr ustees. T hese a lu m ni ser ve as t he boa rd of d irectors for t he

Above: Speaking on a topic or facilitating a K A leadership education conference is an easy way to give back Here is U S Olympian Kenny Davis (Beta Delta–Georgetown 1968), who captained the 1972 U S Mens' Olympic Basketball team

In 2010, a Commission was established to initiate graduates of the United States Militar y Academy at West Point

K AOEF, t he entit y responsible for ra ising ta x- deductible f unds for t he benefit of underg raduates T his board oversees f undra ising for t he upkeep of t he Order’s headquar ters at Mu lber r y Hill, which it ow ns; g rant ma k ing for underg raduate leadership prog ra mming such as NLI, T he Cr u s ade, and prov ince councils; as well as awards scholarships and inter nships each year Par ticipation in t his organization can be a reward ing ex per ience for any volunteer

The Order’s Commissions

T he Commission system of t he Order is unique to a ll college f rater nit y and soror ities. Its is a source of pr ide for a ll of our members and a vehicle to g ive t he K A lifetime ex per ience to men who ot her w ise cou ld n’t have join due to t heir selection of fine instit utions.

BE TA COMMISSION: Graduates of Virginia Militar y Inst itute

T he Beta Commission is one of K appa A lpha Order’s oldest and most celebrated trad itions a unique par tnership t hat has produced some of t he most ardent suppor ters of K appa A lpha Order V MI has produced t wo K night Commanders and Beta chapter/commission has initiated more members t han any chapter of t he Order

T he Beta Commission was aut hor ized by Sa muel Z A mmen in 1895 a f ter years of operating “sub -rosa” as a resu lt of t he Instit ute’s ban on f rater nities in 1885 Our young f rater nit y wanted to keep its relationship going w it h its neighbor who had been so impor tant to its early years Unlike ot her K A chapters, t he commission wou ld operate as an a lu mni operation for t he most par t, initiating members follow ing t heir g raduation T his practice was for ma lized around 1915, and ever since has operated in much t he sa me manner

A few week s before g raduation, t he commission’s gover ning board selects members of t he senior class and infor ms t hem of K appa A lpha Order’s association w it h V MI T hey are inv ited

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In 2014, the Sigma Beta Commission was established to initiate graduates from the United States Naval Academy.

Alumni Recognition

K appa A lpha Order recog nizes a lu mni t hrough a nu mber of var ious awards and honors, t he highest of which is t he Disting u ished Achievement Award, presented by t he Executive Council T his award recog nizes t hose a lu mni who have made outstand ing contr ibutions in t heir profession and to t heir countr y. Only 19 have been bestowed since t he first one was g iven to George C Marsha ll in 1948

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Award for D ist inguished Achievement

Award for D ist inguished Public Ser v ice

To honor out st anding K A’s in public life E xecut ive Counc il

To honor members who have pursued the K A tenet of e xcellence through a life of ser v ice to others

xecut ive Counc il Knight Commander ’s Accolade

Knight Commander ’s Medal

To recognize e xcellence in ser v ice to Kappa Alpha Order

To recognize those members who e xhibit e xcept ional charac ter and courage in the f ace of adversit y

Commander

Commander Accolade for Inter frater nal Ser v ice

To recognize indiv idual s who have demonstrated out st anding ser v ice to the Greek or f rater nit y communit y

To honor alumni who have made out st anding contr ibut ions to chapters

To recognize ser v ice to the Order by Nat ional St af f, for mer of ficers and prov ince commanders

To recognize indiv idual ser v ice to an ac t ive chapter

To recognize indiv idual ser v ice to an ac t ive chapter

To recognize 25 and 50 year anniversar ies of init iat ion

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Above: T he Beta Commission was founded of ficially in 1915 to continue the legac y of initiating men from the Virginia Militar y Institute, which began with Beta Chapter, in 1868

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to join t he Order, and t hey come toget her a few hours a f ter commencement, where t hey are initiated and placed on t he roles of t he f rater nit y Accord ing to t he head of t he commission board, George Mercer Brooke, III, “t he people who join are t he crea m of t he crop class of ficers, Jack son Hope and Societ y of t he Cincinnati meda lists, high-rank ing members of t he Cor ps and t hose w it h academic stars it’s an honor and a d istinction ”

Beta Commission initiates are t he most loya l contr ibutors to t he Order, and t hey ma ke fi nancia l g if ts to t he K appa A lpha Order Educationa l Foundation in g reater nu mbers t han any ot her chapter Add itiona lly, five of t he 19 recipients of t he Disting u ished Achievement Award have been Beta initiates Beta Chapter and Beta Commission have produced t wo K night Commanders and more initiated members t han any ot her chapter in t he Order

THE TA COMMISSION: Graduates of The Citadel

Under t he d irection of t hen K night Commander John S Cand ler, T heta (Second) was issued a char ter establishing a chapter at t he Sout h Carolina Militar y Academy in 1883 Shor tly a f ter its establishment, T heta (Second) beca me inactive in 1885, interestingly t he sa me year t hat f rater nities were banned at t he Virg inia Militar y Instit ute In 1887, t he chapter resu med operations and repor ted initiates until 1890 when t he chapter sur rendered its char ter citing facu lt y and ad ministration opposition

Dur ing t he early 1920s, Beta Ga mma Chapter at t he College of Charleston initiated an add itiona l 19 members into K appa A lpha Order f rom what we k now today as T he Citadel, T he Militar y College of Sout h Carolina In recent years, K A had sought to re - establish t he T heta Commission at t he Citadel and to model it a f ter t he successf u l Beta Commission A f ter rev iew ing t he histor ica l ev idence, K night Commander J Michael Duncan was conv inced t hat t he Order, acting t hrough its Genera l Of ficers at t he time in approv ing t he initiations of Citadel men t hrough Beta Ga mma Chapter, was attempting t he for mation of a Commission much like Beta Commission at Virg inia Militar y Instit ute, which

was ver y active dur ing t his per iod A s a resu lt, five men who g raduated f rom T he Citadel were initiated in 2008 by Beta Ga mma Chapter in Charleston, Sout h Carolina Shor tly a f ter, t he Adv isor y Council unanimously suppor ted t he re -activation of T heta (Second) Commission to be k now n as T heta Commission

COMMISSIONS FOR THE MILI TARY ACADEMIES

In 2010, t he first Commission was established to initiate g radates of t he United States Militar y Academy at West Point T he Sig ma A lpha Commission has existed ever y since, hold ing an annua l initiation and banquet each year. In 2014, t he Sig ma Beta Commission was established and initiated t heir first class of g raduates of t he United States Nava l Academy in A nnapolis, Mar yland. A s w it h any chapter, if you k now of men who are elig ible, which include: g raduating seniors, pr ior g raduates, facu lt y, sta f f, or ad ministrators of any of t hese a forementioned instit utions, contact t he Nationa l Ad ministrative Of fice to recommend t hem for membership

Our Legac y: How will you be remembered?

T he need to honor our lifelong commitment as a lu mni goes far beyond t he Order We must look to t he f ut ure of our g reat nation and consider our oppor t unit y to have an impact on it. We have an urgent need in our countr y for strong, pr incipled ser vant-leaders

A ll areas and levels of our societ y are desperate for courageous leaders who stand on conv iction and who can be followed w it h con fidence Our ver y f ut ure and sur v iva l as A mer icans cou ld depend on t he k ind of leaders we develop in our chapters Can t he Order play a cr itica l role in developing t he next class of ser vant leaders and statesman in our countr y? Wit h t he Order’s pur pose to bu ild leaders a mong men, our actions shou ld spea k in t he a f fir mative. You have an awesome oppor t unit y before you as an a lu mnus of K appa A lpha Order W hat k ind of legacy do you want to leave behind as such? W hen t he dust y pages of our histor y are t ur ned, how do you want to be remembered in t he honor-r ich anna ls of K appa A lpha Order?

Right: Dedication of flowers at the grave of George C Marshall (Beta–VMI 1901) in 2009

Recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award

T he award was established for d isting u ished achievement to be made to a member of t he Order based upon t he follow ing: Outstand ing ser v ice to t he United States in t he A r my, t he Nav y, t he Mar ine Cor ps, t he A ir Force or t he Coast Guard, and prev iously recog nized by t he United States Gover nment; or outstand ing ser v ice in public work for t he United States Gover nment, or for one of t he states and such ser v ices resu lt in nationa l prominence

1901

George C. Marshall

(Beta –VMI 1901)

General of the Ar my; Chief of St af f, W W II; Secret ar y of St ate; Secret ar y of Defense

1951

H. Carl Vinson

(Ka ppa – Mercer 1901)

Dist inguished Congressman f rom Georgia, 50 years

1966

J. Edgar Hoover

(Al pha Nu– G e org e Washing ton 1914)

Direc tor of the Federal Bureau of Invest igat ion

1970

Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.

(Beta Commission–VMI 1917)

Four–St ar General, Commandant, U S Mar ine Cor ps

1974

Rober t W. Woodr uf f

(Eps ilon – Emor y 1909)

Chair man of the Board of the Coca–Col a Company

1976

Ov id Williams

Pierce

(Al pha Phi– Duke 1929)

Noted author, novelist on Souther n life; dist inguished Nor th Carolina educator

1977

Dean Rusk

(Sigma – Da v idson 1928)

U.S. Secret ar y of St ate

1981

Carl Alber t

(Beta Eta – O klahoma 1928)

Speaker of the House of Represent at ive of the Congress of the United St ates

1983

J. Caleb Bog gs

(Beta Eps ilon –D elaware 1928)

U.S. Senator; Gover nor of Del aware; Member of Congress

1985

John D. deButts

(Beta Commis s ion –VMI 1936)

President and Chair man of Amer ican Telephone and Telegraph

and recog nition; or outstand ing ser v ice to mank ind in literar y, professiona l, scienti fic, or educationa l fields, resu lting in nationa l public ack nowledgement of and pra ise for such ser v ice. T he Executive Council g rants t his award at its d iscretion and only upon a unanimous vote by secret ba llot

1987

R ichard E. By rd (Beta –VMI 1906)

Rear Admiral; Ant arc t ic E xplorer and P ilot

(Awarded posthumously)

1987

Clark M. Clif ford

(Beta Theta –Washing ton 1924)

U.S. Secret ar y of Defense; diplomat

1989

Frank A . Rose

(Al pha Theta –Trans ylvania 1940) President of Transylvania Univ.; President of Univ of Al abama

1991

R ichard H. Tr uly

(Al pha Sigma –G e org ia Te ch 1956)

Vice Admiral; Administrator of Nat ional Aeronaut ic s and Space Administrat ion

1992

John P. Fishw ick

(Beta Rho – Roanoke 1934)

Chair man and CEO of Nor folk and Wester n Railway

1994

George S. Patton, Jr. (Beta –VMI 1904)

Four-St ar General, U S Ar my; Out st anding Combat Of ficer, W W II (Awarded posthumously)

1996

Gillespie V. “Sonny” Montgomer y (Beta Tau–Mis s is s ippi State 1940) U S Congressman f rom Mississippi

1998

Dr. James Ir v in Rober tson, Jr. (Zeta - Randol ph –Macon 1949)

Noted author and histor ian

2001

Dr. Fer rol A . Sams, Jr.

(Ka ppa – Mercer 1938) Accl aimed author

A Selected Listing of Notable Kappa Alphas

Business & Industr y

C lyde B. Anderson

(Al pha Beta – Alabama 1979)

E xe cut ive Chair man and f or mer Pre s ident and CEO, Bo ok s– A– Mil lion

John H. Br yan, Jr.

(Al pha Eps ilon – Rho de s 1955)

For mer Chair man and CEO, Sara Lee Cor porat ion

Ely R . Callaway, Jr.

(Eps ilon – Emor y 1937)

For mer Chair man and CEO, Call away Golf

Joie Chit wood

(Beta Zeta – Flor ida 1988)

President, Day tona Inter nat ional Speedway; for mer President, Inter nat ional Speedway Cor p.; for mer President and COO, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Roger C leveland

(Beta Sigma –Sout her n Calif or nia 1963)

Founder, Clevel and Golf Company; Chief club designer, Call away Golf

Rober t Crandall

(Al pha Zeta – Wil liam & Mar y 1954)

For mer Pre s ident, Chair man and CEO, Amer ican Air line s

John D. DeBut ts

(Beta Commis s ion –VMI 1936)

For mer Chair man, AT&T

Will iam E. Dreyer

(Al pha D elta – Wil liam Jewel l 1957)

For mer Senior E xecut ive Vice president, Southwester n Bell Telephone Company

Ken May

(Gamma Gamma – Memphis 1981)

For mer CEO, FedE x Kinkos

Paul McI l henny

(Al pha Al pha – Univ. of t he Sout h 1965)

For mer President and Chair man, Mc Ilhenny Company, Tabasco producer

Michael O’ Donnell

(Al pha Ps i– Rol lins 1976)

CEO, Ruth Chr is Steakhouse

Jer r y R ichardson

(D elta – Wof f or d 1957)

Owner, NFL Carolina Panthers

Bill Samuel s, Sr.

(Beta Omic ron – L ouis v il le 1929)

Founder, for mer President and CEO, Maker ’ s Mark Dist iller y

Jul ian Van Winkle (Zeta – Randol ph – Macon 1970)

President, Old Rip Van Winkle Dist iller y

Ted Weise

(Beta Al pha – Mis sour i S&T 1964)

For mer CEO, FedE x

Rober t Woodr uf f (Eps ilon – Emor y 1909)

For mer CEO, Coca Col a

Education

Dr. Will iam R . Baldt

(Beta Eps ilon – D elaware 1954)

For mer President, Goldey–Beacom College

Dr. Rober t Bot toms

(Phi– Bir mingham –Sout her n 1965)

For mer President, DePauw Universit y

Dr. Benjamin Ber nard Dunlap

(Al pha Al pha – Univ of t he Sout h 1956)

For mer President, Wof ford College

MG John S. Gr inalds, USMC

(D elta Theta – G e org ia Sout her n 20 02)

For mer President, The Cit adel

Dr. E. Douglas Hodo

(Al pha Ups ilon – Mis s is s ippi 1965)

For mer President, Houston Bapt ist Universit y

Dr. John E. Johns

(Iota – Fur man 1941)

For mer President, Fur man Universit y

MG John K napp, USA

(Beta Commis s ion –VMI 1954)

For mer Super intendent, Virginia Milit ar y Inst itute

Dr. Harold J. L assiter, Jr.

(Gamma Ups ilon –

Te xas A&M - Commerce 1965)

For mer President, Universit y of Arkansas at Mont icello

Dr. Rober t W. Pear igen

(Al pha Al pha – Univ. of t he Sout h 1973)

President, Mill saps College

MG Roger C . Poole, USA

( Theta Commis s ion – Cita del 2010)

For mer President, The Cit adel

Dr. Ter r y P. Roark

(Gamma Ka ppa – O klahoma Cit y 1957)

For mer President, Universit y of Wyoming

D r R o b e r t W P e a r i g e n

D r Te r r y P R o a r k

R o g e r C l e v e l a n d

Dr. Frank A . Rose

(Al pha Theta –Trans ylvania 1940)

For mer President, Transylvania Universit y; For mer President, Universit y of Al abama

Dr. Br uce A . Samson

(Al pha Al pha – Univ. of t he Sout h 1956)

For mer President, Universit y of Tampa

Dr. Forest Kent Wyat t

(D elta Beta – D elta State 1964)

For mer President, Delt a St ate Universit y

Enter tainment

Pat Boone

(Gamma Lamb da – Nor t h Te xas 1955)

Singer, ac tor, and wr iter

Zac Brow n

(Zeta Ka ppa – We s t G e org ia 1998)

Grammy award–w inning lead singer of Z ac Brown Band

Sam Champion (D elta Mu– Eas ter n Kentuck y 1980)

Anchor and managing editor, The Weather Channel; for mer weather anchor, Good Mor ning Amer ica

Bill Eng vall

(Xi–Sout hwe s ter n 1976)

Grammy–nominated ac tor, comedian, and recording ar t ist

Taylor Hackford

(Beta Sigma –Sout her n Calif or nia 1964)

Academy Award-w inning film direc tor and producer

Page McConnell

(Beta Lamb da –Sout her n Met ho dis t 1983)

Grammy–nominated Mult i–instr ument alist; member of music group “Phish”

Ant hony Perk ins

(Al pha Ps i– Rol lins 1953)

Academy Award–nominated ac tor; best known for role in thr iller “Psycho”

R andolph Scot t

(Al pha Sigma – Da v idson 1919)

Award–w inning ac tor and “ Wester n ” mov ie st ar

Mark Wal berg

(D elta Tau– Franc is Mar ion 1981)

Popul ar net work and cable T V host

Government

Rober t Aderholt

(Phi– Bir mingham Sout her n 1986)

U.S. Congressman, Al abama

Carl Al ber t

(Beta Eta – O klahoma 1928)

For mer U S Congressman, Okl ahoma; Speaker of the U S House of Represent at ives

Roy Blunt

(Al pha Eta – We s t mins ter 1989)

U S Congressman, Missour i

J. Caleb Boggs

(Beta Eps ilon – D elaware 1993)

For mer Gover nor, Del aware;

For mer U.S. Senator, Del aware

Charles Boustany Jr., MD

(Gamma Phi– L ouis iana - Lafa yet te 1974)

U.S. Congressman, Louisiana

Will iam C lements

(Beta Lamb da –Sout her n Met ho dis t 1936)

For mer Gover nor, Te xas

J. Edgar Hoover

(Al pha Nu– G e org e Washing ton 1914)

For mer Direc tor, Federal Bureau of Invest igat ion

R ichard Hudson

(Eps ilon Xi– Nor t h Carolina - Char lot te 1990)

U S Congressman, Nor th Carolina

Joe Kennedy

(Al pha P i–Stanf or d 20 01)

U.S. Congressman, Massachuset t s

G.V. “Sonny ” Montgomer y (Beta Tau– Mis s is s ippi Sta te 1940)

For mer U.S. Congressman, Mississippi; Author Montgomer y G.I. Bill

Bill Owens

(D elta Ka ppa –Ste phen F Aus t in Sta te 1970)

For mer Gover nor, Colorado

Aust in Peay

(Omeg a – Cent re 1919)

For mer Gover nor, Tennessee

Rober t Pit tenger

(Omic ron –Te xas 1967)

U.S. Congressman, Nor th Carolina

War ren T ichenor

(Beta Sigma –Sout her n Calif or nia 1979)

For mer U S Ambassador, United Nat ions

Earl R ay Tombl in

(Al pha Rho – We s t Virg inia 1971)

Gover nor, West Virginia

A Selected Listing of Notable Kappa Alphas (continued)

VA DM R ichard Tr uly, USN (Al pha Sigma – G e org ia Te ch 1956)

NA SA A stronaut; For mer Direc tor of NA SA

Steve Womack

(Eps ilon Zeta – Ar kansas Te ch 1978)

U.S. Congressman, Arkansas

Militar y

R A DM R ichard E. By rd, Jr., USN (Beta Commis s ion –VMI 1906)

Medal of Honor Rec ipient; Ant arc t ic e xplorer

MG Donald R . Gardner, USMC (Gamma Gamma – Memphis 1959) President Emer itus, U.S. Mar ine Cor ps Universit y

BG Er nest A . Garl ing ton, USA (Gamma – G e org ia 1870)

Medal of Honor Rec ipient; the Order ’ s first U S Ar my General

R A DM R ichmond P. Hobson, USN (Phi - Bir mingham –Sout her n 1884)

Medal of Honor Rec ipient; for mer

U S Congressman

GEN George C . Marshall , USA (Beta Commis s ion –VMI 1901)

Four-st ar general; for mer U.S. Secret ar y of St ate; for mer U.S. Secret ar y of Defense; for mer General of the U.S. Ar my; author of the “Marshall Pl an ” ; Nobel Peace Pr ice Rec ipient

C A P T Dav id S. McCampbell , USN (Al pha Sigma – G e org ia Te ch 1929)

Medal of Honor Rec ipient; top U.S. Nav y fighter pilot of all t ime, known as the “Ace of Aces”

GEN Jack N. Mer r it t, USA (Beta Eta – O klahoma 1949)

Four-st ar general; U.S. milit ar y represent at ive to the NATO milit ar y commit tee

GEN George S. Pat ton, USA (Beta Commis s ion –VMI 1904)

Four-st ar general; for mer Commander of the 7th and 3rd U.S. Ar my

GEN J.H. Binford Peay II, USA (Beta Commis s ion –VMI 1962)

Four-st ar general; Vice Chief of St af f, U S Ar my; Super intendent, Virginia Milit ar y Inst itute

COL Rober t S. Scot t, USA (Beta Phi– New Me x ico 1932)

Medal of Honor Rec ipient

GEN Lemuel C . Shepherd, Jr., USMC (Beta Commis s ion –VMI 1917)

For mer Commandant, U.S. Mar ine Cor ps

GEN Sam Wal ker, USA

(Beta Commis s ion –VMI 1982)

Four-st ar general; Commander, Allied Forces South East Europe; for mer Super intendent, Virginia Milit ar y Inst itute

Religion

Dr. R ic Cannada (Chi–Vander bilt 1967)

President, Refor med Theological Seminar y; Presby ter ian Minister

Rt. Reverend James L . Duncan (Ka ppa – Mercer 1931)

For mer Knight Commander; For mer Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of F lor ida

Dr. R ichard T. Feller (Al pha Rho – We s t Virg inia 1937)

For mer Knight Commander; For mer Canon Clerk of the Work s, Washington Nat ional Cathedral, Washington, D C

W. McLeod Frampton, Jr.

(Beta P i– Pre sby ter ian 1929)

For mer Knight Commander; Ret ired Presby ter ian Minister

Marshall L . Meaders (D elta – Wof f or d 1952)

Ret ired Bishop, United Methodist Church

Henr y J. Mikell

(Al pha Al pha – Univ of t he Sout h 1891)

For mer Knight Commander; For mer Episcopal Bishop, Diocese of Atl ant a; For mer Chancellor, Univ. of the South

Rober t C . Morgan

(Phi - Bir mingham –Sout her n 1952)

For mer President, Counc il of Bishops of the United Methodist Church

Rt. Rev. Will iam J. Sk ilton ( Theta Commis s ion – Cita del 2010)

A ssist ant Bishop, Dominican Episcopal Church in the Dominican Republic; past Bishop Suf f ragan, Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina; Past President, South Carolina Chr ist ian Ac t ion Counc il

C A P T D a v i d Mc C a m p b e l l

H e n r y J M i k e l l

G EN J a c k N M e r r i t t

Spor ts & Spor ts Industr y

Tony A zevedo

(Al pha P i–Stanf or d 20 02)

For mer Capt ain, 2012 U.S. Olympic water polo team

Dave Ba ker

(Beta D elta – G e org etown 1979)

Spor t s anchor and T V broadcaster; SEC Net work basket ball anchor

Mar t y Brennaman

(Zeta - Randol ph – Macon 1961)

Radio broadcaster, Nat ional Radio Hall of Fame

Jason Coll ins

(Al pha P i–Stanf or d 20 01)

For mer Amer ican professional basket ball pl ayer

Jar ron Coll ins

(Al pha P i–Stanf or d 20 01)

For mer Amer ican professional basket ball pl ayer; NBA pl ayer development coach

Ben D. Crenshaw

(Omic ron –Te xas 1971)

Professional golfer

Kenny Dav is (Beta D elta – G e org etown 1968)

Capt ain, 1972 U.S. Olympic basket ball team

A . K ing Di xon II

(Rho –Sout h Carolina 1956)

Prominent athlet ic s coach and athlete in milit ar y academies; Ar med Forces Trophy for Pl ayer of the Year

James C . France

(Gamma P i– Flor ida Sout her n 1966)

CEO, Inter nat ional Speedway Cor p.

George Grand

(Beta Sigma –Sout her n Calif or nia 1966)

Radio and T V broadcaster

Al Geiberger

(Beta Sigma –Sout her n Calif or nia 1958)

Professional golfer

Tom Hammond ( Theta – Kentuck y 1963)

Spor t s broadcaster and net work T V host

Tom House (Beta Sigma –Sout her n Calif or nia 1966)

For mer Amer ican professional and college baseball pl ayer, coach; author; spor t s consult ant

Sonny Jergensen (Al pha Phi– Duke 1956)

For mer Amer ican professional foot ball pl ayer; professional Foot ball Hall of Fame, T V broadcaster

Paul Johnson (D elta Lamb da – We s ter n Carolina 1977) Amer ican college foot ball coach

Joe K app (Al pha Xi– Calif or nia 1957)

For mer Amer ican and Canadian professional foot ball pl ayer, for mer Amer ican college foot ball coach, professional Foot ball Hall of Fame

T im McCar ver

(Gamma Gamma – Memphis 1962)

Amer ican professional baseball pl ayer and T V broadcaster

Hal Mumme (D elta Rho –Val dos ta Sta te 1999)

Amer ican college foot ball coach and for mer pl ayer

Will Muschamp (Gamma – G e org ia 1992)

Amer ican college foot ball coach and for mer pl ayer

Er nie Nevers

(Al pha P i–Stanf or d 1923)

For mer Amer ican professional foot ball pl ayer, professional Foot ball Hall of Fame

Brandt Snedeker

(Chi–Vander bilt 20 0 0)

Professional golfer

Melv in Stewar t (P i–Tenne s se e 1992)

Gold Medalist, Olympic sw imming compet it ion

Dave Stock ton

(Beta Sigma –Sout her n Calif or nia 1961)

Professional golfer

Chr is Vargas

(Zeta D elta – Ne va da 1991)

For mer Canadian professional and college foot ball quar terback

Sam Wyche

(Iota – Fur man 1966)

For mer Amer ican professional foot ball quar terback and head coach, NFL analyst

Pa u l Jo h n s o n

To n y A z e v e d o

B r a n d t S n e d e k e r

The Knight Commanders of the Kappa Alpha Order

1875

1898-1901

1. John F. Rogers (Alpha–Washington & Lee 1868) 1868-69

2. Samuel Z. Ammen (Alpha–Washington & Lee 1866) 1869-71; 1891-97

3. William W. Collins (Alpha–Washington & Lee 1867) 1871-73

4. John L. Hardeman (Gamma–Georgia 1868) 1873-75;

5. W.W. Wadswor th (Epsilon–Emor y 1879)

6. Joseph Lane Stern (Alpha–Washington & Lee 1867) 1875-76

7. William H. Wallace (Delta–Wof ford 1869) 1876-77

8. Daniel R . Neal, Jr. (Beta–VMI 1876) 1877-81

9. John Temple Graves (Gamma–Georgia 1871) 1881

10. John S. Candler (Epsilon–Emor y 1877) 1881-85

1912-15

17. Henr y C. Chiles (Alpha Delta–William Je well 1903)

1916-26

18. Henr y J. Mikell (Alpha Alpha– Univ. of the South 1891)

1926-34

19. Emmett L. Ir win (Alpha Gamma–Louisiana State 1909), Psi

1934-40

20.

1889)

1940-46

11. John L. Witwor th (Lambda–Virginia 1873) 1885-87

12. Philip B. Hamer (Delta–Wof ford 1878) 1887-89

13. Horace H. W hite (Chi–Vanderbilt 1883) 1889-91

14. William S. Hamilton (Alpha–Washington & Lee 1886), Lambda 1897-98

15. Edward C. Smith (Sigma– Davidson 1880), Upsilon 1901-12; 1915-16

16. Sanford C. Fullilove (Alpha Iota–Centenar y 1892)

John R . Berr yman (Alpha Pi–Stanford

The Knight Commanders of the Kappa Alpha Order (continued)

26.

1965-67

27.

1967-71

28.

1970-73

29.

1957-61

30.

1961-65

1973-77

1977-81

21. W. Elliott Dunwody (Kappa– Mercer 1909), Alpha Sigma 1946-51

22. Howard P. Locke (Alpha Nu– George Washington 1918) 1951-55

23. James L. Duncan (Kappa– Mercer 1931), Epsilon, Alpha Alpha 1955-57

24. W.M. Frampton, Jr. (Beta Gamma–Charleston 1929), Beta Pi

25. John W. Nowell (Tau–Wake Forest 1937)

Henr y J. Foresman (Beta Commission–VMI 1941)

Giles J. Patterson, Jr. (Alpha Alpha– Univ of the South 1934)

R ichard T. Feller (Alpha Rho –West Virginia 1937)

Reynolds S. Cheney (Alpha Mu–Millsaps 1928)

Loren Q. Hanson (Alpha Kappa–Missour i 1950), Omicron

1997-2001

31. Jack R . Taylor (Beta Iota– Dr ur y 1950), Alpha Kappa 1981-85

32. Idris R . Traylor, Jr. (Gamma Chi–Texas Tech 1970) 1985-89

33. Julian A. Pardini (Alpha Xi–Califor nia 1952) 1989-93

34. Thomas G. Paulson II (Alpha Xi–Califor nia 1949) 1993-97

35. James R . Estes (Alpha Kappa–Missour i 1960)

36. David M. Warren (Tau–Wake Forest 1978) 2001-03

37. Ben W. Satcher, Jr. (Delta Omicron–Clemson 1979) 2003-07

38. J. Michael Duncan (Delta Kappa– Stephen F Austin State 1969) 2007-11

39. William E. Dreyer (Alpha Delta–William Je well 1957) 2011-15

40. Darren S. Kay (Alpha Eta–Westminster 1980) 2015-

SECTION D: Chapter Eleven

The Kappa Alpha Laws

QUICK REFERENCE

Foreword to the 2017 Edit ion

T he 77t h Convention was held in St Lou is, Missour i f rom Aug ust 3 – 5, 2017 at t he Hyatt Regency St Lou is at t he A rch T he assembled delegates a mended por tions of t he Bylaws and under took t he business of t he Order I was reta ined for a second ter m, and t he incu mbent Executive Council was elected for an add itiona l ter m Four proposa ls were made to a mend t he Bylaws, and each received unanimous suppor t

On T hursday, Aug ust 3, dur ing Session I, an Executive Session was ca lled, and t he Convention adopted a mend ments to A r ticle 9, Sections 215 and 314

Add itiona lly, a f ter receiv ing unanimous suppor t f rom t he Leg islative Committee, A r ticle 8, Section 213 (c) was a mended to clar if y t he nu mber of academic ter ms t hat a member is obligated to rema in active in an Active Chapter T he a mend ment clar i fied t hat t he semester or scholastic ter m dur ing which t he member was inducted wou ld not be included in t he ca lcu lation

Fur t her, in A r ticle 12, Section 112 (f ), t he Reg u lations were added as an enu merated item a long w it h t he Constit ution and Bylaws, and were a lso added in A r ticle 12, Section 122 ( j)

T he ter minolog y of “Constit ution, Bylaws, Reg u lations” was substit uted for “Kappa Alpha Laws” in A r ticle 12, Sections 112, 114, 122

Fina lly, in a continued ef for t to include Commissions by cod if y ing t hem into t he Bylaws, t hey were added to A r ticle 11, Sections 212 and 213, t hus for ma lly includ ing t heir initiates and ser v ice to t hem w it hin t he var ious Cour ts of Honor

T he Executive Council Reg u lations are rev iewed and a mended reg u larly and are not par t of t he of ficia l Convention agenda

It has been a pleasure to ser ve as t he 40t h K night Commander dur ing t he last t wo years, and I look for ward to my second ter m

Frater na lly,

Dar ren S. K ay K night Commander

Title 1:

of Kappa Alpha Order

Table of Contents (Continued)

Title 8: Membership

Table of Contents (Continued)

PREAMBLE

K APPA ALPHA ORDER was founded at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, on December 21, 1865, and was char tered with that name and title as a non-stock organization by the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 18, 1907. It may properly be referred to as “the Order.” The Order has continuously operated for subordinate units, designated as Active Chapters, char tered by it, in accordance with its Constitution and Bylaws on campuses of colleges and universities in the United States. It is militar y in organization and government, religious in feeling, dedicated to the pr inciples of the Judaeo-Chr istian tradition, and pledged to the preser vation of the highest ideals of gentlemanly conduct among its members.

In pursuit of its concept and dedication, duly constituted representatives of Kappa Alpha Order in Convention assembled do hereby and herein ordain and establish this Constitution, which together with the Bylaws, shall constitute the corporate Bylaws of the Order and be known as the Kappa Alpha Laws.

Title 1: Constitution of Kappa Alpha Order

Article 1-1: Sovereignty and Legislative Authority

Par t 1. The Convention

1-111. Plenar y powers of the Convent ion. The sovereignt y and legisl at ive author it y of Kappa Alpha Order shall be and is vested in the Convent ion.

Par

t

2. Convention Composition, Quor um and Delegates

1-121. Composit ion and vot ing. The Convent ion shall be composed of the For mer Knight Commanders, the General Of ficers, the Prov ince Commanders, the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man, the Chief Alumnus and one delegate f rom each qualified Ac t ive Chapter, Alumni Chapter and Commission in at tendance as members of the Convent ion Each member of the Convent ion shall vote in person and shall be ent itled to one vote only. An employee of the Order shall not be qualified to vote in any capac it y. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001 and by the 73rd Convention, 2009.

1-122. Const itut ional quorum. Duly qualified delegates represent ing at least t wo-thirds of the Ac t ive Chapters of the Order shall be in at tendance to const itute a quor um for the Convent ion and any meet ing thereof ir respec t ive of other members present at the Convent ion or a meet ing thereof

1-123. Chapter and Commission delegates. Delegates to the Convent ion shall be enrolled members of the Ac t ive Chapter, Alumni Chapter or Commission they represent. Each delegate to the Convent ion f rom an Ac t ive Chapter, an Alumni Chapter or Commission of the Order shall be ent itled to have one or more alter nate delegates named in the order of their pr ior it y, and alter nate delegates shall have the same qualificat ions as those of the pr inc ipal delegate. An alter nate delegate shall only be ent itled to ac t at the Convent ion in the absence of the pr inc ipal, or a pr ior alter nate delegate, of the Chapter or Commission which he alter nately represent s. Amended by the 73rd Convention, 2009.

Par t 3. Sessions of Convention

1-131. Regular Sessions. The Convent ion shall meet in regul ar Session biennially in the odd-numbered calendar years at the pl ace and upon the date selec ted and designated by the E xecut ive Counc il.

1-132. Spec ial Sessions. The Convent ion may al so be convened in spec ial session by the E xecut ive Counc il, or w ithin six t y days af ter wr it ten demand of a major it y of the Ac t ive Chapters, at a t ime and pl ace designated by the Knight Commander Amended by 67th Convention, 1997

1-133. Cancellat ion or postponement and holdover of General Of ficers. The E xecut ive Counc il

may, w ith no more than t wo dissent ing votes, cancel or postpone a regul ar or spec ial session of the Convent ion by wr it ten not ice to the Prov ince Commanders and to the Ac t ive Chapters, Alumni Chapters and Commissions not more than thir t y days af ter it s dec ision thereon. In the event that a regul ar session of the Convent ion is so canceled or postponed, the incumbent General Of ficers of the Order shall remain in of fice unt il the conclusion of the ne x t succeeding regul ar session of the Convent ion Amended by the 73th Convention, 2009

Par t 4. Credentials and Voting at Convention

1-141. Credent ial s Commit tee. The E xecut ive Counc il shall ser ve as the Credent ial s Commit tee of the Convent ion and shall make a for mal repor t at each meet ing of the Convent ion for inclusion in it s Minutes, set t ing for th the enrolled members of the Convent ion for the meet ing.

1-142. Convent ion vot ing requirement s. A major it y of the enrolled members of the Convent ion, including the const itut ional quor um of Ac t ive Chapter delegates spec ified in Sec t ion

1-122, shall be in at tendance at any meet ing of the Convent ion The vot ing requirement s for the transac t ion of business shall be a major it y vote of those present and vot ing e xcept that

(a) a three -four ths vote of those present and vot ing shall be required by roll call for adopt ion of an amendment of or to the Const itut ion of the Order and

(b) a t wo-thirds vote of those present and vot ing shall be required

1 to amend the Byl aws when the proposed amendment was presented at a meet ing of the Convent ion less than t went y-four hours pr ior to the date and t ime of the vote thereon,

2. to appropr iate unobligated f unds of the Order or

3 to resc ind or set aside ac t ion t aken by the E xecut ive Counc il

Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001.

Article 1-2: Officers and Operations

Par t 1. General Officers

1-211. Designat ion. The General Of ficers of the Order shall be the Knight Commander, the Senior Counc ilor and five Counc ilors. Amended by 67th Convention, 1997.

1-212. Elec t ion of General Of ficers. The General Of ficers shall be elec ted at a regul ar session of the Convent ion A major it y vote of those present and vot ing at the meet ing of the Convent ion at

which the elec t ion of General Of ficers t akes pl ace, e xclusive of the incumbent Senior Counc ilor and Counc ilors, who shall abst ain in all ballot ing in the elec t ion, shall be required for elec t ion, and, subjec t to the limit at ions hereof, the elec t ion shall be conduc ted in the manner prescr ibed in the Byl aws. The Knight Commander shall b e elec ted by major it y vote; thereaf ter, the Senior Counc ilor shall be elec ted by major it y vote; finally, the remaining Counc ilors shall be elec ted by major it y vote

Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001

1-213. Qualificat ions for elec t ion. Each candidate proposed at the Convent ion for elec t ion as a General Of ficer shall have been a member of Kappa Alpha Order for at least five years and shall be t went y-five years of age or older. A member of the Order who has been elec ted to, and ser ved in the of fice of Knight Commander, shall not be eligible to ser ve thereaf ter as a General Of ficer A Knight Commander may be elec ted to a second ter m by a major it y vote of the Convent ion on a mot ion to ret ain him in of fice. A member of the Order who has been a par t or f ull t ime employee of the Order shall not be eligible to be a candidate for of fice unt il three years have el apsed af ter his employment has ter minated.

Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001 and the 70th Convention, 2003

1-214. Installat ion of General Of ficers. The General Of ficers may be swor n in at the closing meet ing of the Convent ion at which they were elec ted or at a l ater designated t ime and pl ace and shall t ake of fice w ithin thir t y days follow ing the session of the Convent ion at which the elec t ion was conduc ted unless some other date be fixed by major it y vote of the Convent ion The General Of ficers so inst alled shall hold of fice unt il their successors are elec ted and have qualified

1-215. Dut ies of the Knight Commander. The Knight Commander shall be elec ted by the Convent ion. The Knight Commander shall be vested w ith f ull author it y and responsibilit y for the Order and shall preside at all meet ings of the E xecut ive and Adv isor y Counc il s and at the Convent ion e xcept that he may designate a vot ing member of the Convent ion to preside in his pl ace for the per iod of t ime designated by him He shall inter pret the prov isions of this Const itut ion, the Byl aws of the Order and resolut ions and enac tment s of the Convent ion when it is not in session, and he shall implement and enforce polic ies, r ulings and direc t ions of the E xecut ive Counc il. The Knight Commander may delegate his author it y to the E xecut ive Direc tor or to any other of ficer of the Order to ac t in his pl ace and stead in spec ified dut ies Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003

1-216. Elec t ion of Senior Counc ilor. The Senior Counc ilor shall be elec ted by the Convent ion. A Senior Counc ilor may be elec ted to a second ter m by a major it y vote of the Convent ion on a mot ion to ret ain him in of fice. In case of a vacanc y in the of fice of Senior Counc ilor for any reason, the

E xecut ive Counc il shall elec t, as soon as prac t icable, an ac t ing Senior Counc ilor f rom among it s members elec ted at the l ast preceding session of the Convent ion at which General of ficers were elec ted. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001, the 70th Convention, 2003, and the 71st Convention, 2005.

1-217. Dut ies of Senior Counc ilor. The Senior Counc ilor shall be the second of ficer of the Order, and in the event of a vacanc y in the of fice of Knight Commander the Senior Counc ilor shall for thw ith be and become the Knight Commander of the Order

1-218. Resignat ion or removal of a General Of ficer. A General Of ficer may resign by submit t ing his resignat ion in wr it ing to the E xecut ive Counc il. Any General Of ficer may be removed f rom of fice for cause by a three-four ths vote of the Adv isor y Counc il, e xclusive of the vote of the General Of ficer whose removal has been requested, in accordance w ith the Byl aws

1-219. Replacement of Counc ilor. Any vacanc y among the Counc ilors created by death, resignat ion, removal or the Senior Counc ilor acceding to the of fice of Knight Commander because of a vacanc y in that of fice shall be filled by major it y vote of the Adv isor y Counc il. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall conduc t the ballot ing among the members of the Adv isor y Counc il in the manner prescr ibed in the Byl aws Amended by 64th Convention, 1991 and the 69th Convention, 2001

Par t 2. The National Undergraduate Chairman

1-221. Elec t ion. A Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man, and a Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man, shall be elec ted annually by represent at ives of the Ac t ive Chapters as prov ided in the Byl aws. Amended by the 76th Convention, 2015.

Par t 3. Province Officers

1-231. Designat ion. The Prov ince Of ficers shall be a Prov ince Commander appointed by the Knight Commander as prov ided in the Byl aws, one or more Deput y Prov ince Commanders, a Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man and such other of ficers as may be prov ided for in the Byl aws. Prov ince Of ficers shall be selec ted or elec ted as prov ided in the Byl aws Amended by 69th Convention, 1997 and by the 74th Convention, 2011

1-232. Ter m and qualificat ions of Prov ince Commander. The Prov ince Commander shall ser ve for the ter m of the Knight Commander by whom he is appointed and unt il his successor is elec ted appointed and qualified. A member of the Order who has been a par t or f ull t ime employee of the Order shall not be eligible to become a Prov ince Commander unt il three f ull years have el apsed af ter his employment has ter minated A Prov ince Commander shall not ser ve as an Alumnus Adv isor or on an Alumni Adv isor y Commit tee dur ing the ter m of his appointment. Amended by 66th Convention, 1995

(final sentence added), the 67th Convention, 1997, the 74th Convention, 2011, the 75th Convention, 2013, and the 76th Convention, 2015

1-233. Dut ies of Prov ince Commander. A Prov ince Commander shall adv ise the Ac t ive Chapters in his Prov ince and shall per for m such other dut ies as may be prescr ibed in this Const itut ion or the Byl aws of the Order. Amended by 61st Convention, 1985.

1-234. Resignat ion or removal of a Prov ince Commander. A Prov ince Commander may resign by submit t ing his resignat ion in wr it ing to the Knight Commander. Any Prov ince Commander may be removed f rom of fice by the Knight Commander for cause w ith the consent of the major it y of the E xecut ive Counc il. Any Prov ince Commander removed for cause may not thereaf ter be a candidate for Prov ince Commander Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003 and the 74th Convention, 2011

1-235. Replacement of a Prov ince Commander. Any vacanc y in any of fice of Prov ince Commander created by removal shall be filled as prov ided for in the Byl aws. Amended by the 74th Convention, 2011.

Par t 4. The Executive Council

1-241. Const ituenc y. The General Of ficers as a body shall const itute the E xecut ive Counc il and it shall be the Board of Direc tors of Kappa Alpha Order under it s Ar t icles of Incor porat ion The Knight Commander shall be the Chair man of the Board of Direc tors and the President of the cor porat ion, the Senior Counc ilor shall be the Vice Chair man of the Board and the Vice President of the cor porat ion and those t wo of ficers and the five Counc ilors, all elec ted biennially at each regul ar session of the Convent ion for ter ms of t wo years, shall be direc tors of the cor porat ion The E xecut ive Direc tor shall be the Secret ar y and Treasurer of the cor porat ion and shall ser ve as the Secret ar y of the E xecut ive Counc il. The Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man shall regul arly at tend meet ings of the E xecut ive Counc il, w ith f ull author it y to par t ic ipate in it s discussions, as a non-vot ing member of the E xecut ive Counc il.

1-242. Func t ions. The E xecut ive Counc il shall consult w ith and adv ise the Knight Commander in the per for mance and discharge of the dut ies of his of fice. It may prescr ibe r ules and regul at ions for operat ion of the Order. It shall have author it y to ac t in any mat ter for which there is no prov ision in this Const itut ion, the Byl aws of the Order or the ac t ions of the Convent ion, including the appropr iat ion, upon a five-sevenths vote, of avail able monies in the general f und of the Order, and ac t ion so t aken shall have indefinite cont inuance unless or unt il canceled or resc inded by the Convent ion under Sec t ion 1-142(b)(3).

Par t 5. The Advisor y Council

1-251. Const ituenc y and func t ions. The General Of ficers, the Prov ince Commanders, the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man and the Chief Alumnus shall

const itute the Adv isor y Counc il of the Order It shall per for m the f unc t ions and dut ies prescr ibed for it by this Const itut ion and the Convent ion and shall ac t upon mat ters refer red to it by the E xecut ive Counc il or by the Convent ion. The Adv isor y Counc il shall meet at least once each year, and at the annual meet ing the Prov ince Commanders may, upon request, meet separately. Amended by 63rd Convention, 1989

Par t 6. The Executive Director

1-261. Appointment , ser v ice and compensat ion. The E xecut ive Counc il shall appoint a member of the Order as the E xecut ive Direc tor of the Order for such per iod and compensat ion as fixed by it. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall be the pr inc ipal operat ion, e xecut ive, administrat ive and management of ficer of the Order ser v ing f ull t ime direc tly under the super v ision and direc t ion of the E xecut ive Counc il He shall ser ve as Clerk of the Appell ate Counc il and Secret ar y of the Adv isor y Counc il, as well as those of fices designated in Sec t ion 1-241 hereof, but shall hold no other of fice in the Order.

1-262. Delegat ion of dut ies by the E xecut ive Direc tor. The E xecut ive Direc tor may delegate any of his dut ies to another employee of the Order for st ipul ated or indefinite per iods of t ime

Par t 7. The Chief Alumnus

1-271. Elec t ion. A Chief Alumnus, and a Deput y Chief Alumnus, shall be elec ted by represent at ives of the Alumni Chapters as prov ided in the Byl aws. Adopted by the 63rd Convention, 1989; amended by the 76th Convention, 2015.

1-272. Deput y Chief Alumnus. Adopted by the 63rd Convention, 1989; amended by 66th Convention, 1995, the 67th Convention, 1997, and by the 73rd Convention, 2009; repealed by the 76th Convention, 2015.

Article 1-3: Constituency of the Order

Par t 1. Provinces

1-311. Composit ion. The Ac t ive and Alumni Chapters, and Commissions, of the Order shall be div ided into geographical areas designated as prov inces composed of those prov inces in e x istence at the date of the adopt ion of this Const itut ion and those thereaf ter created. An Alumni Chapter or Commission e x ist ing out side the boundar ies of a prov ince shall be assigned to the prov ince closest to it by the Knight Commander Prov inces may be created or reconst ituted by the Adv isor y Counc il, as appropr iate, e xcept that addit ional prov inces may not be created or reconst ituted in the calendar year in which a regul ar Convent ion is scheduled. The names of new or reconst ituted prov inces shall be assigned by the Knight Commander. Amended by 67th Convention, 1997, and the 76th Convention, 2015.

1-312. Prov ince Counc il s. A Prov ince Counc il, composed of the Prov ince Of ficers and represent at ives f rom each qualified Ac t ive Chapter in the prov ince, and f rom each Alumni Chapter in the prov ince shall be held at a pl ace w ithin the area of the prov ince or at such other pl ace as may be approved by the Knight Commander, by each prov ince of the Order dur ing each calendar year. A Prov ince Counc il shall have no power to legisl ate or ac t w ith binding ef fec t upon the Order or any chapter thereof Upon f ailure of the Prov ince Commander to hold the regul ar Prov ince Counc il dur ing the first five months of each calendar year, the Knight Commander shall call and fix the date and pl ace for the Prov ince Counc il and designate a Counc ilor to preside at and conduc t it s sessions. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003 and by the 71st Convention, 2005

Par t 2. Active and Alumni Chapters

1-321. Ac t ive Chapters. An Ac t ive Chapter shall be compr ised of a group of student s of a par t icul ar college or universit y who are members of the Order named in the char ter issued to the group by the Order and those student s who have successively become members of the Order through af filiat ion w ith the or iginal group or their successors An Ac t ive Chapter shall be cl assified as in good st anding or not in good st anding Amended by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014

1-322. Operat ion of Ac t ive Chapters. Ac t ive Chapters shall conduc t their operat ions, ac t iv it ies, and business af f airs in accordance w ith the Char ter, Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, oaths, obligat ions, polic ies and their byl aws An Ac t ive Chapter ’ s byl aws shall not be inconsistent w ith this sec t ion An Ac t ive Chapter and it s members shall not sell, assign, dispose of or transfer subst ant ially all of it s asset s, account s or proper t y to another organiz at ion w ithout pr ior wr it ten approval by the E xecut ive Counc il. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003, and the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014.

1-323. Order relat ionship to Ac t ive Chapters. The Knight Commander, the E xecut ive Counc il, the Adv isor y Counc il, the Prov ince Commander or the E xecut ive Direc tor may require an Ac t ive Chapter, or indiv idual of ficers thereof, to per for m any dut y which is necessar y to the successf ul per for mance of any of ficer ’ s dut ies or in the interest of the Order. Amended by 61st Convention, 1985.

1-324. Suspension or w ithdrawal of Ac t ive Chapter char ters, imposit ion of fines and appeal s, financ ial delinquenc y of Ac t ive Chapter. For f ailure to per for m it s dut ies and obligat ions, an Ac t ive Chapter may be fined, suspended, or pl aced on probat ion by the Knight Commander, the Prov ince Commander or the E xecut ive Direc tor, or it s char ter may be w ithdrawn by the Knight Commander w ith the consent of the Adv isor y Counc il. A suspension shall be for a spec ified per iod of t ime and a

fine, probat ion or a suspension may be canceled, e x tended or reduced by the E xecut ive Counc il upon appeal by the Ac t ive Chapter Amended by 67th Convention, 1997, and by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014.

1-325. Ef fec t of suspension or w ithdrawal of Ac t ive Chapter Char ter. An Ac t ive Chapter that has had it s Char ter suspended or w ithdrawn shall be cl assified as not in good st anding and shall conduc t no business or operat ions as an Ac t ive Chapter Upon suspension or w ithdrawal of the char ter, or if an at tempt is made by a chapter to w ithdraw f rom the Order, the Knight Commander or his designee shall immediately be vested w ith the sole r ight of possession, custody, and control of all asset s of the Ac t ive Chapter, including, w ithout limit at ion, personal proper t y, regalia, real proper t y, cash, deposit account s, and other investment proper t y These asset s shall be held in tr ust for the use and benefit of the Ac t ive Chapter The Knight Commander or his designee shall control, manage and gover n the Ac t ive Chapter unt il it s retur n to good st anding. Immediately upon suspension or w ithdrawal of an Ac t ive Chapter ’ s Char ter, the of ficers and members of the Ac t ive Chapter shall transfer to the Knight Commander, or his designee, all asset s of the Ac t ive Chapter Adopted by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014

1-326. Establishment of Ac t ive Chapters. Unless other w ise limited in the Byl aws, Ac t ive Chapters may be est ablished or reest ablished by the Knight Commander upon the recommendat ion of t wo-thirds of the Ac t ive Chapters in the Prov ince embrac ing or nearest to the proposed new chapter and w ith the approval of three-four ths of the Adv isor y Counc il

1-327. Alumni Chapters and other alumni groups. Alumni Chapters and other Alumni groups may be est ablished as prov ided in the Byl aws. For f ailure to meet financ ial obligat ions to the Order, an Alumni Chapter shall automat ically cease to be in good st anding and may not vote at a Convent ion or a Prov ince Counc il. Amended by 67th Convention, 1997.

1-328. Commissions. The Knight Commander may, w ith not more than one dissent ing vote of the Adv isor y Counc il, commission a group of not less than five alumni to operate as a Commission at a four-year milit ar y ser v ice academy such as the United St ates Milit ar y Academy, United St ates Air Force Academy, United St ates Naval Academy, United St ates Coast Guard Academy, United St ates Merchant Mar ine Academy, or at an academic inst itut ion where the Order prev iously had a chapter Amended by the 73rd Convention, 2009

Article 1-4: Membership

Par t 1. Qualifications and election

1-411. Members of the Order. Members of the Order shall be (a) those who have been init iated, and (b) those who have been elec ted to membership and are

await ing init iat ion Init iated members shall be in good st anding or not in good st anding Membership of those init iated is for life e xcept that a member may be e xpelled for cause. All members who are not in good st anding or for mer members who have been e xpelled, shall have no r ight to use or enjoy any real or personal proper t y of any Ac t ive Chapter, Alumni Chapter, chapter housing cor porat ion, or the Order. Amended by the 75th Convention, 2013, and by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014

1- 412. Qualificat ions for membership. Members of the Order shall be elec ted solely on the basis of each indiv idual’s moral, educat ional and personal at tr ibutes e xcept that no person under the age of fif teen, no female and no person who is or has ever been an init iated member of a r ival organiz at ion shall be eligible for membership. Amended by 67th Convention, 1997

1-413. Elec t ion to membership in the Order. Membership in the Order may be obt ained by (a) elec t ion by an Ac t ive Chapter; (b) elec t ion by a Commission; or (c) being named in the char ter of an Ac t ive Chapter. A student or member of the f acult y, st af f, or administrat ion of a college or universit y upon the campus of which an Ac t ive Chapter e x ist s, or may be inst alled, or the f ather, step -f ather, or grandf ather of an Ac t ive Member may be elec ted to membership by the par t icul ar chapter upon the unanimous approval of all of the init iated members of that chapter. Indiv idual s so elec ted to membership shall be ent itled to init iat ion by the elec t ing Ac t ive Chapter af ter a per iod of qualificat ion for init iat ion dur ing which they shall enjoy all of the pr iv ileges of Ac t ive Chapter af filiat ion e xcept par t ic ipat ion in business and restr ic ted ac t iv it ies of Ac t ive Chapter operat ions

Student s of inst itut ions for which there is a Commission est ablished under Sec t ion 1-327 hereof who are cur rent year graduates, pr ior graduates, and members of the f acult y, st af f, or administrat ion for which there is a Commission est ablished, may be elec ted to membership by the par t icul ar Commission. O ther indiv idual s who enjoy a mer itor ious rel at ionship w ith the Order, prov ided those persons are other w ise eligible for membership, may be elec ted to membership by an Ac t ive Chapter or a Commission and shall be init iated as prescr ibed by regul at ions of the E xecut ive Counc il. No other group or ent it y shall have the pr iv ilege of elec t ing any person to membership in the Order. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003, the 74th Convention, 2011, and the 75th Convention 2013.

1- 414. E xcept ion to unanimous elec t ion rule. In any inst ance in which any one or more of the r ules, regul at ions, polic ies or requirement s of a par t icul ar college or universit y upon the campus of which a duly char tered Ac t ive Chapter e x ist s, or may be inst alled, are in conflic t w ith the unanimous approval requirement for elec t ion to membership in Sec t ion 1-413 of this Const itut ion, the Ac t ive Chapter may, upon a three-four ths vote of it s duly

enrolled members who are eligible to vote, apply to the E xecut ive Counc il for author it y to be e xempted f rom the prov isions of Sec t ion 1-413 requir ing unanimous approval of all members of the Ac t ive Chapter for elec t ion to membership. The E xecut ive Counc il, upon approval of the applicat ion by a five-sevenths vote, may author ize the Ac t ive Chapter to elec t new members for the ensuing t welve months by a vote of not less than eight y percent of the duly enrolled members of the chapter in accordance w ith the direc t ions of the E xecut ive Counc il Any Ac t ive Chapter receiv ing author iz at ion to be e xempted f rom the unanimous vote requirement remains subjec t to all other dut ies, obligat ions, responsibilit ies and requirement s prescr ibed by this Const itut ion and the Byl aws.

1-415. [Repealed]. Repealed by the 74th Convention, 2011 (Combined with 1-413)

Par t 2. Expulsion and Suspension

1-421. E xpul sion from membership. A member of the Order may be e xpelled for cause, as spec ified in the Byl aws, by a three-four ths vote of all init iated members of an Ac t ive Chapter or by a five-sevenths vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. C ause suf fic ient for e xpul sion shall be deter mined in a tr ial, by a major it y vote of the Ac t ive Chapter or the E xecut ive Counc il, as the case may be, or a tr ial may be dispensed w ith if the accused admit s the charges against him or pleads no contest of the of fense w ith which he is charged. Amended by 59th Convention, 1981 and by 67th Convention, 1997.

1-422. Appeal from expul sion. An indiv idual who has been e xpelled f rom membership shall have the r ight of appeal to the Knight Commander by filing such appeal in wr it ing w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor w ithin 90 days of the date of his being sent not ice of his e xpul sion to his l ast known address. The Knight Commander shall submit the appeal to a Board of Rev iew consist ing of three consent ing For mer Knight Commanders. In the event there be fewer than three consent ing For mer Knight Commanders, he shall designate consent ing for mer General Of ficers as the remaining members Amended by 61st Convention, 1985, by 67th Convention, 1997 and by the 69th Convention, 2001, and by the 73rd Convention, 2009

1-423. Suspension of Members. Membership may be temporar ily suspended as prov ided in the Byl aws. Amended by the 75th Convention, 2013.

1-424. Non-par t ic ipat ion in tr ial . A member of the Order on tr ial for any reason shall not vote as a member of the tr ial body

1-425. Reinstatement . An indiv idual who has been e xpelled f rom membership may be reinst ated, upon applicat ion to the E xecut ive Direc tor, by the unanimous vote of the Adv isor y Counc il.

Article 1-5: Finances And Publications

Par t 1. Finances

1-511. Income and funds. The income of the Order shall consist of dues, fees, fines, penalt ies and assessment s paid by members and chapters in accordance w ith prov isions in the Byl aws or as required by direc t ion of the E xecut ive Counc il or the Convent ion. The Order may al so receive and collec t bequest s, dev ises, legac ies and contr ibut ions, together w ith income on it s investment s. All monies and receipt s paid to or received by the Order shall be used for payment of operat ing and rel ated e xpenses of the Order not inconsistent w ith the direc t ives of the Convent ion or the E xecut ive Counc il Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001.

1-512. Management of funds. The management and control of all f unds of the Order shall be vested in the E xecut ive Counc il subjec t to the direc t ions and uses thereof by the Convent ion.

1-513. Disbursement of Order funds. [Repealed] Repealed by the 71st Convention, 2005

1-514. Limit of financ ial responsibilit y of the Order. E xcept as author ized by the E xecut ive Counc il, the Order shall, under no c ircumst ances, be responsible or liable for the debt s or obligat ions of any af filiates of the Order, including, but not limited to, indiv idual Ac t ive Chapters, Alumni Chapters, Commissions, or Chapter House Cor porat ions, and no Ac t ive Chapter, Alumni Chapter, Commission, or Chapter House Cor porat ion, member, of ficer, other person or indiv idual, or group, e xcept the E xecut ive Counc il, may or shall be author ized to obligate the Order for the disbursement or payment of any monies or f unds what soever e xcept as prov ided in this Const itut ion. Amended by the 76tb Convention, 2015.

1-515. Bonds of Order and Chapter Of ficers. Of ficers and employees of the Order who handle f unds or monies of the Order and the I, II, III and V I of each Ac t ive Chapter of the Order, shall be bonded in the amount fixed by the E xecut ive Counc il and the premium or cost of bonds so pl aced shall be paid out of f unds of the Order. Amended by 58th Convention, 1979.

1-516. Ser v ice of of ficers w ithout compensat ion. General Of ficers and Prov ince Commanders shall not be paid any sal ar ies or other remunerat ion e xcept traveling and other e xpenses incur red in the per for mance of of fic ial dut ies.

Par t 2. Publications

1-521. Publicat ions Prescr ibed by E xecut ive Counc il . The E xecut ive Counc il shall prescr ibe publicat ions of the Order and make changes therein f rom t ime to t ime as it deems appropr iate, subjec t to the direc t ions of the Convent ion Amended by 67th Convention, 1997

Article 1-6: Interpretations and Appeals

Par t 1. Interpretations

1-611. General . The headings and capt ions used in the Const itut ion and Byl aws are for convenience only and do not necessar ily descr ibe the content thereof and, therefore, shall not be given any significance whatever in the inter pret at ion of the Const itut ion and the Byl aws. References to those prov isions shall be by sec t ion number only.

1-612. Inter pretat ions by Knight Commander. The Knight Commander shall, as hereinabove prov ided in Sec t ion 1-215 of this Const itut ion, inter pret the prov isions of this Const itut ion, the Byl aws of the Order, the resolut ions and enac tment s of the Convent ion and the r ules and regul at ions of the Order, dur ing the per iod bet ween Sessions of the Convent ion. An inter pret at ion by the Knight Commander shall be recorded of fic ially in the of fice of the E xecut ive Direc tor and shall promptly be mailed by that of ficer to the members of the Adv isor y Counc il, the Ac t ive and Alumni Chapters, Commissions, and the for mer Knight Commanders Amended by the 74th Convention, 2011

Par t 2. Appeals

1-621. Appeal s from inter pretat ions by Knight Commander. An inter pret at ion of the l aws of the Order by the Knight Commander may be appealed by an af fec ted of ficer, member or body of the Order to the Appell ate Counc il of the Order, as hereinaf ter designated, w ithin ten days af ter mailing of the dec ision by the E xecut ive Direc tor, e xcept that a r uling made by any presiding of ficer of the Convent ion shall be subjec t for thw ith to appeal to the Convent ion and f ailure to so appeal precludes any l ater appeal or rev iew.

1-622. Procedure. An appeal f rom an inter pret at ion by the Knight Commander shall be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor, who shall ser ve it upon the Chair man of the Appell ate Counc il, and the procedure thereaf ter shall be in accordance w ith the Byl aws.

1-623. The Appellate Counc il . The Appell ate Counc il shall consist of three For mer Knight Commanders and the E xecut ive Direc tor shall ser ve as the Clerk of the Appell ate Counc il The consent ing For mer Knight Commander l ast holding that of fice shall be the Chair man of the Appell ate Counc il In the event there be no consent ing For mer Knight Commander, the Chair man shall be a consent ing For mer General Of ficer designated by the Knight Commander. The Chair man shall, when an appeal is ser ved upon him by the E xecut ive Direc tor, designate t wo other For mer Knight Commanders to ser ve w ith him as members of the Appell ate Counc il in the deter minat ion of the par t icul ar appeal In the event there be no consent ing For mer Knight Commanders, the remaining members shall be consent ing for mer General Of ficers designated by the Chair man.

1-624. Ac t ion on an appeal . An appeal may be sust ained by unanimous vote of the Appell ate Counc il or the dec ision of the Knight Commander may be modified by major it y vote of the Appell ate Counc il as it may dec ide in it s own discret ion. The Appell ate Counc il shall limit it s dec ision to quest ions of inter pret at ions only and shall not inter fere w ith dec isions of the Knight Commander which are pr imar ily and pr inc ipally the e xerc ise of proper author it y or discret ion w ithin the powers or dut ies of the Knight Commander The dec ision of the Appell ate Counc il shall be final

Article 1-7: Amendments

Par t 1. Proposals for and action upon amendments

1-711. Proposed amendment s. A proposal to be presented to the Convent ion to amend this Const itut ion shall be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor of the Order at least six t y days pr ior to the opening date fixed for the Convent ion and the E xecut ive Direc tor shall mail copies of any proposed amendment s, properly filed, to each Ac t ive Chapter, Alumni Chapter and Commission, to the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man, and to each General Of ficer, each Prov ince Commander and each For mer Knight Commander at least thir t y days pr ior to the opening date fixed for the Convent ion. In any

Title 2: The Convention

Article 2-1: Legislative Authority

Par t 1.

General authority

2-111. Plenar y powers. The Convent ion may, under the plenar y author it y vested in it by the Const itut ion, ac t for the Order in all mat ters including, but not limited to, all appropr iat ion of f unds necessar y for operat ion of the Order

Article 2-2: Organization and Procedure

Par t 1.

Convention organization

2-211. Membership. The Convent ion shall be composed of the of ficers and delegates spec ified in the Const itut ion. A member of the Order who is not a delegate to the Convent ion shall be ent itled to all pr iv ileges of the Convent ion e xcept the r ight to vote

2-212. Delegates and alter nates. Delegates and alter nate delegates f rom each Ac t ive and Alumni Chapter shall be elec ted at a meet ing of the chapter. Amended by 72nd Convention, 2007.

year in which the Convent ion is to be held dur ing the month of June, July, August or September a proposed amendment to this Const itut ion shall be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor not l ater than March 15 of that year and the E xecut ive Direc tor shall, not l ater than Apr il 15 of that year, transmit copies of any proposed amendment s, properly filed, to the rec ipient s enumerated herein. Amended by 67th Convention, 1997, by the 72nd Convention, 2007, and by the 73rd Convention, 2009

1-712. Ac t ion upon proposed amendment s. The Convent ion may, in accordance w ith the vot ing requirement s spec ified in Sec t ion 1-142 hereof, amend this Const itut ion upon a proposal submit ted to it by a three-four ths vote of those members present at the Convent ion, including the const itut ional quor um spec ified in Sec t ion 1-122 of this Const itut ion, and those members vot ing thereon at a session at which the proposed amendment is called up for ac t ion The Convent ion, before ac t ing upon any amendment, shall have the r ight to make amendment s to the submit ted proposal not inconsistent w ith the pur poses of the proposal. This Const itut ion may al so be amended by unanimous vote of the Adv isor y Counc il at a meet ing thereof espec ially called by the E xecut ive Counc il for the pur pose of considerat ion of a proposed amendment, and the subsequent rat ificat ion w ithin six months by three-four ths of the Ac t ive Chapters

2-213. Credent ial s. Upon the elec t ion or designat ion of delegates and alter nate delegates to any Convent ion, the I and III of each Ac t ive Chapter, any t wo of ficers of an Alumni Chapter, and any t wo appointed members of a Commission, shall e xecute Convent ion credent ial s prov ided by the E xecut ive Direc tor For Ac t ive Chapters such credent ial s shall be filed pr ior to the opening meet ing of the Convent ion For Alumni Chapters and Commissions such credent ial s shall be filed at least 10 days pr ior to the opening meet ing of the Convent ion. Each delegate and alter nate delegate shall present a copy of his credent ial s to the Credent ial s Commit tee of the Convent ion. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001 and the 74th Convention, 2011

2-214. Reg istrat ion of other Convent ion members. The Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man and each General Of ficer, Prov ince Commander and For mer Knight Commander present at the Convent ion shall file wr it ten ev idence of his at tendance at the Convent ion.

2-215. Vot ing membership of the Convent ion. The E xecut ive Counc il shall, as the Credent ial s Commit tee of the Convent ion, repor t to the

Convent ion at each meet ing (a) the enrolled members ent itled to vote at the meet ing to which the repor t is made and (b) those members of the Convent ion who were e xcused theref rom by the presiding of ficer at or af ter it s l ast meet ing. The roll of the members of the Convent ion as thus repor ted shall thereupon be called and be recorded in the minutes of the Convent ion. All vot ing members of the Convent ion shall at tend all meet ings thereof unless e xcused by the presiding of ficer

2-216. Of ficers of the Convent ion. The Knight Commander shall preside at the Convent ion in the capac it y only as a presiding of ficer, e xcept that he may appoint any other vot ing member of the Convent ion to preside in his pl ace for such length of t ime as he may designate. In the case of an unavoidable absence of the Knight Commander f rom the Convent ion, the Senior Counc ilor, or some other vot ing member of the Convent ion as the E xecut ive Counc il may designate in the absence of the Senior Counc ilor, shall preside at the meet ing. Any vot ing member of the Convent ion sit t ing as a presiding of ficer shall have the same power and author it y as the Knight Commander to appoint another vot ing member of the convent ion to preside at meet ings of the Convent ion. The presiding of ficer shall not t ake par t in debate while in the chair, but he shall maint ain order and decor um in the Convent ion at all t imes He may appoint a sergeant-at-ar ms and other assist ant s, including tellers, as may be necessar y. The E xecut ive Direc tor or a vot ing member of the Convent ion designated by the presiding of ficer shall ser ve as secret ar y of the Convent ion per for ming the usual dut ies inc ident to that of fice and shall cause a verbat im account of the proceedings of the Convent ion to be t aken e xcept those conduc ted in e xecut ive session A summar y of the af fir mat ive ac t ions of the Convent ion shall be mailed to the Of ficers, the Ac t ive and Alumni Chapters, Commissions of the Order and to the af filiates of the Order. Amended by the 63rd Convention, 1989 and by the 74th Convention, 2011.

2-217. Commit tees of the Convent ion. The commit tees of the Convent ion shall be the Legisl at ive Commit tee, the Finance Commit tee, the Resolut ions Commit tee and other spec ial commit tees which the Convent ion may author ize by major it y vote. The Knight Commander shall appoint the members of each commit tee and shall designate the chair men, all of whom shall be vot ing members of the Convent ion or alter nate delegates. All proposal s by mot ion, resolut ion, or other w ise made to the Convent ion, unless made by any commit tee of or author ized by the Convent ion, shall be refer red by the presiding of ficer to appropr iate commit tees for recommendat ion to the Convent ion Upon a t wo-thirds vote of the Convent ion, any mat ter in commit tee may be considered w ithout commit tee repor t or be refer red to another commit tee. Commit tees shall meet only while the Convent ion is in recess unless other w ise author ized by the Convent ion Members of any commit tee meet ing

dur ing a Convent ion meet ing shall be not ified of any vote about to be t aken by the Convent ion and be given an oppor tunit y to cast their votes

2-218. Deter minat ion of quorum. When a const itut ional quor um for a meet ing is challenged, the presiding of ficer shall cause all absent vot ing members to be called to the Convent ion floor. The presiding of ficer may order a roll call at any t ime to deter mine the presence of a quor um

Par t 2. Convention procedure

2-221. Order of business. The order of business of the Convent ion shall be as follows:

(a) call to order and introduc tor y remark s;

(b) roll call ;

(c) repor t of the Credent ial s Commit tee;

(d) repor t s of of ficers;

(e) the appointment of commit tees;

(f ) the present at ion of legisl at ion and other proposal s and the refer ral of mat ters to commit tees;

(g) commit tee meet ings;

(h) Undergraduate Conference;

(i) Alumni Conference;

(

j) repor t s of commit tees and Undergraduate Conference;

(k) Convent ion business, including ac t ion on commit tee repor t s;

(l) elec t ion of of ficers; and

(m) adjour nment

The Convent ion may proceed, out of order, to any order of business by a major it y vote. Amended by 56th Convention, 1975 and 64th Convention, 1991.

2-222. Control of parliamentar y procedure. Rober t ’ s Rules of Order shall gover n as to parliament ar y procedure at the Convent ion e xcept as other w ise prov ided in the Kappa Alpha L aws or r ules of the Convent ion. An appeal f rom any dec ision of a presiding of ficer concer ning parliament ar y procedure at a Convent ion shall for thw ith be made to the Convent ion and may be over r uled only by a t wo-thirds vote of the Convent ion. Unless so made, an appeal f rom the dec ision shall not thereaf ter be valid or t imely

2-223. Vot ing procedure for Convent ion ac t ion. All quest ions voted upon by the Convent ion shall, unless other w ise prov ided in the Kappa Alpha L aws, be by voice vote unless five or more vot ing members of the Convent ion request, or the presiding of ficer orders, a roll call vote w ith recorded “ yeas ” and “ nays ” All votes on amendment s to the Const itut ion shall be by roll call w ith recorded “ yeas ” and “ nays ” In all roll call votes the Ac t ive Chapter delegates shall be polled first, followed by Alumni Chapter delegates, followed then by the Commission delegates, then by the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man, Chief Alumnus, Prov ince Commanders, For mer Knight Commanders and the General Of ficers, in that order, and the Knight Commander shall,

if necessar y, be polled l ast Amended by the 73rd Convention, 2009 and the 74th Convention, 2011

Par t 3. Election of General Officers

2-231. Elec t ion of the Knight Commander and Senior Counc ilor. The Knight Commander shall be elec ted by major it y vote upon nominat ion f rom the floor. Upon a vacanc y in the of fice of Knight Commander (for any reason, including the e xpirat ion of his ter m) the Senior Counc ilor shall be deemed elec ted and w ill automat ically ascend to the posit ion of Knight Commander. The elec t ion of the Knight Commander among the General Of ficers shall be first conduc ted separately by secret ballot upon nominat ions made f rom the floor. Thereaf ter, the elec t ion of the Senior Counc ilor shall be conduc ted in the same manner. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001 and the 70th Convention 2003

2-232. Elec t ion of Counc ilors. The Counc ilors shall be elec ted by secret single ballot upon nominat ions f rom the floor. The candidates receiv ing the l argest number of votes const itut ing the required major it y for elec t ion shall be elec ted according to the number of Counc ilors to be elec ted.

Title 3: The Knight Commander

Article 3-1: General Duties and Responsibilities

Par t 1. Duties and responsibilities

3-111. Pr imar y dut y. The Knight Commander shall ac t ivate and pursue general super v ision of the several unit s, bodies, of ficers and members of the Order, adv ising them w ith respec t to their operat ions and ac t iv it ies and assist ing them in development and cult ivat ion of the intent ions and pur poses of the Order.

3-112. Promot ion of cooperat ion w ithin the Order. The Knight Commander shall t ake all steps as necessar y to promote and develop cooperat ion and cordial rel at ions w ithin the Order and w ith author it ies of colleges and universit ies on the campuses of which it s Ac t ive Chapters are located

3-113. Enforcement of Kappa Alpha Laws. The Knight Commander shall enforce the Kappa Alpha Laws, Convent ion enac tment s and resolut ions, and E xecut ive Counc il Regul at ions.

3-114. Protec t ion of proper t y. The Knight Commander shall be responsible for the care and protec t ion of the proper t y of the Order He shall t ake all necessar y and t imely ac t ion and follow appropr iate legal and other steps and procedures to protec t and preser ve the badge, coat-of-ar ms and other insignia of the Order through patent s, copyr ight s and other gover nment al l aws and

2-233. General rules in the elec t ions. When there is a single nominee for the elec t ion of any General Of ficer, the elec t ion may be by accl amat ion When a roll call ballot is required, the roll of vot ing members eligible to vote shall be called and each vot ing member shall personally cast his vote by secret ballot. When votes are cast for three or more persons for any of fice and no one has a major it y, the name of the candidate hav ing the smallest number of votes shall be dropped af ter the second and each succeeding ballot and the votes thereaf ter cast for that candidate shall not be counted

2-234. Ter m of of fice of General Of ficers. The ter m of of fice of each General Of ficer elec ted at a Convent ion shall commence upon the adjour nment of the Convent ion and shall cont inue unt il a successor has been elec ted, unless the ter m shall be ter minated because of death, resignat ion, removal f rom of fice or other w ise The ter m of of fice of a Counc ilor elec ted by the Adv isor y Counc il to fill a vacanc y shall commence upon his elec t ion and shall cont inue as if he had been elec ted at a Convent ion. Adopted by the 69th Convention, 2001 and amended by the 74th Convention, 2011.

regul at ions and f rom improper, illegal or unl aw f ul use or abuse thereof.

3-115. E xecut ion of document s and contrac t s. The Knight Commander, w ith the approval of the E xecut ive Counc il, may enter into and e xecute contrac t s or other document s on behalf of the Order including those per t aining to the purchase, sale or lease of real proper t y for and on behalf of the Order. Such author it y may be delegated w ith the approval of the E xecut ive Counc il to the E xecut ive Direc tor. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001 and the 74th Convention, 2011.

3-116. Biennial repor t . The Knight Commander shall make a biennial repor t and shall cause his repor t to be published as he deems appropr iate Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001

3-117. Representat ion in inter frater nit y relat ions. The Knight Commander shall encourage and promote a spir it of cooperat ion for advancement of the f rater nit y system in general and shall cooperate w ith other recognized college f rater nit ies and soror it ies to that end The Knight Commander and such other members of the Order as he may designate are author ized to represent the Order in represent at ive organiz at ions of college f rater nit ies and soror it ies, prov ided that those represent at ives of the Order shall have no author it y to bind the Order to any compac t or other agreement in connec t ion therew ith w ithout the approval or rat ificat ion of the E xecut ive Counc il.

Title 4: Undergraduate Conference, National and Province Undergraduate Chairmen

Article 4-1: Undergraduate Conference

Par t 1. Purpose and organization

4-111. Call of Conference. An Undergraduate Conference composed of all Ac t ive Chapter members at a Convent ion and I’s Leadership Inst itute shall be called by the Knight Commander dur ing each Convent ion and I’s Leadership Inst itute for the pur pose of discussing the operat ions and ac t iv it ies of the Order and other selec ted mat ters as the Conference may dec ide The Undergraduate Conference shall conduc t it s discussions and proceedings under Rober t ’ s Rules of Order. Amended by the 71st Convention, 2005.

4-112. Organiz at ion. The Conference shall be organized by the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man. The Chair man shall preside over the Conference. He shall be ent itled to par t ic ipate in discussion f rom the chair but he may designate other members of the Conference to preside in his pl ace The Chair man may, upon major it y vote of all members of the Conference, inv ite other members of the Order to par t ic ipate at the Conference, but such inv itees shall not be ent itled to vot ing pr iv ileges.

4-113. Minutes of the Conference. The E xecut ive Direc tor of the Order shall cause a verbat im record of the proceedings of the Undergraduate Conference to be kept under the direc t ion of the Chair man of the Conference

4-114. The Undergraduate Adv isor y Counc il . The Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man and the Prov ince Undergraduate Chair men shall const itute the Undergraduate Adv isor y Counc il of the Order. It shall per for m the f unc t ions and dut ies prescr ibed for it by the Const itut ion and the Convent ion It shall ac t on mat ters refer red to it by the E xecut ive Counc il, Adv isor y Counc il, and the Undergraduate Conference The Undergraduate Adv isor y Counc il may meet as necessar y. An appointed member of the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice shall ser ve as an e x of fic io member to coordinate the ac t iv it ies and work ings of the Undergraduate Adv isor y Counc il. Adopted 67th Convention, 1997; amended by the 69th Convention, 2001

Article 4-2: National Undergraduate Chairman

Par t 1. Elections, qualifications and successors

4-211. Elec t ion and ter m of Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man. The Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man shall be elec ted at the Undergraduate Conference held at the I’s Leadership

Inst itute and shall hold the of fice for the ensuing t welve months, or unt il his successor is elec ted The Undergraduate Conference shall al so elec t the Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man who shall, in the event of a vacanc y in the of fice of Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man, hold that of fice and complete the une xpired ter m under the prov isions of these Byl aws. Elec t ion of the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man shall first be conduc ted followed by the elec t ion of the Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man When there is a single nominee for either of fice, the elec t ion may be by accl amat ion. When a roll call ballot is required, the roll of vot ing members eligible to vote shall be called, and each vot ing member shall personally cast his vote by secret ballot. When votes are cast for three or more persons and no one has a major it y, the name of the candidate hav ing the smallest number of votes shall be dropped af ter the second and each succeeding ballot, and the votes thereaf ter cast for that candidate shall not be counted. Amended by 62nd Convention, 1987, the 71st Convention, 2005, the 72nd Convention, 2007, and the 74th Convention, 2011.

4-212. Qualificat ions. Both the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man and the Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man shall be Ac t ive Members of the Order who at the t ime of their elec t ion, have not received a bachelor ’ s degree and intend to cont inue to be Ac t ive Members for at least one calendar year. Each candidate shall be present at the Undergraduate Conference held at the I’s Leadership Inst itute. The Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man or the Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man shall immediately vacate his of fice if he f ail s to cont inue as a f ull t ime undergraduate student at any regul ar ter m of the inst itut ion at which he is a student The Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man and Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man shall meet the qualificat ions spec ified for an elec ted Ac t ive Chapter of ficer. Amended by the 67th Convention, 1997; the 68th Convention, 1999; the 69th Convention, 2001; the 70th Convention, 2003, the 71st Convention, 2005; and the 72nd Convention, 2007.

4-213. Vacanc y. In the event of a vacanc y in the of fice of Nat ional Undergraduate Vice-Chair man, the Knight Commander shall appoint a successor to complete any une xpired ter m. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001, and the 71st Convention, 2005.

4-214. Resignat ion or Removal . A Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man or Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man may resign by submit t ing his resignat ion in wr it ing to the Knight Commander A Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man or Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man may be removed f rom

of fice by the Knight Commander for cause w ith the consent of a major it y of the E xecut ive Counc il Any Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man or Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man removed for cause may not thereaf ter be a candidate for re- elec t ion as Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man or Nat ional Undergraduate Vice Chair man. Adopted by the 72nd Convention, 2007.

Article 4-3: Province Undergraduate Chairman

Par t 1. In general.

4-311. Qualificat ions and ter m of of fice. A Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man elec ted at a Prov ince Counc il shall meet the qualificat ion requirement s spec ified hereinabove for the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man and shall hold of fice under the prov isions of these Byl aws rel at ing to his elec t ion Amended 67th Convention, 1997 and by the 73rd Convention, 2009

4-312. Vacanc y. The Prov ince Commander shall appoint a successor in the event of a vacanc y in the of fice of Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man to complete an une xpired ter m.

4-313. Resignat ion or Removal . A Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man may resign by submit t ing his resignat ion to the Prov ince Commander Any Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man may be removed f rom of fice by the Knight Commander for cause w ith the adv ice of the Commander of the Prov ince. Adopted by the 64th Convention, 1991.

4-314. Pur pose. A Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man shall ser ve as a conduit of infor mat ion, rel ay ing to the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man and the Undergraduate Adv isor y Counc il the v iews and opinions of the Ac t ive Members in his prov ince A

Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man shall al so assist his Prov ince Commander in such mat ters as he may be requested by the Prov ince Commander Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

4-315. Requirement s of Prov ince Undergraduate Chair men. A Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man shall submit quar terly repor t s to the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man on for ms prov ided by the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

4-316. E xpenses of Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man; Reimbursement . A Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man shall submit e xpense vouchers direc tly to his Prov ince Commander for approval and for warding to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice for reimbursement of travel, cor respondence and telephone e xpenses Chapter v isit at ions shall be made by a Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man when approved in advance by the appropr iate Prov ince Commander E xpense vouchers for reimbursement of such e xpenses shall be submit ted direc tly to his Prov ince Commander for approval and for warding to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

4-317. Cor respondence. A Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man shall send copies of all cor respondence init iated by him to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice which shall in tur n distr ibute copies to the Counc ilors and to the appropr iate Prov ince Commander, and the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man. The Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice shall send to each Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man copies of all relevant cor respondence and bullet ins, and shall infor m each Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man of the names and addresses of the of ficers of the Ac t ive Chapters in his Prov ince Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

Title 5: Executive and Advisory Councils

Article 5-1: Procedures And Operations

Par t 1. Procedure

5-111. Meet ings. Meet ings of the E xecut ive and Adv isor y Counc il s shall be held upon the call of the Knight Commander at such t ime and pl ace as may be designated by that of ficer. A quor um for the meet ing of either counc il shall be a major it y of members called into meet ing. A major it y of that quor um shall be necessar y to transac t any business.

5-112. Non-assembled meet ings. The E xecut ive or Adv isor y Counc il shall have author it y to transac t business by mail, telephone conference, or elec tronic mail or in other simil ar manner as the Knight Commander may dec ide and e xcept as the

Const itut ion may other w ise direc t or indicate, and when business of either counc il is so conduc ted a major it y of either shall be required to complete any business Amended by the 74th Convention, 2011

5-113. Unanimous wr it ten consent . Ac t ion t aken by the E xecut ive Counc il w ithout a meet ing is never theless E xecut ive Counc il ac t ion if wr it ten consent to the ac t ion in quest ion is approved in wr it ing by each of the General Of ficers, whether done before or af ter the ac t ion so t aken Such approval may be ev idenced by signature or elec tronic indic ia of assent, and shall be filed w ith the minutes of the proceedings of the E xecut ive Counc il Adopted by the 74th Convention, 2011.

5-114. Of ficers. The Knight Commander shall preside at all meet ings of either the E xecut ive or Adv isor y Counc il and shall ac t as chair man of all deliberat ions and the transac t ion of any business in non-assembled meet ings. Renumbered by the 74th Convention.

Par t 2. Specific Council action

5-121. Not ice of E xecut ive Counc il Regulat ions. The E xecut ive Direc tor, as soon as prac t icable, shall send not ice of any Regul at ions adopted or amended to each Ac t ive Chapter, Alumni Chapter, and Commission, each Prov ince Commander, the Chief Alumnus and each For mer Knight Commander. Such ac t ion shall be ef fec t ive 10 days af ter the date of the not ice. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001 and the 74th Convention, 2011.

5-122. Elec t ion by Adv isor y Counc il to replace a Counc ilor. In any inst ance in which a Counc ilor is to be elec ted by the Adv isor y Counc il, the E xecut ive Direc tor shall not if y each member of the Adv isor y Counc il of the vacanc y. The members of the Adv isor y Counc il shall have 10 days f rom the date of the not ice of vacanc y in which to make nominat ions for repl acement to the E xecut ive Direc tor. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall w ithin five days af ter the e xpirat ion of the t ime allowed for nominat ions adv ise the members of the Adv isor y Counc il of the nominat ions t imely made to him Each member of the Adv isor y Counc il shall mail his ballot for elec t ion to the E xecut ive Direc tor w ithin 10 days af ter the date of the not ice of nominat ions. A major it y of the members of the Adv isor y Counc il shall be required to elec t, and ballot ing shall cont inue under the prov isions of the l ast sentence of Sec t ion 2-233 unt il that major it y is obt ained The E xecut ive Direc tor shall cer t if y the elec t ion result to the

E xecut ive Counc il for not ificat ion to the selec ted candidate Amended by 67th Convention, 1997

5-123. Jewel s for of ficers, insignia and seal s of the Order. The E xecut ive Counc il shall adopt, rev ise, modif y or change:

(a) Jewel s for General Of ficers, Prov ince Commanders, the E xecut ive Direc tor and his assist ant s, as appropr iate, other of ficers and members of the Order, including spec ifically those who have prev iously ser ved in designated of fices The E xecut ive Counc il shall designate the for m of jewel s adopted by it and prescr ibe r ules gover ning the wear ing and use of jewel s by members;

(b) Insignia of the Order including badges, coat-of-ar ms and other dev ices and symbolic parapher nalia used in or by the Order; and

(c) Seal s of the Order for of fic ial use in or by the Order.

The jewel s, insignia, symbolic parapher nalia and seal s, as hereinabove descr ibed, adopted and in use in and by the Order pr ior to the ef fec t ive date of this sec t ion of the Byl aws are hereby adopted as the jewel s for the designated of ficers and members of the Order, the insignia and other dev ices and symbolic parapher nalia for use in or by the Order, and the seal s of the Order and are as reproduced or descr ibed in the Appendix to the Kappa Alpha L aws Amended by 67th Convention, 1997

5-124. Ser v ice by Members of Adv isor y Counc il to Chapter House Cor porat ions and as Adv isers. No member of the Adv isor y Counc il and no employee of the Order shall ser ve as an of ficer, direc tor or tr ustee of a chapter house cor porat ion, an Alumnus Adv iser, member of Alumni Adv isor y Commit tee or f acult y adv isor Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; amended by the 69th Convention, 2001

Title 6: Executive Director and Other Officers and Employees of the Order

Article 6-1: The Executive Director

Par t 1. Authority, powers and duties

6-111. General . The E xecut ive Direc tor shall, in the per for mance of his e xecut ive, administrat ive and management dut ies, have f ull power and author it y to or iginate and for mul ate operat ions, ac t iv it ies, f unc t ions and programs which he, in the e xerc ise of independent and infor med judgment, considers appropr iate and necessar y or advant ageous to the Order, to it s pur poses or to it s subordinate unit s That power and author it y shall be e xerc ised to e xpedite operat ion and business af f airs of the Order, e xcept that the E xecut ive Direc tor shall have indiv idual author it y to consult w ith the Knight Commander or the E xecut ive Counc il in any

mat ters he may deem appropr iate and shall do so in novel, unusual or e x traordinar y mat ters where the deter minat ion of e xecut ive polic y shall be of pr ime cont inuing impor t ance in ser v ice of the best interest s of the Order.

6-112. General management func t ions. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall have complete author it y to manage, direc t, super v ise and e xecute the business operat ions and ac t iv it ies of the Order ’ s Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice and, w ith approval of the E xecut ive Counc il, shall engage and employ secret ar ial, cler ical and other assist ant s as may be necessar y to implement and ef fec tuate those operat ions and ac t iv it ies. Employees so engaged by the E xecut ive Direc tor may be dismissed by that of ficer. Amended by 67th Convention, 1997.

6-113. Records, publicat ions and archives. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall maint ain in the Order ’ s Administrat ive Of fice records, archives and files of the Order, including indiv idual records of it s members and histor ical dat a per t aining to the Order. That of ficer shall have avail able in the Administrat ive Of fice or under his super v ision miscell aneous supplies, for ms and repor t s which may be needed by Ac t ive or Alumni Chapters or of ficers of the Order, or aid them in the maintenance of those records or dat a Publicat ions of the Order, including per iodic magaz ines, l aws and esoter ic and other mater ial, shall be published under the super v ision and direc t ion of the E xecut ive Direc tor. He is author ized to request, obt ain and receive per iodic or spec ial repor t s and dat a f rom Ac t ive or Alumni Chapters and Commissions or their of ficers and f rom Order of ficers and to compile dat a theref rom inc ident to Order ac t iv it ies and the maintenance of it s archives He shall collec t book s, records, histor ical dat a and miscell aneous proper t y of e x t inc t chapters for preser vat ion, as appropr iate in the Order ’ s archives. The records and archives of the Order shall be kept in a safe, per manent pl ace e xcept that wr it ten repor t s, pr inted mat ter and cor respondence which ceases to be usef ul or of any value may be destroyed by that of ficer w ith the approval of the Knight Commander A mended by 67th Convention, 1997 and the 74th Convention, 2011

6-114. Pr inc ipal fiscal of ficer of the Order. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall be the pr inc ipal fiscal of ficer of the Order and shall collec t, deposit and disburse f unds of the Order in accordance w ith the Kappa Alpha L aws and shall make per iodic repor t s as called for by the E xecut ive Counc il. He shall be bonded in the amount fixed by that body The E xecut ive Direc tor shall, pr ior to the beginning of each fiscal year, prepare and submit to the E xecut ive Counc il a budget set t ing for th the f unds and monies needed for the operat ion and conduc t of the business of the Order for the ne x t succeeding fiscal year and shall be gover ned and controlled in his f unc t ion and dut ies by the budget approved by the E xecut ive Counc il.

6-115. Ac t ive Chapter financ ial mat ters. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall consult w ith and adv ise Prov ince Commanders regarding the financ ial operat ion of Ac t ive Chapters under their super v ision submit t ing per iodically, as necessar y, repor t s to them and to the Ac t ive Chapters respec t ing their financ ial st atus w ith the Order.

6-116. Annual repor t . The E xecut ive Direc tor shall file a wr it ten repor t w ith the E xecut ive Counc il by December 31 of each year set t ing for th such financ ial and other mat ters rel at ing to his operat ions and those of the Ac t ive Chapters as w ill appr ise that body of the general condit ion of the Order for the preceding fiscal year. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003.

6-117. General powers w ith respec t to Ac t ive Chapters; approval of Ac t ive Chapter contrac t s. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall possess, and e xerc ise as appropr iate, all of the powers and author it y w ith regard to Ac t ive Chapters as are vested in and e xerc ised by a Prov ince Commander, including the power and author it y to remove Ac t ive Chapter of ficers and to delegate such powers and author it y to his assist ant s who are init iated members of the Order, under his super v ision when and as necessar y in his judgment, subjec t, however, to veto by the par t icul ar Prov ince Commander of the e xerc ise of any such power by the E xecut ive Direc tor or his delegate af ter inquir y to and consult at ion w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall not approve any contrac t submit ted to him rel at ing to housing for an Ac t ive Chapter unless the contrac t complies w ith all prov isions of Kappa Alpha L aw and regul at ions of the E xecut ive Counc il and the contrac t af fir mat ively prov ides that under no c ircumst ances shall the Order be liable thereunder Amended by 67th Convention, 1997 and the 72nd Convention, 2007.

6-118. Secretar y and Treasurer of the Cor porat ion. The E xecut ive Direc tor, as the Secret ar y and Treasurer of the cor porat ion under it s char ter, shall discharge and f ulfill in that capac it y the dut ies and responsibilit ies, and the requirement s of l aw, inc ident to or ar ising out of that of fice He shall al so prepare and properly and t imely file such repor t s and other document s for the cor porat ion as are required by per t inent l aws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall be the keeper of the seal of the cor porat ion and the seal and other of fic ial insignia of the Order. He shall supply insignia, as appropr iate, to of ficers of the Order

6-119. Clerk of the Appellate Counc il . The E xecut ive Direc tor shall ser ve as the Clerk of the Appell ate Counc il in any inst ance of an appeal to that body under the prov isions of Sec t ion

1-621 of the Const itut ion of the Order and in that capac it y shall enforce compliance w ith the r ules of procedures in appeal s.

Article 6-2: Other Officers and Employees

Par t 1. [Repealed]. Repealed by the 70th Convention, 2003.

6-211. [Repealed] Repealed by the 70th Convention, 2003

6-212. [Repealed]. Repealed by the 70th Convention, 2003

6-213. [Repealed]. Repealed by the 67th Convention, 1997.

Par t 2. Other officers.

6-221. Scholarship Of ficer. The Knight Commander, w ith the adv ice and consent of the E xecut ive Counc il, is author ized to appoint a Schol arship Of ficer, and a deput y to that of ficer, to st imul ate super ior schol arship among the Ac t ive Chapters of the Order and their members

6-222. Archiv ist . [Repealed] Repealed by the 74th Convention, 2011

6-223. Addit ional Of ficers. The Knight Commander shall appoint such other of ficers and commit tees as may be author ized and created by resolut ion of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

Title 7: Province Officers and Province Councils

Article 7-1: Province Officers

Par t 1. Province Commanders

7-111. Dut ies and responsibilit ies. Prov ince Commanders shall per for m such dut ies as are direc ted by the Knight Commander, the E xecut ive Counc il or the Convent ion. The Prov ince Commander shall ser ve in an adv isor y capac it y to the Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man in his prov ince. They shall per for m such dut ies for Ac t ive and Alumni Chapters in their prov ince as w ill, in their judgment, strengthen or improve the operat ions and ac t iv it ies of those chapters Amended by the 64th Convention, 1991

7-112. Ac t ive Chapter v isit s. A Prov ince Commander or his deput y may v isit the Ac t ive Chapters in his prov ince at least annually and may require that a chapter meet ing be held. Amended by the 73rd Convention, 2009.

7-113. Repor t s of Prov ince Commanders. Each Prov ince Commander shall repor t to the Knight Commander, the E xecut ive Direc tor or the E xecut ive Counc il regarding the ac t iv it ies in his prov ince

7-114. Delegat ion of dut ies by the Prov ince Commander. The Prov ince Commander may delegate any of his dut ies to any other prov ince of ficer.

7-115. Qualificat ions for appointment . A Prov ince Commander shall be an init iated member of the Order and shall not be an Ac t ive Member of an Ac t ive Chapter of the Order Adopted by 56th Convention, 1975 and amended by the 74th Convention, 2011

7-116. Appointment . Upon any vacanc y in the of fice of Prov ince Commander, including the e xpirat ion of his ter m of ser v ice, the Knight Commander shall appoint a successor. The Knight Commander shall selec t an appointment for Prov ince Commander f rom nominat ions submit ted to the E xecut ive Direc tor by the qualified Ac t ive and Alumni Chapters w ithin the prov ince for which the successor shall ser ve Should t wo-thirds of the qualified Ac t ive Chapters rejec t the Knight Commander ’ s appointment by filing wr it ten not ice to the E xecut ive Direc tor w ithin thir t y days, the appointment process shall begin again as prev iously set for th herein. Adopted by the 74th Convention, 2011

Par t 2. Other province officers

7-121. Deput y Prov ince Commander. One or more Deput y Prov ince Commanders shall be appointed by the Prov ince Commander and shall ser ve at his pleasure e xcept that the ter m of ser v ice of a Deput y Prov ince Commander shall ter minate w ith that of the Prov ince Commander by whom he was appointed

A Deput y Prov ince Commander shall per for m those dut ies which are assigned by the Prov ince Commander. Amended by 67th Convention, 1997

7-122. Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man. Each Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man shall be an ac t ive member of a chapter in the prov ince who, at the t ime of his elec t ion, intends to cont inue to be an ac t ive member for the f ull ter m of his of fice He shall be elec ted at a Prov ince Counc il by the Ac t ive Chapter delegates by secret ballot upon nominat ions made f rom the floor A major it y of the delegates to the Prov ince Counc il present and vot ing shall be required to elec t. When votes are cast for three or more persons and no one has a major it y, the name of the one person hav ing the fewest number of votes shall be dropped af ter the second ballot, and the votes thereaf ter cast for such person shall not be counted He shall hold of fice unt il his successor is selec ted Any vacanc y in the of fice shall be filled by the Prov ince Commander He shall represent the prov ince at any meet ing of the Undergraduate Chair men. Amended by the 57th Convention, 1977 and the 60th Convention, 1983 and the 74th Convention, 2011.

7-123. Addit ional Prov ince Of ficers. Each Prov ince Commander may appoint addit ional prov ince of ficers Such addit ional prov ince of ficers shall ser ve at the pleasure of the Prov ince Commander

Article 7-2: Province Councils

Par t 1. Purpose and organization

7-211. Pur pose. Each Prov ince Counc il shall discuss the af f airs and problems of the Order and shall promote unifor mit y, cooperat ion, and good feeling among the chapters w ithin the prov ince It shall discuss mat ters of interest to alumni of the Order in the prov ince It shall ac t upon mat ters refer red to it by the Convent ion, the E xecut ive Counc il, the Knight Commander, and the E xecut ive Direc tor. A Prov ince

Counc il may make recommendat ions to it s chapters, to the Convent ion, and to of ficers of the Order 7-212. Membership.

(a) Composit ion. Each Prov ince Counc il shall be composed of the prov ince of ficers, represent at ives f rom each qualified Ac t ive Chapter and Alumni Chapter as spec ified in the Const itut ion, and any init iated member or member await ing init iat ion in at tendance.

(b) Vot ing. Each Ac t ive Chapter shall have one vot ing delegate The delegate f rom each Ac t ive Chapter shall be duly cer t ified as the vot ing member and shall cast the vote of the chapter he represent s as the chapter may direc t If the chapter gives no vot ing direc t ion, the delegate may vote at his discret ion but in the best interest s of the chapter Amended by the 57th Convent ion, 1977, and the 75th Convent ion, 2013

7-213. Credent ial s. Upon elec t ion or designat ion of a delegate and alter nate delegates to any Prov ince Counc il, the I and III of each Ac t ive Chapter shall e xecute credent ial s prov ided by the E xecut ive Direc tor. Credent ial s shall be filed w ith the Prov ince Commander pr ior to the opening meet ing of the Prov ince Counc il. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003, and the 75th Convention, 2013.

7-214. Of ficers. The Prov ince Commander or his designee shall preside at Prov ince Counc il The Prov ince Commander shall appoint a Secret ar y of the Prov ince Counc il who shall keep minutes of the Counc il.

7-215. At tendance Requirement . All Ac t ive Chapter of ficers shall at tend and par t ic ipate in the Prov ince Counc il. They may be e xcused f rom at tendance at the Prov ince Counc il in advance by the Prov ince Commander only if the Prov ince Commander deter mines that unavoidable c ircumst ances e x ist which prevent them f rom at tending If one of these of ficers f ail s to at tend w ithout e xcuse, he shall be subjec t to a fine or removal by the Prov ince

Title 8: Membership

Article 8-1: New Members

Par t 1. Election of new members

8-111. Chapter dut y to elec t new members. Each Ac t ive Chapter has a dut y to elec t to membership persons who appear to be wor thy of membership in the Order to preser ve it s cont inued successf ul e x istence, operat ion and reput at ion.

8-112. Invest igat ion of new members. An Ac t ive Chapter, through designated of ficers or members, shall cont ac t all possible sources of infor mat ion regarding the eligibilit y of any indiv idual for membership pr ior to present at ion of his name to the Ac t ive Chapter for considerat ion. It shall

Commander If an Ac t ive Chapter is not represented at a Prov ince Counc il, w ithout pr ior e xcuse by the Prov ince Commander, the Chapter may be fined or pl aced on probat ion, or both. The I shall encourage the members of his Chapter to at tend and par t ic ipate in the Prov ince Counc il. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003, and by the 71st Convention, 2005.

Par t 2. Province Council procedure

7-221. Call and not ice. The Prov ince Commander shall call a Prov ince Counc il meet ing and give four week s not ice thereof in wr it ing to each Ac t ive and Alumni Chapter in his prov ince and to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice of the date, t ime and pl ace set for each Prov ince Counc il. The Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice shall al so not if y, in wr it ing, each Ac t ive and Alumni Chapter in the prov ince of the date, t ime and pl ace set for the Prov ince Counc il, which not ice shall be mailed at least t wo week s pr ior to the date set. Such not ice w ill be waived by the at tendance of a duly accredited delegate of such chapter or may be waived in wr it ing by such chapter. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001.

7-222. Parliamentar y procedure. The business of the Counc il shall be conduc ted in accordance w ith Rober t ’ s Rules of Order

7-223. Program. The program for the Prov ince Counc il shall be ar ranged by the Prov ince Commander, or as ordered by the E xecut ive Counc il.

7-224. Elec t ion of Prov ince Commander. [Repealed]. Repealed by the 74th Convention, 2011.

7-225. Minutes of a Prov ince Counc il . The Prov ince Commander shall cause the minutes of the Prov ince Counc il to be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor w ithin 60 days follow ing the conclusion of the Prov ince Counc il. Amended at the 74th Convention, 2011, and the 75th Convention, 2013.

acknowledge all recommendat ions made by alumni members and cont ac t ever y indiv idual so recommended for pur poses of his considerat ion by the chapter. An Ac t ive Chapter shall, in consider ing an indiv idual who has at tended another inst itut ion where there is an Ac t ive Chapter of the Order, make appropr iate inquir ies of that chapter as to his eligibilit y Amended by 67th Convention, 1997

8-113. Ballot ing. Elec t ion of new members shall be by secret ballot of the ac t ive members and shall be conduc ted in the manner prescr ibed by the Ac t ive Chapter. An ac t ive member who ant ic ipates that he may be absent f rom a meet ing at which ballot ing upon candidates for membership may be conduc ted may pr ivately request the I to cast his

ballot at the meet ing The I, by pr ivate indiv idual conference, shall receive the ballot s of all ac t ive members who were absent f rom a meet ing at which the chapter f avorably considered candidates for membership. The I shall not disclose to any person the vote of any absent ac t ive member on any candidate. He shall repor t any negat ive vote to the chapter and record it. Subjec t to compliance w ith any applicable r ushing regul at ions under which the Ac t ive Chapter operates, an ac t ive member, hav ing had adequate advance wr it ten or oral not ice of a meet ing of his Ac t ive Chapter at which the elec t ion of new members occur red, who was absent f rom the meet ing and f ail s, w ithin 24 hours af ter the adjour nment of the meet ing, to indicate his vote to the I on each candidate f avorably voted upon, shall be recorded as vot ing in the af fir mat ive. Amended by 58th Convention 1979

8-114. Reconsiderat ion of a candidate. E xcept as may be f ur ther limited in the Ac t ive Chapter byl aws, any candidate for membership who is not elec ted may be reconsidered by the Ac t ive Chapter, but no candidate may be considered more than four t imes in any per iod of 24 hours. This Byl aw may be suspended by the Ac t ive Chapter by unanimous consent.

8-115. Opposit ion to chapter grow th and open ballot s thereon. No member of an Ac t ive Chapter may l aw f ully oppose the necessar y grow th of his chapter ac t ing upon his indiv idual opinion as to it s limit in membership. Whenever it may appear that any member is obstr uc t ing the grow th of the chapter, in an Ac t ive Chapter in which elec t ion to membership is by unanimous vote, the chapter may, by a three-four ths vote of it s ac t ive members, order an open ballot upon any candidate for membership apparently rejec ted w ithout valid reason Upon any open ballot, reasons for opposit ion to any candidate by any member shall be st ated pr ivately to the I, and if, in the opinion of the I, the reasons be insuf fic ient, the ballot in opposit ion to the candidate shall be decl ared to be a f avorable ballot. The opposing member may then appeal, and st ate his reason, to the chapter and if either more than five ac t ive members or more than one-four th of the ac t ive members of the chapter, whichever is lesser, shall sust ain the suf fic ienc y of the reason, the I shall be over r uled and the ballot shall be considered to be in opposit ion to the candidate as or iginally cast. If the I be the objec tor, the II shall deter mine the suf fic ienc y of the reason. Should the candidate be an old acquaint ance known to be unf r iendly or of fensive to the objec t ing member, the objec t ion shall be deemed valid and suf fic ient When the e x istence of an Ac t ive Chapter is threatened by the capr ic ious and w illf ul iner t ia of it s members, such members or chapter shall be dealt w ith by the Knight Commander for ac t iv it y detr iment al to the best interest of the Order.

8-116. Inv itat ion to membership and acceptance. The I of the chapter shall designate a member or members of the chapter to e x tend an inv it at ion to membership to a candidate who has been elec ted to membership. An indiv idual who accept s an inv it at ion to membership shall be induc ted as a member await ing init iat ion by the induc t ion ceremony of the Order and shall be presented w ith and shall wear the insignia of the Order manifest ing his accept ance of the membership inv it at ion e x tended to him Amended by 72nd Convention, 2007

Par t 2. Preparation for initiation

8-121. Init ial preparat ion. A member prepar ing for init iat ion shall f amiliar ize himself w ith the manners, pr inc iples, histor y, tradit ion, organiz at ion and inst itut ions of the Order, as well as the general histor y and present st atus of the Amer ican College Frater nit y System and the rel at ion of the Order to other college f rater nit ies

8-122. Super v ision of pre -init iat ion educat ion. The I of each Ac t ive Chapter shall designate an ac t ive member to super v ise and conduc t complete pre-init iat ion educat ion. From t ime to t ime dur ing the per iod of educat ion and at it s conclusion, the super v isor shall repor t the development, interest, ac t iv it ies and conduc t of the member await ing init iat ion to the ac t ive members of the chapter and make whatever recommendat ions he deems appropr iate. Amended by 72nd Convention, 2007.

8-123. Conclusion of pre -init iat ion educat ion. At the conclusion of pre-init iat ion educat ion, each member prepar ing for init iat ion shall be given an e xaminat ion cover ing his f amiliar it y w ith the manners, pr inc iples, histor y, tradit ion, organiz at ion and inst itut ions of the Order, as well as his f amiliar it y w ith the Amer ican College Frater nit y System. No member may be init iated unless he shall pass such e xaminat ion.

8-124. Repor t for init iat ion. A repor t that a member prepar ing for init iat ion has met all of the requirement s prescr ibed by the Kappa Alpha L aws, the E xecut ive Counc il, the byl aws of the par t icul ar Ac t ive Chapter and the r ules and regul at ions of the inst itut ion upon the campus of which the chapter e x ist s shall ent itle that member to be init iated at the ne x t regul ar init iat ion meet ing of the Ac t ive Chapter unless his init iat ion is defer red or his membership is ter minated.

Par t 3. Deferral of initiation and termination of membership

8-131. Defer ral of init iat ion. The init iat ion of any member other w ise eligible for init iat ion may, upon a one-third vote of all of the ac t ive members of the Ac t ive Chapter, be defer red unt il such t ime as the Ac t ive Chapter shall deter mine his init iat ion is in order for any cause the ac t ive members of the chapter may at that t ime deter mine to be suf fic ient for that ac t ion.

8-132. Involuntar y ter minat ion of membership. The ac t ive members of an Ac t ive Chapter or the members await ing init iat ion of a prov isional chapter may ter minate the membership of a member await ing init iat ion at any t ime by a vote of t wo-thirds of the ac t ive members of the ac t ive chapter or by a vote of t wo-thirds of the members of the prov isional chapter. Addit ionally, the Knight Commander or his designee, in the e xerc ise of his discret ion, may ter minate the membership of a member await ing init iat ion, hav ing found that the cont inuance of such assoc iat ion is undesirable to the member or to the Order. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001.

8-133. Automat ic ter minat ion of membership. When a member await ing init iat ion

(a) shall cease to be a student at the inst itut ion at which is located the Ac t ive Chapter by which he was elec ted to membership; or

(b) shall have remained unqualified for init iat ion for one year af ter the date he accepted the inv it at ion to membership, by reason of

(1) f ailure to meet the requirement s of the pre -init iat ion e xaminat ion, or

(2) f ailure to meet the financ ial requirement s for init iat ion, his membership shall be automat ically ter minated Any member whose membership is ter minated for reasons st ated in (b) above may be for thw ith re- elec ted to membership. Nothing herein, however, shall prohibit any Ac t ive Chapter, at it s opt ion, f rom init iat ing any person whose membership ter minates pursuant to (a) above, prov ided:

(i) such person other w ise meet s all of the requirement s for init iat ion and

(ii) the Prov ince Commander consent s to such init iat ion.

Amended by 57th Convention, 1977, the 72nd Convention, 2007, and the 74th Convention, 2011

8-134. Voluntar y ter minat ion of membership. Any member await ing init iat ion may volunt ar ily relinquish his membership by let ter to the Ac t ive Chapter of which he is a member or by any other method reasonably calcul ated to indicate his intent ion to ter minate his membership. Amended by 72nd Convention, 2007.

Par t 4. Academic requirements for initiation.

8-141. College or Universit y Average. [Repealed].

Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; repealed by 68th Convention, 1999

8-142. Prov isional Chapter. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; repealed by the 69th Convention, 2001.

Article 8-2: Initiated Members

Par t 1. Active members.

8-211. Chapter assoc iat ion. Ac t ive members of the Order are those init iated members who are assoc iated w ith an Ac t ive Chapter

8-212. Obligat ion of ac t ive membership. An init iated member is obligated to remain an ac t ive member of an Ac t ive Chapter for at least seven regul ar semesters or eleven regul ar quar ters, or the equivalent, whether or not consecut ive. Amended by 65th Convention, 1993

8-213. Ter minat ion of Ac t ive membership. A member shall cease to be an Ac t ive member upon the ter minat ion of his assoc iat ion w ith an Ac t ive Chapter. The assoc iat ion of an Ac t ive member w ith an Ac t ive Chapter shall ter minate and e xcept as other w ise indicated, he shall become an Alumnus member in good st anding as follows:

(a) he ceases to be a student at the inst itut ion where the Ac t ive Chapter is located, or

(b) at the elec t ion of the member, he is graduated and cont inues to be a student at the inst itut ion where the Ac t ive Chapter is located, or

(c) at the elec t ion of the member and the consent of t wo-thirds of the Ac t ive Chapter, he has been an ac t ive member for seven regul ar semesters or eleven regul ar quar ters, not including the ter m in which he was induc ted, or the equivalent, whether or not consecut ive, or

(d) the Knight Commander or his designee, in the e xerc ise of his discret ion, direc t s that such assoc iat ion shall ter minate, hav ing found that the cont inuance of such assoc iat ion is undesirable to the member, the Ac t ive Chapter, or to the Order Ter minat ion of Ac t ive Membership under this sub -sec t ion may result in the member becoming an Alumnus member not in good st anding.

Amended by 60th Convention, 1983; 61st Convention, 1985; 65th Convention, 1993; the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014; and by the 77th Convention, 2017

8-214. Repor t upon ter minat ion of ac t ive membership. Upon the ter minat ion of ac t ive membership for any reason, the Ac t ive Chapter shall transfer the name of the member to it s alumni roll and promptly not if y the E xecut ive Direc tor of the transfer, giv ing the name of the member, his membership record and his per manent address insof ar as it is known If the Knight Commander or his designee ter minates ac t ive membership, he shall promptly not if y the E xecut ive Direc tor. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003.

8-215. Reinstatement to ac t ive membership. A member whose ac t ive membership has ter minated may be reinst ated in the Ac t ive Chapter f rom which his membership was ter minated by a major it y vote of that chapter; prov ided, however, that if the

ter minat ion was ef fec ted under Sec t ion 8-213(d) hereinabove, the Knight Commander or his designee consent s to the reinst atement

8-216. Transfer of an ac t ive member. A member whose ac t ive membership in an Ac t ive Chapter has ter minated under the prov isions of Sec t ion 8-213 may become an ac t ive member of another Ac t ive Chapter by transfer. A transfer of ac t ive membership may be accomplished if

(a) the transfer r ing member enroll s in an inst itut ion at which an Ac t ive Chapter of the Order is located, and

(b) that transfer r ing member applies to that chapter for membership, and

(c) that Ac t ive Chapter consent s to the transfer by a major it y vote of it s ac t ive members, and

(d) the Knight Commander, or his designee, consent s to the transfer in an inst ance when membership in an Ac t ive Chapter was ter minated under Sec t ion 8-213(d)

The transfer shall not, however, be accomplished, and the transfer r ing member shall enjoy none of the pr iv ileges of membership in the chapter to which he has applied for transfer, unt il that chapter ascer t ains f rom the pr ior chapter that all of the transfer r ing member ’ s financ ial obligat ions have been sat isfied. The Ac t ive Chapter to which transfer is made shall thereupon not if y the E xecut ive Direc tor of the transfer. Amended by the 64th Convention, 1991.

8-217. Inabilit y of ac t ive member to meet financ ial obligat ions to Ac t ive Chapter. An Ac t ive Chapter, af ter thorough invest igat ion to deter mine the inabilit y of a member to meet his financ ial obligat ions to the chapter, may, upon a t wo-thirds vote of all the ac t ive members of the Ac t ive Chapter, e xcuse an ac t ive member f rom all or any par t of his financ ial obligat ions to the chapter for such a per iod of t ime as the chapter deems appropr iate. No chapter shall have the author it y to alter a member ’ s financ ial obligat ion to the Order Amended by 58th Convention, 1979

8-218. Ac t ive members not in good standing. An Ac t ive Member shall cease to be in good st anding w ith his Ac t ive Chapter and w ith the Order when:

(a) his assoc iated Ac t ive Chapter has it s Char ter suspended or w ithdrawn;

(b) he is not cur rent in all financ ial obligat ions to the Ac t ive Chapter and to the Order A member is not cur rent in his financ ial obligat ions if he is thir t y days or more delinquent in the payment of any amount owed to his Ac t ive Chapter or the Order, prov ided however, that if an Ac t ive Member has entered into a defer red payment pl an approved by the Pr udent ial Commit tee of his Ac t ive Chapter and he is cur rent in per for ming all of the ter ms, of the pl an, he shall be considered to be in good st anding.

(c) he f ail s to meet the Schol arship St andards as set for th by the E xecut ive Counc il for the immediate preceding college semester or quar ter; an Ac t ive Member not meet ing those st andards may enter into and f ully e xecute a det ailed personal schol arship

improvement pl an w ith the Number III and/or chapter schol arship commit tee in order to ret ain the r ight s suspended in 8-219 (a), (b), (e), and (f ); or,

(d) he is suspended

Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003, the 73rd Convention, 2009, and by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014. 8-219. Restr ic t ions of Ac t ive members not in good standing. An Ac t ive member who is not in good st anding shall not have the follow ing r ight s and pr iv ileges:

(a) to propose new members nor to vote on the proposal of new members;

(b) to be counted to deter mine the absence or presence of a quor um for any meet ing of his Ac t ive Chapter;

(c) to ser ve or cont inue to ser ve as an of ficer or commit tee chair man of his Ac t ive Chapter;

(d) to ser ve as nat ional or prov ince undergraduate chair man;

(e) not have the r ight to vote on any mat ter rel ated to the Order or the Ac t ive Chapter including, w ithout limit at ion, w ith respec t to any business or operat ion of the Ac t ive Chapter, and in the tr ial of any major of fense, nor in the appeal of any minor of fense;

(f ) to become an Ac t ive Member of any other Ac t ive Chapter by transfer so long as he remains not in good st anding With the e xcept ion of soc ial event s, an Ac t ive Member not in good st anding may at tend Ac t ive Chapter f unc t ions at the discret ion of the I of his Ac t ive Chapter if his Ac t ive Chapter is in good st anding, and the member ’ s l ack of good st anding shall not cause him to be e xcused theref rom; and,

(g) to ser ve as a delegate or alter nate delegate to a Convent ion.

Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997, the 75th Convention, 2013, and by the Advisor y Council and Active Chapters, 2014.

Par t 2. Alumni members

8-221. Alumni members. Alumni members of the Order are those members who have been init iated and who are not assoc iated w ith an Ac t ive Chapter

8-222. Relat ions bet ween Ac t ive Chapters and Alumni members. Alumni shall comply w ith the Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, their oaths and obligat ions, r ules, polic ies and inter pret at ions of the Knight Commander. Such alumni are commit ted to guide the Ac t ive Chapter in the ideal s of the Order and shall t ake no ac t ion or votes to allow or assist in the transfer of an Ac t ive Chapter ’ s proper t y, account s or asset s to another organiz at ion or indiv idual These alumni shall preser ve the Ac t ive Chapter as a subordinate unit of the Order. The Knight Commander or his designee or the E xecut ive Counc il may prescr ibe r ules gover ning the rel at ionship of an Ac t ive Chapter w ith any Alumnus member. Amended by the 73rd Convention, 2009, and by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014

Title 9: Active Chapters

Article 9-1: Active Chapter Officers

Par t 1. Designation, election and appointment

9-111. Designat ion of chapter of ficers. The of ficers of an Ac t ive Chapter, rank ing in the follow ing order, shall be the I, II, III, I V, V, V I, V II, V III and I X Addit ional of ficers may be est ablished by the E xecut ive Counc il or by each Ac t ive Chapter according to it s needs The I, II and III shall be elec ted by the ac t ive members of the chapter, and the I shall appoint all other Ac t ive Chapter of ficers. If an Ac t ive Chapter has fewer than nine ac t ive members, the I shall designate the combining of of ficers below III w ithin the chapter. The absence of any of ficer or upon his inabilit y to ac t, the I shall designate an ac t ive member of the chapter to per for m the dut ies of such of ficer temporar ily All Ac t ive Chapter of ficers shall be ac t ive members of that chapter. Amended by 67th Convention, 1997

9-112. Elec t ion of I, II and III. The I, II and III shall be elec ted annually bet ween November 1 and December 1 or at such inter val in t ime as the E xecut ive Direc tor may approve in wr it ing. Elec t ion for each of fice shall be by secret ballot w ithout nominat ions Four-fif ths of the ac t ive members of the chapter must be present for an elec t ion, and a major it y of the ac t ive members of the chapter is required to elec t. Af ter each ballot, if no candidate receives the requisite major it y, the names of all ac t ive members receiv ing votes shall be announced, but the number of votes received by each shall not be announced. When votes are cast for three or more candidates and no one has the requisite major it y, the name of the candidate or candidates hav ing the smallest number of votes shall be dropped af ter the third and each succeeding ballot Any votes cast for a candidate

(a) whose name has been dropped or

(b) who did not receive any votes on the first, second or third ballot shall not be counted Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003.

9-113. Inelig ibilit y for chapter of fice. A member is ineligible for the of fice of I, II or III if he is indebted to the Order or one of it s chapters A member is ineligible for the of fice of I if he has pr ior knowledge that he w ill be unavail able for the I s Leadership Inst itute Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003; the 71st Convention, 2005; and the 72nd Convention, 2007.

9-114. [Repealed]. Repealed by the 70th Convention, 2003.

Par t 2. Term of office and vacancies

9-121. Ter m of of fice. Ac t ive Chapter of ficers shall ser ve ter ms of one year or unt il their successors are

elec ted or appointed and have qualified, and shall t ake of fice not l ater than 30 days af ter the I, II and III are elec ted An of ficer may be re- elec ted or reappointed for any number of ter ms

9-122. Resignat ion. An elec ted Ac t ive Chapter of ficer may resign by submit t ing his resignat ion to the chapter. An appointed Ac t ive Chapter of ficer may resign w ith the consent of the I.

9-123. Automat ic vacanc y in Ac t ive Chapter of fice. The suspension of any of ficer of an Ac t ive Chapter for a per iod of 30 days or more or the neglec t of any Ac t ive Chapter of ficer to meet his financ ial obligat ions to the Order or to the chapter dur ing a per iod of three months automat ically vacates his of fice.

9-124. Removal from of fice. For cause, the I, II or III of an Ac t ive Chapter may be removed by a three-four ths Vote of all of the ac t ive members of the chapter or by the Knight Commander, the Prov ince Commander or the E xecut ive Direc tor For cause, any appointed of ficer in an Ac t ive Chapter may be removed by the I, the E xecut ive Direc tor, the Prov ince Commander or the Knight Commander. Any elec ted Ac t ive Chapter of ficer removed f rom of fice shall not be eligible to hold of fice in that chapter w ithout the approval of the of ficer who removed him.

9-125. Vacanc y in Ac t ive Chapter of fice. If any Ac t ive Chapter of fice becomes vacant, a successor shall be elec ted by the chapter or appointed by the I for the une xpired ter m in the same manner prov ided for or iginal elec t ions and appointment s.

Par t 3. Duties of Active Chapter officers

9-131. The I – President . The I shall cause the chapter to obey the l aws of the Order and the l aw f ul requirement s of it s of ficers; preside at all meet ings of the chapter; maint ain good order and decor um; secure in discussion the obser vance of parliament ar y r ules; submit quest ions to vote at the proper st age; cause meet ings to be held as prescr ibed; pr ivately counsel w ith and adv ise the chapter of ficers concer ning the discharge of their dut ies; require respec t for and compliance w ith the customs of the Order; and e xerc ise, in a f rater nal spir it, a general super v ision and control over all of the business and work ings of the Ac t ive Chapter The I shall be responsible for all of the proper t y of his chapter of whatever nature and shall prov ide for it s safekeeping dur ing all vacat ions.

9-132. The II – Vice President . The II shall per for m any of the dut ies of the I in his absence or inabilit y to ac t and generally assist the I in the discharge of his dut ies; count the votes on quest ions submit ted to the chapter; repor t to the chapter v iol at ions of the l aws of the Order when the same are not repor ted by the V II; and pr ivately counsel w ith

and adv ise the I concer ning the discharge of his dut ies The II shall become the I if the of fice of the I becomes vacant, or due to the I’s ineligibilit y to hold of fice, unt il an elec t ion can be held at a chapter meet ing. Amended by the 73rd Convention, 2009 to take ef fec t December 1, 2009.

9-133. The III – Recording Secretar y. The III shall keep f ull minutes of the chapter proceedings in a per manent minute book; call the roll at the opening and closing of each meet ing of the chapter or the ac t ive members thereof; f ur nish the V II dur ing the progress of each meet ing w ith a list of absentees upon all roll call s not theretofore presented to him; read the minutes of the prev ious meet ing; submit his minutes to the I for his approval and signature; super v ise the I V in keeping the files of chapter cor respondence; and be responsible to the I for the minute book and other records of the chapter used direc tly in connec t ion w ith chapter meet ings He shall al so ser ve as the schol arship of ficer for the Ac t ive Chapter. Amended by the 72nd Convention, 2007 to take ef fec t on December 1, 2007.

9-134. The I V – Cor responding Secretar y. The I V shall have charge of and be responsible to the I for the safekeeping of all of the files and cor respondence of the chapter and shall wr ite or super v ise the wr it ing of all cor respondence in behalf of the chapter as the I or the chapter shall direc t He shall al so ser ve as the membership recr uitment of ficer for the Ac t ive Chapter. Amended by the 72nd Convention, 2007 to take ef fec t on December 1, 2007.

9-135. The V – Histor ian. The V shall accumul ate mater ial for the histor y of the chapter and it s members, past and present; keep the prescr ibed chapter register up to date; ac t as cont ac t of ficer bet ween the chapter and it s alumni, per for ming such dut ies in this regard as may be required of him by the chapter or by the E xecut ive Direc tor; and be responsible to the I for the safekeeping of the chapter register, records of histor ical dat a, chapter librar y, pic tures and other proper t ies of a histor ical nature.

9-136. The V I – Purser. The V I shall collec t all fees, dues, fines and assessment s; keep the financ ial records of the chapter; have custody of the f unds of the chapter; be responsible to the I for the safekeeping of all proper t y of the chapter for which another of ficer of the chapter, e xclusive of the I, is not responsible; and repor t to the chapter as of ten and in such det ail as may be required by the chapter or the I, at least once a month, the st atus of each member ’ s account w ith the chapter or w ith the Order, the account s of the chapter, and such other mat ters as may be disclosed f rom the chapter ’ s financ ial records

9-137. The V II – Parliamentar ian. The V II shall master the l aws of the Order and the chapter w ith respec t to dut ies of of ficers and members; repor t to the chapter the f ailure of any of ficer of the chapter to per for m any dut y required of him; and repor t to

the chapter all v iol at ions of or f ailure to comply w ith the l aws or the customs of the Order or the chapter for appropr iate ac t ion to be t aken

9-138. The V III – Sergeant-at-Ar ms. The V III shall ac t as the sergeant-at-ar ms for all chapter meet ings and shall admit only persons l aw f ully per mit ted to be present at a chapter meet ing. He shall al so ser ve as the pr imar y r isk management of ficer for the Ac t ive Chapter In this capac it y he shall be responsible for educat ion and enforcement of the Order ’ s r isk management polic y Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003

9-139. The I X – Marshal . The I X shall be responsible to the I for the safekeeping and preser vat ion of the parapher nalia and chapter room proper t ies of the chapter and shall introduce to the chapter at each chapter meet ing any alumni or other v isit ing brothers present

Article 9-2: Chapter Operations

Par t 1. Chapter bylaws and meetings

9-211. Chapter bylaws. Each Ac t ive Chapter shall prescr ibe for it s own gover nment a set of byl aws which shall not conflic t w ith the l aws or customs of the Order

9-212. Regular Ac t ive Chapter meet ings. Regul ar meet ings of the ac t ive members of each Ac t ive Chapter shall be held at least once in each t wo week s of each college or universit y ter m or session, at a regul ar t ime and pl ace designated by the chapter.

9-213. Spec ial Ac t ive Chapter meet ings. Spec ial meet ings of the ac t ive members of an Ac t ive Chapter may be held w ithout not ice if ordered by a major it y vote of the chapter at any regul ar meet ing or upon call of the I by post ing a not ice thereof at the regul ar meet ing pl ace at least 24 hours, or such lesser t ime which may be prescr ibed by the chapter byl aws, pr ior to the holding of such spec ial meet ings.

9-214. Quorum. A major it y of the ac t ive members of an Ac t ive Chapter shall const itute a quor um, and a quor um must be present for the transac t ion of business

9-215. Program and Order of Business. The program of each regul ar meet ing of an Ac t ive Chapter shall include the reading and e xpl anat ion of some por t ion of the customs and the Kappa Alpha L aws by the V II or some other designated member. The order of business for any Ac t ive Chapter meet ing shall be:

(a) C all to Order;

(b) Roll C all and Reading of the Minutes;

(c) Repor t of Cor respondence;

(d) Repor t of Of ficers;

(e) Repor t s of Commit tees;

(f ) Spec ial Orders of Business;

(g) Unfinished Business;

(h) New Business;

(i) Volunt ar y Remark s;

(

j) Par liament ar ian Repor t and Dec ision;

(k) Closing Ceremony; and

(1) Adjour nment

9-216. Records of Ac t ive Chapters. Each Ac t ive Chapter shall keep a minute book, chapter register, and financ ial records in such for m as may be prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Direc tor. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

Par t 2. Chapter Finances

9-221. Chapter revenue. The revenue of an Ac t ive Chapter shall be der ived f rom dues, init iat ion fees, fines, assessment s, gif t s and such other income as may be obt ained

9-222. Chapter init iat ion fees, dues and assessment s. In addit ion to the init iat ion fee paid to the Order pursuant to Sec t ion 13-111 of the Kappa Alpha L aws, each Ac t ive Chapter may collec t f rom each member pr ior to his init iat ion, an init iat ion fee for the chapter Each Ac t ive Chapter shall prescr ibe dues and spec ial assessment s of it s members Upon all quest ions of the fix ing of init iat ion fees, dues and assessment s, any ac t ion t aken by the Ac t ive Chapter shall require a major it y vote of all of the ac t ive members, present and absent, of such Ac t ive Chapter. An Ac t ive Chapter may, in it s byl aws, prov ide that all of it s members shall vote on all quest ions of fix ing dues and assessment s.

9-223. Chapter depositor ies and disbursement s. The f unds of an Ac t ive Chapter shall be deposited by the V I in such depositor ies as may be deter mined by the chapter, and shall be disbursed by the V I in accord w ith such procedures as may be prescr ibed by the chapter. All draf t s and check s drawn on the deposited f unds of an Ac t ive Chapter shall be signed by the V I or his assist ant and countersigned by the I, II or III.

9-224. Funds of the Order. The Ac t ive Chapter shall collec t f rom the member the member await ing init iat ion fee and the init iat ion fee prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il and for ward such fee immediately to the E xecut ive Direc tor. All f unds of the Order shall be held by the chapter and it s of ficers as tr ustees for the benefit of the Order. In any case where an Ac t ive Chapter is delinquent by more than 60 days in the remit t ance of any payment due to the Order, the E xecut ive Direc tor shall not if y such Ac t ive Chapter in wr it ing direc ted to the I that the mat ter of the delinquenc y in payment w ill be refer red to the E xecut ive Counc il for ac t ion against the appropr iate chapter member or against the Ac t ive Chapter it self 30 days f rom the date of the let ter. Amended by 67th Convention, 1997; amended by the 69th Convention, 2001 and by the 73rd Convention, 2009

9-225. Prudent ial Commit tee. Each Ac t ive Chapter of more than five members shall have a Pr udent ial Commit tee composed of ac t ive members of the chapter e xcluding the V I. The I shall appoint and be chair man of the Pr udent ial Commit tee. The Pr udent ial Commit tee shall super v ise the financ ial af f airs of the chapter so that e xpenditures shall not e xceed income, prepare an annual chapter budget, consult w ith the V I and inspec t his book s, and adv ise then chapter on all financ ial mat ters The Pr udent ial Commit tee shall procure f rom each member at the end of each school year wr it ten ev idence, as in it s discret ion may be necessar y and proper, of his indebtedness to the chapter or to the Order at that t ime.

9-226. E xcessive financ ial obligat ions. Upon compl aint of any member or of ficer of an Ac t ive Chapter, or of any of ficer of the Order, or upon his own mot ion, the Knight Commander may decl are void the ac t ion of any Ac t ive Chapter which he deter mines pl aces an unreasonably high financ ial obligat ion upon the indiv idual members of the chapter or which may tend to the insolvenc y of the chapter.

9-227. Monthly billing of members. On or before the first day of each calendar month of the school year, the V I of each Ac t ive Chapter shall render a st atement to each member thereof show ing his indebtedness to the chapter Each st atement shall show accurately the bal ance due at the beginning of the prev ious month, an itemized list of charges for the cur rent month, the dates and amount s of all payment s made dur ing the prev ious month and the bal ance due as of the first day of the calendar month for which the st atement is prepared The V I shall f ur ther cause a copy of each such st atement to be sent to the parent, guardian, schol arship commit tee or other person pr imar ily f ur nishing the f unds in suppor t of any member named in a st atement who is 30 days in ar rears.

9-228. Delinquenc ies of alumni. The V I shall repor t to the E xecut ive Direc tor any delinquent financ ial obligat ions of any member who becomes an alumnus member The E xecut ive Direc tor shall adv ise any alumnus member so repor ted of the author it y of the Ac t ive Chapter under Kappa Alpha L aws to require payment of his account.

9-229. Financ ial delinquenc y of an Ac t ive Chapter. For f ailure to meet financ ial obligat ions to the Order, an Ac t ive Chapter shall automat ically cease to be in good st anding and may not vote at a Convent ion or a Prov ince Counc il; upon pay ing all amount s for which it is in ar rears, the Ac t ive Chapter shall automat ically be in good st anding If an Ac t ive Chapter has entered into a defer red payment pl an which has been approved by the E xecut ive Counc il, and it is cur rent in per for ming all of the ter ms, including payment, of such defer red payment pl an, the Ac t ive Chapter shall be considered to be in good st anding for the pur poses st ated herein. Adopted by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014

9-230 Insolvenc y of Ac t ive Chapter. So long as an Ac t ive Chapter shall remain solvent and have paid up all of it s obligat ions to the Order, such chapter shall have f ull powers to manage it s own inter nal financ ial af f airs; but when such a chapter shall be in ar rears w ith it s obligat ions to the Order or shall be insolvent, the E xecut ive Counc il, ac t ing through or upon the recommendat ion of the Prov ince Commander of the prov ince in which such chapter is located, shall have f ull power to direc t, control and adjust the financ ial af f airs of such chapter, set t ing the amount of dues and assessment s upon members for all pur poses, the e xpenditures for all pur poses, and the condit ions of operat ing the chapter, the chapter house, or the dining room so as to pay all of it s obligat ions and become solvent. The E xecut ive Counc il, e xcept in cases of gross negligence or w illf ul mismanagement, shall first give reasonable not ice to the of fending chapter and it s Prov ince Commander before e xecut ing this direc t ion and control over a chapter Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

Par t 3. Alumnus Adviser and Alumni Advisor y Commit tee

9-231. Appointment . Each Prov ince Commander shall appoint for each Ac t ive Chapter in his prov ince an alumnus member to be Alumnus Adv iser. The Alumnus Adv iser shall per iodically at tend the meet ings of the chapter and adv ise the chapter of ficer and members upon mat ters of chapter af f airs when he deems such adv ice to be in the best interest of the chapter or the Order, or when requested to do so by the chapter, the Prov ince Commander or any other of ficer of the Order.

9-232. Visit s and repor t s. The Alumnus Adv iser shall repor t f rom t ime to t ime, in his discret ion or upon request, to the Prov ince Commander of the prov ince in which his Ac t ive Chapter may be located w ith respec t to the af f airs of the chapter, it s of ficers, it s members or it s ac t iv it ies

9-233. Call of spec ial meet ings. The Alumnus Adv iser shall have the author it y to call spec ial meet ings of the Ac t ive Chapter or of it s Pr udent ial Commit tee.

9-234. Audit of chapter book s. The Alumnus Adv iser shall have author it y to audit the chapter book s monthly or at any t ime he deems such ac t ion is necessar y

9-235. Prov ince Commander ’s representat ive The Alumnus Adv iser shall be the Prov ince Commander ’ s personal represent at ive and may e xerc ise such of the Prov ince Commander ’ s author it y over the chapter as the Prov ince Commander may e xpressly delegate to him in wr it ing. A copy of the wr it ing delegat ing such author it y shall be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor and given to the chapter

9-236. Alumni Adv isor y Commit tee. The Prov ince Commander shall annually appoint for each Ac t ive Chapter in his prov ince an Alumni Adv isor y

Commit tee consist ing of not less than three (3) alumni members Members of the Alumni Adv isor y Commit tee shall per iodically at tend the meet ings of the chapter and adv ise the chapter of ficers and members upon mat ters of chapter af f airs when they deem such adv ice to be in the best interest of the chapter or the Order, or when requested to do so by the chapter, the Prov ince Commander, E xecut ive Direc tor, or by a General Of ficer of the Order The Alumnus Adv iser shall ser ve as chair man of this Alumni Adv isor y Commit tee Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; amended by the 69th Convention, 2001 and the 70th Convention, 2003.

Par t 4. Chapter residence facilities

9-241. Chapter housing cor porat ions. Each Ac t ive Chapter that occupies a chapter house or other proper t y must be represented by a chapter housing cor porat ion, and under no c ircumst ances shall a chapter enter into a housing contrac t in the name of the Order. Each chapter housing cor porat ion shall comply w ith the Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, and polic ies. Each chapter housing cor porat ion shall ut ilize and preser ve it s asset s, including the chapter house by all reasonable means, e xclusively and ir revocably in tr ust for the pur poses of prov iding housing to the assoc iated chapter If the Ac t ive Chapter has it s Char ter w ithdrawn or ceases to f unc t ion for any reason and does not retur n to good st anding w ithin ten (10) years, the assoc iated chapter housing cor porat ion’s asset s shall be transfer red in tr ust to the Order.

Chapter housing cor porat ions shall be organized as non-stock, non-profit organiz at ions under the l aws of the par t icul ar st ate where the assoc iated Ac t ive Chapter is located and shall have a sl ate of direc tors and of ficers who are Alumni members in good st anding The I and V I of the assoc iated Ac t ive Chapter may ser ve as non-vot ing, non-of fice holding direc tors.

The byl aws and ar t icles of incor porat ion of each chapter housing cor porat ion shall not be inconsistent w ith this prov ision and shall be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor A chapter housing cor porat ion shall not alter, amend or repeal it s byl aws or ar t icles of incor porat ion w ithout pr ior wr it ten consent f rom the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted by 61st Convent ion, 1985; amended by 64th Convent ion, 1991 (final sentence added) and by 67th Convent ion, 1997. The or iginal Sec t ion

9-241 was repealed by the 61st Convent ion, 1985; the subst ance of this sec t ion was rev ived as regul at ion, R9-241 Amended by 71st Convent ion, 2005 Amended by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac t ive Chapters, 2014

9-242. Approval of Housing Contrac t s. No Ac t ive Chapter shall enter into any contrac t involv ing a considerat ion in e xcess of $5,000 for the purchase, mor tgage, lease, ownership, use, occupanc y, improvement or repair of a chapter house, real est ate or other premises unless such contrac t and all of the ter ms thereof shall be approved in wr it ing by

the Commander of the prov ince in which the Ac t ive Chapter is located and by the E xecut ive Direc tor Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

Par t 5. Community relations

9-251. College or universit y relat ionships. Each Ac t ive Chapter shall comply w ith the r ules and regul at ions of the inst itut ion in which it e x ist s rel at ive to it s conduc t, r ushing, init iat ion of new members, enter t ainment and other ac t iv it ies as a chapter

9-252. Inter frater nit y mat ters. Where an Ac t ive Chapter is a member of a local inter f rater nit y counc il or other simil ar organiz at ion of campus f rater nit ies, it shall abide by all r ules and regul at ions est ablished by such organiz at ion. Ever y Ac t ive Chapter is charged w ith the dut y of cooperat ing w ith other f rater nit ies on it s campus for the bet ter ment of f rater nit ies in general

9-253. Conflic t w ith K appa Alpha L aws. In any case where there appears to be a conflic t bet ween the Kappa Alpha L aws and the applicable r ules and regul at ions of any inst itut ion in which is located an Ac t ive Chapter, or the r ules and regul at ions of any inter f rater nit y counc il of which an Ac t ive Chapter is a member, the Ac t ive Chapter shall consult w ith it s Prov ince Commander before commit t ing it self to any definite course of compliance in conflic t w ith the Kappa Alpha L aws.

Par t 6. Prohibitions in chapter operations

9-261. Prohibit ion against hazing. The prac t ice of haz ing in any for m is forbidden. Haz ing is any conduc t, ac t iv it ies or ac t ion by a member, by members of the Kappa Alpha Order or by an Ac t ive Chapter as a unit, per for med or car r ied out on or of f chapter premises which:

(a) causes, is likely to cause or is intended to cause physical or ment al discomfor t, chagr in, embar rassment, r idicule or personal displeasure to another person upon imposed or

(b) is other w ise prohibited by any applicable gover nment al or inst itut ional l aw or regul at ion

Amended under Sec tion 15-212, Februar y 3, 1981.

9-262. Penalt ies for Violat ion of Hazing

Prohibit ion. The char ter of a chapter which par t ic ipates in or condones haz ing may be suspended or be w ithdrawn under the prov isions of Sec t ion 1-324 of the Const itut ion A member who is guilt y of haz ing, or of condoning or other w ise disregarding the prohibit ion, shall be penalized by e xpul sion or by suspension for more than three months. Amended by 60th Convention, 1983.

9-263. Concealed weapons. Each Ac t ive Chapter shall comply w ith all l aws of the St ate in which it is located (and any subdiv ision thereof ) to prevent concealed weapons f rom being brought into any chapter house or onto proper t y occupied by an Ac t ive Chapter. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

9-264. Display of Confederate Bat tle Flag. The displ ay of the Confederate Bat tle F l ag shall be prohibited f rom any chapter house, lodge, or meet ing pl ace: a “displ ay ” shall mean a v isible presence f rom the e x ter ior of said proper t y and f rom the common areas w ithin. The Confederate Bat tle F l ag shall not be displ ayed at any f rater nit y f unc t ion or gather ing, on or of f proper t y assoc iated w ith Kappa Alpha Order The Confederate Bat tle F l ag shall not be assoc iated w ith Kappa Alpha Order by any medium including, but not limited to, f abr ic pat ter n, pr inted mater ial, painted or stenc iled sur f aces, or computer Web sites. The Confederate Bat tle F l ag shall not be incor porated into the design of clothing or any other items bear ing symbolism of Kappa Alpha Order. Adopted by the 69th Convention, 2001.

Par t 7. Maintenance of scholarship standards by Active Chapters

9-271. Scholarship standards. Each Ac t ive Chapter of the Order is e xpec ted to and shall maint ain the highest possible schol arship st andards. An Ac t ive Chapter that does not pursue appropr iate ef for t s to preser ve accept able schol ast ic st andards and which f all s below the schol arship st andards of the Order may be pl aced upon probat ion by the Knight Commander, the Prov ince Commander, or the E xecut ive Direc tor. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003.

Article 9-3: Probation, Suspension, Withdrawal, and Reinstatement of Charter of Active Chapter

Par t 1. In general

9-311. Probat ion of Ac t ive Chapter. An Ac t ive Chapter may be pl aced on probat ion, w ith or w ithout restr ic t ions, by the Knight Commander, the Prov ince Commander or the E xecut ive Direc tor for f ailure to per for m it s dut ies and obligat ions. When an Ac t ive Chapter f ail s to comply w ith such spec ified operat ional prov isions, designed to put that chapter in compliance w ith the st andards of the Order under Kappa Alpha L aws, the chapter may be suspended for thw ith as prescr ibed in Sec t ion 1-324 Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

9-312. Alumni Receivership Commit tee. The Knight Commander or his designee shall have the power to pl ace f ull author it y of the char ter of an Ac t ive Chapter in the hands of an Alumni Receivership Commit tee for defic ienc y in chapter operat ions or a v iol at ion of the const itut ion, byl aws, regul at ions or polic ies of the Order The commit tee shall control, manage and gover n an Ac t ive Chapter unt il the Knight Commander or his designee deter mines the defic ienc ies are cor rec ted, and the Ac t ive Chapter is in good st anding. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003, and by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014.

9-313. Ter m of suspension of Ac t ive Chapter Char ter. Suspension of an Ac t ive Chapter char ter shall be for a per iod not longer than one year, but a char ter suspension may be e x tended for an addit ional year when recommended by the inst itut ion where the chapter is located. All char ter suspensions shall be rev iewed annually by the E xecut ive Counc il, and w ithdrawal of the char ter of any suspended chapter may be recommended to the Knight Commander Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

9-314. Restr ic t ions upon an Ac t ive Chapter under suspension. The char ter, chapter register, of ficer jewel s and customs shall be retur ned to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice. A suspended chapter may not, dur ing the per iod of it s suspension, elec t or init iate new members or other w ise conduc t business as an Ac t ive Chapter, nor par t ic ipate as a unit in the af f airs of the Order, e xcept as may be recommended by the inst itut ion where that chapter is char tered Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; amended by the 69th Convention, 2001, the 74th Convention, 2011, and by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014.

9-315. Reinstatement of suspended char ter. A suspended char ter may be reinst ated at any t ime w ithin one year or the e x tended per iod of suspension At the conclusion of the per iod, the char ter of the chapter shall automat ically be reinst ated unless char ter w ithdrawal has been recommended to the Knight Commander. When the char ter of an Ac t ive Chapter has been w ithdrawn, it may be reinst ated as a unit of the Order only by compliance w ith the Const itut ion regarding the est ablishment of Ac t ive Chapters. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; amended by the 76th Convention, 2015

Article 9-4: I’s Leadership Institute

Par t 1. [Repealed]. Repealed by the 70th Convention, 2003.

9-411. I’s Leadership Inst itute. The I’s Leadership Inst itute shall meet at least once each year. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; amended by the 69th Convention, 2001, the 70th Convention, 2003, and the 71st Convention, 2005

9-412. At tendance requirement . The I of each Ac t ive Chapter shall at tend and par t ic ipate in the I’s Leadership Inst itute and shall sat isf ac tor ily complete the prescr ibed e xaminat ion. In the event the I is unable to at tend the I’s Leadership Inst itute for accept able reasons, the II, III, or V I, in that order, may be approved by the E xecut ive Direc tor as his chapter ’ s represent at ive The Knight Commander may, in his discret ion, and w ith the approval of the E xecut ive Counc il, require an addit ional of ficer or of ficers f rom any Ac t ive Chapter to at tend the I’s Leadership Inst itute. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; amended by 68th Convention, 1999, the 70th Convention, 2003, and the 71st Convention, 2005.

9-413. Failure of I to at tend. Any I f ailing to at tend the I’s Leadership Inst itute w ithout an e xcuse approved in advance by the E xecut ive Direc tor may be removed by the Knight Commander Any I who is e xcused f rom at tending the I s Leadership Inst itute shall sat isf ac tor ily complete the prescr ibed e xaminat ion w ithin 30 days af ter the I s Leadership Inst itute, or the Knight Commander shall remove him f rom of fice. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997. Amended by the 70th Convention, 2003, the 71st Convention, 2005, and the 72nd Convention, 2007

9-414. Failure of Ac t ive Chapter to at tend. [Repealed] Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997, and the 70th Convention, 2003 Repealed by the 71st Convention, 2005.

Title 10: Establishment of Active Chapters

Article 10-1: Provisional Chapters

Par t 1. Creation of Provisional Chapters.

10 -111. Process. E st ablishment of an Ac t ive Chapter of the Order shall be accomplished by a t wo-step process. The first step shall be the creat ion of a Prov isional Chapter and the second shall be the inst all at ion and char ter ing of the Prov isional Chapter as an Ac t ive Chapter of the Order Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

10 -112. Applicat ion for issuance of a prov isional cer t ificate. A prov isional cer t ificate of Kappa Alpha Order may be issued to a group of student s at a college or universit y upon their pet it ion to the E xecut ive Counc il, filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor. Such a group shall consist of not less than

15 indiv idual s, prov ided, however, the E xecut ive Counc il by unanimous vote may author ize the issuance of a prov isional cer t ificate to a lesser number of qualified student s. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

10 -113. Issuance. A prov isional cer t ificate author iz ing a group of pet it ioning student s at a college or universit y to operate as a prov isional chapter of Kappa Alpha Order may be issued and signed by the E xecut ive Direc tor at any t ime subsequent to approval by a three-four ths vote of the Adv isor y Counc il and t wo-thirds of the Ac t ive Chapters in the Prov ince embrac ing or nearest to the pet it ioning new chapter, as required pursuant of Sec t ion 1-325 of Kappa Alpha L aws. If the Adv isor y Counc il votes on the issuance of a prov isional

cer t ificate by mail, any member of the Adv isor y Counc il who does not respond and cast his ballot af ter t wo not ices (receipt of not ice being confir med) shall be deemed to have resigned his of fice, unless he is e xcused for his derelic t ion by the Knight Commander. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; amended by the 70th Convention, 2003.

10 -114. Withdrawal or suspension. The prov isional cer t ificate may be w ithdrawn or suspended by the E xecut ive Direc tor or upon a t wo-thirds vote of the Ac t ive Chapters in the prov ince embrac ing or nearest to the prov isional chapter at any t ime, w ith or w ithout cause or not ice, prov iding such ac t ion is t aken at least thir t y days pr ior to the prov isional chapter ’ s scheduled char ter ing. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

Par t 2. Operation under a provisional cer tificate.

10 -121. Limitat ion of prov isional cer t ificate. Upon author iz at ion f rom the Adv isor y Counc il, the E xecut ive Direc tor shall issue a prov isional cer t ificate for a ter m of t wo years The E xecut ive Counc il may for cause, by a five-sevenths vote, e x tend the prov isional cer t ificate for a ter m not e xceeding one year. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

10 -122. Operat ion pursuant to prov isional cer t ificate. A prov isional chapter shall operate under it s own name which shall include the words a prov isional chapter of Kappa Alpha Order A prov isional chapter shall elec t it s own of ficers, be the judge of it s own members, conduc t it s business in accord w ith it s byl aws, and generally follow the prov isions of Kappa Alpha L aws to the e x tent the same are applicable. A prov isional chapter shall be represented at Convent ion, Prov ince Counc il and I’s Leadership Inst itute, but it shall have no vote at any of them. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997. Amended by 72nd Convention, 2007

Par t 3. Creation of Active Chapter.

10 -131. Approval by Adv isor y Counc il and Ac t ive Chapters. A prov isional chapter, af ter hav ing operated under a prov isional cer t ificate for an appropr iate per iod of t ime to comply w ith all requirement s of it, may apply for the issuance of a char ter as an Ac t ive Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order Such a char ter shall be issued af ter a major it y of the members of the Adv isor y Counc il vote cer t if y ing that the prov isional chapter has complied w ith all requirement s of it. Approval shall be in the for m of

wr it ten cer t ificat ion to the E xecut ive Direc tor pr ior to a deadline est ablished by the E xecut ive Direc tor If the Adv isor y Counc il votes on the grant ing of a char ter by mail, any member of the Adv isor y Counc il who does not respond and cast his ballot af ter t wo not ices (receipt of not ice being confir med), shall be deemed to have resigned his of fice, unless he is e xcused for his derelic t ion by the Knight Commander Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; amended by the 70th Convention, 2003

10 -132. Char ter Fees. Any Ac t ive Chapter est ablished pursuant hereto shall pay such reasonable amount s as char ter fees as may be deter mined by the E xecut ive Counc il and st ated in a regul at ion. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

Article 10-2: Active Chapter Charters and Installation

Par t 1. Official requirement

10 -211. Issuance or replacement . Upon the est ablishment of a new Ac t ive Chapter a char ter in the for m regul arly prescr ibed shall be issued to that chapter by the Knight Commander and shall be signed by that of ficer and bear the seal of the Knight Commander. Upon sat isf ac tor y proof of the loss or destr uc t ion of a char ter for any Ac t ive Chapter of the Order, the Knight Commander may issue a new char ter which shall be a duplicate of the or iginal It shall be marked as reissued and car r y the date of the reissuance and the signature and seal of the of fic iat ing Knight Commander. Amended by the Adv isor y Counc il and Ac tive Chapters, 2014.

10 -212. Installat ion of new Ac t ive Chapter. When a pet it ion for a new Ac t ive Chapter shall have been approved as prov ided in the Const itut ion and Byl aws, the Knight Commander may cause the new Ac t ive Chapter to be inst alled in accordance w ith the of fic ial ceremony approved by the E xecut ive Counc il for that pur pose. In the event the pet it ioners have been a well est ablished local f rater nit y, the Knight Commander, in his discret ion, may per mit the new Ac t ive Chapter to init iate as members of the Order any of the alumni members of the local f rater nit y in accordance w ith any ar rangement s or procedure the E xecut ive Counc il may approve

Title 11: Alumni of the Order and Alumni Chapters

Article 11-1: Identification with the Order

Par t 1. Cooperation with the Order

11-111. Dut ies of alumni members. Alumni members of the Order are e xpec ted to coll aborate w ith the Order, and it s Ac t ive Chapters, to f ur ther it s objec t ives, intent ion and pur poses and to preser ve and maint ain it s tradit ions and nat ional reput at ion, and are urged to par t ic ipate as much as possible in chapter ac t iv it ies to manifest their cont inuing interest in the Order. They are al so e xpec ted to f ur nish to Ac t ive Chapters for their considerat ion the names of young men they deem eligible for membership who are matr icul at ing in colleges and universit ies at which the Order has Ac t ive Chapters and other w ise to assist them in r ushing ac t iv it ies.

11-112. Maintenance of personal records. All members of the Order are charged w ith the cont inuing dut y of keeping the E xecut ive Direc tor infor med of changes of address, occupat ion and other personal dat a of value for the archives of the Order and in repor t ing to that of ficer infor mat ion and dat a coming to their knowledge regarding other members of the Order.

Par t 2. Alumni Chapters and other alumni organizations

11-121. Alumni Chapters. Alumni Chapters may be est ablished upon the applicat ion by 10 or more alumni members of the Order and the issuance of a char ter by the Knight Commander to the apply ing group Alumni Chapters shall have no power or author it y to elec t or init iate new members

11-122. Qualificat ion for Convent ion and Prov ince Counc il representat ion. Ever y Alumni Chapter to be recognized as a unit of the Order and to be qualified for represent at ion at Prov ince Counc il or Convent ion shall f rom year to year comply w ith requirement s as follows:

(a) Hold at least one meet ing in each calendar year,

(b) Elec t of ficers annually and repor t their elec t ion to Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice,

(c) File an Annual Repor t of the ac t iv it ies of the Alumni Chapter in the prescr ibed for m, on or before June 1, which Annual Repor t shall cont ain the names and cur rent addresses of the of ficers of the Alumni Chapter and the names and cur rent mailing addresses of all enrolled members of the Alumni Chapter,

(d) Pay Biennial Alumni Chapter dues in the amount set by the E xecut ive Counc il , which dues shall be assessed due and payable bet ween May 1 and June 1, the payment of which shall commence a biennium of recognit ion for the Alumni Chapter,

(e) Maint ain a membership of at least ten enrolled members who have cur rently paid dues to the chapter, and

(f ) Comply annually w ith all IR S, federal , and st ate guidelines regarding non-profit organiz at ions

An Alumni Chapter which has accomplished all of the foregoing requirement s by June 1 shall be ent itled to represent at ion at Convent ion and Prov ince Counc il s held dur ing the Alumni Chapter ’ s biennium of recognit ion An Alumnus may be a member of more than one Alumni Chapter, but only one Alumni Chapter may count him as an enrolled member for the pur pose of meet ing the requirement s of (5) above and Sec t ion 1-123. Delegates of an Alumni Chapter to Prov ince Counc il shall meet the same requirement s imposed on delegates f rom Alumni Chapters to Convent ion. Amended by 62nd Convention, 1987, 67th Convention, 1997, 68th Convention, 1999, the 69th Convention, 2001 and by the 73rd Convention, 2009 11-123. Of ficers and operat ions. The of ficers of an Alumni Chapter shall be a President and a Secret ar y and such other of ficers as the chapter may prescr ibe. The Of ficers shall per for m such dut ies as may be prescr ibed by the chapter e xcept that the chapter Secret ar y shall rev iew all bullet ins and communicat ions f rom the Administrat ive Of fice at least one meet ing each year Alumni Chapters may enac t such byl aws and r ules for their own inter nal gover nment as are not in conflic t w ith the l aws and customs of the Order and may engage in soc ial and other ac t iv it ies and in general in mat ters of business as they may dec ide. Any byl aws or r ules so enac ted shall be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor. Alumni Chapters are e xpec ted to coll aborate w ith Prov ince Commanders as requested and Prov ince Commanders and their deput ies shall cooperate w ith the Alumni Chapters w ithin their prov inces as may be appropr iate or as requested. Amended by the 71st Convention, 2005.

11-124. Withdrawal and reac t ivat ion of char ter. For cause, the Knight Commander may w ithdraw the char ter of an Alumni Chapter w ith the consent of the E xecut ive Counc il Alumni Chapters which have been inac t ive for a per iod of one year or more may pet it ion for reac t ivat ion of their char ter by remit t ing the regul ar char ter fee to the E xecut ive Direc tor.

11-125. Other alumni organiz at ions. A group of less than 10 alumni members of the Order may assoc iate themselves together as recognized unit s of the Order under regul at ions promulgated by the E xecut ive Counc il and, under condit ions spec ified therein, may develop into Alumni Chapters Char ters w ill not be issued to such unit s, they shall have no power or author it y to elec t or init iate new members and they w ill not be ent itled to vot ing represent at ion at the Convent ion. Alumni of a

par t icul ar Ac t ive Chapter may organize themselves into assoc iat ions for the assist ance of an Ac t ive Chapter in it s ac t iv it ies Members of the Order at tending colleges or universit ies where there is no Ac t ive Chapter of the Order may organize themselves into assoc iat ions for soc ial pur poses and for other ac t iv it ies not inconsistent w ith the l aws and customs of the Order. Members of the Order, Alumni Chapters and Ac t ive Chapters located in one st ate may organize themselves into st ate organiz at ions

11-126. Commissions. In addit ion to the alumni organiz at ions spec ified hereinabove in this Title, any group of not fewer than five alumni may, in accordance w ith the prov isions of Sec t ion 1-327 of the Const itut ion, be author ized to operate as a Commission. Any group of alumni desir ing to be so commissioned may file a pet it ion, in duplicate, for that pur pose w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor to be for warded to the Knight Commander The approval of the pet it ion by the Adv isor y Counc il shall enable the Knight Commander to issue a let ter of author iz at ion to the pet it ioning group of alumni who w ill then be ent itled to elec t new members of the Order as spec ified in Sec t ion 1-413 of the Const itut ion. Amended by the 73rd Convention, 2009, and the 75th Convention, 2013.

11-127. Convent ion and Alumni Conference. A conference of represent at ives of the Alumni Chapters shall be held at each regul ar Convent ion to rev iew ac t iv it ies of the Order af fec t ing Alumni and may make recommendat ions to the Convent ion. The Chief Alumnus shall preside, or in his absence, the Deput y Chief Alumnus shall preside, over the Conference and he may inv ite other members of the Order to par t ic ipate in the discussions of the Conference, but such inv itees shall not be ent itled to vot ing pr iv ileges Adopted by the 63rd Convention, 1989; amended by 67th Convention, 1997

11-128. Chief Alumnus. The Convent ion Alumni Conference shall b y a major it y vote of the delegates of qualified Alumni Chapters par t ic ipat ing in the Convent ion elec t the Chief Alumnus for a t wo-year ter m to ser ve unt il the ne x t Convent ion. In the event of a vacanc y in the posit ion of Chief Alumnus dur ing the elec ted t wo-year ter m, the posit ion shall be assumed by the Deput y Chief Alumnus In the event both the Chief Alumnus and Deput y Chief Alumnus are unable to f ulfill the dut ies of the of fice, the Knight Commander shall fill the posit ion by appointment, which appointment shall be good for the remainder of that ter m. Any candidate for Chief Alumnus shall be an alumnus of not less than four years, and he may ser ve in the posit ion for t wo elec ted ter ms Dut ies and responsibilit ies of the Chief Alumnus, out side presiding in the Convent ion Alumni Conference, may be prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il. The Chief Alumnus and Deput y Chief Alumnus may be removed, for cause, by the Knight Commander w ith the consent of a major it y of the E xecut ive Counc il. Any Chief Alumnus or Deput y Chief Alumnus removed for cause may not thereaf ter

be a candidate for re- elec t ion as Chief Alumnus or Deput y Chief Alumnus Adopted by the 63rd Convention, 1989; amended by 67th Convention, 1997, and the 72nd Convention, 2007.

11-129. Deput y Chief Alumnus. The Convent ion Alumni Conference shall by major it y vote of the delegates of qualified Alumni Chapters par t ic ipat ing in Convent ion elec t the Deput y Chief Alumnus for a 2-year ter m to ser ve unt il the ne x t Convent ion Any candidate shall be an alumnus of not less than four years, and he may ser ve in the posit ion for t wo elec ted ter ms. Dut ies and responsibilit ies may be prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted by the 73rd Convention, 2009.

Article 11-2: Courts Of Honor

Par t 1. Establishment.

11-211. Creat ion. The Commander of each prov ince may pet it ion the E xecut ive Counc il to est ablish a Cour t of Honor in their respec t ive prov ince, which shall be designated the Cour t of Honor of such prov ince. Any Cour t of Honor heretofore e x ist ing in any prov ince may cont inue to e x ist, but it may not use the designat ion “Cour t of Honor ” of such prov ince of Kappa Alpha Order, or words of simil ar impor t, unless it confor ms to the prov isions of this Ar t icle Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

11-212. Pur pose. The pur pose of the Cour t of Honor is to recognize and honor alumni for their cont inuing interest, suppor t and par t ic ipat ion in the Order, in it s Ac t ive Chapters, Alumni Chapters, and Commissions, and to st imul ate the grow th and strength of the Order, it s chapters and members. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; and amended by the 77th Convention, 2017

11-213. Qualificat ion for Membership. The members of the Cour t shall be loyal, interested alumni of the Order who shall have been alumni out of undergraduate school and not af filiated w ith an Ac t ive Chapter for more than three years, who have dist inguished themselves by cont inuing ser v ice to and interest in the Order, it s Ac t ive Chapters, Alumni Chapters, or Commissions, or who have brought credit to themselves and to the Order in their public or pr ivate life Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; and amended by the 77th Convention, 2017

Par t 2. Operation and Officers.

11-221. Preceptor. The Preceptor shall be the e xecut ive of ficer of the Cour t and preside at all meet ings and f unc t ions of the Cour t; prov ided, however, that the Prov ince Commander shall be pr imar ily responsible to the Knight Commander for proper and ef fec t ive f unc t ioning of the Cour t The Preceptor shall be appointed by the Prov ince Commander or elec ted by the Cour t, according to the byl aws or tradit ions of the Cour t. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

11-222. Reg istrar. The Registrar shall be appointed by the Preceptor; he shall keeps the records of the Cour t and assist the Preceptor in the discharge of his dut ies. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

11-223. Elec t ion to Membership. A Cour t of Honor may elec t new members annually. The number of new members elec ted in any year shall be set by the ac t ive members of the Cour t. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

11-224. Nominat ions. Each member of the Cour t, each Ac t ive Chapter, each Commission, and each qualified Alumni Chapter w ithin the prov ince shall be ent itled to nominate one person for elec t ion to the Cour t. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

11-225. Elec t ion Process. All nominat ions shall be submit ted to a Membership Commit tee of the Cour t for it s rev iew of each nominee’s qualificat ions The Membership Commit tee shall submit a repor t of it s deter minat ion to the Preceptor; and the Preceptor shall adv ise the Ac t ive Members of the Cour t of it s ac t ion in each such case. The Ac t ive members of the Cour t shall elec t, by secret wr it ten ballot, or by mail ballot, the new members of the Cour t. The vote required shall be prescr ibed by the byl aws of the Cour t or by it s customar y usage. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

Title 12: Offenses of Members

Article 12-1: Classes Of Offenses

Par t 1. Minor offenses

12-111. Definit ion. Minor of fenses are those which are commit ted by a member of an Ac t ive Chapter against his chapter or it s members and are infor mally tr ied before, and are subjec t to imposit ion of penalt y by, the I of his chapter.

12-112. Enumerat ion of of fenses. Minor of fenses are:

(a) Absence of a member f rom any regul ar or spec ial meet ing of his Ac t ive Chapter;

(b) Improper conduc t or l anguage at a chapter meet ing;

(c) Failure to meet any financ ial obligat ions of the Order or to a chapter w ithin 10 days af ter due;

(d) At tempt ing to influence other members to miss chapter meet ings or to commit any other of fense;

(e) Mut il at ion or destr uc t ion of or damage to any chapter proper t y;

(f ) Commission of any ac t contrar y to the prov isions of the Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, or customs of the Order;

(g) Conduc t contrar y to the best interest of the Order or of the chapter;

(h) Neglec t or abuse of author it y in per for ming the dut ies of any of fice; and

11-226. Induc t ion. The invest iture shall be at a meet ing of the Cour t, at a Conv iv ium or a meet ing of the Prov ince Counc il, in a simple, dignified induc t ion ceremony conduc ted by the Preceptor. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997.

11-227. Insignia. The insignia shall be known as the Prov inc ial Cross and it s for m shall be prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997

11-228. Bylaws. The Cour t if it so elec t s may adopt byl aws not to conflic t w ith this sec t ion for it s gover nance; prov ided, however, that any Cour t in e x istence on August 1, 1997, which has wr it ten byl aws that conflic t w ith one or more prov isions herein, may pet it ion the E xecut ive Counc il for per mission to cont inue to operate under it s e x ist ing byl aws, and the E xecut ive Counc il may grant such per mission by major it y vote Any pet it ion filed pursuant hereto must have at t ached to a complete set of the byl aws for which approval is sought Any amendment s adopted by a non-confor ming Cour t to it s byl aws af ter August 1, 1997 must, however, be in confor mit y w ith this Ar t icle 11-2. If a Cour t adopt s byl aws, that document shall be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; Amended by 68th Convention, 1999, and the 71st Convention, 2005

(i) Dr unkenness, swear ing, obscene l anguage, gambling, or any other ac t contrar y to any federal , st ate, munic ipal , college or universit y l aw, ordinance, r ule or regul at ion applicable thereto, in, about or upon the premises occupied or used by the Ac t ive Chapter as a chapter house, meet ing pl ace or residence

An Ac t ive Chapter may prov ide in it s byl aws for other minor of fenses not inconsistent w ith the Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, or customs of the Order. Amended by the 77th Convention, 2017. 12-113. Tr ial s for minor of fenses. A member shall not be t w ice tr ied for a single minor of fense. Charges for minor of fenses may be made orally or in wr it ing before the I by any ac t ive member and, for f ailure to meet financ ial obligat ions, may be made by a Prov ince Commander, the E xecut ive Direc tor or any of his assist ant s who are init iated members of the Order. The V II or other ac t ive member designated by the I shall prosecute all tr ial s for minor of fenses before the I. In the event the I is the accused member, the II shall become the tr ial of ficer. An accused member on tr ial shall have the r ight to be represented by any other ac t ive member of his selec t ion The I shall inquire into the f ac t s of any charge and deter mine the guilt or innocence of the accused member and may consider any e x tenuat ing c ircumst ances. Amended by 72nd Convention, 2007.

12-114. Penalt ies for minor of fenses. Upon conv ic t ion of any minor of fense, the I may assess a fine not in e xcess of $100 00 or may suspend the of fending member for a per iod not in e xcess of three months, or both, and a v iol at ion of a byl aw of an Ac t ive Chapter, which is not other w ise an of fense under the Consitut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, or customs of the Order, shall be punishable by a fine not in e xcess of $50 00 Amended by 64th Convention, 1991, and by the 77th Convention, 2017

12-115. Appeal s from conv ic t ion of a minor of fense. A member conv ic ted of a minor of fense may appeal to the chapter and the chapter may, by a three-four ths vote of it s ac t ive members, reverse the dec ision of the I or reduce the penalt y fixed by the I. A member conv ic ted of a major of fense but penalized for a minor of fense may appeal to the E xecut ive Counc il if penalized by the Knight Commander or appeal to the Ac t ive Chapter if penalized by the I w ithin 30 days and the dec ision of said body w ill be final. Amended by 60th Convention, 1983.

Par t 2. Major offenses

12-121. Definit ion. Major of fenses are those commit ted by, a member which are for mally tr ied before his Ac t ive Chapter or the E xecut ive Counc il A member may be tr ied by an Ac t ive Chapter for a major of fense commit ted while he was assoc iated w ith the Ac t ive Chapter w ithin six months af ter his assoc iat ion w ith his Ac t ive Chapter has ter minated, but a major of fense charged, under Sec t ion 12-122

(a) commit ted while he was assoc iated w ith the Ac t ive Chapter, may be tr ied by the Ac t ive Chapter w ithin t wo years af ter his assoc iat ion w ith his Ac t ive Chapter has ter minated All of fenses which are not minor of fenses are major of fenses Any of fense penalized as set for th in 12-114 shall be a minor of fense regardless of the or iginal charge. Amended by 59th Convention, 1981 and by 60th Convention, 1983.

12-122. Enumerat ion of of fenses. Major of fenses-include:

(a) Willf ul and persistent neglec t to meet financ ial obligat ions to the Order or to an Ac t ive Chapter or to comply w ith the l aw f ul requirement s made in accordance w ith the Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, or customs of the Order;

(b) Disparagement or def amat ion of the Order, a member or a chapter of the, Order, or damage to Order proper t y;

(c) Dr unkenness at a chapter meet ing;

(d) Haz ing;

(e) Pawning any badge, insignia or other jewelr y bear ing the name, init ial s or coat-of-ar ms of the Order;

(f ) Unnecessar y or ill-adv ised conversat ion about the af f airs of the Order w ith a person who has been suspended or e xpelled f rom the Order;

(g) Discussing unnecessar ily any af f airs of the Order or of a chapter w ith persons not members of the Order;

(h) Cr iminal or ungentlemanly conduc t;

(i) Failure of the I and V I to remit to the E xecut ive Direc tor an init iat ion fee w ithin seven days pr ior to init iat ion or an uninit iated member fee w ithin 30 days of it s payment to the Ac t ive Chapter; and

(

j) Conduc t which is v it ally against the best interest of the Order, including commission of any ac t contrar y to the prov isions of the Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, or customs of the Order

Amended by 67th Convention, 1997, and the 77th Convention, 2017

12-123. Right s of the accused. A member shall not be t w ice tr ied for a single major of fense Any member accused of a major of fense shall be given a tr ial, unless he waives such tr ial in wr it ing. An immediate tr ial may be ordered for any of fense commit ted in an Ac t ive Chapter meet ing or in the presence of a major it y of the members of the E xecut ive Counc il, upon personal not ice to the of fending member

12-124. Prefer ment of charges against accused. A member may be tr ied for a major of fense, e xcept in cases where an immediate tr ial is author ized, only upon charges prefer red against him by one or more members of the Order, including, in the case of w illf ul and persistent neglec t to meet financ ial obligat ions to the Order or to an Ac t ive Chapter, those made by a Prov ince Commander, the E xecut ive Direc tor or any of his assist ant s who are init iated members of the Order The charges shall be prefer red in wr it ing and be signed by the member or members mak ing the charge. Amended by 72nd Convention, 2007.

12-125. Prosecut ion and counsel for accused. For tr ial s before the ac t ive members of an Ac t ive Chapter, the V II or such other ac t ive member of the chapter as may be designated by the I shall ac t as prosecutor For tr ial s before the E xecut ive Counc il a member of the Order designated by the Knight Commander shall ac t as prosecutor. The accused member shall always be ent itled to be represented at any tr ial by an init iated member of his selec t ion.

12-126. Submission to tr ial body and presiding member. The charge shall be refer red to the tr ial body which shall set a date, t ime and pl ace for the tr ial Not ice clearly st at ing the charges and the date, t ime and pl ace of tr ial shall be ser ved upon the accused in person or by cer t ified mail to his l ast known address, w ith retur n receipt requested, at least 10 days pr ior to the tr ial. The II shall preside if the I is the accused before his Ac t ive Chapter. The Senior Counc ilor shall preside if the Knight Commander is the accused before the E xecut ive Counc il

12-127. Order of tr ial . Ev idence at the tr ial may be either oral test imony or af fidav it s or deposit ions, and the procedure for the tr ial shall be:

(a) Submission of ev idence by the prosecutor;

(b) Submission of ev idence by the accused;

(c) Submission of rebut t al ev idence by the prosecutor (any new f ac t s to be e xcluded);

(d) Argument for the prosecut ion;

(e) Argument for the accused; and

(f ) Rebut t al argument for the prosecut ion.

The members of the tr ial body, e xclusive of the member on tr ial, shall, upon the conclusion of the ev idence and argument s, proceed to deliberate and deter mine, in secret ballot by major it y vote, the guilt or innocence of the accused; however, should the accused member admit the charges or decline to contest them, such admission or f ailure to contest the charges shall operate as an adjudicat ion that the accused member is guilt y of the charges, whereupon the only quest ion for deter minat ion by the tr ial body shall be the quest ion of the penalt y to be imposed. A major it y vote that the accused member is guilt y which does not spec if y the penalt y to be imposed shall require a second secret ballot to deter mine the penalt y An accurate and complete record of the tr ial shall be kept No e xpul sion shall be ef fec t ive unt il the record is filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor. If a member shall admit in wr it ing or orally in the presence of the tr ial body any one or more of the charges prefer red against him, it shall not be necessar y to conduc t a tr ial and the tr ial body may proceed to impose such penalt y or penalt ies as it might impose as if it had tr ied the member and found him guilt y of the charges prefer red Amended by 56th Convention, 1975 and by 67th Convention, 1997 and by the 73rd Convention, 2009

12-128. Penalt ies for Major Of fenses. A member found guilt y of a major of fense may be e xpelled upon a vote as prov ided in Sec t ion 1-421. A member found guilt y of a major of fense may be suspended for a per iod not less than three months by major it y vote of the tr ial body by secret ballot If the member is not e xpelled or suspended, his penalt y may be fixed by the Knight Commander or the I as for a minor of fense e xcept for the of fense of haz ing. A s to haz ing, if the above set for th required votes of the tr ial body cannot be obt ained a penalt y of suspension for at least three months shall be fixed by the Knight Commander or the I. Amended by 57th Convention, 1977; 60th Convention, 1983; 66th Convention, 1995; and 68th Convention, 1999

12-129. Appeal of Suspension Af ter Conv ic t ion of Major Of fense. A member suspended for more than three months may appeal w ithin 30 days af ter the date of the suspension to the E xecut ive Direc tor. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall refer the appeal to a For mer Knight Commander for rev iew and his dec ision shall be final. Amended by 60th Convention, 1983

Article 12-2: Appeal in the Case of Expulsion

Par t 1. Review by independent board

12-211. Or ig in of an appeal . An indiv idual who has been e xpelled f rom membership in the Order may appeal that ac t ion to the Knight Commander as prov ided in Sec t ion 1-422. Not ice of the e xpul sion shall be given in wr it ing to the e xpelled member, which wr it ing shall include a copy of this sec t ion. Ac t ion shall b e deemed completed 10 days af ter mailing the not ice w ith a copy of this sec t ion to his l ast known address by cer t ified mail, whether or not accepted by him Upon receipt of an appeal, the E xecut ive Direc tor shall not if y the Knight Commander who shall designate three For mer Knight Commanders to sit as a Board of Rev iew to consider the appeal and, upon consent of three For mer Knight Commanders to ser ve, shall designate the Chair man of that Board. Amended by 61st Convention, 1985 and 69th Convention, 2001.

12-212. Considerat ion and ac t ion by the Board. The Knight Commander shall, promptly af ter designat ion of the Chair man of the Board, direc t the tr ial body by which the member was e xpelled to file the record of the tr ial for thw ith w ith the Chair man. The Chair man shall thereupon make all necessar y ar rangement s for considerat ion of the appeal by the f ull Board. The Board shall reach it s dec ision on the appeal, in the e xerc ise of it s independent judgment, w ithin 30 days af ter receipt of the tr ial records The Board may either (a) approve the e xpul sion or (b) direc t a new tr ial or reverse, for er rors in procedure in the tr ial that create a subst ant ial injust ice. Amended by 61st Convention, 1985.

12-213. Ac t ion upon dec ision of the Board. The Board shall promptly communicate it s dec ision to the E xecut ive Direc tor and the tr ial record shall thereupon be for warded to him The E xecut ive Direc tor shall not if y the indiv idual who filed the appeal of the Board’s dec ision, shall so endorse the tr ial record and retur n it to the tr ial body w ith instr uc t ions to be gover ned thereby and to conduc t a new tr ial if that be the dec ision of the Board of Rev iew.

Article 12-3: Status Upon Expulsion or Suspension

Par t 1. Status upon expulsion or suspension

12-311. E xpul sion. An e xpelled indiv idual shall have no ident ificat ion w ith the Order, to include elec tronic references, and shall not be ent itled to any of it s pr iv ileges unless he be reinst ated He shall deliver to the E xecut ive Direc tor his of fic ial

badge, membership cer t ificate, direc tor y and other possessions per t aining to the Order Any jeweled badge or other jewelr y bear ing the Order ’ s name, init ial s or coat-of-ar ms owned by an e xpelled indiv idual shall be sold to the Order for the value thereof as deter mined by the E xecut ive Direc tor. Amended by the 73rd Convention, 2009.

12-312. Suspension. A member who is suspended shall be car r ied on the roll s of the chapter of which he may be a member dur ing such suspension and shall pay all financ ial obligat ions which, as a member, would be charged against him dur ing the per iod, e xcept that no assessment s made by a chapter for pur poses of soc ial enter t ainment shall be charged against him. A suspended member shall have none of the pr iv ileges of membership in a chapter dur ing the per iod of his suspension. He shall not be considered as a vot ing member of a chapter upon any quest ion upon which any vote may be t aken He shall not at tend any meet ings or soc ial f unc t ions of any unit or organiz at ion of the Order e xcept upon e xpress inv it at ion of such unit. A suspended member who f ail s to meet financ ial obligat ions dur ing the per iod of his suspension shall be deemed to have commit ted a major of fense.

Title

13:

Finances of the Order

Article 13-1: Dues, Initiation Fees and Assessments

Par t

1. Active Chapter dues and fees

13-111. Init iat ion fees. Each new member of the Order shall pay the init iat ion fee for membership in the amount and in the inst allment s prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il

13-112. Membership dues. Ac t ive Chapters shall pay dues at such rate and at such t ime dur ing the academic year as deter mined by the E xecut ive Counc il.

13-113. Fines or assessment s. Ac t ive Chapters shall promptly pay any fines or assessment s imposed upon them or their members Amended by the 74th Convention, 2011

Par t 2. Alumni dues and assessments

13-121. Membership dues. Alumni Chapters shall pay annual dues in such amount s as the E xecut ive Counc il may prescr ibe f rom t ime to t ime.

13-122. Contr ibut ions and other payment s. The E xecut ive Direc tor is author ized to solic it and collec t f rom alumni members contr ibut ions and other payment s as may be requested by the E xecut ive Counc il. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001.

12-313. Reinstatement of suspended member. A member suspended for a per iod of three months or less may be reinst ated at any t ime dur ing the per iod of the suspension by the I or the Knight Commander order ing the suspension or his successor in of fice. A member suspended for a per iod of three months or longer may be reinst ated upon a three-four ths vote of the tr ial body which ordered his suspension.

12-314. Reinstatement of expelled indiv idual . An indiv idual who has been e xpelled f rom the Order may be reinst ated in accordance w ith the prov isions of the Const itut ion.

Article 12-4: Risk Management

Par t 1. In general

12-411. Risk management polic y. Ever y member of the Adv isor y Counc il and their deput y, ever y member of an Ac t ive Chapter, or an Alumni Chapter, or appointed member of a Commission and all employees of the Order shall comply w ith the r isk management polic ies and procedures adopted by the E xecut ive Counc il f rom t ime to t ime. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997; and amended by the 74th Convention, 2011.

Article 13-2: Fiscal Year and Annual Audit

Par t 1. Determination of fiscal year and annual audit

13-211. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the Order shall be fixed by the E xecut ive Counc il and may be changed by it as deemed necessar y or appropr iate in the operat ion of the Order.

13-212. Audit . An annual audit of the book s of account s and other financ ial records of the Order shall be made by a cer t ified public account ant approved by the E xecut ive Counc il, as soon as prac t icable af ter the close of each fiscal year, and complete financ ial st atement s for that year shall be included in the annual repor t of the E xecut ive Direc tor.

Article 13-3: Appropriations

Par t 1. General

13-311. Source. Appropr iat ions made by the Convent ion or by the E xecut ive Counc il shall be paid out of the f unds of the Order. The annual budget approved by the E xecut ive Counc il shall const itute an appropr iat ion of the f unds allocated therein. Amended by the 69th Convention, 2001.

13-312. Annual budget . The annual budget shall include, but not be limited to, f unds to prov ide

(a) badges and of fic ial insignia for new members;

(b) sal ar ies and e xpenses of of ficers, st af f and For mer Knight Commanders;

(c) travel e xpenses for ac t ive members and prov ince of ficers to prov ince meet ings; and

(d) e xpenses for convent ions and other nat ional meet ings Amended by the 69th Convent ion, 2001

Article 13-4: Conflict Of Interest.

Par t 1. General

13- 411. Avoidance of Financ ial Conflic t s of Interest . Ever y General Of ficer, Prov ince Commander or employee of the Order shall ref rain f rom being a par t y to any financ ial transac t ion that result s in a conflic t of interest occur r ing regarding the of ficer ’ s dut ies and responsibilit ies or gives the out ward appearance of such; prov ided however, the E xecut ive Counc il, upon request and af ter appropr iate rev iew, may approve a General Of ficer, Prov ince Commander or employee of the Order being a par t y to such a transac t ion Such waiver must be spec ific and be in wr it ing The E xecut ive Counc il may adopt a Conflic t s of Interest polic y to comply w ith the general st andards and regul at ions of non-profit organiz at ions. Adopted by 67th Convention, 1997. Amended by 72nd Convention, 2007.

Title 14: Appeal from an Interpretation of Laws of the Order

Article 14-1: Procedure In An Appeal

Par t 1. Origin of an appeal

14-111. Filing and nature of appeal document .

An appeal f rom an inter pret at ion of the l aws of the Order, t aken under prov isions of the Const itut ion, shall be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor of the Order. The appeal document, which may be infor mal and in the for m of a let ter addressed to the Chair man of the Appell ate Counc il, shall be filed in tr iplicate w ithin 10 days af ter the date of the mailing by the E xecut ive Direc tor of the dec ision in connec t ion w ith which an appeal is filed Failure to file the appeal document w ithin the spec ified t ime w ill defeat the appeal and preclude f ur ther challenge to the par t icul ar inter pret at ion

14-112. Or ig inal processing of the appeal document . The E xecut ive Direc tor shall indicate the date of receipt on the or iginal and each copy of the appeal document and for thw ith ascer t ain whether the Knight Commander l ast holding that of fice consent s to ser ve as Chair man of the Appell ate Counc il In the event that he does not so consent, the E xecut ive Direc tor shall promptly cont ac t other avail able For mer Knight Commanders, or others, if necessar y, as prov ided for in the Const itut ion, unt il consent to ser ve as Chair man is obt ained. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall thereupon transmit the or iginal of the appeal document, by cer t ified mail, retur n receipt requested, to the Chair man of the Appell ate Counc il and a copy thereof, by simil ar mailing, to the Knight Commander or other of ficer of the Order who made the inter pret at ion, rev iew of which is sought. The tr iplicate copy shall be ret ained by the E xecut ive Direc tor in his of fice.

Par t 2. Response in an appeal

14-121. Reply to appeal document . The Knight Commander or other of ficer whose inter pret at ion is sought to be rev iewed shall, w ithin 21 days af ter the date on which the appeal document, according to the date indicated thereon, was received by the E xecut ive Direc tor, file w ith that of ficer, in tr iplicate, a reply to the appeal document in his own behalf or through another member of the Order as counsel selec ted by him to represent him in the proceedings. The reply may cont ain any st atement s or comment s or suppor t ing document s considered by the filing of ficer to be per t inent or mater ial in response to the appeal.

14-122. Processing of response. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall indicate the date of receipt upon the reply filed, and each copy thereof, and ser ve the or iginal on the Chair man of the Appell ate Counc il and a copy upon the member, of ficer or body filing the appeal document.

Article 14-2: Consideration of an Appeal

Par t 1. Proceedings before Appellate Council

14-211. Preliminar y considerat ion. The Appell ate Counc il shall, upon receipt of the reply to an appeal document, consult as to the mer it s of the appeal and ac t thereon for thw ith or deter mine, as it may independently dec ide, whether or not f ur ther proceedings before it may be appropr iate, mer itor ious or impor t ant in ac t ing upon the appeal

14-212. Nature of fur ther proceedings. A deter minat ion of f ur ther proceedings by the Appell ate Counc il may include, as it may dec ide, inter vent ion by other par t ies, mot ions, br ief s and hear ings as might be deemed by it to be impor t ant in dec ision of the mat ter, prov ided that it shall dec ide the appeal w ithin not more than 90 days af ter the date on which it was filed. The filing of document s subsequent to the reply shall be made, in tr iplicate, through the E xecut ive Direc tor and he shall ser ve addit ional document s filed upon all then appropr iate par t ies to the proceeding, ret aining a

copy for the files of his of fice

14-213. Dec ision of the Appellate Counc il . The Appell ate Counc il shall ac t upon the appeal, af ter or w ithout proceedings before it, in accordance w ith the prov isions of the Const itut ion and it s dec ision shall be filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor. That of ficer shall for thw ith ser ve a copy of the dec ision upon all par t ies to the appeal and shall publish the dec ision in the manner the E xecut ive Counc il may dec ide He shall ret ain the or iginal of the dec ision in the file in his of fice

Title 15: Amendment of Kappa Alpha Laws

Article 15-1: Constitutional Amendments

Par t 1. Procedures for presentation to the Convention

15-111. Advance proposal s. Proposal s for amendment of or to the Const itut ion filed w ith and distr ibuted by the E xecut ive Direc tor in accordance w ith the prov isions of the Const itut ion shall be read by the E xecut ive Direc tor into the record of the Convent ion only by reference to sec t ions proposed to be amended or added and in f ull only upon major it y vote of the Convent ion.

15-112. Submission of proposal s to commit tee. Proposed amendment s so presented by the E xecut ive Direc tor shall be submit ted to the Legisl at ive Commit tee for considerat ion and l ater repor t to the Convent ion Any proposed amendment which includes mat ters under the jur isdic t ion of another Convent ion commit tee shall first be refer red to that commit tee for considerat ion and repor t. The repor t of the other commit tee shall be made to the Convent ion as promptly as possible and shall be refer red to the Legisl at ive Commit tee w ith the repor t of any ac t ion t aken thereon by the Convent ion

15-113. Ac t ion upon proposed amendment s. Each proposed amendment shall be repor ted by the Legisl at ive Commit tee back to the Convent ion w ith a repor t for it s considerat ion and the repor t shall be made a par t of the Convent ion minutes. Major it y and minor it y repor t s of the Legisl at ive Commit tee may be made to the Convent ion, as the Commit tee may dec ide, for Convent ion considerat ion in ac t ion upon proposed amendment s

15-114. Other author it y for const itut ional amendment . The Const itut ion may al so be amended, as therein prov ided, by unanimous vote of the Adv isor y Counc il, in ac t ion ar ising out of it s deliberat ions, and the subsequent rat ificat ion w ithin six months by three-four ths of the Ac t ive Chapters of the Order by reference thereto by the Adv isor y Counc il

Article 15-2: Amendments to the Bylaws

Par t 1. Procedure and action

15-211. Amendment by the Convent ion. The Byl aws of the Order may be amended:

(a) By major it y vote of the Convent ion if the proposed amendment was submit ted at least 24 hours in advance of the date and t ime of the vote thereon, or

(b) By a t wo-thirds vote of the Convent ion on a proposal presented less than 24 hours pr ior to the Convent ion vote thereon

15-212. Other author it y for amendment of Bylaws. The Byl aws may al so be amended by unanimous vote of the Adv isor y Counc il and subsequent rat ificat ion w ithin six months by three-four ths of the Ac t ive Chapters

Table of Contents

Regulation 1: Constitution

Regulation 6: Executive Director and Other Officers

R6-113. Records of The Order [Repealed] ...............202

R6-214. Prohibit ion Against Chapter Employees ....................................202

R6-221. Maintenance of Scholarship Standards by Ac t ive Chapters ....................202 Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

Regulation 7: Province Officers and Province Councils

R7-111. Prov ince Commander Dut ies And Responsibilit ies ..................................202

R7-113. Prov ince Commander Repor t s ....................203

R7-211. Chapter At tendance at Prov ince Counc il [Repealed] ......................203

R7-212. Prov ince Counc il At tendance Required By I. [Repealed] .........................203

Regulation 8: Membership

R8-121. Pre -Init iat ion Per iod and Init iat ion ............................................203

Regulation 3:

For mer Knight Commanders .......................202

Regulation 4: Undergraduate Conference, National and Province Undergraduate Chairmen

R4-211. Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man[Repealed] ..................................202

R4-311. Prov ince Undergraduate Chair men[Repealed] ..................................202

Regulation 5: [Reser ved]

Regulation 9: Active Chapters

R9-225. Failure to Remit Chapter Dues. [Repealed] ......................... 204

R9-226. Insolvenc y of an Ac t ive Chapter. [Repealed] ....................... 204

R9-227. Chapter Housing Loans. [Repealed] ...........205

R9-231. Alumni Adv isor y Commit tee. [Repealed]..............................205

R9-241. Chapter Housing Cor porat ion Gover nance.............................205

R9-242. Approval of Housing Contrac t s. [Repealed] ................................205

R9-243. Adv isor y Housing Commit tee.....................205

R9-252. Blanket Ac t ions by Campus Administrat ion, Inter f rater nit y Counc il, or Similar Body ............................205

R9-261. Prohibit ion Against Haz ing ........................205

R9-262. Procedure for Handling Inc ident s of Haz ing .................................................. 206

R9-264. Prohibit ion Against Filming Chapter Ac t iv it ies or Event s ..................... 206

R9-271. Scholarship Standards............................... 206

Regulation 10: Establishment of Active Chapters

R10 -211. Establishment of an Ac t ive Chapter. [Repealed] ........................207

R10 -212. Prov isional Cer t ificates. [Repealed].................................................207

R10 -213. Operat ion Under A Prov isional Cer t ificate — Two Year Limitat ion. [Repealed].................................................207

R10 -214. Issuance of Ac t ive Chapter Char ter. [Repealed] ......................207

R10 -215. Content and D isposit ion of Pet it ion for an Ac t ive Chapter. [Repealed].................................................207

R10 -216. Ac t ion Upon Pet it ion for Establishment of an Ac t ive Chapter. [Repealed] ........................207

R10 -217. Final Approval . [Repealed] .......................207

R10

Regulation 11: Alumni Chapters

Regulation 12: Offenses of Members

Kappa Alpha Order Claim and Dispute Resolution Plan

Kappa Alpha Order Claim and Dispute

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Appendix to the Kappa Alpha Laws

Regulation 1: Constitution

R1-242. Rules And Regulations

(a) Adopt ion. Rules and Regul at ions rel at ing to the operat ions of the Order adopted pursuant to Sec t ion 1-242 of the Kappa Alpha L aws shall be adopted by major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il and shall not conflic t w ith any spec ific prov ision of the Kappa Alpha L aws. Adopted Oc tober 5, 1974. (Reference: 1-242, 5-121)

(b) Promulgat ion. Rules and Regul at ions adopted by the E xecut ive Counc il, and any changes, rev isions, addit ions or revocat ions therein, shall be promulgated by the E xecut ive Direc tor in accordance w ith the prov isions of Sec t ion 5-121 of the Kappa Alpha L aws. Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974. (Reference: 1-242, 5-121)

(c) Ef fec t ive Date. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall spec if y the ef fec t ive date of ever y promulgat ion made pursuant to the prov isions of paragraph (b) of this Regul at ion Adopted Oc tober 5, 1974 (Reference: 1-242, 5-121)

R1-324. Criteria for Reinstatement of Char ter of Active Chapter Previously Closed

No less than 4 8 hours pr ior to the opening session of the Convent ion or Prov ince Counc il, an Ac t ive Chapter w ith a financ ial delinquenc y may request that the Knight Commander rev iew an e x ist ing defer red payment pl an as defined in Sec t ion 1-324 for subst ant ial compliance If the Ac t ive Chapter has subst ant ially complied w ith such defer red payment pl an, then the Ac t ive Chapter may be retur ned to good st anding. No pl ans, payment s, or reconsiderat ions w ill be accepted af ter 4 8 hours pr ior to the opening session of the Convent ion or Prov ince Counc il Adopted May 17, 2000; amended Apr il 6, 2001

R1-327. Commissions

(a) E x ist ing Commissions. The Bet a Commission which has been heretofore est ablished and is recognized by the Order shall be gover ned by the regul at ions for commissions as adopted by the E xecut ive Counc il. (Reference: 1-327, 1-415; see al so 11-126)

(b) Commission Const ituenc y. In addit ion to the Knight Commander, who shall be an e x-of fic io member, each commission shall consist of five init iated members of the Order, who shall be appointed by the Knight Commander w ithin 90 days af ter the annual init iat ion of that commission and shall ser ve for one year or unt il their successors are appointed Any vacanc y occur r ing w ithin a commission shall be filled by appointment of an init iated member for the une xpired ter m by the Knight Commander (Reference: 1-327, 1-415; see al so 11-126)

(c) Elec t ion of Chair man. At the first meet ing of a newly appointed commission, a chair man, a v ice-chair man and a secret ar y shall be elec ted by the members of the commission f rom their membership to ser ve for that year and unt il their successors be elec ted or qualif y. Adopted Apr il 17, 1973; amended Oc tober 5, 1974. (Reference: 1-327, 1-415; see al so 11-126)

(d) Bylaws. Each Commission shall adopt for it self a set of gover ning byl aws, not inconsistent w ith the Kappa Alpha L aws, for it s own operat ion Adopted November 14, 2009

R1-415. Election and Initiation

Under Section 1-415.

(a) Init iat ion. All persons elec ted to membership under Sec t ion 1-415 of the Const itut ion shall be init iated in the same manner and subjec t to the same prov isions and condit ions est ablished for the init iat ion of other members. Adopted Apr il 17, 1973; amended Oc tober 5, 1974. (Reference: 1-415; see al so 1-3271, 11-126)

(b) Spec ial Elec t ion of For mer Uninit iated Members. Any person not bar red f rom membership by reason of the limit at ions enumerated in Sec t ion 1-412, who is not a student in a college or universit y where is located an Ac t ive Chapter of the Order or where a spec ial commission has been created under the prov isions of Sec t ion 1-327 and who was for merly an uninit iated member of any Ac t ive Chapter of the Order, may be init iated by an Ac t ive Chapter prov ided that:

(1) he is elec ted by the unanimous vote of the init iat ing chapter and

(2) consent to the init iat ion be granted by the unanimous vote of the Ac t ive Chapter to which he was for merly an uninit iated member and

(3) at the t ime such uninit iated member lef t college, he had been eligible for init iat ion under local college or universit y r ules or he has since received a college degree and

(4) he has per for med mer itor ious ser v ice to the init iat ing Ac t ive Chapter or Kappa Alpha Order and

(5) the init iat ion be approved by the E xecut ive Direc tor

Adopted Oc tober 5, 1974. (Reference: 1-415)

(c) Spec ial Init iates. O ther indiv idual s who are not other w ise ineligible for membership and who enjoy a spec ial and/or mer itor ious rel at ionship w ith the Order, may be elec ted to membership by the unanimous approval of the E xecut ive Counc il on a wr it ten pet it ion f rom an Ac t ive Chapter or a Commission. This ac t ion may be posthumous. In the event that the pet it ion is made by an Ac t ive Chapter, it shall include an e xpl anat ion of that indiv idual’s rel at ionship to Kappa Alpha Order,

the f avorable recommendat ions of the Alumnus Adv isor of the chapter, the Commander of the Prov ince where the chapter is located, and at least one other K A Alumnus who is personally acquainted w ith the indiv idual proposed for init iat ion. In the event that the pet it ion is made by a Commission, it shall include an e xpl anat ion of that indiv idual’s rel at ionship to Kappa Alpha Order, the f avorable recommendat ion of the Chair man of the Commission, the Commander of the Prov ince where the Commission is located, and at least one other alumnus who is personally acquainted w ith the indiv idual proposed for init iat ion. Such pet it ion shall be submit ted to the E xecut ive Direc tor for distr ibut ion to the E xecut ive Counc il for considerat ion and ac t ion. Upon init iat ion, a person elec ted to membership in this manner becomes an alumnus of the Order In a posthumous situat ion, the person shall be decl ared and listed as an alumnus thereaf ter Adopted Apr il 9, 1988; amended Sept 20, 1990 and Apr il 23, 1993 and November 14, 2009.

(d) Commission init iates. Commissions may elec t and init iate student s who are cur rent year graduates of the inst itut ion for which they are assigned, in accordance w ith 1-415. Commissions may al so elec t and init iate graduates of the inst itut ion for which they are assigned Adopted November 14, 2009

(e) Init iates of Prov isional Chapter. A member await ing init iat ion of a prov isional chapter may be elec ted to membership by the unanimous approval of the E xecut ive Counc il, prov ided that such member has met the indiv idual requirement s for init iat ion as prov ided in the Const itut ion, Byl aws, and Regul at ions Adopted May 17, 2000

(f ) Fees. Those members init iated under Sec t ion 1-415 of the Const itut ion shall pay the same fees required of all other persons who are not undergraduates at the t ime of init iat ion. Adopted Apr il 17, 1973; amended Oc tober 5, 1974; Apr il 9, 1988; and May 17, 2000. (Reference: 1-415; s ee al so 1-327, 11-126, R13-111)

R1-521. Publications of The Order

(a) General . Of fic ial publicat ions of the Order shall be distr ibuted to each member of the Adv isor y Counc il, all Ac t ive and Alumni Chapters, and For mer Knight Commanders. A copy of all general communicat ions af fec t ing the operat ion of the Ac t ive Chapters and not ice of any change in the st atus of any Ac t ive Chapter shall be sent to each member of the Adv isor y Counc il and to each Ac t ive Chapter and to the president and the secret ar y of each Alumni Chapter Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974

(Reference: 1-521, 6-113, R1-521)

(b) The Kappa Alpha Laws. The Kappa Alpha Law s, which includes the Const itut ion and the Byl aws of the Order, enac tment s and direc t ions

of the Convent ion as appropr iate or required, and the Regul at ions of the E xecut ive Counc il shall be published f rom t ime to t ime by the E xecut ive Direc tor, as direc ted by the E xecut ive Counc il, and shall be distr ibuted as direc ted in R1-242. Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974 (Reference: 1-521, R1-242)

(c) Editor of Kappa Alpha Laws. The E xecut ive Direc tor, or such init iated member as may be designated by the E xecut ive Counc il, shall be Editor of Kappa Alpha Laws, and the edit ing shall be per for med under the super v ision of the Knight Commander. Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974. (Reference: 1-521)

(d) The Kappa Alpha Journal. The Kappa Alpha Journal shall be prepared by the editor, who shall have been selec ted and designated by the E xecut ive Direc tor, and shall be published by the E xecut ive Direc tor at such inter val s as the E xecut ive Counc il shall direc t It shall cont ain news of interest to the members and chapters of the Order and ar t icles of literar y mer it. Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974; amended Apr il 6, 2001.

(Reference: 1-521)

(e) The Spec ial Messenger. The Spec ial Messenger shall be the personal publicat ion of the Knight Commander and shall be published as needed Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974; amended Apr il 6, 2001 (Reference: 1-521)

(f ) Other Publicat ions

(1) The E xecut ive Counc il, in it s discret ion, may direc t and author ize the publicat ion of such manual s, handbook s and other simil ar guidebook s as may be of aid to the Ac t ive Chapters and of ficers in the per for mance of their dut ies and f unc t ions.

(2) The E xecut ive Counc il may, f rom t ime to t ime, author ize and direc t the publicat ion of a direc tor y of the Order which shall be sold or other w ise distr ibuted as the E xecut ive Counc il shall deter mine Any direc tor y published shall, unless the E xecut ive Counc il other w ise direc t s, cont ain histor ical dat a of the Order as it deems appropr iate.

(3) The E xecut ive Direc tor shall af ter each Convent ion publish and distr ibute verbat im Minutes thereof to each of the General Of ficers, For mer Knight Commanders and Prov ince Commanders of the Order. A copy of the Minutes of a Convent ion may al so be distr ibuted to delegates and alter nate delegates in at tendance at the Convent ion who spec ifically request a copy at the conclusion of the Convent ion Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974 (Reference: 1-521)

Regulation 2: The Convention

R2-212 Registration Fee.

Each delegate and alter nate delegate to the Convent ion shall pay a registrat ion fee set by the E xecut ive Counc il Adopted July19, 2007 to codif y a polic y e xisting since 1997.

R2-213 Filing Credentials for Convention.

(a) Credent ial s addressed to the E xecut ive Direc tor and delivered to the United St ates Post al Ser v ice or an e xpress mail or package ser v ice (e g Federal E xpress, United Parcel Ser v ice, Airbor ne E xpress, etc.) on or before that date which is 10 days pr ior to the convening date of the Convent ion shall be considered filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor, although ac tually received by the E xecut ive Direc tor af ter said date. Credent ial s received by the E xecut ive Direc tor w ithin 10 days of the convening date of the Convent ion shall qualif y under this Regul at ion only if they bear a legible postmark, or if a receipt for their deliver y to the e xpress mail or package ser v ice show ing the date of deliver y thereto is f ur nished.

(b) Credent ial s received by the E xecut ive Direc tor by f ac simile on or before that date which is 10 days pr ior to the convening date of the Convent ion shall be considered filed w ith the E xecut ive Direc tor prov ided the or iginal e xecuted credent ial is received by the E xecut ive Direc tor on or before the convening date of the Convent ion.

Adopted October 2, 1997

R2-232 Election of Councilors (In Convention).

Each chapter delegate qualified to vote in the Convent ion and each Prov ince Commander, the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man and each For mer Knight Commander present in the Convent ion may cast votes for the elec t ion of Counc ilors. The candidate receiv ing the l argest number of votes const itut ing the required major it y for elec t ion shall be elec ted according to the number of Counc ilors to be elec ted A chapter delegate, Prov ince Commander, Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man, or For mer Knight Commander may vote for no more than six Counc ilors on a single ballot, but must cast a vote for each avail able vacanc y. Any ballot that does not have a vote cast for each vacanc y w ill be disqualified.

Adopted Januar y 7, 1989; amended Oc tober 22, 1993.

Regulation 3:

R3-111. Former Knight Commanders. The Knight Commander may inv ite For mer Knight Commanders to at tend and par t ic ipate in the Adv isor y Counc il meet ings and may al so ut ilize the For mer Knight Commanders in an adv isor y capac it y

to him and the E xecut ive Counc il Adopted August 5, 2010

Regulation 4: Undergraduate Conference, National and Province Undergraduate Chairmen

R4-211. National Undergraduate Chairman.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997

R4-311. Province Undergraduate Chairmen.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997

Regulation 5: [Reser ved]

Regulation 6: Executive Director and Other Officers

R6-113. Records Of The Order.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997

R6-214. Prohibition Against Chapter Employees.

An Ac t ive Chapter shall not have employees Any employees intended to suppor t the operat ions of an Ac t ive Chapter or chapter house shall be employed by a properly organized Chapter Housing Cor porat ion. An Ac t ive Chapter may engage an independent contrac tor for var ious ser v ices, but may not pay that contrac tor a regul ar sal ar y, prov ide or par t ic ipate in benefit s for the contrac tor, or direc t the e xecut ion of work assignment s t asked to the contrac tor Adopted December 4-5, 2011 to take af fec t December 23, 2011

R6-221. Maintenance Of Scholarship Standards By Active Chapters.

Repealed October 2, 1997

Regulation 7: Province Officers and Province Councils

R7-111. Province Commander Duties and Responsibilities.

A Prov ince Commander ser ves as the personal represent at ive of the Knight Commander in his prov ince. His dut ies and responsibilit ies include, but are not limited to, the follow ing:

(a) Submit any required repor t s; Amended November 14, 2009

(b) Ser ve as an adv isor to the Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man in his prov ince;

(c) Appoint a minimum of a three-man alumni adv isor y commit tee for each Ac t ive Chapter

in his prov ince and infor m the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice of the appointment s and any changes;

(d) E st ablish or maint ain an ac t ive Cour t of Honor for the recognit ion, promot ion, recr uitment and retent ion of alumni volunteers in the prov ince;

(e) Conduc t an annual Prov ince Counc il before May of each year for all the alumni and ac t ive chapters in the prov ince, repor t the date, t ime and locat ion of the Prov ince Counc il to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice before November 15th of each preceding year, and t imely file minutes of the Prov ince Counc il af ter it has occur red; Amended November 14, 2009

(f ) Ser ve as a member of the Adv isor y Counc il, par t ic ipat ing in meet ings, discussion, and votes when appropr iate;

(g) A ssist the Knight Commander and the E xecut ive Direc tor as well and the E xecut ive Counc il and Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice in advanc ing the mission of the Order and per for m dut ies that strengthen the over-all operat ion of Ac t ive and Alumni Chapters in the prov ince; Amended November 14, 2009.

(h) Work to ident if y and est ablish rel at ionships w ith the var ious alumni and alumni const ituenc ies in the prov ince for the pur pose of ident if y ing f uture alumni volunteers on a local, regional, and nat ional basis; and

(i) Suppor t the Kappa Alpha Order Educat ional Foundat ion w ith monet ar y contr ibut ions annually in an amount deter mined by the Knight Commander Adopted August 6, 2003 Amended August 2, 2005

R7-113. Province Commander Repor ts.

Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974.

(Reference: 7-113) Amended November 14, 2009; Amended May 22, 2010; Amended August 5, 2010, and Repealed November 15-16, 2013.

R7-211. Chapter At tendance at Province Council.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R7-212. Province Council At tendance Required By I.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

Regulation 8: Membership

R8-121. Pre-Initiation Period and Initiation.

(a) General Rule. The pre-init iat ion educat ion per iod for members await ing init iat ion shall be no more than eight consecut ive week s dur ing the semester or quar ter and shall commence upon the accept ance of the inv it at ion to membership as

prov ided in Sec t ion 8-116 An induc t ion ceremony must be held for any candidate accept ing an inv it at ion to membership w ithin seven days of the e x tension of the inv it at ion. Adopted May 17, 2000 to be ef fec tive Sept. 1, 2000; amended August 2, 2006 to be ef fec tive Januar y 1, 2007; and amended and combined with R8-124 on May 10, 2014 to take ef fec t July 28, 2014.

(b) E xcept ions requir ing approval . An e xcept ion to the requirement of R8-121 may be granted by the E xecut ive Direc tor upon t imely wr it ten pet it ion f rom an Ac t ive Chapter, suppor ted by the Prov ince Commander, for one of the follow ing reasons:

(1) Conflic t ing requirement s of the College or Universit y;

(2) Compliance w ith the pre-init iat ion educat ion per iod w ill conflic t w ith the College or Universit y ’ s e xaminat ion schedule;

(3) Emergenc ies or c ircumst ances ar ising over which the Ac t ive Chapter had no control and could not reasonably ant ic ipate; or,

(4) Scheduled or rescheduled init iat ions made for the convenience of an init iate who would have other w ise been init iated w ithin the prescr ibed per iod.

(i) E xcept ions not requir ing approval When an inv it at ion to membership is e x tended out side of a regul ar ter m or semester, or near the end of a regul ar ter m or semester, an induc t ion ceremony sat isf y ing the requirement in Sec t ion 8-116 must be held w ithin the 10 days of the beginning of the cl asses for the immediate ne x t regul ar ter m or semester

(ii) Limit of e xcept ion The e xcept ion to the requirement of R8-121 shall be limited to the spec ific pre-init iat ion per iod for which the e xcept ion requir ing approval or the e xcept ion not requir ing approval applies.

Adopted August 5, 2000; amended November 4-5, 2011 to take ef fec t December 23, 2011; and amended and combined with R8-124 on May 10, 2014 to take ef fec t July 28, 2014.

R8-123. Scholarship Average Required for Initiation.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R8-124. Initiation of Members Awaiting Initiation.

(a) General Rule. Amended August 5, 2000; amended November 4-5, 2011 to take ef fec t December 23, 2011; and repealed and combined with R8-121 on May 10, 2014 to take ef fec t July 28, 2014.

(b) E xcept ional Cases. Repealed November 4-5, 2011

(c) Scholast ic Average Required for Init iat ion. Repealed Oc tober 24, 2002

(d) Init iat ions not Af fec ted. Adopted May 27, 1997; and repealed and combined with R8-121 on May 10, 2014 to take ef fec t July 28, 2014

(e) Public it y. Adopted November 4, 1978; amended May 27, 1997 May 17, 2000; repealed and combined with R8-121 on May 10, 2014 to take ef fec t July 28, 2014.

R8-129. Members-Awaiting Initiation

Under the Age of Seventeen.

Any ac t ive chapter that induc t s a member-await ing init iat ion under the age of seventeen shall be required to do the follow ing w ithin ten days af ter the induc t ion:

(a) not if y the prov ince commander, alumnus adv isor and the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice that the ac t ive chapter has pledged a member-await ing init iat ion under the age of seventeen; and

(b) cont ac t the parent, or legal guardian, of the member-await ing init iat ion and prov ide a list of the chapters of ficers and cont ac t numbers, a copy of the Varlet, a copy of the Parent s Guide to K A, and the ac t ive chapters New Members Educat ion Program.

Adopted November 6, 2003

R8-133. Deferral Of Initiation.

The init iat ion of any member may not be defer red due solely to his academic per for mance. Adopted November 4-5, 2011 to take af fec t December 23, 2011.

R8-133. Automatic Termination of Membership.

Upon the suspension or w ithdrawal of the char ter of an ac t ive chapter, the membership of all members await ing init iat ion shall be ter minated Adopted August 7, 2002

Regulation 9: Active Chapters

R9-111. Chapter Risk Management Specialist.

Repealed Februar y 18, 2004

R9-113. Ineligibility for Chapter Office.

A member is ineligible for the of fice of I if he has pr ior knowledge that he w ill be unavail able to complete the ent ire ter m to which he was elec ted.

Adopted Apr il 30, 2016

R9-114. The National Leadership Institute Required At tendance By I.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997

R9-211. Chapter Bylaws.

Ac t ive Chapter byl aws shall include the follow ing prov isions, which prov isions may not be altered, amended or repealed w ithout the pr ior wr it ten consent f rom the E xecut ive Counc il of the Order:

“Hierarchical Gover nance This Chapter e x ist s for the sole pur pose of operat ing under the Char ter granted to the Chapter by Kappa Alpha Order (“Order ”) This Chapter and it s members f ur ther e xpressly agree to be bound by the Char ter, and the Order ’ s Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, polic ies, Oaths and Obligat ions. To the e x tent any prov ision of these Chapter byl aws is deter mined to conflic t w ith any prov ision of the Char ter, and the Order ’ s Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, polic ies, Oaths and Obligat ions, that prov ision of the Chapter byl aws is hereby automat ically repealed ”

“ Tr ust. All asset s and proper t y of the Chapter are held e xclusively and ir revocably in tr ust for benefit of the chapter.”

“Dissolut ion. In the event of the ter minat ion, dissolut ion or w inding up of the af f airs of the Chapter in any manner or for any reason, the Chapter shall, af ter pay ing or mak ing prov ision for payment of all liabilit ies of the Chapter, distr ibute all of the remaining asset s and proper t y of the Chapter to the Order to be held for the benefit of the chapter upon it s retur n to good st anding.”

“Amendment s. Neither the name nor the pur pose of the Chapter, nor any of the prov isions herein capt ioned Hierarchical Gover nance, Tr ust or Dissolut ion, may be altered, amended or repealed w ithout the pr ior wr it ten consent f rom the E xecut ive Counc il of the Order ”

Adopted by July 25, 2014

R9-223. Chapter Depositories and Disbursements.

All monies collec ted by an Ac t ive Chapter, including those held in tr ust as f unds of the Order to pay nat ional dues and fees, may not be disbursed v ia check card, debit card, credit card or any other method not consistent w ith 9-223. Adopted November 4-5, 2011 to take ef fec t December 23, 2011.

R9-224. Failure to Remit Initiation Fees – Major Offense.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R9-225. Failure to Remit Chapter Dues.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997

R9-226. Insolvency of an Active Chapter.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R9-227. Chapter Housing Loans. Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R9-231. Alumni Advisor y Commit tee. Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R9-241. Chapter Housing Corporation Governance.

Each chapter housing cor porat ion shall prescr ibe for it s own gover nment ar t icles of incor porat ion and byl aws that shall not conflic t w ith the Const itut ion, Byl aws, these Regul at ions, or polic ies Such ar t icles of incor porat ion and byl aws shall include the follow ing prov isions, which may not be altered, amended or repealed w ithout the pr ior wr it ten consent f rom the E xecut ive Counc il of the Order: “Hierarchical Gover nance. This cor porat ion e x ist s for the sole pur pose of prov iding housing for the assoc iated chapter of the Order This cor porat ion and it s of ficers f ur ther e xpressly agree to be bound by the Order ’ s Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, polic ies, Oaths and Obligat ions To the e x tent any prov ision of these ar t icles of incor porat ion is deter mined to conflic t w ith any prov ision of the Order ’ s Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, polic ies, Oaths and Obligat ions, that prov ision is hereby automat ically repealed.”

“ Tr ust All asset s of the cor porat ion, including, w ithout limit at ion, the chapter house, shall be ut ilized e xclusively and ir revocably in tr ust for prov iding housing to the assoc iated chapter of the Order.”

“Dissolut ion. In the event of the ter minat ion, dissolut ion or w inding up of the af f airs of the cor porat ion in any manner or for any reason, the cor porat ion shall, af ter pay ing or mak ing prov ision for payment of all it s liabilit ies, distr ibute all of the remaining asset s and proper t y of the cor porat ion to the Order to be held for the benefit of the chapter upon it s retur n to good st anding.”

“Amendment s. Neither the name nor the pur pose of the cor porat ion, nor any of the prov isions herein capt ioned Hierarchical Gover nance, Tr ust or Dissolut ion, may be altered, amended or repealed w ithout the pr ior wr it ten consent f rom the E xecut ive Counc il of the Order ”

No chapter housing cor porat ion shall sell, assign, dispose of or other w ise transfer subst ant ially all of it s asset s w ithout pr ior wr it ten approval by the E xecut ive Counc il.

Adopted July 25, 2014.

R9-242. Approval of Housing Contracts.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997

R9-243. Advisor y Housing Commit tee.

Repealed May 27, 1996.

R9-252. Blanket Actions By Campus Administration, Interfraternity Council, or Similar Body.

No member await ing init iat ion, ac t ive member, or alumnus member shall propose, vote for, or other w ise suppor t any ac t ion t aken by a campus administrator, Inter f rater nit y counc il, or simil ar f rater nit ies/soror it ies organiz at ion that imposes a system-w ide or bl anket suspension of any organiz at ional ac t iv it ies. In the case that such a mat ter is being considered, the Number I of the chapter on the campus in quest ion must immediately cont ac t the E xecut ive Direc tor of the Prov ince Commander for direc t ion and suppor t Adopted December 21, 2017

R9-261.

Prohibition Against Hazing.

(a) Haz ing as that ter m is used in the Kappa Alpha L aws shall be f ur ther defined as any ac t or omission by any member of the Kappa Alpha Order direc ted against any other member which w ith or w ithout intent:

(1) Is likely, w ith reasonable possibilit y, to cause bodily har m or danger, of fensive physical punishment or disturbing pain;

(2) Is likely to compromise the dignit y of a member, cause embar rassment or shame to a member to be the objec t of malic ious amusement or r idicule, or cause any psychological har m or subst ant ial emot ional strain; or

(3) Will, unreasonably or unusually impair a member ’ s academic ef for t s

(b) This definit ion of “haz ing” includes any requirement by a member which compel s a member to par t ic ipate in any ac t iv it y which is illegal, which is known by the compelling person to be contrar y to a member ’ s moral or religious belief s or which is contrar y to the r ules or regul at ions of the member ’ s inst itut ion of lear ning

(c) Consistent w ith the above definit ion, the follow ing spec ific e xamples of “haz ing” are prohibited, but not limited to, the follow ing:

(1) Transpor t ing a member against his w ill;

(2) Mark ing or branding of a member;

(3) Prevent ing a member f rom at tending cl ass;

(4) Forc ing a member to eat or dr ink against his w ill, and requir ing or encouraging a member to par t ic ipate in any ac t iv it y which is involved w ith consumpt ion of prescr ibed quant it ies of alcoholic beverages;

(5) Requir ing a member to per for m personal ser v ice or ac t s of ser v itude to include ser v ing as a designated dr iver as par t of a chapter organized designated dr iver program. Amended Oc tober 19, 2007.

(6) Conduc t ing any and all for ms of lineups;

(7) Paddling and/or str ik ing in any manner;

(8) Prevent ing a member f rom prac t ic ing personal hygiene;

(9) C ausing a member to be indecently e xposed

(10) Requir ing a member to dress in a manner causing r idicule or humiliat ion; or

(11) Pledge book s or signature book s, including any compil at ion of names and/or of personal dat a rel ated to ac t ive members, or members await ing init iat ion, that is required of a member await ing init iat ion as a component of his pre-init iat ion educat ion. Adopted Oc tober 24, 2002.

(d) Fur ther more, par t ic ipat ion in or condonat ion by an Ac t ive Chapter as a unit, a member of an Ac t ive Chapter, or any other member of the Kappa Alpha Order involv ing any member of the Order in any ac t iv it y which does not have an independent immediate, posit ive pur pose shall const itute an ac t of haz ing.

(e) Members as herein ment ioned shall include all init iated and uninit iated members of the Order

Adopted August 6, 1980

R9-262. Procedure for Handling Incidents Of Hazing.

(a) The E xecut ive Direc tor shall invest igate alleged inc ident s of haz ing. Where appropr iate, the E xecut ive Direc tor shall adv ise the Prov ince Commander and may direc t a member of the St af f to go to the chapter and meet w ith the chapter of ficers, the person or persons allegedly hazed, the ent ire chapter, and the appropr iate school of fic ial Adopted Oc tober 16, 1982; amended November 4, 1995 and Apr il 6, 2001

(b) Repealed Apr il 6, 2001.

(c) Repealed November 4-5, 2011

(d) Such adv isor y ac t ion shall be direc ted to the Knight Commander, Prov ince Commander, or the E xecut ive Direc tor, as is appropr iate, to t ake any of the possible courses of ac t ion against the Ac t ive Chapter as each is direc ted to t ake under the prov isions of 1-234 and 9-262 of the Kappa Alpha L aws

(e) The Knight Commander, Prov ince Commander or E xecut ive Direc tor may suspend the chapter for a per iod of t ime necessar y to compile the above infor mat ion and allow the E xecut ive Counc il to t ake it s adv isor y ac t ion. Adopted Oc tober 16 1982; amended Oc tober 31, 1986.

R9-264. Prohibition Against Filming Chapter Activities or Events.

(a) No chapter shall per mit the filming or recording of any chapter ceremony, ac t iv it y, event, premises, or proper t y w ithout wr it ten per mission of the Knight Commander or E xecut ive Direc tor. The chapter may film or

record, for personal uses only, a non- esoter ic ac t iv it y or event w ithout such pr ior per mission Under no c ircumst ances may any filming or recording be done for commerc ial pur poses, e xploit at ion, or media distr ibut ion. Adopted Oc tober 24, 2002.

(b) No member shall record audio or v ideo of any proceedings dur ing a chapter meet ing, to include the use of mobile phones

Adopted July 29, 2015

R9-271. Scholarship Standards.

(a) If an indiv idual to be elec ted to membership is cl assified as a f reshman and has not ear ned any universit y grades, he must have achieved a high school grade point average of a 2 70 on a 4 0 scale, or it s equivalent, to join If an indiv idual to be elec ted to membership has ear ned any pr ior universit y/college academic credit s, he must have achieved a grade point average of a 2.70 on a 4.0 scale or it s equivalent to join. Amended August 7, 2008, November 4-5, 2011, and November 15-16, 2013 (Increased GPA requirement to be applied to completed academic per formance of the spr ing 2013 semester)

(b) No ac t ive member or member await ing init iat ion shall be eligible to at tend or par t ic ipate in any soc ial f unc t ion sponsored by an Ac t ive or Alumni Chapter if he has f ailed to maint ain a grade point average of 2 70 on a 4 0 scale, or it s equivalent, for the immediate preceding college semester or quar ter Amended November 4-5, 2011, and November 15-16, 2013 (Increased GPA requirement to be applied to completed academic per formance of the spr ing 2013 semester).

(c) A member is ineligible to ser ve in any of fice of an Ac t ive Chapter if he has f ailed to maint ain a grade point average of 2 70 on a 4 0 scale, or it s equivalent, for the immediate preceding college semester or quar ter Adopted August 6, 2003, amended May 19, 2007, Oc tober 19, 2007, November 4-5, 2011, and November 15-16, 2013 (Increased GPA requirement to be applied to completed academic per formance of the spr ing 2013 semester).

(d) An Ac t ive Chapter which f ail s to achieve a 3 0 grade point average on a 4 0 scale, or it s equivalent, for college semester or quar ter, shall submit a wr it ten schol ast ic pl an to the Prov ince Commander and E xecut ive Direc tor to address it s academic defic ienc ies. An Ac t ive Chapter which f ail s to achieve a 2.70 grade point average on a 4 0 scale, or it s equivalent, for the college semester or quar ter, shall be pl aced on soc ial probat ion by the Knight Commander, Prov ince Commander, or the E xecut ive Direc tor w ith no soc ial f unc t ions allowed for the follow ing semester or quar ter. Adopted on August 7, 2008, amended November 4-5, 2011, and November 15-16, 2013 (Chapter GPA requirement was incrementally increased to take ef fec t upon a chapter's completed academic

per formance at the conclusion of the following: spr ing 2013 semester (2 80), spr ing 2014 semester (2 90), spr ing 2015 semester (3 0))

(e) An Ac t ive Chapter which f ail s to submit their academic repor t(s) by the deadline of Febr uar y 15 or June 15, shall be pl aced on soc ial probat ion by the Knight Commander, Prov ince Commander, or E xecut ive Direc tor w ith no soc ial f unc t ions allowed unt il such t ime the required repor t s are submit ted Adopted November 15-16, 2013.

(f ) In case of e x traordinar y c ircumst ances the Knight Commander may grant an e xcept ion to this st andard Any such request for an e xcept ion shall be made in wr it ing to the E xecut ive Direc tor Adopted Apr il 24, 2009, amended November 4-5, 2011

Regulation 10: Establishment of Active Chapters

R10-211. Establishment of an Active Chapter.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997

R10-212. Provisional Cer tificates.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R10-213. Operation Under A Provisional Cer tificate — Two Year Limitation.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R10-214. Issuance of Active Chapter Char ter.

Repealed Apr il 23, 1993.

R10-215. Content and Disposition of Petition for an Active Chapter.

Repealed Apr il 23, 1993.

R10-216. Action Upon Petition for Establishment of an Active Chapter.

Repealed Apr il 23, 1993.

R10-217. Final Approval.

Repealed Apr il 23, 1993

R10-218. Char ter Fees.

(a) Ac t ive Chapters. The follow ing char ter fees shall be paid by Ac t ive Chapters:

(1) Each new ac t ive Chapter shall pay to the Order the sum of $1,000 00 for inst all at ion e xpenses and, if needed, a suf fic ient amount to purchase a set of init iat ion regalia. Adopted Januar y 17, 1974; amended Oc tober 5, 1974; Januar y 8, 1989; Apr il 23, 1993 and Apr il 6, 2001.

(2) A duplicate Char ter for an Ac t ive Chapter shall be prov ided at cost Adopted Januar y 17, 1974; amended Oc tober 5, 1974; Januar y 8, 1989; Apr il 23, 1993 and Apr il 6, 2001.

(3) Repealed Apr il 6, 2001

(b) Alumni Chapters. The follow ing char ter fees shall be paid by Alumni Chapters:

(1) The or iginal Char ter for an Alumni Chapter shall cost:

a) $500.00; or

b) The Alumni Chapter char ter fee shall be waived if a minimum of ten (10) alumni members listed on the Alumni Chapter ’ s pet it ion are ac t ive par t ic ipant s in the Forever K A program or are members of the Cr imson & Gold Soc iet y as defined on Oc tober 27, 2017. The char ter shall be w ithdrawn if the par t icul ar Alumni Chapter does not maint ain that per for mance. Amended May 22, 2009, Apr il 25, 2015, and Oc tober 27, 2017

(2) Each duplicate Char ter for an Alumni Chapter shall cost $25.00. Adopted Apr il 17, 1973; amended Oc tober 5, 1974; November 12, 1977; and Apr il 23, 1993.

Regulation 11: Alumni Chapters

R11-121. Requirements of Alumni Chapters.

(a) Applicat ion. Alumni members of the Order seek ing to est ablish an Alumni Chapter shall f ully comply w ith the prov isions of the applicat ion for m for the est ablishment of an Alumni Chapter as spec ified by the E xecut ive Counc il. The commander of the prov ince in which the proposed Alumni Chapter shall be located or assigned to by the Knight Commander shall be not ified by the E xecut ive Direc tor of the receipt of an applicat ion for a char ter by the Alumni Chapter Amended Oc tober 2, 1997

(b) Naming. The name of an Alumni Chapter est ablished under prov isions in Title 11 shall not include the name of a dor mant or Ac t ive Chapter, or f ull name of any college or universit y. Adopted Apr il 24, 2009.

(c) Reac t ivat ion. Any Alumni Chapter which has been inac t ive for the per iod of one year or more, must pet it ion for reac t ivat ion w ith a new name of they for merly included in their name that of a dor mant or Ac t ive Chapter, or the f ull name of any college or universit y. Adopted Apr il 24, 2009.

(d) Biennial Dues of an Alumni Chapter shall be:

(1) $300; or

(2) The biennial dues for an Alumni Chapter shall be waived if a minimum of ten (10) alumni members listed on the Alumni

Chapter ’ s Annual Repor t are ac t ive par t ic ipant s in the Forever K A program or members of the Cr imson & Gold Soceit y as defined on Oc tober 27, 2017. The char ter shall be w ithdrawn if the par t icul ar Alumni Chapter does not maint ain that par t ic ipat ion. Adopted Apr il 25, 2015 and amended Oc tober 27, 2017.

R11-122. Convention Travel Expenses.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

Regulation 12: Offenses of Members

R12-121. Trial Bodies For Major Offenses.

In each inst ance wherein an alumni member is charged w ith a major of fense enumerated in 12-122 of the Byl aws and is to be tr ied by the E xecut ive Counc il, the E xecut ive Counc il, by and through the E xecut ive Direc tor, may designate a Commission of not less than three init iated members, w ith one named as Chair man. Such Commission, af ter not ice given by the E xecut ive Direc tor as prov ided in Sec t ion 12-126, shall hear ev idence, summar ize the ev idence and any test imony in wr it ing and make findings of f ac t The findings of f ac t, together w ith the summar y of the ev idence, shall be signed by the members of the Commission and delivered to the E xecut ive Counc il for that body ’ s final deter minat ion of the guilt or innocence of the accused and the deter minat ion and imposit ion of any penalt y to be imposed Adopted June 8, 1974; amended Oc tober 5, 1974 (Reference: 12-12 1, et seq )

(b) Spec ial Fees. Each new member elec ted by Commission under Sec t ion 1-415 of the L aws of Kappa Alpha shall pay the fee in the amount of $100 upon init iat ion. Adopted June 9, 1974; amended August 6, 1997 and Apr il 6, 2001 and May 22, 2010.

(c) Repealed Apr il 6, 2001

(d) Delinquent Membership Fees. Fees for members await ing init iat ion and fees for init iated members shall be charged at the rates in ef fec t, as prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il, at the t ime the members are repor ted to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice, regardless of when those members where induc ted or init iated Adopted Apr il 22, 1989

R13-112. Membership Dues for Members of Active Chapters.

(1) Repealed March 16, 2002

(2) Each Ac t ive Chapter shall pay dues as follows: $145.00 per member payable on or before Sept. 30.

(3) Each Ac t ive Chapter shall pay dues for each member as of December 31 for whom dues were not remit ted in the f all as follows: $67 50 per member payable on or before Febr uar y 15.

(4) The of ficers of Ac t ive Chapters shall be responsible for the prompt collec t ion and transmit t al of such dues, assessment s, init iat ion fees, or other fees to the E xecut ive Direc tor of the Order

R12-211.

Limitations On Appeal of Expulsion.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997

Regulation 13: Finances of the Order

R13-111. Membership Fees.

(a) Init iat ion Fees. Each new member of an Ac t ive Chapter shall pay the follow ing init iat ion fees:

(1) A member await ing init iat ion, $100 00 to be paid w ithin 4 8 hours of the induc t ion ceremony, and

(2) A member upon init iat ion, $295.00 to be paid no l ater than 14 days pr ior to the date of the init iat ion

Adopted June 9, 1974; amended Oc tober 5, 1974; Apr il 21, 1979; May 2, 1982; Apr il 22, 1989; Apr il 15,1991; Apr il 23,1993; May 27, 1996; Apr il 6, 2001; March 16, 2002 (R13-111(a)(2) shall be ef fec tive as of July 1, 2002); Apr il 23, 2003; Apr il 27, 2005; May 18, 2006; May 22, 2010; Apr il 28, 2012 to take ef fec t August 15, 2012; May 10, 2014 to take ef fec t July 28, 2014, May 12, 2017 to take ef fec t July 25, 2017; and on Apr il 12, 2018 to take ef fec t June 22, 2018.

Adopted June 9, 1974; amended Oc tober 5, 1974; June 8, 1975; Apr il 22, 1989; Apr il 23, 1993; May 27, 1996; August 6, 1997; March 16, 2002; Apr il 23, 2003; Apr il 27, 2005 (Reference: 13-112; see al so R9-227); adopted May 17, 2008, to be ef fec tive July 1, 2008; amended May 22, 2010; Apr il 28, 2012 to take ef fec t August 15, 2012; May 10, 2014 to take ef fec t July 28, 2014, Apr il 30, 2016 to take ef fec t May 27, 2016; and on Apr il 12, 2018 to take ef fec t June 22, 2018.

R13-113. Reimbursement of Expenses.

All e xpenses incur red on behalf of Kappa Alpha Order must be reimbursed by filing a st andard for m as deter mined by the E xecut ive Direc tor w ithin 60 days of the event, or June 30 th, whichever comes first. Failure to submit e xpense repor t s w ithin this t ime f rame w ill result in denial of reimbursement. Adopted Oc tober 20, 2001; and on Apr il 12, 2018 to take ef fec t June 22, 2018.

R13-114. Travel Policy

The E xecut ive Counc il shall prov ide for reimbursement of travel e xpenses incur red on behalf of Kappa Alpha Order in a wr it ten Travel Reimbursement Polic y, and shall include such polic y, as it may e x ist f rom t ime to t ime, in the Appendix to the Kappa Alpha L aws. Adopted Oc tober 20, 2001.

R13-115. Investment Policy

The E xecut ive Counc il shall prov ide for the investment of f unds of the Order pursuant to a wr it ten Investment of Funds Polic y, and shall include such polic y, as it may e x ist f rom t ime to t ime, in the Appendix to the Kappa Alpha L aws. Adopted Oc tober 20, 2001

Regulation 14: [Reser ved]

Regulation 15: [Reser ved]

Regulation 16: Miscellaneous Regulations

R16-111. Active Chapter Repor ts.

(a) Imposit ion of fine. The E xecut ive Direc tor is author ized to impose a fine on an Ac t ive Chapter which f ail s to submit a required repor t w ithin the spec ified t ime or, if no t ime be spec ified, w ithin ten days af ter the E xecut ive Direc tor shall have not ified the Ac t ive Chapter that the repor t is due. Such fine shall not e xceed $25.00 per member repor ted for a membership repor t of $500.00 for a non-membership repor t. Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974, Apr il 6, 2001, and July 20, 2015 (See 1-324, 13-113)

(b) Imposit ion of fine upon Chapter Of ficers. The Ac t ive Chapter may, upon a major it y vote, require the chapter of ficer chargeable w ith del ay in the submission of a required repor t to the E xecut ive Direc tor to pay any fine imposed upon it The V I of the Chapter shall, in that event, collec t the fine and remit it to the E xecut ive Direc tor Adopted August 16, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974

R16-112. Joint Chapter Social Functions.

(a) Same Prov ince. Joint chapter soc ial f unc t ions among Ac t ive Chapters of the same Prov ince shall not be conduc ted w ithout at least 60 days advance not ice to the E xecut ive Direc tor and Commander of the Prov ince. Amended November 15-16, 2013.

(b) Dif ferent Prov inces. Joint chapter soc ial f unc t ions among Ac t ive Chapters of t wo or more dif ferent Prov inces shall not be conduc ted w ithout at least 60 days advance not ice to the E xecut ive Direc tor and Commander of each of the Prov inces. Amended November 15-16, 2013

(c) In Another Prov ince. A chapter shall not conduc t a soc ial f unc t ion in another Prov ince w ithout at least 60 days pr ior not ice to the E xecut ive Direc tor, the Commander of the Prov ince to which the chapter belongs, and the Commander of the Prov ince in which the event is to be held. Adopted August 161, 1972; amended Oc tober 5, 1974, and amended November 15-16, 2013.

(d) At Prov ince Counc il . Adopted Apr il 27, 2005, and repealed November 15-16, 2013

R16-113. Old South and/or Dixie Balls, Chapter Cannons, Confederate Uniforms, And Parades

(a) The Confederate Bat tle Flag. Adopted June 8, 1972; amended November 5, 1978 and Apr il 6, 2001; Resc inded Oc tober 20, 2001

(b) Old South Ball . Chapters shall not sponsor f unc t ions w ith the name Old South or f unc t ions w ith any simil ar name. All f unc t ions and ac t iv it ies must be conduc ted w ith restraint and dignit y and w ithout trappings and symbol s that might be misinter preted and objec t ionable to the general public All f unc t ions and ac t iv it ies shall be conduc ted in accordance w ith the regul at ions and polic ies of the inst itut ion where each chapter is located. Adopted November 4, 1984 and amended November 14, 2015 (to take ef fec t Januar y 18, 2016).

(c) Chapter Cannons. No chapter may own, rent, or use an operable cannon If a chapter chooses to own a cannon for decorat ive pur poses, the cannon must be made per manently inoperat ive by filling the bar rel w ith cement or like subst ance to preclude any projec t ile f rom being shot f rom the bar rel. Adopted Apr il 9, 1988.

(d) Confederate Unifor ms. Consistent w ith the l anguage of sec t ion (b) above, “trappings and symbol s ” includes, but is not limited to, Confederate unifor ms Adopted Januar y 7, 2010

(e) Parades. Fur ther consistent w ith sec t ion (b), chapters shall not sponsor, conduc t, nor par t ic ipate in parades where members wear Confederate unifor ms. Adopted Januar y 7, 2010.

(f ) Rose Ball . A chapter ’ s spr ing for mal or ball, semi-for mal, or simil ar event, shall be called Rose Ball. An appeal may be made to the E xecut ive Direc tor, for considerat ion, if a chapter has used a pr ior name for their event consistent w ith Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, and customs of the Order. The event must in compliance w ith the Risk Management Polic y Adopted March 6, 2018

(g) Magnolia, Founders, or Gentlemen’s Week/ Days. A week of event s or per iod of days of event s hosted by a chapter may be held if they have the follow ing aims or simil ar: healthy compet it ion, promot ion of f rater nit y and soror it y unit y, phil anthropy and ser v ice, and posit ive soc ial development The grouping of event s shall be called Magnolia, or, Gentlemen’s Week/Days. An appeal may be made to the E xecut ive Direc tor, for considerat ion, if a chapter has used a pr ior name for their event s consistent w ith Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions, and customs of the Order. All event s must be in compliance w ith the Risk Management Polic y Adopted March 6, 2018

R16-114. Records of Active Chapters.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997

R16-115. Awards.

(a) Indiv idual Awards.

(1) Award for Dist inguished Achievement . There is hereby est ablished an award for dist inguished achievement to be made to an out st anding member of the Order based upon the follow ing: Out st anding ser v ice to the United St ates in the Ar my, the Nav y, the Mar ine Cor ps, the Air Force, or the Coast Guard, and prev iously recognized by the United St ates Gover nment; or out st anding ser v ice in public work for the United St ates Gover nment, or for one of the st ates and such ser v ices result in nat ional prominence and recognit ion; or out st anding ser v ice to mank ind in literar y, professional, sc ient ific, or educat ional fields, result ing in nat ional public acknowledgment of and praise for such ser v ice.

(i) The name of the candidate recommended for the award shall be submit ted in wr it ing on a for m prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il to the E xecut ive Direc tor pr ior to a meet ing of the E xecut ive Counc il w ith a complete list of the qualificat ions as set for th in (iii) hereof;

(ii) This award may be given annually at the discret ion of the E xecut ive Counc il, and a unanimous vote of the E xecut ive Counc il by secret ballot is required to grant the award;

(iii) The present at ion of this award shall be made at a t ime and pl ace designated by the E xecut ive Counc il.

Adopted Oc tober 5, 1974; amended May 17, 2000.

(2) Dist inguished Public Ser v ice Award. There is hereby est ablished an award to recognize members who have demonstrated public ser v ice by ser v ing in local, st ate or federal gover nment. The award is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il.

(3) Knight Commander ’s Accolade. There is hereby est ablished an award to recognize e xcellence in leadership and ser v ice to Kappa Alpha Order. The Knight Commander may grant no more than eight (8) such awards per year at his sole discret ion. Adopted Oc tober 5, 1974; amended Apr il 26, 1998; Apr il 25, 1999; and May 17, 2000.

(4) Cer t ificate of Honor. There is hereby est ablished an award to honor alumni who have made out st anding contr ibut ions to Ac t ive Chapters. The award is granted by the Knight Commander at his sole discret ion. Adopted Oc tober 5, 1974; amended May 17, 2000.

(5) Cer t ificate of Ser v ice. There is hereby est ablished an award to recognize ser v ice per for med for Kappa Alpha Order by of ficers and members of the Nat ional Administrat ive St af f. The award is granted by the Knight Commander at his sole discret ion. Adopted Oc tober 5, 1974; amended May 17, 2000.

(6) Alumnus Adv isor of the Year. There is hereby est ablished an award to annually recognize an alumnus adv isor for e xcellence and achievement. The award is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il since August, 1997.

(7) Facult y Adv isor of the Year. There is hereby est ablished an award to annually recognize a f acult y adv isor for e xcellence and achievement. The award is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il since August, 1997

(8) Accolade for Inter frater nal Ser v ice. There is hereby est ablished an award to recognize indiv idual s who have demonstrated out st anding ser v ice to the Greek or f rater nit y communit y. The award is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il

(9) Rober t E. Lee Apprec iat ion Award. There is hereby est ablished an award to recognize personas who have credibly inter preted the life of Rober t E. Lee to the Amer ican people in contemporar y t imes. The award shall be approved by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il Adopted Oc tober 27, 2006 to be ef fec tive Januar y 19, 2007 to reflec t customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il since 1988.

(10) Breithaupt New Member Scholarship

Citat ion. There is hereby est ablished an award given in the name of Har r y Breithaupt, Jr to recognize annually the new member in each Ac t ive Chapter who has achieved the highest grade point average for the academic year. The award is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 19, 2007 to reinstate the Freshman Scholarship Citation formerly given by the Kappa Alpha Scholarship Fund.

(11) Knight Commander ’s Medal . There is hereby est ablished an award to recognize those members who e xhibit e xcept ional charac ter and courage in the f ace of adversit y. The Knight Commander may grant this award at his sole discret ion. Adopted August 12, 2007 and Amended June 30, 2009

(b) Ac t ive Chapter Awards.

(1) George C. Marshall Award. There is hereby est ablished an award given in the name of General George C. Marshall for Ac t ive Chapter achievement and e xcellence. No more than three awards shall be given for any single academic year The award shall be granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il This award is the successor to the J Edgar Hoover Award that was granted f rom 1974 unt il 1993.

Adopted Oc tober 5, 1974; amended May 27, 1996 to reflec t ac tion dec ided upon by 27th Executive Counc il at Charlot te, Nor th Carolina at a meeting held Oc tober 22, 1993 and ac ted upon subsequently, but not incor porated in the regulations of fic ially at that time

Amended May 17, 2000

(2) Samuel Z . Ammen Award. There is hereby est ablished an award given in the name of Samuel Z. Ammen to recognize Ac t ive Chapter achievement in overall operat ions. This award is presented annually based upon an applicat ion process prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Direc tor and recognizes the top fif teen to t went y percent of Ac t ive Chapters based on applicat ions received. The award is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il; amended August 6, 2001; Oc tober 19, 2001; and May 19, 2006

(3) Carl Alber t Most Improved Chapter. There is hereby est ablished an award given in the name of Carl Al ber t to recognize remarkable improvement in overall Ac t ive Chapter operat ions. No more than three awards shall be given each academic year, and the award shall be granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il and amended Oc tober 15, 2005

(4) Scholarship Trophy. There is hereby est ablished an award to recognize the Ac t ive Chapter that achieves the highest collec t ive grade point average for the academic year The name of the w inning Ac t ive Chapter each year shall be engraved upon the trophy per manently displ ayed in the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice. The award is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il.

(5) Scholast ic Achievement Award. There is hereby est ablished an award to recognize ac t ive chapters that achieve a collec t ive grade point average that is either higher than both the all men ’ s and all f rater nit y average at their respec t ive inst itut ion for an academic year or are academically ranked

in the top 25% of f rater nit ies, or has achieved above a 3 0 grade point average for both semesters, and which grade point average is higher than the Kappa Alpha Order nat ional average. The award is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il; Amended Oc tober 20, 2001 Amended Apr il 27, 2005; Amended May 17, 2008

(6) Cross & Rose Award. There is hereby est ablished an annual award to recognize the Ac t ive Chapter mak ing the greatest contr ibut ion to phil anthropy. The award is based on the soc ial impac t of the program, the number of ser v ice hours and doll ars contr ibuted, the percent of the chapter involved, the potent ial and ease of cont inuat ion, adapt abilit y to other campuses, and magnitude and qualit y of interac t ion w ith others. The award is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il.

(7) Awards for Spec ific Areas of Ac t ive Chapter Operat ion. Awards for spec ific areas of ac t ive chapter operat ion. There are hereby est ablished awards for spec ific areas of ac t ive chapter operat ion to recognize ac t ive chapters which have e xcelled in recr uitment, finances, public rel at ions, communicat ions, f undraising for the Kappa Alpha Order Educat ional Foundat ion, and other areas of chapter operat ion The awards shall be approved by major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t a customar y ac tion by the Executive Counc il. Amended Apr il 27, 2005.

(8) Knight Commander ’s Cup. There is hereby est ablished an annual award to recognize the Ac t ive Chapter that displ ays the most out st anding par t ic ipat ion in Operat ion Cr imson Gif t. No more than one award shall be given on any single academic year. The name of the rec ipient shall be engraved upon the cup per manently displ ayed in the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice. Adopted August 6, 2003

(9) Ser v ice to the Order. There is hereby est ablished an award to recognize ac t ive chapter(s) for e x traordinar y ac t s of ser v ice to the Order. The award(s) shall be approved by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted Apr il 27, 2005.

(10) Presence Required to Receive Award. Any chapter eligible to receive one of the aforement ioned awards shall be in at tendance at the session of the Prov ince Counc il where such award is to be presented. Adopted May 19, 2006.

(11) Citat ion of Academic E xcellence. Any undergraduate brother, who maint ains f ull-t ime enrollment st atus on his respec t ive campus and achieves a 4.0 semester or quar terly grade point average, w ill be awarded a c it at ion of Academic E xcellence at prov ince counc il. The submission of indiv idual eligibilit y w ill be the responsibilit y of each undergraduate chapter at the complet ion of each academic ter m Adopted November 4-5, 2011

(12) Scholast ic E xcellence Awards. Each chapter that achieves a semester or quar terly grade point average of at least a 3 25 shall receive a Schol ast ic E xcellence Award The Schol ast ic E xcellence Awards w ill be presented at prov ince counc il for the immediate past spr ing and f all ter ms Adopted November 4-5, 2011.

(c) William E. Forester Alumni Chapter Award. There is hereby est ablished an award, given in memor y of William E. Forester, E xecut ive Vice President Emer itus and Archiv ist, to recognize the most out st anding Alumni Chapter. The award shall be presented biennially at the Convent ion and is granted by a major it y vote of the E xecut ive Counc il Adopted May 17, 2000 to reflec t ac tion by the 29th Executive Counc il at Cocoa Beach, Flor ida at a meeting held Apr il 22-25, 1999, and ac ted upon subsequently, but not incor porated in the regulations of fic ially at that time.

R16-116. Province Cour ts of Honor.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R16-117. Avoidance of Financial Confl icts Of Interest.

Repealed Oc tober 2, 1997.

R16-118. Risk Management Policy.

Each Ac t ive Chapter, Alumni Chapter and Commission, and any Convent ion or the Order 's leadership educat ion programs or any other const ituent of Kappa Alpha Order or meet ing of a group under the sponsorship of the Order is subjec t to the Kappa Alpha Order Risk Management Polic y adopted by the E xecut ive Counc il pursuant to the membership of the Order in FRMT, Ltd and F IPG, Inc To that end, the Risk Management Polic y prescr ibed by FRMT, Ltd and F IPG, Inc , as set out in the Appendix to these L aws, is hereby adopted as the of fic ial Risk Management Polic y of Kappa Alpha Order and a copy thereof in subst ant ially the for m that appears in the Appendix shall be prov ided ever y Ac t ive and Alumni Chapter of the Order, ever y Commission, and ever y member of the Adv isor y Counc il, and a copy shall be posted conspicuously

in the quar ters occupied by ever y Ac t ive Chapter Adopted Apr il 4, 1997, and amended July 29, 2016

R16-119. Electronic Media Publication Guidelines.

Members and chapters shall ref rain f rom using the name “Kappa Alpha Order ” or any name meant to refer to the Order, any of it s chapters or his membership in any content, pic tures or graphic s used in any elec tronic media that are of fensive, that reflec t poorly on Kappa Alpha Order, or that are inconsistent w ith the Const itut ion, Byl aws, Regul at ions or customs of the Order. This includes but is not limited to the follow ing elec tronic media outlet s: websites or web pages, inter net post ings, blogs, online web communit ies (i e f acebook com or myspace.com) and online compil at ions of photographs.

E xamples of of fensive mater ial include, but are not limited to the displ ay of alcohol, dr ugs or dr ug parapher nalia, nudit y, lewd behav ior, of fensive l anguage, prejudiced or discr iminator y st atement s against indiv idual s or groups or any ac t s which v iol ate any and all applicable l aws or regul at ions of the st ate, count y, c it y or inst itut ion of higher educat ion. Adopted Apr il 6, 2001 and amended May 19, 2006.

R16-120. Document Retention Policy.

(a) General . It is the polic y of Kappa Alpha Order and Kappa Alpha Order Educat ional Foundat ion, respec t ively (“K A”) to ret ain all records:

(i) required to be ret ained by l aw or gover nment al regul at ion, or

(ii) necessar y for the business of K A, including histor ical reference

Because of the significant cost s assoc iated w ith stor ing, preser v ing, and rev iew ing records that K A has no dut y or need to ret ain, K A may discard or delete records in accordance w ith K A’s Record Retent ion Schedule The ter m “records” in this polic y refers to all infor mat ion in the possession of and rel at ing to K A’s business, whether in paper or elec tronic for mat, including e-mail.

(b) Administrat ion and Compliance. The E xecut ive Direc tor shall be the of ficer charged w ith administer ing this polic y and inst itut ing processes and procedures to ensure that the Record Retent ion Schedule is followed

The [inser t applicable of ficer] shall monitor local, st ate and federal l aws af fec t ing record retent ion, to annually rev iew the record retent ion and disposal program to ensure that the polic y complies w ith applicable l aws, and to monitor K A’s compliance w ith this polic y. Failure on the par t of employees to follow this polic y can result in possible c iv il and cr iminal sanc t ions against K A and it s employees and

possible disc iplinar y ac t ion against responsible indiv idual s

The E xecut ive Direc tor shall be responsible for the ongoing process of ident if y ing records that have met the required retent ion per iod as set for th in the Record Retent ion Schedule and overseeing their destr uc t ion per iodically and preferably at least annually Destr uc t ion of financ ial and personnel-rel ated document s generally shall be accomplished by shredding.

(c) Lit igat ion and Invest igat ions. Document s (including all copies, whether ident ical or not, and including all elec tronic and physical copies) relevant or potent ially relevant to any dispute that might give r ise to lit igat ion, any pending lit igat ion, or any potent ial or pending gover nment al invest igat ion must be ret ained whether or not any such document s f all w ithin the retent ion categor ies set for th in this polic y, even if

(1) such document s are not subjec t to any subpoena or document request or

(2) the retent ion per iod for such document s has e xpired

Legal counsel should be consulted promptly about ident if y ing and preser v ing document s that are relevant or potent ially relevant to any dispute that might give r ise to lit igat ion, any pending lit igat ion, or any potent ial or pending gover nment al invest igat ion.

(d) Elec tronic Document s and Records. Elec tronic document s shall be ret ained as if they were paper document s. Therefore, any elec tronic files that f all into one of the document t ypes on the Record Retent ion Schedule shall be maint ained for the appropr iate amount of t ime. If a user has suf fic ient reason to keep an e-mail message, the message should be pr inted in hard copy and kept in the appropr iate file or moved to an “archive” computer file folder

(e) Records Not Addressed. Quest ions about the retent ion of records not spec ifically addressed in this polic y should be direc ted to the E xecut ive Direc tor

The Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice w ill ret ain the follow ing t ypes of records and document s for Five (5) Years:

(i) Chapter rel ated cor respondence and records, to include repor t s and non-histor ical items;

(ii) General cor respondence;

(iii) Employee personnel records (af ter ter minat ion) and employment applicat ions; and

(iV) Financ ial records, including bank st atement s and reconc iliat ions, cancelled check s, repor t and non-membership records;

The follow ing t ypes of document s and records shall be ret ained per manently;

(i) Membership records including For m 2 Cards, init iat ion repor t s, spec ial init iat ion files; and e xpul sion files;

(ii) Histor ical archival document s, photos and other items;

(iii) Audited financ ial st atement s, annual infor mat ion and t a x retur ns, and IR S deter minat ions and r ulings;

(iv) Contrac t s and leases in ef fec t;

(v) Minutes of the Convent ion, E xecut ive Counc il, Adv isor y Counc il and Undergraduate Conference;

(v i) Trademark registrat ions and other intellec tual proper t y records;

(v ii) Proper t y records;

(v iii) Contr ibut ion records and document s ev idenc ing ter ms, condit ions and restr ic t ions on gif t s;

(ix) Lit igat ion files, cl aim files, rel ated records, and insurance polic ies (including e xpired polic ies);

(x) Ar t icles of Incor porat ion, Const itut ion, byl aws and regul at ions; and

(x i) Issues of The Kappa Alpha Jour nal and membership direc tor ies.

Adopted Oc tober 20, 2001; Amended March 16, 2002; August 9, 2007; and August 3, 2012.

R16-121. Cemeter y Policy

The Order has reser ved several f uneral spaces in the Stonewall Jack son Cemeter y in Le x ington, Virginia, to ser ve as the of fic ial bur ial site for prominent members and spouses Founders, For mer Knight Commanders, E xecut ive Direc tors and their spouses may choose to be inter red in these spaces. Spouses may only be inter red in the same space as the deceased member. The f amily w ill bare the cost of the space and the cost for opening and closing the grave site. No headstone or other marker w ill be pl aced in the f uneral spaces w ithout pr ior approval f rom the E xecut ive Direc tor The E xecut ive Direc tor may deter mine the size of the markers to be pl aced

Adopted Oc tober 20, 2001

R16-122. Lit tle Sister Organizations

“Lit tle Sister ” organiz at ions have never been a par t of Kappa Alpha Order. Any group of women connec ted w ith the Order, whereby an organiz at ional str uc ture e x ist s (i e , of ficers, meet ings, byl aws, and the like); dues are collec ted; and/or init iator y obser vances are held is e xpressly prohibited. This regul at ion does not prohibit the indiv idual spec ial recognit ion of a l ady or l adies by an ac t ive or alumni chapter, nor does it prohibit clubs composed of parent s of members of ac t ive chapters organized to assist the par t icul ar ac t ive

chapter Adopted Oc tober 20, 2001 to codif y a polic y e xisting since 1987 and growing out of ser ious insurance issues e xisting both then and at the time of adoption

R16-123. Compliance Standards and Requirements for Chapters and Chapter House Corporations.

Each Ac t ive Chapter and chapter house cor porat ion assoc iated w ith an Ac t ive Chapter shall comply w ith all federal, st ate and local t a x l aws, regul at ions and ordinances and shall be required to prov ide to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice a confor med copy of it s annual For m 990 and any assoc iated st ate retur ns on or before the due date prescr ibed by t ak ing author it ies for filing those retur ns.

(a) Ac t ive Chapters. Ac t ive Chapters and prov isional chapters shall be organized as unincor porated assoc iat ions that are t a xable as cor porat ions under federal l aw. All chapters are e xempt f rom most federal and st ate cor porate income t a xes under the Inter nal Revenue Code Sec t ion 501(c)(7) under the Order ’ s group e xempt ion.

(b) House Cor porat ions. Chapter house cor porat ions shall be organized as e xempt organiz at ions under Inter nal Revenue Code Sec t ion 501(c)(2), a t itle holding company, or a 501(c)(7) f rater nal organiz at ion. Ac t iv it ies of the house cor porat ion shall generally be limited to holding t itle to real est ate, collec t ing rent s, pay ing mor tgages, pay ing proper t y insurance, pay ing real est ate t a xes, pay ing for major repairs and pay ing ut ilit y bill s Treasur y and account ing ac t iv it ies of the house cor porat ion shall not be commingled w ith those of the chapter.

(c) E xcept ions. Chapters or chapter house cor porat ions that do not confor m to the st andards prescr ibed herein shall disclose any unique local c ircumst ances and seek an e xcept ion f rom the E xecut ive Direc tor. Absent an e xcept ion, any chapter or chapter house cor porat ion not in compliance shall develop and present to the E xecut ive Direc tor a remedial ac t ion pl an designed to meet compliance.

Adopted August 6, 2003. Amended May 19, 2007.

R16-124. National Badge Day.

Repealed Apr il 27, 2005

R16-125. Protection of Trademarks, Copyrights and Other Intellectual Proper ty.

Any commerc ial reproduc t ion or use of the Orders name, or insignia must be author ized by the E xecut ive Counc il or the E xecut ive Direc tor. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of the words “K A,” “Kappa Alpha,” “Kappa Alpha Order,” “ The

Order,” “Dieu Et Les Dames ” “Fratres Fideles,” any design, der ivat ion, or represent at ion of the same, the of fic ial badge, pin of the Member-await ing Init iat ion, Coat of Ar ms, graduate char m, Cour t of Honor Prov inc ial Cross, of fic ial r ing, jewelr y of the cur rent, or for mer Knight Commander, seal of the Knight Commander, seal of the Order, jewel of Counc ilors of the Order, jewel of Prov ince Commanders, or any other jewel of the Order, and fl ags The E xecut ive Direc tor is direc ted and empowered to t ake all necessar y steps to register and maint ain cur rent registrat ion of these mark s w ith the appropr iate gover nment author it ies and to enforce and avoid inf r ingement of all of the above.

Any par t y desir ing to acquire any item bar ing the above listed mark s, or other represent at ion thereof, shall obt ain those items only f rom vendors who are cur rently licensed and approved to market of fic ial merchandise as approved by the E xecut ive Counc il or E xecut ive Direc tor

Ac t ive or Alumni Chapters or Commissions may ut ilize local commerc ial fir ms to produce items for their chapter f rom t ime to t ime w ith pr ior approval f rom the E xecut ive Direc tor. No par t y shall approve any commerc ial endeavor, te x t, or design, which cast s the Order in a negat ive light and is other w ise contrar y to the ideal s or customs of the Order, including, but not limited to, any mater ial s or designs which glor if y alcohol, other illegal subst ances, or any other mater ial s which may be constr ued as se x ist, rac ist, or demeaning to woman or any other person. Adopted November 6, 2003.

R16-126.

Militar y Division.

There is hereby est ablished the Milit ar y Div ision to recognize members who have ser ved in the United St ates Ar med Forces Any member who is ser v ing or has ser ved on ac t ive dut y or in the reser ves, has been honorably discharged or is ret ired f rom any branch of the United St ates Ar med Forces shall be eligible to receive this recognit ion. Adopted June 30, 2009.

R16-127. Liability for College or University Negligence.

Kappa Alpha Order w ill not defend or indemnif y any host college or universit y against the inst itut ion’s negligence Al so, no chapter, chapter member, alumni adv isor y commit tee member, or chapter housing cor porat ion of ficer has the author it y to sign a college or universit y document on behalf of Kappa Alpha Order that would bind it. Addit ionally, pursuant to the Federal Volunteer Protec t ion Ac t, college or universit y host inst itut ions may not hold Kappa Alpha Order ’ s volunteers at any level liable for har m caused by a negligent ac t or omission of a volunteer who was ac t ing w ithin the scope of his/her responsibilit ies as a Kappa Alpha Order volunteer Adopted August 5, 2010

R16-126. Indemnification.

Any person who at any t ime ser ves or has ser ved

(1) as a General Of ficer or the E xecut ive Direc tor of the cor porat ion, or

(2) at the request of the cor porat ion, in an of ficer, direc tor or e xecut ive direc tor for any other cor porat ion, par tnership, joint venture, tr ust or other enter pr ise (each, an “Indemnified Par t y ”), shall have a r ight to be indemnified by the cor porat ion to the f ullest e x tent per mit ted by l aw against

(a) reasonable e xpenses, including at tor ney ’ s fees, ac tually and necessar ily incur red by him in connec t ion w ith any threatened pending or completed ac t ion, suit or proceedings, whether c iv il, cr iminal, administrat ive or invest igat ive, brought by a third par t y seek ing to hold him liable by reason of the f ac t that he is or was ac t ing in such capac it y, and

(b) reasonable payment s made by him in sat isf ac t ion of any judgment, money decree, fine, penalt y or set tlement for which he may have become liable in any such ac t ion, suit, or proceeding

Such Indemnified Par t y shall not be indemnified by the cor porat ion against suit s brought by or on behalf of the cor porat ion seek ing to hold him liable by reason of the f ac t that he was ac t ing in such capac it y, unless such person is found bl ameless by a cour t of l aw or other properly const ituted tr ibunal

The E xecut ive Counc il shall t ake all such ac t ion as may be necessar y and appropr iate to author ize the cor porat ion to pay the indemnificat ion required by this Par t, including w ithout limit at ion, to the e x tent needed, mak ing a good f aith evaluat ion of the

manner in which the cl aimant for indemnit y ac ted and of the reasonable amount of indemnit y due him

E xpenses incur red in defending a c iv il or cr iminal ac t ion, suit or proceeding, shall be paid by the cor porat ion in advance of the final disposit ion of such ac t ion, suit, or proceeding, as author ized by the E xecut ive Counc il in the spec ific case, upon receipt of an under t ak ing by or on behalf of the Indemnified Par t y to repay such amount if it shall ult imately be deter mined that he is not ent itled to be indemnified by the cor porat ion as author ized in this Par t.

Any person who at any t ime af ter the adopt ion of this Par t ser ves or has ser ved in any of the aforesaid capac it ies for or on behalf of the cor porat ion shall be deemed to be doing or to have done so in reliance upon, and as considerat ion for, the r ight of indemnificat ion prov ided herein Such r ight shall inure to the benefit of the legal represent at ives of any such Indemnified Par t y and shall not be e xclusive of any other r ight s to which such person may be ent itled apar t f rom the prov ision of this Par t.

In addit ion to the foregoing, the E xecut ive Counc il shall have the r ight and power to purchase and maint ain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a General Of ficer, other of ficer, employee or agent of the cor porat ion, or is or was ser v ing at the request of the cor porat ion as direc tor, of ficer, employee or agent of another cor porat ion, par tnership, joint venture, tr ust or other enter pr ise against any liabilit y asser ted against him and incur red by him in any capac it y, or ar ising out of his st atus as such, whether or not the cor porat ion would have the power to indemnif y him against such liabilit y Adopted November 4-5, 2011 to take ef fec t December 23, 2011

Kappa Alpha Order Claim and Dispute Resolution Plan

1. Purpose and Constr uction

The Pl an is designed to prov ide for the quick, f air, accessible, and ine xpensive resolut ion of legal disputes bet ween the Frater nit y, and bet ween any parent, af filiate, or successor of the Frater nit y, or any of their of ficers, direc tors, new members, alumni, or members, and the Frater nit y ’ s present and for mer members, rel ated to or ar ising out of a membership rel at ionship w ith the Frater nit y or par t ic ipat ion in a Frater nit y ac t iv it y, e xpressly including, but not limited to, any legal disputes in which any present or for mer Kappa Alpha Order member asser t s a cl aim or dispute against the Frater nit y, any parent, af filiate, or successor of the Frater nit y, or any of their of ficers, direc tors, or members, and the Frater nit y ’ s present and for mer members The Pl an is intended to create an e xclusive procedural mechanism for the final resolut ion of all

disputes f alling w ithin it s ter ms. It is not intended either to reduce or enl arge subst ant ive r ight s avail able under e x ist ing l aw The Pl an should be inter preted in accordance w ith these pur poses

2. Definitions

A. “A A” means any federal or st ate-recognized Arbitrat ion A ssoc iat ion or a simil ar, local group of arbitrators selec ted by Sponsor to hear the member ’ s cl aim or dispute in the area of the Chapter ’ s locat ion

B. “Sponsor ” means Kappa Alpha Order.

C The “Ac t ” means the Arbitrat ion Ac t of the st ate in which the cl aim or dispute ar ises, or the Federal Arbitrat ion Ac t if applicable

D. “Frater nit y ” means Kappa Alpha Order, house cor porat ions, and ever y student chapter or

alumni organiz at ion of Kappa Alpha Order and all of their of ficers, direc tors, members, and agent s “Frater nit y ” al so includes ever y pl an of benefit s or foundat ion, whether or not t a x- e xempt, est ablished or maint ained by any such ent it y, and the fiduc iar ies, agent s and members of all such ent it ies. “Frater nit y ” al so includes the successors and assigns or all such persons and ent it ies

E “Cl aim” means any legal or equit able cl aim, demand or controversy for any personal injur y, equit able relief or proper t y damage ar ising out of any tor t, st atute (local, st ate or federal) or breach of contrac t involv ing the Frater nit y. This includes but is not limited to any t ype of allegat ion of negligence, intent ional ac t s, def amat ion, discr iminat ion, contr ibut ion or indemnit y

F. “Dispute” means a cl aim, demand or controversy to which this Pl an applies, bet ween persons bound by the Pl an or by an agreement to resolve disputes under the Pl an, or bet ween a person bound by the Pl an and a person or ent it y other w ise ent itled to it s benefit s

G. “Member ” means any new member, pledge, init iate, e x ist ing member, alumni, or for mer member of Kappa Alpha Order.

H “Par t y ” means a person bound by this Pl an

I “Pl an ” means this Kappa Alpha Order Cl aim and Dispute Resolut ion Pl an, as amended f rom t ime to t ime.

J. “Referee” means a person selec ted under this Pl an to dec ide or mediate a Cl aim or Dispute, such as an arbitrator or mediator “Dec ision by Referee” means resolut ion of a Cl aim or Dispute by arbitrat ion or any other method selec ted by the Par t ies under this Pl an.

K. “Rules” means the Kappa Alpha Order Cl aim and Dispute Resolut ion Rules, as amended f rom t ime to t ime

3. Application and Coverage

A. Unt il revoked by Sponsor pursuant to this Pl an, this Pl an applies to and binds the Frater nit y and each Member on or af ter the ef fec t ive date of this Pl an, and the heirs, benefic iar ies and assigns of any such person All such persons shall be deemed Par t ies to this Pl an

B. E xcept as prov ided for herein, this Pl an applies to any legal or equit able Cl aim, Dispute, demand or controversy, in tor t, in contrac t, under st atute (local, st ate or federal), or alleging v iol at ion of any legal obligat ion, bet ween persons bound by the Pl an, or bet ween a person bound by the Pl an and any person or ent it y ent itled to it s benefit s, which rel ates to, ar ises f rom, concer ns or involves in any way any Cl aim or Dispute as defined, herein, ar ising out of or involv ing the Frater nit y or any Frater nit y ac t iv it y. This includes any direc t or indirec t cl aims for contr ibut ion or indemnit y.

C Not w ithst anding any thing to the contrar y in this Pl an, the Pl an does not apply to cl aims for workers compensat ion benefit s or unemployment compensat ion benefit s.

4. Resolution of Disputes

All disputes not other w ise set tled by the Par t ies shall be finally and conclusively resolved under this Pl an and the Rules.

5. Amendment

A This Pl an may be amended by Sponsor at any t ime w ith thir t y (30) days not ice However, no amendment shall apply to a Dispute of which Sponsor had ac tual not ice on the date of amendment.

B. Sponsor may amend the Rules at any t ime w ith thir t y (30) days not ice. However, no amendment w ill be ef fec t ive:

1. unt il reasonable not ice and accept ance of the amendment s are made avail able on the Kappa Alpha Order website to all members, or

2 as to a Cl aim or Dispute of which Sponsor had ac tual not ice (by not ice of intent to arbitrate or other w ise) on the date of amendment.

6. Termination

This Pl an may be ter minated by Sponsor at any t ime However, ter minat ion shall not be ef fec t ive:

A. unt il 10 days af ter reasonable not ice and accept ance of ter minat ion is given to Members; or

B as to Cl aims or Disputes which arose pr ior to the date of ter minat ion.

7. Applicable Law

A. The Ac t shall apply to this Pl an, the Rules, and any proceedings under the Pl an or the Rules, including any ac t ions to compel, enforce, vacate or confir m proceedings, awards, orders of a Referee, or set tlement s under the Pl an or the Rules.

B. O ther than as e xpressly prov ided herein, or in the Rules, the subst ant ive legal r ight s, remedies and defenses of all Par t ies are preser ved In the case of arbitrat ion, the arbitrator shall have the author it y to deter mine and implement the applicable l aw and to order any and all relief, legal or equit able, including punit ive damages, which a Par t y could obt ain f rom a cour t of competent jur isdic t ion on the basis of the cl aims made in the Dispute.

C O ther than as e xpressly prov ided herein, or in the Rules, the Pl an shall not be constr ued to grant addit ional subst ant ive legal or contrac tual r ight s, remedies or defenses which would not be applied by a cour t of competent jur isdic t ion in the absence of the Pl an.

8. Administrative Proceeding

A. This Pl an shall apply to a Dispute pending before any local, st ate or federal administrat ive body unless prohibited by l aw.

B Par t ic ipat ion in any administrat ive proceeding by the Frater nit y shall not af fec t the applicabilit y of the Pl an to any such dispute upon ter minat ion of the administrat ive proceedings. A finding, recommendat ion or dec ision by an administrat ive body on the mer it s of a dispute subjec t to this Pl an shall have the same legal weight or ef fec t under the Pl an as it would in a cour t of competent jur isdic t ion

9. Exclusive Remedy

Proceedings under the Pl an shall be the e xclusive, final and binding method by which Disputes are resolved Consequently, the inst itut ion of a proceeding under this Pl an shall be a condit ion precedent to the init iat ion of any legal ac t ion (including ac t ion before an administrat ive tr ibunal w ith adjudicator y powers) against the Frater nit y ar ising out of the membership or par t ic ipat ion in

Frater nit y ac t iv it ies of a member by the Frater nit y and any such legal ac t ion shall be limited to those under the Ac t

10. Effective Date

The ef fec t ive date of this Pl an is August 1, 2006.

11. Severability

The ter ms of this Pl an and the Rules are severable

The invalidit y or unenforceabilit y of any prov ision therein shall not af fec t the applicat ion of any other prov ision. Where possible, consistent w ith the pur poses of the Pl an, any other w ise invalid prov ision of the Pl an or the Rules may be refor med and, as refor med, enforced.

12. Assent

Accept ing membership, becoming a new member or cont inued membership af ter the Ef fec t ive Date of this Pl an and any amendment s const itutes consent by both the Member and the Frater nit y to be bound by this Pl an, both dur ing the membership and af ter ter minat ion of membership.

Kappa Alpha Order Claim and Dispute Resolution Rules

1. Definitions

All definit ions included in the Kappa Alpha Order Cl aim and Dispute Resolut ion Pl an apply to these Rules.

2. Application

These Rules apply in the for m e x ist ing at the t ime proceedings are init iated under them.

3. Initiation of the Process

A A Par t y may init iate proceedings under these Rules at any t ime, subjec t to any defenses applicable to the t imeliness of the cl aim, including limit at ions and l aches

B. Proceedings may be init iated by a Member against the Frater nit y and/or it s Members by ser v ing the Frater nit y Dispute Resolut ion Program Administrator In such a case, the Frater nit y shall promptly for ward any properly ser ved not ice it has received to an arbitrator

The Sponsor shall, w ithin ten (10) days of receiv ing not ice, selec t the A A.

C. Par t ies on whom not ice is ser ved shall file an answer ing st atement w ithin 21 days of receiv ing not ice of intent to arbitrate or a spec ificat ion of cl aims, which shall include any counter-cl aims

4. Administrative Conference

A s soon as possible af ter receipt of the answer ing st atement, if any, the A A shall convene an administrat ive conference. The conference may be

held in person or by telephone At the conference, the A A w ill deter mine whether the Par t ies are in agreement on a method to resolve the dispute If the Par t ies agree on a procedure, including agreement on an Arbitrator, the A A w ill implement this agreement to the e x tent consistent w ith the A A’s r ules upon payment of any applicable fee. If the Par t ies cannot agree, or if the Par t ies have prev iously at tempted and f ailed to resolve the Cl aim or Dispute, the Cl aim or Dispute shall be arbitrated under these Rules

5. Appointment of Arbitrator

Immediately af ter payment of the arbitrat ion fee, the A A shall send simult aneously to each Par t y an ident ical list of names of persons chosen f rom a panel of qualified arbitrators which the A A shall selec t and maint ain. Each Par t y to the Cl aim or Dispute shall have four teen (14) days f rom the transmit t al date to str ike any names objec ted to, number the remaining names in order of preference, and retur n the list to the A A. If a Par t y does not retur n the list w ithin the t ime spec ified, all persons therein shall be deemed accept able. From among the persons who have been approved on both list s, and in accordance w ith the order of mutual preference, the A A shall inv ite the accept ance of the single arbitrator to ser ve

6. Qualifications of the Arbitrator

No person shall ser ve as an arbitrator in any mat ter in which that person has any financ ial or personal

interest in the result of the proceeding Pr ior to accept ing appointment, the prospec t ive arbitrator shall disclose any c ircumst ance likely to prevent a prompt hear ing or create a presumpt ion of bias. Upon receipt of such infor mat ion f rom the arbitrator or any other source, the A A w ill either repl ace that person or communicate the infor mat ion to the Par t ies for comment. Thereaf ter, the A A may disqualif y that person and it s dec ision shall be conclusive

7. Vacancies

If a vacanc y occurs for any reason or if an appointed arbitrator is unable to ser ve promptly, the appointment procedure in Sec t ion 5 shall apply to the selec t ion of a subst itute arbitrator.

8. Date, Time and Place of Hearings

A. The arbitrator shall set the date, t ime and pl ace of the hear ing in the count y where the Frater nit y has a local chapter to which the member belongs or where the involved Chapter was located at the t ime of the event in quest ion.

B Not ice of any hear ing shall be given at least ten (10) days in advance, unless the arbitrator deter mines or the Par t ies agree that a shor ter t ime is necessar y.

C. If one Par t y is a Member, the arbitrator shall make reasonable ef for t s, w ithout unduly incur r ing e xpense, to accommodate the Member in the selec t ion of a hear ing locat ion

9. Mode of Hearings and Conferences

In the discret ion of the arbitrator or by agreement of the Par t ies, conferences and hear ings may be conduc ted by telephone or by wr it ten submission as well as in person.

10. Prehearing Discover y

A. On any schedule deter mined by the arbitrator, each Par t y shall submit in advance, the names and addresses of the w itnesses it intends to produce and any document s it intends to present

B The arbitrator shall have discret ion to deter mine the for m, amount and f requenc y of discover y by the Par t ies. However, the arbitrator cannot allow more than 20 hours per side of deposit ions, or more than 20 inter rogator ies, request s for produc t ion, and request s for admission per side, unless good cause is shown

11. Representation

Any Par t y may be represented by counsel or by any other author ized represent at ive.

12. At tendance at Hearings

The arbitrator shall maint ain the pr ivac y of the hear ings to the e x tent per mit ted by l aw. Any person hav ing a direc t interest in the mat ter is ent itled to at tend the hear ings

The arbitrator shall other w ise have the power to require the e xclusion of any w itness, other than a Par t y or other essent ial person, dur ing the test imony of any other w itness. The arbitrator shall deter mine whether any other person may at tend the hear ing. Upon the request of any Par t y, the arbitrator shall e xclude any w itness dur ing the test imony of any other w itness.

13. Postponement

A. The arbitrator, for good cause shown by a Par t y, or on agreement of the Par t ies, may postpone any hear ing or conference.

B The pendenc y of cour t proceedings rel ated to the same mat ter is not good cause for postponement

14. Oaths

Before proceeding w ith the first hear ing, each arbitrator may t ake an oath of of fice and, if required by l aw, shall do so. The arbitrator may require w itnesses to test if y under oath administered by any duly qualified person and if required by l aw or requested by any Par t y, shall do so

15. Stenographic Record

There shall be no stenographic record, t ape recorded, or v ideot ape record of the proceedings unless either requested by one of the Par t ies or the arbitrator r ules other w ise. The Par t y request ing the record shall bear the ent ire cost of produc ing the same Copies of the record shall be f ur nished to all other Par t ies on request and payment of the cost of reproduc t ion.

16. Procedure

The hear ings shall be conduc ted by the arbitrator in whatever order and manner w ill most e xpedit iously per mit f ull present at ion of the ev idence and argument s of the Par t ies

17. Arbitration in the Absence of a Par ty

The arbitrator may proceed in the absence of Par t ies or represent at ives who, af ter due not ice, f ail to be present or f ail to obt ain a postponement. An award shall not be made solely on the def ault of a Par t y. The arbitrator shall require any Par t y who is present to submit such ev idence as the arbitrator may require for the mak ing of an award

18. Evidence

A. The arbitrator shall be the sole judge of the relevance, mater ialit y and admissibilit y of ev idence of fered Confor mit y to legal r ules shall not be necessar y

B. The arbitrator may subpoena w itnesses or document s at the request of a Par t y or on the arbitrator ’ s own init iat ive.

C The arbitrator may consider the ev idence of w itnesses by af fidav it or decl arat ion, but

shall give it only such weight as the arbitrator deems it ent itled to af ter considerat ion of any objec t ion made to it s admission

19. Post-Hearing Submissions

All document ar y ev idence to be considered by the arbitrator shall be filed at the hear ing, unless the arbitrator finds good cause to per mit a post-hear ing submission. All Par t ies shall be af forded an oppor tunit y to e xamine and comment on any post-hear ing ev idence. The arbitrator shall per mit the filing of post-hear ing br ief s at the request of a Par t y and shall deter mine the procedure and t iming of such filings

20. Closing and Reopening of Hearing

A. When the arbitrator is sat isfied that the record is complete, including the submission of any post-hear ing br ief s or document s per mit ted by the arbitrator, the arbitrator shall decl are the hear ing closed

B. The hear ing may be reopened on the arbitrator ’ s init iat ive or upon applicat ion of a Par t y, at any t ime before the award is made.

21. Waiver of Procedures

Any Par t y who f ail s to objec t in wr it ing af ter knowledge that any prov ision or requirement s of these procedures has not been complied w ith, shall be deemed to have waived the r ight to objec t.

22. Ser vice of Notices and Papers

Any papers, not ices, or process necessar y or proper for the init iat ion of cont inuat ion of any proceeding under these Rules (including the award of the arbitrator; for any cour t ac t ion in connec t ion therew ith; or for the entr y of judgment on an award made under these procedures) may be ser ved on a Par t y by mail addressed to the Par t y or his represent at ive at the l ast known address or by personal ser v ice Ser v ice may be made at any pl ace, prov ided that the Par t y ser ved has had a reasonable oppor tunit y to be heard w ith regard to ser v ice The A A, the Par t ies, and the arbitrator may al so use f ac simile transmission, tele x, telegram, or other wr it ten for ms of elec tronic communicat ion to give any not ices required by these procedures.

23. Communications with the A A and the Fraternity

A. Any Par t y may not ice, ser ve or communicate w ith the Frater nit y by cont ac t ing:

Direc tor of Chapter Ser v ices (Program Administrator)

Kappa Alpha Order

P.O. Box 1865 115 Liber t y Hall Road

Le x ington, VA 24 450

(540) 463-1865

Fa x: (540) 463-2140

24. Communications with the Arbitrator

There shall be no communicat ion bet ween the Par t ies and the arbitrator other than at any oral hear ings or conferences Any other oral or wr it ten communicat ions f rom the Par t ies to the arbitrator shall be direc ted to the A A (and copied to the Par t ies) for transmission to the arbitrator, unless the Par t ies and the arbitrator agree other w ise.

25. Time of Award

The award shall be promptly made by the arbitrator and, unless other w ise agreed by the Par t ies or spec ified by applicable l aw, no l ater than thir t y (30) days f rom the date of the closing of the hear ing or the closing of a reopened hear ing, whichever is l ater.

26. Form of Award

The award shall be in wr it ing and shall be signed by the arbitrator If any Par t y request s in it s Not ice or Answer ing St atement, the arbitrator shall wr ite a summar y of reasons for the dec ision. The award shall be e xecuted in any manner required by applicable l aw.

27. Modification of Award

On order of a cour t of competent jur isdic t ion, or on agreement of the Par t ies, the arbitrator shall modif y any award The arbitrator may modif y an award on the mot ion of a Par t y if the arbitrator finds that the award as rendered is ambiguous or defec t ive in for m, or if the award requires an illegal or impossible ac t. These are the only c ircumst ances under which an arbitrator shall have jur isdic t ion to w ithdraw or modif y an award.

28. Set tlement

If the Par t ies set tle their dispute dur ing the course of the arbitrat ion, the arbitrator may set out the ter ms of the set tlement in a consent award.

29. Scope of Arbitrator ’s Authority

The arbitrator ’ s author it y shall be limited to the resolut ion of legal disputes bet ween the Par t ies

A s such, the arbitrator shall be bound by and shall apply applicable l aw including that rel ated to the allocat ion of the burden of proof as well as subst ant ive l aw. The arbitrator shall not have the author it y either to reduce or enl arge subst ant ive r ight s avail able under e x ist ing l aw. The arbitrator may al so grant emergenc y or temporar y relief which is or would be author ized by applicable l aw.

30. Judicial Proceedings and Exclusion of Liability

A No arbitrator is a necessar y Par t y in any judic ial proceedings rel at ing to proceedings under these Rules

B No arbitrator shall be liable to any Par t y for any ac t or omission in connec t ion w ith any proceedings w ithin the scope of these Rules

C. Any cour t w ith jur isdic t ion over the Par t ies may compel a Par t y to proceed under these Rules at any pl ace and may enforce any award made.

D Par t ies to these Rules shall be deemed to have consented that judgment upon the award of the arbitrator may be entered and enforced in any federal or st ate cour t hav ing jur isdic t ion of the Par t ies.

E Init iat ion of, par t ic ipat ion in, or removal of a legal proceeding shall not const itute waiver of the r ight to proceed under these Rules

F. Any cour t w ith jur isdic t ion over the Par t ies may issue any injunc t ive orders (including temporar y restraining orders and preliminar y injunc t ions) if the necessar y legal and equit able requirement s under applicable l aw are met pending the inst itut ion of proceedings under these Rules

31. Fees and Expenses

A. The e xpenses of w itnesses shall be bor ne by the Par t y produc ing such w itnesses, e xcept as other w ise prov ided by l aw or in the award of the arbitrator

B All at tor ney ’ s fees shall be bor ne by the Par t y incur r ing them e xcept as other w ise prov ided by l aw, by the Pl an, or in the award of the arbitrator.

C Member Par t ies: E xcept as prov ided in this Rule, Member par t ies shall not be responsible for payment of fees and e xpenses of proceedings under these Rules including required travel of an arbitrator, e xpenses of an arbitrator and the cost of any proof produced at the discret ion of an arbitrator. If proceedings are init iated by a Member, the Member shall be responsible for the follow ing fees:

(i ) $100 if the Par t ies go to mediat ion or other non-binding means to resolve the Cl aim or Dispute requir ing one neutral; and

(ii) $100 for arbitrat ion init iated by a Member. All other fees for mediat ion or arbitrat ion shall be paid by the Nat ional Frater nit y

D. If the demand for mediat ion or arbitrat ion is init iated by the Frater nit y, all fees w ill be paid by the Frater nit y

32. Interpretation and Application of These Rules

The arbitrator shall inter pret and apply these Rules insof ar as they rel ate to the arbitrator ’ s powers and dut ies

33. Applicable Law

A. These proceedings and any judic ial rev iew of awards under these Rules shall be gover ned by the The Ac t

B. E xcept where other w ise e xpressly prov ided in these Rules, the subst ant ive l aw applied shall be st ate or federal subst ant ive l aw which would be applied by the Federal Circuit Cour t of Appeal s for the st ate where the event occur red.

Appendix to the Kappa Alpha Laws

Par t 1. Insignia of the Order

The insignia prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il pursuant to Sec t ion 5-123 of the Byl aws shall be as follows:

App. 101. The badge of the Order. The of fic ial badge shall be a gold shield of the size and for m adopted by resolut ion of the Convent ion of 1907 The let ters "K A" in gold upon a bl ack enamel background, and the Greek cross, al so of gold w ithin a bl ack enamel c ircul ar field, are embl azoned upon a shield or escutcheon mounted upon a l arger shield of simil ar outline.

App. 102. Display of the badge.

(a) The of fic ial badge shall be wor n only by members or their w ives.

(b) O ther for ms of the badge, jeweled or other w ise, may be wor n by members or by the mother, sister, w ife, daughter or fiancée of a member

App. 103. Wear ing of the badge in mour ning. Upon the death of a member, the members of his Ac t ive Chapter may wear a small piece of bl ack r ibbon (½" w ide and ¾" long) behind their badges for a per iod of 30 days Upon the death of a General Of ficer, a For mer Knight Commander, the E xecut ive Direc tor, or a member for merly holding such an of fice, all members of the Order may wear the crepe for a like per iod. Upon the death of a Prov ince Commander or for mer Prov ince Commander, the members of the Order w ithin the appropr iate prov ince may wear the crepe for a like per iod

App. 104. The badge of a member await ing init iat ion.

(a) A member await ing init iat ion shall wear a badge of the same size and general outline as the of-fic ial badge and simil ar thereto e xcept that it shall be made of silver instead of gold and con-sist of a small quar tered c ircle w ith the colors, cr imson and old gold, alter nately ar ranged therein in subst itut ion for the gold cross and c ircul ar background of the badge.

(b) That badge shall be wor n only by members await ing init iat ion.

App. 105. Recognit ion but ton.

The of fic ial recognit ion but ton shall be a small gold coat-of-ar ms and may be wor n only by init iated members upon the coat l apel.

App. 106. Graduate char m.

(a) The graduate char m shall be a replica of the or iginal Kappa Alpha badge enc ircled w ith a wreath of gold.

(b) The graduate char m may be wor n only by members who have received a college or universit y degree and shall be wor n as the member shall dec ide is appropr iate. It may be purchased f rom the of fic ial Jeweler.

App. 107. Coat- of-ar ms.

(a) The achievement or coat-of-ar ms, in accord w ith heraldic r ules, is as follows: The badge is the escutcheon; the mot to, “Dieu et les Dames,” ador ns the scroll; the foliage is represented by the flowers, the red rose and magnolia; the coronet is one bear ing a cross and st ars; the crest is f rom the Knight Commander 's seal, bat tle-a xe in the r ight hand, in the ac t of str ik ing; the sup -por ters are lions, represent ing courage; and the background is for med by streams of light radi-at ing f rom the coronet.

(b) The coat-of-ar ms, the crest pl aced on a wreath, or replicas of the badge may be used by init iated members or by the Order upon st at ioner y, novelt ies or jewelr y, and in publicat ions in ac-cord w ith the usages of the Order.

App. 108. Supply ing of badges and other mater ial .

Badges and recognit ion but tons, as descr ibed, membership cer t ificates, graduate char ms, r ings, song book s, direc tor ies, chapter registers, chapter financ ial records, of fic ial st at ioner y, jewel s, manual s for the educat ion of new members and other supplies shall be f ur nished to init iated members or chapters only by the E xecut ive Direc tor at pr ices therefore

est ablished by that of ficer w ith the approval of the E xecut ive Counc il Amended May 27, 1996

MISCELL ANEOUS INSIGNIA

Par t 2. Jewels for Officers of the Order

The jewel s prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il pursuant to Sec t ion 5-123 of the Byl aws shall be as follows:

App. 201. Jewel of the Knight Commander.

The jewel of the Knight Commander shall be of gold, w ith cr imson enameled cross and bl ack enameled let ter ing, as shown in Figure A hereinaf ter

App. 202. Jewel of a For mer Knight Commander.

(a) Each For mer Knight Commander of the Order shall be f ur nished by the Order w ith a For mer Knight Commander 's jewel which shall be a gif t f rom the Order in recognit ion of ser v ices per-for med by him

(b) The jewel of a For mer Knight Commander shall be of gold, as appears in Figure B hereinaf ter, and shall be engraved on the reverse side w ith the f ull name of the For mer Knight Commander, the t itle "Knight Commander" and the years of his ser v ice to the Order in that capac it y

App. 203. Jewel s of Counc ilors of the Order.

The jewel of a Counc ilor shall be of gold, w ith cr imson enameled cross and bl ack enameled let ter ing, as appears in Figure D hereinaf ter The let ter ing for the jewel of the Senior Counc ilor shall be "Senior Counc ilor" instead of "Counc ilor" as appears in Figure C.

App. 204. Jewel of the Prov ince Commanders. The jewel of a Prov ince Commander shall be of silver as appears in Figure E hereinaf ter, hav ing the appropr iate name of the Prov ince thereon let tered in bl ack on the f ace of the badge.

App. 205. Jewel of the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man.

The jewel of the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man shall be of silver, w ith a red enamel field behind a silver cross and bl ack enamel let ter ing, as shown in Figure F hereinaf ter.

App. 206. Jewel s of the E xecut ive Direc tor, E xecut ive Vice President , and other staf f of ficers.

(a) The jewel of the E xecut ive Direc tor shall be gold, five sided, w ith f asces salt ire on a quill, and bl ack enamel let ter ing as shown in Figure G hereinaf ter Amended Oc tober 19, 2007

(b) The jewel s of the of the other st af f of ficers shall be five sided w ith designs and bl ack enamel let ter ing appropr iate for each par t icul ar of fice, as shown in Figure H hereinaf ter.

App. 207. Display of jewel s of the Order.

The jewel s of the Knight Commander and For mer Knight Commander shall be wor n on r ibbons one and one-half inches w ide. The jewel s of the of ficers and st af f shall be wor n on neck cords Colors of the neck cords or r ibbons shall be royal pur ple for General Of ficers and For mer Knight Commanders Neck cords for the Prov ince Commanders shall be cr imson, the neck cord for the E xecut ive Direc tor shall be cr imson and gold, and the neck cords for the other st af f of ficers shall be gold. Amended Oc tober 17, 2004.

App. 208. Supply of jewel s of the Order. Jewel s for the General Of ficers, the Prov ince Commanders and the Administrat ive St af f shall be f ur nished to them by the Order, but such jewel s shall remain the proper t y of the Order and shall be retur ned by the holder thereof when his ser v ices in a par t icul ar of fice are concluded.

App. 209. Jewel s of Ac t ive Chapter Of ficers.

(a) The jewel s of Ac t ive Chapter of ficers, e xcept that of a For mer No. I, shall be of silver, as shown in Figure K hereinaf ter. The jewel of a For mer I of an Ac t ive Chapter shall be of gold.

(b) Chapter Of ficers' jewel s shall be wor n upon the breast, suspended f rom a cr imson neck cord or r ibbon one inch w ide around the neck. They may be wor n at any gather ing of members of the Order including Convent ions, meet ings, banquet s, for mal dances, etc. Greek let ter(s) denot ing chapter shall be engraved upon reverse side of each jewel

App. 210. Other dev ices of the Order.

(a) The flowers of the Order are a red rose and magnolia blossom.

(b) The colors of the Order are cr imson and old gold to be represented w ith PMS 201 for cr imson and PMS 124 for old gold Amended November 3, 2004.

(c) The tradit ional fl ag of the Order is composed of three bars of equal w idth, cr imson ne x t to the st af f, white in the middle, and old gold at the flow ing end, w ith a cr imson cross of Greek design pl aced in the center of the white bar

(d) The house fl ag of the Order is composed of cr imson and gold bars of equal w idth, cr imson ne x t to the st af f and gold at the flow ing end, w ith a white shield in the center of the fl ag, hav ing thereon a cr imson cross of Greek design and let ters "K A" in cr imson above the crest

(e) The of fic ial r ing of the Order shall be of the design adopted by the New Orleans Convent ion in 1931, as shown herein illustrat ing miscell aneous insignia of the Order.

(f ) The Prov inc ial Cross shall be the design spec ified by the E xecut ive Counc il as insignia of a Cour t of Honor when est ablished in the respec t ive Prov inces, as shown on the foregoing page illustrat ing miscell aneous insignia of the Order.

(g) The membership cer t ificate shall be engraved over the Coat-of-Ar ms; shall be signed by the Knight Commander, the E xecut ive Direc tor and the I of the init iat ing chapter; and the seal of the Order shall be af fixed thereto.

(h) A cer t ificate of greet ings may be issued to alumni of the Order on the occasion of the 25th and 50 th anniversar y of their init iat ion, as prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il

(i) The Knight Commander ’ s Ring shall be wor n by the Knight Commander or a For mer Knight Commander. It s design shall consist of the Knight Commander ’ s seal as shown herein illustrat ing miscell aneous insignia of the Order Each r ing shall be numbered and shall be avail able through the Order ’ s of fic ial jeweler upon approval of the E xecut ive Direc tor The

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Knight Commander and the For mer Knight Commanders shall have a lifet ime ownership of the Knight Commander ’ s Ring; however, at their death, the r ing shall become proper t y of the Order.

j) The Knight Commander ’ s Accol ade Jewel shall be the design spec ified by the E xecut ive Counc il as shown on the foregoing page illustrat ing miscell aneous insignia of the Order

Adopted June 30, 2009

(k) The Knight Commander ’ s Medal shall be the design spec ified by the E xecut ive Counc il as shown on the foregoing page illustrat ing miscell aneous insignia of the Order

Adopted June 30, 2009

(l) The Milit ar y Div ision recognit ion pin features the Maltese Cross, ut iliz ing the Order ’ s colors cr imson and old gold, has 8 point s in the cross, which symbolize the chivalr ic v ir tues of loyalt y, piet y, f rankness, braver y, glor y and honor, contempt of death, helpf ulness towards the poor and sick, and respec t for the church

Adopted June 30, 2009

(m) A cer t ificate may be issued to members of the Milit ar y Div ision as prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il. Adopted June 30, 2009.

Par t 3. Seals of the Order

The seal s of the Order prescr ibed by the E xecut ive Counc il pursuant to Sec t ion 5-123 of the Byl aws shall be as follows:

App. 301. Seal of the Order.

(a) The seal of the Order shall be one and one-quar ter inches in diameter and shall bear in the center the coat-of- ar ms of the Order w ith an enc ircling band bear ing the words “Kappa Alpha Order ” at the top, and “Seal” at the bot tom.

(b) The seal shall be kept by the E xecut ive Direc tor and be pl aced by him upon all membership cer t ificates and other document s requir ing the seal of the Order or requir ing the at test of the E xecut ive Direc tor

App. 302. Seal of the Knight Commander.

(a) The seal of of fice of the Knight Commander shall be one and three-quar ter inches in diameter and shall bear in the center a knight, mounted, w ith bat tle-a xe in the r ight hand, in the ac t of str ik ing, w ith an enc ircling band bear ing the words, “Knight Commander, Kappa Alpha Order,” at the top and the figures, “1865,” at the bot tom. The word "E xcel sior" shall be above the mounted knight.

(b) The Knight Commander shall impress his seal upon char ters and other document s requir ing his seal of of fice

Par t. 4. Risk Management

App. 401. Risk Management Polic y.

The Risk Management Polic y of Kappa Alpha Order, adopted by the E xecut ive Counc il pursuant to R16-118, mir rors that of F IPG, Inc. and shall apply to all ent it ies and all level s of f rater nit y member-ship. All members of Kappa Alpha Order are e xpec ted to follow all applicable l aws of the st ate, count y, par ish, c it y and inst itut ion of higher educat ion. It includes the follow ing prov isions:

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

1. The possession, sale, use and/or consumpt ion of alcoholic beverages while on chapter premises, or dur ing a f rater nit y event, in any situat ion sponsored or endorsed by the chapter, or at any event an obser ver would assoc iate w ith the f rater nit y, must be in compliance w ith any and all applicable federal l aws or l aws of the st ate, count y, par ish, c it y and inst itut ion of higher educat ion, and must comply w ith either BYOB or Third Par t y Vendor guidelines.

2 No alcoholic beverages may be purchased through or w ith chapter f unds nor may the pur-chase of same for members or guest s be under t aken or coordinated by any member in the name or on behalf of the chapter. The purchase or use of a bulk quant it y or common sources of such alcoholic beverage, for e xample kegs, or cases are prohibited.

3 Open par t ies, w ithout spec ific inv it at ion, where alcohol is present are prohibited. Open par t ies have been defined as those f unc t ions at which

the guest to member rat io e xceeds three-to-one

4. No chapter members, collec t ively or indiv idually, shall purchase for, ser ve to, or sell alcoholic beverages to any minor (i.e., those under the legal “dr ink ing age”).

5 The possession, sale and/or use of any illegal dr ugs or controlled subst ances by a member are str ic tly prohibited

6. No chapter may co-sponsor an event w ith a distr ibutor of alcohol, char it able organiz at ion or t aver n (t aver n defined as an est ablishment generat ing more than half of it s annual gross sales f rom alcohol) where alcohol is given away, sold or other w ise prov ided to those present This includes any event held in, at, or on the proper t y of t aver n, as defined above, for the pur poses of f und-raising. However, a chapter may rent or use a room or area in a t aver n, as defined above, for an event held w ithin the prov isions of this polic y, including the use of a third par t y vendor and guest list

7 No chapter may co-sponsor or co-finance or at tend or par t ic ipate in a f unc t ion where alcohol is purchased by any of the host chapters, groups or organiz at ions.

8 All recr uitment or r ush ac t iv it ies assoc iated w ith any chapter w ill be non-alcoholic No recr uitment or r ush ac t iv it ies assoc iated w ith any chapter may be held at or in conjunc t ion w ith a t aver n or alcohol distr ibutor as defined in this polic y.

9. No member or pledge/assoc iate/new member/ nov ice shall per mit, tolerate, encourage or par t icpate in “dr ink ing games ”

10. No alcohol shall be present at any member await ing init iat ion/pledge/new member program or ac t iv it y of the chapter. This includes, but is not limited to, ac t iv it ies assoc iated w ith “bid night ” , “big brothers – lit tle brother ” event s or ac t iv it ies, “f amily ” event s or ac t iv it ies and init iat ion

HA Z ING

No chapter, student or alumnus shall conduc t nor condone haz ing ac t iv it ies Per mission or approval by a person being hazed is not a defense Haz ing ac t iv it ies are defined as: “Any ac t ion t aken or situat ion created, intent ionally, whether on or of f

f rater nit y premises, to produce ment al or physical discomfor t, embar rassment, harassment or r idicule Such ac t iv it ies may include, but are not limited to, the follow ing: use of alcohol; paddling in any for m; creat ion of e xcessive f at igue; calisthenic s, physical and psychological shock s; use of pledge book s or signature book s, quest s, treasure hunt s, scavenger hunt s, road tr ips or any other such ac t iv it ies car r ied on out side or inside the confines of the chapter house; wear ing of public apparel which is conspicuous and not nor mally in good t aste; engaging in public stunt s and buf fooner y; morally degrading or humiliat ing games and ac t iv it ies; and any other ac t iv it ies which are not consistent w ith f rater nal l aw, r itual or polic y or the regul at ions and polic ies of the educat ional inst itut ion.”

SE XUAL ABUSE AND HAR A SSMENT

The f rater nit y w ill not tolerate or condone any for m of se x ist or se xually abusive behav ior on the par t of it s members whether physical, ment al or emot ional. This is to include any ac t ions, ac t iv it ies or event s, whether on chapter premises or an of f-site locat ion which is demeaning to women or men, including but not limited to verbal harassment and se xual assault by indiv idual s or members ac t ing together The employment or use of str ippers, e xot ic dancers or simil ar, whether professional or amateur, at a f rater nit y event as defined in this polic y is prohibited.

F IRE, HE ALTH, AND SAFE T Y

1 All chapter houses shall, pr ior to, dur ing and follow ing occupanc y, meet all local fire and health codes and st andards.

2. All chapters must have posted by common phones and in other locat ions emergenc y numbers for fire, police and ambul ance and should have posted evacuat ion routes on the back of the door of each sleeping room

3. All chapters shall comply w ith engineer ing recommendat ions as repor ted by the insurance company or munic ipal author it ies.

4 The possession and/or use of firear ms, archer y equipment, incendiar y dev ices such as fire-work s or e xplosive dev ices of any k ind w ithin the confines and premises of the chapter house are prohibited.

5 Pet s are not per mit ted in any chapter house, lodge or f ac ilit y

SPECIAL E VENT S

Spec ial event s are defined as any event/f unc t ion

(1) where alcohol w ill be present, and the guest to member rat ion e xceeds three-to-one;

(2) involv ing athlet ic event s or compet it ions; or

(3) that involves any ac t iv it y that is deemed to be potent ially haz ardous by the Alumnus Adv iser, the Alumni Adv isor y Commit tee, the Prov ince Commander, the E xecut ive Direc tor, or the Order ’ s insurance broker. Any chapter w ishing to host a spec ial event must do the follow ing:

1 Complete a comprehensive, wr it ten descr ipt ion of the event and for ward it to the Prov ince Commander and the E xecut ive Direc tor for rev iew and approval. This infor mat ion must be received by the E xecut ive Direc tor at least 60 days pr ior to the event; and

2 Secure a Spec ial Event s Insurance Polic y (“Polic y ”) or pay a r isk management assessment fee in an amount to be deter mined by the Order ’ s insurance broker. If the Polic y opt ion is selec ted, the Pol-ic y shall be in the amount of $1,000,000 avail able through the Order ’ s insurance broker and shall name Kappa Alpha Order, a Virginia Cor porat ion, as an addit ional insured

EDUC AT ION

Each student member, assoc iate member and pledge shall be instr uc ted annually on the Kappa Al-pha Order Risk Management Polic y. A copy of the Risk Management Polic y shall be avail able on the f rater nit y website. Amended Oc tober 24, 2007 and Apr il 24, 2009 and November 4-5, 2011.

Par t. 5. Ceremonies

App. 501. Induc t ion of New Members. Upon the elec t ion of a New Member or New Members pursuant to Sec t ions 8-111 through 8-116, he or they shall be induc ted in to membership as a Member Await ing Init iat ion by the use of the follow ing ceremony:

INDUC T ION OF NE W MEMBER S

The induc t ion ceremony, not intended to be a secret ceremony, prov ides a public dedicat ion to Kappa Alpha pr inc iples. Most chapters hold this ceremony either in the chapter house or a nearby chapel and inv ite parent s and alumni. Immediately follow ing the ceremony, some chapters hold a mothers club meet ing and a concur rent session for f athers to address chapter finances and new member educat ion An open house for inv ited guest s, chapter members and the new induc tees can follow the parent br iefings.

A s par t of the ceremony, the new members are led into a room that has been ar ranged for the ceremony. At one end of the room is a long t able covered w ith a white t able cloth An of fic ial or supple-ment al fl ag shall NOT be used as a t able cloth, but rather hung appropr iately nearby A l arge vase of cr imson roses on the center of the t able is fl anked by t wo t all, yellow or golden candles. The three highest of ficers of the chapter st and behind the t able, wear ing the of fic ial jewel of their of fice. On the t able is a new member badge and a cr imson rose bud for each new member.

Number I: “ This day is one of par t icul ar significance to you and to us To you, it represent s the occasion when you have volunt ar ily and definitely dec ided to dedicate your f uture life and ser v ice to the high pr inc iples and ideal s of an organiz at ion into which you w ill shor tly be init iated. To us it represent s the acquisit ion of new mater ial for our brotherhood and the recept ion of new brothers into our hear t s. In being inv ited to unite w ith our f rater nit y you have received a unanimous vote of elec t ion That you may be bet ter infor med as to the pur pose and administrat ion of Kappa Alpha, we t ake this oppor tunit y to adv ise you of cer t ain of our symbol s and teachings by this br ief ceremony. ”

Number II: “ The insignia of a new member, w ith which we shall shor tly invest you, is the out ward and v isible sign of your accept ance of our inv it at ion and indicates to the public that you w ill subscr ibe to our pr inc iples and str ive to be wor thy of our confidence and tr ust Therefore, the wear ing of it imposes upon you to lead your life both pr ivately and publicly in keeping w ith those fine ideal s of charac ter and achievement for which Kappa Alpha Order has been noted since it s incept ion in 1865. It f ur ther ad-monishes you to commit no ac t which would reflec t unf avorably in any manner upon yourself and upon the organiz at ion which has so singul arly honored you You w ill al so remember that the accept ance of this insignia signifies your agreement to comply w ith the regul at ions of our organiz at ion and to confor m to the condit ions l aw f ully l aid upon you dur ing the per iod of your educat ion. This emblem should be wor n by you on appropr iate occasions unt il your init iat ion.” Amended Apr il 27, 2005.

Number III: “ The colors of Kappa Alpha Order are cr imson and old gold Our flowers are the magnolia and the cr imson rose These things are symbolic and w ill l ater be e xpl ained to you. For the present we give you the cr imson rose. It s color is emblemat ic of the blood shed in the defense of r ight and Chr ist ianit y by the knight s of old. It al so signifies courage and for t itude to w ithst and not only the onsl aught of our enemies f rom w ithout, but to conquer and overcome our enemies f rom w ithin: f al se pr ide, jeal-ousy, deceit and passion It al so represent s a fir m allegiance to the high ideal s of charac ter and pur-pose in Kappa Alpha Order. L ast, but f ar f rom least, it s beaut y and f ragrance are symbolic of the real af fec t ion and strong abiding f r iendship which charac ter ize us as swor n brothers, str iv ing together for one common objec t ive and pur pose, the promulgat ion of philosophy of Kappa Alpha Order a spir it which w ill make men bet ter and the world a br ighter pl ace in which to work and live ”

Number I: “On behalf of chapter of Kappa Alpha Order, I for mally e x tend to you an inv it at ion to join our membership and to become members await ing init iat ion in our organiz at ion. You w ill signif y your accept ance by raising your r ight hand and repeat ing af ter me the follow ing obligat ion:”

All new members r ise and the Number I administers the following obligation:

“I do hereby accept the inv it at ion | to membership in Kappa Alpha Order | and do solemnly swear and pledge myself | to join Kappa Alpha Order | at such t ime as I may become eligible for init iat ion | in accordance w ith the r ules and regul at ions | of Kappa Alpha and of the universit y [or college] | I do f ur ther pledge myself | to e xer t ever y ef for t, | through study and diligent applicat ion, | to become eligible for init iat ion | and always to work for the interest and ideal s | of Kappa Alpha Order. | So help me God.”

“A s your name is called, you w ill step for ward and be vested w ith your K A insignia ”

As each new member ’ s name is called, he steps for ward for the Number II to place a new member pin on his shir t over his hear t in the same manner that the of fic ial badge is worn; thereaf ter the Number III invest s him with a cr imson rose bud. Each new member is then congratulated by the Number III, Number II and Number I, in that order.

Number I: “It is a pleasure for me to welcome you as the new members of chapter of Kappa Alpha Order I congratul ate you on the w isdom of your choice and the chapter on it s good judgement in your selec t ion. I tr ust you w ill find the same joys in the f rater nit y that we ourselves have found. This is now your chapter and your f rater nit y; give them the considerat ion that they deser ve.

E xcept for your for mal init iat ion, we are now your brothers Treat us accordingly

“Brothers (addressing the members of the entire chapter who are in the room dur ing this ceremony), please give a hear t y welcome to our new brothers ”

App. 502. Installat ion of Knight Commander. A Knight Commander may be inst alled by the ret ir ing Knight Commander a for mer Knight Commander, a Counc ilor or as the E xecut ive Counc il may direc t

App. 503. Oaths of Other of ficers.

The follow ing oath shall be used to inst all a Counc ilor, a Prov ince Commander, an Undergraduate Chair man, or any other of ficer who may appropr iately be inst alled in a for mal f ashion and as to whom no other Oath is prescr ibed The oath of a Counc ilor or the Nat ional Undergraduate Chair man should be administered by the Knight Commander, but it may be administered by another Counc ilor. The oath of a Prov ince Commander shall be administered by an elec ted of ficer of the Order or the I of a chapter and shall be administered as soon as possible af ter his elec t ion or appointment. The oath of a Prov ince Undergraduate Chair man shall be administered by the Prov ince Commander

Of ficer- elec t or Of ficer- designate: “I swear that I w ill maint ain the dignit y of the L aws and of my Of fice, w ill discharge my dut ies to the best of my abilit y and w ill confor m to the L aws and Customs of the Order, as I underst and them or as they are l aw f ully inter preted.”

Response of Administer ing Of ficer: “I decl are you duly inst alled and pledge you the loyalt y of ever y member of the Order ”

App. 504. Alumni Chapter Installat ion Ceremony.

The Alumni Chapter Inst all at ion Ceremony prov ides for a public inst all at ion of an alumni chapter. It is t ypically held in a banquet hall, countr y club, or other simil ar locat ion The Knight Commander, Prov ince Commander, or a member of the st af f, should ser ve as the presiding of ficer It is customar y for a dinner to be held dur ing an Alumni Chapter Inst all at ion. There are no spec ial room ar rangement s or regalia necessar y for the present at ion of the Alumni Chapter Char ter.

Knight Commander: (If another indiv idual is contac ting the ceremony there should replace “I” with “ on behalf of Knight Commander ” indicating his full name): “Be it known that I hereby char ter, sanc t ion and recognize this company of Knight s as a legally est ablished and const itute an Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. The brothers to whom this char ter is granted do pledge themselves and their successors to obser ve and preser ve unaltered the customs and const itut ion, to recognize and f rater nize w ith no soc iet y or pretended chapter not work ing under a char ter received f rom the Knight Commander of this Order, to maint ain peace and unit y w ith all chapters of this Order, to recognize the author it y of the general of ficers, and to sur render this char ter to the Knight

Commander according to the Kappa Alpha L aws It is w ith great pleasure that I hereby grant this char ter to the wor thy Knight s of Alumni Chapter.” Adopted November 6, 2003.

TR AVEL REIMBUR SEMENT

App. 601. Travel Reimbursement Polic y Members of the Adv isor y Counc il, st af f and other approved persons w ill be reimbursed for all travel while on the Order ’ s business. Reimbursement

w ill be made for reasonable meal s, hotel cost s, auto-mobile and air travel.

Mileage reimbursement . Kappa Alpha Order

w ill prov ide mileage reimbursement of $0 45 (for t y-five cent s) per mile for use of a personal auto on the business of the Order, prov ided that the requirement s below are met and prov isions are understood:

(1) Auto must be properly maint ained and kept in good work ing condit ion

(2) Dr iver must maint ain personal auto insurance w ith the limit s equal to or greater than those required by the st ate in which he or she is licensed. It must be understood that the liabilit y protec t ion purchased by an of ficer for the operat ion of the of ficer ’ s auto is the only protec t ion af forded to the of ficer should an acc ident occur

(3) Kappa Alpha Order prov ides no physical damage protec t ion for an auto rented while traveling on behalf of the Order. If the traveler is unable or unw illing to insure the physical damage e xpo-sure under his personal auto coverage, or through his credit card protec t ion, coverage should be purchased through the rent al car company

Air fare reimbursement . Travelers on the Order ’ s business are strongly encouraged to use the Or-der ’ s of fic ial travel agent as designated by the E xecut ive Counc il The of fic ial travel agent knows that f ares are to be booked using the lowest possible f are regardless of airline. A traveler may use a prefer red airline to purchase a more e xpensive t icket only if the dif ference is reimbursed to the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice or not repor ted as an e xpense. Should a traveler choose to make his own reser vat ions for air travel, the Nat ional Administrat ive Of fice w ill only reimburse at a rate equal to the lowest avail able f are w ith a t went y-one day advance purchase unless pr ior approval has been given by the E xecut ive Direc tor. If a traveler purchases a t icket f rom a travel agent other than the Order ’ s of fic ial travel agent, the cost of that t icket w ill not be reimbursed if for some reason it is not used. The cost w ill be reimbursed if that t icket is l ater e xchanged for a t icket for use on the Order ’ s business

Convent ion. Members of the Adv isor y Counc il, For mer Knight Commanders and st af f, along w ith their spouses, w ill be reimbursed for air travel or

for mileage accr ued to at tend the Convent ion Addit ionally, hotel room and assoc iated t a xes along w ith the of fic ial meal f unc t ions w ill al so be included for each member of the Adv isor y counc il or st af f and spouses. Cost s assoc iated w ith a child’s travel w ill not be reimbursed. With appropr iate not ice, the E xecut ive Direc tor may include the cost of children’s meal s at of fic ial meal f unc t ions. Hotel room and t a xes w ill be charged to the Orders master account and each indiv idual w ill be responsible for any inc ident al s or other room charges Any early ar r ival s or l ate depar tures w ill not be charged to the master account or reimbursed. Addit ional meal s, rent al cars, and personal telephone call s w ill not be reimbursed.

E xpense Reimbursement . E xpense reimbursement request s w ill be submit ted upon a repor t for m approved by the E xecut ive Direc tor w ithin 30 days for reimbursement No e xpense repor t s w ill be reimbursed if not received dur ing the fiscal year in which the e xpenses were incur red For e xpense incur red in June e xpense repor t s may be submit ted in July and be reimbursed. Amended May 19, 2006; Amended July 2, 2008. Amended May 19, 2006; Amended July 2, 2008; Amended Apr il 24, 2009.

INVE S TMENT OF FUNDS

App. 701. Investment Polic y.

The Order has seen tremendous grow th in it s investment por t folio over the l ast several years. Given that grow th, the Knight Commander and E xecut ive Counc il encouraged the development of this In-vestment Polic y Because of the grow th and l ack heretofore of a str uc tured Investment Polic y, the Order ’ s investment s do not confor m to the cr iter ia st ated herein. Given the potent ial t a x consequences of a tot al or near tot al liquidat ion, the E xecut ive Counc il and the Investment Commit tee w ill be deliberate, but caut ious, in br inging the Order ’ s tot al investment s into compliance w ith this Investment Polic y

The investment s of Kappa Alpha Order prov ide income that supplement s it s operat ing f unds on an annual basis. A s such it is the responsibilit y of the Knight Commander and the E xecut ive Counc il to preser ve and enhance these asset s. It is the responsibilit y of the Investment Commit tee to choose the proper investment managers in accordance w ith str uc tured guidelines and follow those guidelines, as approved by the E xecut ive Counc il

INVE S TMENT GOAL S

(1) Investment s should be made in a systemat ic manner w ith a v iew toward their long-ter m benefit To preser ve long-ter m the annual contr ibut ion of the investment por t folio to the Order ’ s operat ing budget, a tot al retur n (apprec iat ion plus ear nings) should equal or e xceed the sum of infl at ion and w ithdrawal s (spending).

(2) The Order w ill seek to achieve an annual minimum increase in it s cor pus, in a direc t rel at ionship to e x ist ing inde xes (infl at ion adjusted) on an annualized basis. The inde xes ut ilized to ef fec t ively evaluate these increases w ill be cor rel ated to nat ionally recognized inde xes, such as the Dow Jones, S&P, NA SDAQ, and Russell Small cap. Such increase w ill be measured on a tot al retur n basis (div idend and interest income +/-realized gains and losses +/unrealized gains and losses) less e xpenses and distr ibut ions to the Order

(3) The E xecut ive Counc il w ill approve a distr ibut ion annually w ith adv ice f rom the Investment Commit tee consider ing the needs of the Order and the per for mance of the por t folio in achiev ing it s goal s A s a general guideline, the amount distr ibuted w ill equal 5% of the 3 year mov ing average of the cor pus of the Investment por t folio.

INVE S TMENT ALLOC AT ION

(1) A minimum of 20% of the investment por t folio’s market value shall be invested in debt conver t ible prefer red and/or conver t ible secur it ies and/or interest bear ing deposit s, all w ith appropr iately diverse matur it ies, in order to prov ide st abilit y of pr inc ipal and to meet the investment por t folio’s y ield requirement s The remainder of the investment por t folio shall be invested in stock s. From t ime to t ime, f unds invested as commingled f unds w ill be per missible and sat isf ac tor y if approved by the Investment Commit tee.

(2) The E xecut ive Counc il w ill deter mine at least annually (and more of ten if deemed necessar y, or at the request of the Investment Commit tee) the allocat ion of asset s to the fixed income sec tor and the equit y sec tor of the investment por t folio w ith the respec t ive f und managers. The In-vestment Commit tee may, at it s opt ion, ut ilize mutual f unds to achieve it s investment goal s

F I XED INCOME INVE S TMENT S

(1) The minimum block size for fixed income investment w ill be $100,000 w ith no ma x imum (indiv idual or cumul at ive investment) in Treasur y or Gover nment Agenc y secur it ies. The ma x imum block size investment in cor porate secur it ies shall be $250,000 f ace value or 5% of the value of the por t folio under each manger ’ s guidance. Conver t ible secur it ies and bonds may be ut ilized for fixed investment strategies

(2) The ma x imum ef fec t ive matur it y of any fixed income investment shall not e xceed ten years. (Mor tgage backed secur it ies’ ef fec t ive matur it y shall be deter mined by the ac tual rate of repayment of pr inc ipal over the most recent t welve-month per iod ) Conver t ible secur it ies may car r y a longer matur it y as deemed proper by the f und manager

(3) Any cor porate bonds shall have a minimum rat ing of BA A f rom Moody ’ s or St andard & Poor ’ s

EQUI T Y INVE S TMENT S

The Investment Commit tee may appoint one or more equit y f und managers. Such managers may invest in indiv idual stock s registered in the name of the Order or it s nominee or may invest f unds in unit s/shares of commingled f unds whereby the Order is an owner/ par t ic ipant in the commingled f und rather than the owner of record in indiv idual stock s.

Commingled f unds w ill be chosen based on the Investment Commit tee’s deter minat ion that the in-vestment polic y of the f und and the abilit ies of f und managers are consistent w ith the investment goal s of the Order. The Investment Commit tee w ill monitor per for mance and por t folio makeup to deter mine that the conduc t of the commingled f und is consistent w ith the basis for it s being chosen as an investment vehicle for the Order

An equit y por t folio consist ing of indiv idual stock s shall meet the follow ing cr iter ia:

(1) The market value of any por t folio investment shall not e xceed 5% of the tot al market value of the por t folio in order to insure proper diversificat ion

(2) Por t folio investment s in companies w ith respec t ive market capit aliz at ion below $100,000,000 shall not in the aggregate e xceed 20% of the market value of the por t folio.

(3) No unregistered secur it y and none subjec t to any transfer restr ic t ion may be purchased w ithout pr ior wr it ten approval of the Investment Commit tee

(4) Neither shor t sales nor naked opt ions transac t ions w ill be under t aken.

(5) Por t folio cash bal ances shall be invested in interest bear ing secur it ies or account s

Due to e x ist ing posit ions cur rently held by the Order, the Investment Commit tee shall coordinate w ith the independent auditors of the Order and e xecut ive st af f to minimize the t a x consequences in achiev ing the st ated guidelines and objec t ives

CONFLIC T OF INTERE S T

It is the polic y of the Order to avoid any conflic t of interest in the selec t ion of investment managers or f unds In the event that any of ficer or Investment Commit tee member has a financ ial interest in any manager or f und being considered, this interest w ill be disclosed and the persons involved w ill not par t ic ipate in dec isions to appoint, cont inue or ter minate such managers or f unds.

PERFORMANCE ME A SUREMENT

For consistenc y and measurement of per for mance against the tot al retur n objec t ives, measurement s w ill be reflec ted net of management fees and

transac t ion cost s These calcul at ions should be evaluated against all e x ist ing indices which coordinate w ith the indiv idual managers st ated guidelines and objec t ives.

A SSE T ALLOC AT ION

A sset allocat ion w ill be caref ully considered and per iodically rev iewed The objec t ive is to obt ain a mix of asset cl asses best calcul ated to meet tot al retur n objec t ives while incur r ing r isk s of pr udent fi-duc iar ies. A sset allocat ions w ill be per iodically bal anced to reflec t adherence to Investment Polic y objec t ives and market condit ions at the discret ion of the Investment Commit tee w ith the approval of the E xecut ive Counc il.

S TOCK VOT ING

The vot ing of stock w ill be the responsibilit y of the managers or the f und(s), unless other w ise direc ted by the Order.

CUS TODIAN

A master custodian bank, nat ional bank ing fir m or major brokerage fir m w ill be employed separately f rom the manager to manage the flow of f unds, prov ide for proper account ing of transac t ions and the shor t-ter m investment of residual cash.

E VALUAT ION OF MANAGER S

(1) Per for mance Objec t ives For Asset Management

(a) Equit y managers/f unds(s) w ill be e xpec ted to achieve an annualized tot al rate of retur n over a three to five year per iod which e xceeds a market inde x rate of retur n by 1 ½ to 2 percent age point s compounded annually, net of cost s and fees Tot al retur n is defined as div idend or interest income plus realized and unrealized capit al apprec iat ion or deprec iat ion. Fixed income managers w ill be e xpec ted to e xceed market indices by 0.75 percent.

(b) The managers/f und(s) w ill al so be e xpec ted to consistently achieve a tot al rate of re-tur n which is equal to or above the median retur n in a universe of peers w ith compara-ble investment st yles or por t folio objec t ives.

(c) Where inde x f unds are used, the retur n should closely match the appropr iate inde x

(2) Investment St yle

The managers/f und(s) w ill maint ain a por t folio for the Order charac ter ized by it s tradit ional manage-ment st yle. Since the account is to be managed consistent w ith the manager ’ s histor ical manage-ment st yle, the manager w ill be asked to not if y the Investment Commit tee if and when a change in such st yle is proposed A change in st yle may reduce or eliminate the ef fec t of diversificat ion, and therefore, may result in a change of managers

(3) Change In Objec t ives Or Asset Allocat ion

A change in objec t ives or asset allocat ion strategy may require that f unds be transfer red bet ween as-set cl asses, to new asset cl asses, or among st yles w ith asset cl asses. These changes may result in increases, decreases, or eliminat ion of f unds under management by a spec ific manager

RE SPONSIBILI T IE S OF THE INVE S TMENT ADV ISOR/FUND MANAGER S

The Investment Adv isors/Fund Managers shall be responsible for:

(1) Deter mining the composit ion of the por t folio and any changes therein;

(2) Recommending the several por t folio secur it ies that should be purchased and/or sold and the por t folio f unds deposited and/or w ithdrawn w ithin the parameters of the Investment Polic y as set for th above;

(3) All necessar y orders to implement the cur rent Investment Polic y; and

(4) Obt aining the “best e xecut ion” therefore The Investment Adv isors/Fund Managers w ill be given the necessar y discret ion to manage w ithin the constraint s of the Investment Polic y. Promptly follow ing the end of each calendar quar ter, the Investment Adv isors/Fund Managers w ill de-liver to the E xecut ive Counc il and E xecut ive Direc tor an analysis of the por t folio which shall consist of a schedule of investment s (including cost, market values, income, y ield and other relevant dat a) and a schedule reflec t ing all purchases, sales, deposit s and w ithdrawal s transac ted dur ing such quar ter

The Investment Adv isors/Fund Managers w ill meet w ith the Investment Commit tee at least annually to discuss per for mance and polic y for the past, present and f uture investment env ironment s. O ther meet ings w ith the Investment Adv isors/ Fund Managers w ill be held at the direc t ion of the Investment Commit tee. In the absence of the Order ’ s spec ific direc t ions or author iz at ions to the contrar y, the In-vestment Adv isors/Fund Managers shall be responsible for managing the por t folio consistent w ith the investment polic y as theretofore approved by the Order.

App. 801. Membership Posit ion Statement .

Kappa Alpha Order elec t s it s members solely on the basis of each indiv idual’s moral, educat ional, and personal at tr ibutes Kappa Alpha Order w ill not tolerate, nor condone, any for m of behav ior f rom it s members, which is demeaning, abusive, or harassing to any person. Kappa Alpha Order shall only discr iminate on the basis of gender in it s member-ship selec t ion. Adopted November 6, 2003.

Par t 9. Description of Relationship

App. 901. Descr ipt ion of Relat ionship bet ween nat ional organiz at ion and colleg iate or Ac t ive and Prov isional Chapters.

1. Cor porate Organiz at ion. Kappa Alpha Order is a non-profit cor porat ion incor porated under the l aws of the Commonwealth of Virginia It s of fices are located in Le x ington, Virginia.

2. Pur pose. Kappa Alpha Order is a non-profit cor porat ion for med to foster f rater nit y and to prov ide educat ional and ser v ice resources for collegiate chapters of Kappa Alpha Order and those persons assoc iated w ith the chapters A s w ith most non-profit organiz at ions, Kappa Alpha Order operates on a limited budget and minimal st af fing

3. Administrat ion. Kappa Alpha Order maint ains and processes membership and records for it s collegiate chapters. With tot al membership e xceeding 4,000 undergraduates, the chapters are located throughout the United St ates.

4. Educat ional and Ser v ice Resources. Kappa Alpha Order al so prov ides educat ional and ser v ices resources to collegiate alumni chapters, members assoc iated w ith those chapters, and to local alumni who volunteer their t ime on an independent basis to assist a collegiate chapter and it s assoc iated collegiate members. Kappa Alpha Order prov ides educat ion through conferences, wr it ten mater ial s, and per iodic consult ant v isit s to collegiate chapters. Consult ant v isit s result in adv isor y recommendat ions for chapter operat ions Kappa Alpha Order str ives through these educat ional ef for t s to enhance life sk ill s, leadership sk ill s and ethic s trait s for it s members. Fur ther, Kappa Alpha Order lends assist ance to it s chapters by prov iding educat ional oppor tunit ies and consult ant recommendat ions.

5. Restr ic t ion on Agenc y. No chapter or member of Kappa Alpha Order is an agent for Kappa Alpha Order, nor shall any chapter or member be, e xpressly or implied, be appointed as an agent for Kappa Alpha Order

6. Chapter Gover nance and Operat ion. Kappa Alpha Order is not involved in the day-to-day ac t iv it ies of it s chapters and does not control or super v ise those operat ions or ac t iv it ies. Each collegiate chapter of Kappa Alpha Order is a self-gover ning, financ ially self-suf fic ient assoc iat ion compr ised of stu-dent s of the inst itut ion at which they are enrolled Each alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Order is a self-gover ning, financ ially self-suf fic ient assoc iat ion compr ised of alumni members residing in a spec ific geographic locat ion. Under the Kappa Alpha L aws (Const itut ion, Byl aws and Regul at ions of Kappa Alpha Order), each collegiate chapter of Kappa Alpha Order selec t s and init iates it s own members, elec t s it s own of ficers, est ablishes it s own r ules, operates and deter mines it s methods of operat ion, and gover ns it s own af f airs, subjec t only

to those r ules and operat ions being consistent w ith the polic ies, Const itut ion, Byl aws and Regul at ions of Kappa Alpha Order The autonomy of a collegiate chapter in organiz ing, deter mining and conduc t ing it s own operat ions through a democrac y is par t of an educat ional process. A member ’ s assoc iat ion w ith a collegiate chapter adds to collegiate life and to the development and refining of life sk ill s.

7. Failure of Chapters to Follow Polic ies. If a collegiate chapter ’ s operat ions are not consistent w ith the polic ies, Const itut ion, Byl aws and Regul at ions of Kappa Alpha Order, Kappa Alpha Order has the r ight af ter the f ac t to deter mine whether that chapter w ill cont inue to be recognized by Kappa Alpha Order as a chapter assoc iated w ith it. In some situat ions, af ter an ac t ion by a chapter has occur red that is inconsistent w ith the polic ies, Const itut ion, Byl aws and Regul at ions, a probat ionar y st atus may be implemented for the chapter by Kappa Alpha Order In probat ionar y situat ions, the chapter cont inues to be a self-gover ning, financ ially self-suf fic ient assoc iat ion of collegiate student s. If a chapter ceases to be recognized by or assoc iated w ith Kappa Alpha Order and that group of collegiate student s nonetheless cont inues it s operat ions in disregard of the l ack of recognit ion or assoc iat ion of Kappa Alpha Order, then that group operates w ithout author it y by and w ithout any af filiat ion w ith Kappa Alpha Order

8. Sanc t ions. Kappa Alpha Order may under t ake ac t ions, including suspension and e xpul sion, of it s membership as spec ifically prov ided in the Const itut ion, Byl aws and Regul at ions of Kappa Alpha Order.

Par t. 10. Confl ict of Interest Policy

App. 1001. Conflic t Of Interest Polic y.

Any direc tor or counc ilor, of ficer, member of a commit tee w ith E xecut ive Counc il or Board delegated powers or key employee who has a direc t or indirec t financ ial interest in a contrac t or other transac t ion presented to the E xecut ive Counc il or Board or a commit tee thereof for author iz at ion, approval, or rat ificat ion shall make a prompt and f ull disclosure of the mater ial f ac t s of the proposed contrac t or other transac t ion and his or her interest or rel at ionship therein to the E xecut ive Counc il or Board or commit tee pr ior to it s ac t ing on such contrac t or transac t ion. Such disclosure shall include any relevant and mater ial f ac t s known to such person about the contrac t or transac t ion which might reasonably be constr ued to be adverse to the Order ’ s or Cor porat ion’s interest

The body to which such disclosure is made shall thereupon deter mine, in good f aith, whether the disclosure shows that a conflic t of interest e x ist s or can reasonably be constr ued to e x ist, and whether the contrac t or other transac t ion should be author ized, approved or rat ified Such author iz at ion,

approval or rat ificat ion shall require an af fir mat ive vote of a major it y of the disinterested votes ent itled to vote If a conflic t is deemed to e x ist, or reasonably be constr ued to e x ist, such interested person shall not vote on, nor use his or her personal influence on, nor par t ic ipate in, the discussions or deliberat ions w ith respec t to such contrac t or transac t ion. Such person may be counted in deter mining whether a quor um is present, but may NOT be counted when the E xecut ive Counc il or Board of Direc tors or a commit tee thereof t akes ac t ion on such contrac t or transac t ion The minutes of the meet ing shall reflec t the disclosure made, the vote thereon, and where applicable, the abstent ion f rom vot ing and par t ic ipat ion, and whether a quor um was present. A contrac t or transac t ion shall not be author ized, approved or rat ified under this paragraph by a single counc ilor or direc tor

For pur poses of this polic y, a direc tor or counc ilor, of ficer, member of a commit tee w ith E xecut ive Counc il or Board delegated powers or key employee is "indirec tly" a par t y to a transac t ion if the other par t y to the transac t ion is an ent it y in which the direc tor or counc ilor, of ficer, member of a commit tee w ith E xecut ive Counc il or Board delegated powers or key employee has a financ ial interest or of which the direc tor or counc ilor, of ficer, member of a commit tee w ith E xecut ive Counc il or Board dele-gated powers or key employee is a manager ial of fic ial or a member

Each direc tor or counc ilor, of ficer, member of a commit tee w ith E xecut ive Counc il or Board delegated powers and key employee shall annually sign a st atement which af fir ms that such person

a has received a copy of this conflic t of interest polic y;

b. has read and underst ands the conflic t of interest polic y;

c has agreed to comply w ith the conflic t of interest polic y;

d. underst ands that Kappa Alpha Order and it s rel ated ent it ies are t a x- e xempt organiz at ion(s) and that in order to maint ain it s federal t a x e xempt ion, it must engage pr imar ily in ac t iv it ies which accomplish one or more of it s t a x- e xempt pur poses; and

e. has disclosed all mat ters requir ing disclosure pursuant to the conflic t of interest polic y.

To ensure that this organiz at ion, as an e xempt organiz at ion, operates in a manner consistent w ith it s pur poses and that it does not engage in ac t iv it ies that could jeopardize it s st atus as an organiz at ion e xempt f rom federal income t a x, per iodic rev iews shall be conduc ted by the E xecut ive Counc il.

Index: Kappa Alpha Laws, Executive Council Regulations, and Appendix

A C T I V E C H A P T E R S

S e e Ac t i ve Ch a p t e r O f fi c e r s , Ch a p t e r s , Fi n a n c e s , N ew M e m b e r s

Academic standards, R 9 -271

Active membership, see M e m b e r sh i p

A lu mnus Adv iser, 9 -231 et seq

A lu mni Adv isor y Committee, 5 -124, 9 -236, R7-111(c)R16 -127

A lu mni members, 11-111, 11-112, 8 -221

A lu mni relations, 8 -222

A ssessments by, 9 -222 et seq

A ssessments aga inst, 1-511, 9 -136, 9 -221, 9 -222, 9 -230, 12-312, 13 -113, R13 -112(4),

Billing of members, 9 -227

Bylaws, R1- 415(e), R 9 -211, Chapter house, 9 -241 et seq

Chapter meetings, see M e e t i n g s

Char ters, 1-324, 10 -111

Communit y relations, 9 -251 et seq.

Compliance w it h loca l laws, R16 -123

Con flict w it h K A Laws, 9 -253

Contracts, 6 -117, 9 -242, R6 -214, R16 -120(e)(iv)

Depositor ies, 9 -223

Disbursements, 9 -223

Discipline of Active Chapter, 9 -311 et seq

Dues, 9 -222 et seq., 1-511, 9 -136, 9 -221, 9 -230, 13 -112

Member unable to pay, 8 -217

Executive Direc tor

Genera lly, 6 -117

Financia l matters, 6 -115

Expulsion of member

Appea l of, 12-211 et seq

Reinstatements, 12-314 Stat us, 12-311

Fees, initiation, 13 -111, R13 -111

Finances, genera lly, 9 -221 et seq

Financia l matters, consu ltation as to, 6 -115

Financia l obligations, excessive, 9 -226

Fines aga inst, 13 -113

Former Ac tive Chapter s

Commissions, 11-126, R1-327

Funds of t he Order, 9 -224

Good Stand ing, 1-324, R1-234

Grow t h, opposition to, 8 -115

Hazing

Prohibited, 9 -261, R 9 -261

Pena lties, 9 -262

House, see Ch a p t e r H o u s e

Initiation, see I n i t i a t i o n ,

Initiation fees

Chapter fees, 9 -222

Order fees, 9 -224, 13 -111, R13 -111(a)( b)

Insolvency of Active Chapter, 9 -230

Insta llation of new chapter, 10 -212

Inter f ratenit y matters, 9 -252

Joint chapter socia l f u nctions, R16 -112

K A Laws, con flicts w it h, 9 -253

Meetings

Absence f rom, 12-112(a)

Order of business, 9 -215

Prog ra m, 9 -215

Quor u m, 9 -214

Reg u lar, 9 -212

Specia l, 9 -213

Mont hly billing of members, 9 -227

New chapter s

Char ter fees, 10 -132, R10 -218(a)(1)(2)

Creation, 10 -131

New chapter, insta llation of, 10 -212

Vote requ ired, 10 -131

New members, see N ew M e m b e r s

Of fenses of members, see O f f e n s e s

Of ficers, see Ac t i ve Ch a p t e r O f fi c e r s

Jewels of, App 209

Operations, genera lly, 1-322; 9 -211 et seq

Probation of Active Chapter, 9 -311

Prohibited activ ities, 9 -261

Prov ince Commanders, v isits by, 7-112

Prov ince Council delegates, 7-212

Pr udentia l Committee, 9 -225

Receivership, 9 -312

Records requ ired to be kept, 9 -216

Repor ts, R16 -111

Residence facilities, see Ch a p t e r H o u s e

Scholarship standards, ma intenance, 9 -271

Specia l meetings ca lled by A lu mnus Adv iser, 9 -233

Suspension of Ac tive Chapter

Genera lly, 1-324, 9 -312

Proper t y ret ur n of, 9 -314

Reinstatement, 9 -315

Stat us of Closed Active Chapter, 9 -314

Ter m of suspension, 9 -313

Ter mination of membership, 8 -132 et seq , 8 -213

Tra nsfer of aut hor it y of Active Chapter, 9 -312

Tra nsfer of membership, 8 -216

Violations of members, see O f f e n s e s

Wit hdrawa l of Char ter of Active Chapter, 1-324

A C T I V E C H A P T E R O F F I C E R S

Add itiona l of ficers, 9 -111

At tendance requirement for I ’s

Attendance requ irement for Prov ince Council, 7-215

Fa ilure to attend, 9 - 413

Leadership Instit ute, 9 - 412

Cor respond ing Secretar y, duties, 9 -134

Desig nation, 9 -111

Duties of, 9 -131, 9 -132, 9 -133, 9 -134, 9 -135, 9 -136, 9 -137,9 -138, 9 -139 et seq , 9 -224, 9 - 412

Election of, 9 -112

Fa ilure to remit initiation fees, etc 12-122(i)

Histor ian, duties, 9 -135

Inelig ibilit y for of fice, 9 -113

Marsha l, duties, 9 -139

Parlia mentar ia n, duties, 9 -137

Index: Kappa Alpha Laws, Executive Council Regulations, and Appendix

Pr e si d e n t , duties, 9 -131, 9 - 412

Remova l f rom of fice, 9 -124, 9 - 413

Resig nation, 9 -122

R isk Management Of ficer, 9 -138

Scholarship Of ficer, 6 -211

Secretar y, duties, 9 -133

Sergeant-at-A r ms, duties, 9 -138

Ter m of of fice, 9 -121

Vacancy, automatic, 9 -123

Filling vacancy, 9 -125

Vice President, duties 9 -132

A C T I V E M E M B E R S H I P

See M e m b e r sh i p

A D M I N I S T R AT I V E O F F I C E

See N a t i o n a l Ad m i n i s t r a t i ve O f fi c e

A D M I N I S T R AT I O N , E L E C T I O N O F

See M E M B E RS H I P

A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L

See E xe c u t i ve C o u n c i l

A lu mnus Adv iser or A lu mni Adv isor y Committee, may not ser ve as, 5 -124

Chapter House Cor porations, may not ser ve as of ficer, d irector or tr ustee, 5 -124

Constit uency, 1-251

Constit utiona l a mend ment, 1-712

Councilor, replacement of, 5 -122

Functions, 1-251

Ma il, business by, 5 -112

Meetings

Ca ll of, 5 -111

Non-assembled meetings, 5 -112

Presid ing of ficers, 5 -114

Quor u m, 5 -111

Operations, genera lly, 5 -111 et seq

Procedures, genera lly, 5 -111 et seq

Remova l of of ficers, 1-218

Telephone, business by, 5 -112

A L U M N I

Genera lly, 11-111 et seq

A lu mni chapters, 11-121 et seq , see A l u m n i Ch a p t e r s

A lu mni members defi ned, 8 -221

A nniversar y Cer ti ficate, App 210( h)

Commissions for for mer

Active Chapters, 11-126

Contr ibution, 13 -122

Delinquencies of, 9 -228

Duties of, 11-111

Ot her a lu mni orga nizations, 11-125

Persona l records, 11-112

Receivership, 9 -312

Relations w it h Active Chapters, 8 -222

A L U M N I C H A P T E R S

Genera lly, 1-326, 1-327

A lu mni Receivership Committee, of 11-121

A nnua l Repor t, 11-122(c)

A ssig nment to prov ince, 1-311

Char ter, 11-121

Char ter fees, R10 -218( b)

Convention representation, qua li fication 11-122

Dues to Order, 11-122(d), 13 -121,

Election, 11-122( b)

Establishment, 11-121

Fa ilure to pay, 1-326

Good Stand ing, 1-326

Meetings, 11-122(a)

Membership requ irement, 11-122(e)

Of ficers, 11-123

Operations, 11-123

Prov ince Cou ncil representation, qua li fication, 11-122

Reactivation of, 11-124

Requ irements, 11-122

Willia m E Forester A lu mni Chapter Award, R16 -115(c)

Wit hdrawa l of, 11-124

A L U M N U S A D V I S E R

A lu mni Adv isor y Committee, cha ir man of, 9 -236

Appointment, 9 -231

Aud it of chapter book s, 9 -234

Qua li fications, 5 -124

Repor ts, 9 -232

Specia l meetings, ca ll of, 9 -233

Visits a nd repor ts, 9 -232

A L U M N I A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E

Genera lly, 9 -236; see a lso 5 -124

A M E N D M E N T S

Bylaws, to, 15 -211 et seq

Constit ution, to, 1-711, 1-712, 15 -111, 15 -112, 15 -113, 15 -114

A P P E A L

Ex pu lsion, of, 1- 422, 12-211 et seq , 12-212, 12-213

Filing of appea l, 1- 422

Inter pretation of laws, f rom, 14 -111 et seq.

A P P E L L AT E C O U N C I L

Clerk of, 6 -119

Constit utiona l inter pretation, 1- 623, 1- 624

Desig nation, 1- 623

Executive Director to ser ve as clerk , 6 -119

A P P O I N T M E N T S

Prov ince Comma nders, 1-231, 1-232, 1-234, 1-235, 7-115, 7-116,

A P P R O P R I AT I O N S

Genera lly, 13 -311,13 -312

Convention, by, 2-111

A R C H I V E S

Ad ministrative Of fice, 6 -113

Docu ment Retention, R16 -120

A S S E S S M E N T S

Active Chapter, of, 13 -113 Active Members, of, 9 -222

A U D I T

Order, of, 13 -212

AWA R D S O F T H E O R D E R

Academic Achievement Awards, R16 -115( b)(4)(5)

Accolade for Inter f rater na l Ser v ice, R16 -115(a)(8)

A lu mni Chapter Award, R16 -115(c)

A lu mnus Adv isor of t he Year, R16 -115(a)(6)

Carl A lber t Most Improved Chapter, R16 -115( b)(3)

Cer ti ficate of Honor, R16 -115(a)(4)

Cer ti ficate of Ser v ice, R16 -115(a)(5)

Cross & Rose Award, R16 -115( b)(6)

Disting u ished Achievement Award, R16 -115(a)(1)

Disting u ished Public Ser v ice Award, R16 -115(a)2)

Facu lt y Adv isor of t he Year, R16 -115(a)(7)

George C. Marsha ll Award, R16 -115( b)(1)

J Edgar Hoover Award, see G e o r g e C. M a r sh a l l Aw a r d

K night Commander’s Accolade, R16 -115(a)(3)

K night Commander’s Cup, R16 -115( b)(8)

K night Commander’s Meda l, R16 -115(a)(11)

Sa muel Z A mmen Award, R16 -115( b)(2)

Scholarship Trophy, R16 -115( b)(4)

Ser v ice to t he Order, R16 -115( b)(9)

Speci fic A reas of Chapter Operations, R16 -115( b)(7)

Willia m E Forester A lu mni Chapter Award, R16 -115(c)

B A D G E

See J ew e l s a n d I n si g n i a

B A L L O T S

See E l e c t i o n s

B I D S , M E M B E R S H I P

See N ew M e m b e r s

B I L L I N G Members, of, 9 -227

B O N D S

Of ficers, of, 1-515

B U D G E T

A nnua l budget of Order, 13 -312

Pr udentia l Committee to prepare, 9 -225

B Y L AW S

Active Chapters, of, 9 -211

A mend ments, 15 -211 et seq., 15 -212

C A N D I D AT E S F O R M E M B E R S H I P See N ew M e m b e r

CA N N O N S , CH A P T E R Policy, R16 -113(c)

C E M E T E R Y P O L I C Y Genera lly, R16 -121

C E R E M O N I E S

Induction of New Members, App 501 Insta llation of A lu mni Chapter, App 504 Insta llation of K night Commander, App 502

Oat hs of Ot her Of ficers, App. 503

C H A P T E R S

Active Chapters, see Ac t i ve Ch a p t e r s

A lu mni Chapters, see A l u m n i Ch a p t e r s

Bonds of of ficers, 1-515

Commissions, 1-328

Convention delegates, 1-123

Delegates to Convention, 1-123

Elections to membership, see M e m b e r sh i p

Establishment of, 1-326, 1-327

Finances, see G e n e r a l l y, 9 -221– 9 -230

Fa ilure to meet fi nancia l obligations to Order, 1-324

Membership, see M e m b e r sh i p

Operation of, 1-322

Order super v ision of, 1-323

Probation, 1-324, 9 -311

Pr udentia l Committee, 9 -225

Scholarship standards, 9 -271

Standards of compliance, R16 -123

Super v ision by Order, 1-323

Suspension, 1-324, 9 -312 – 9 -315

Wit hdrawa l, 1-324, 9 -313

C H A P T E R H O U S E C O R P O R AT I O N

Genera lly, 9 -241 et seq

Standards of compliance, R16 -123

W ho may not ser ve as of ficer, d irector or tr ustee, 5 -124

C H A P T E R M E E T I N G S

See Ac t i ve Ch a p t e r s

Absence f rom, 12-112(a)

C H A P T E R O F F I C E R S

See Ac t i ve Ch a p t e r O f fi c e r s

Active Chapters, of, 9 -111, 9 -131– 9 -139

C H I E F A L U M N U S

Deput y, 1-272

Election, 1-271,11-128

Member of Convention, 1-121

C O AT- O F - A R M S

Descr iption, App 107

Index: Kappa Alpha Laws, Executive Council Regulations, and Appendix

C O L L E G E S

E l e c t i o n t o m e m b e r sh i p

Ad ministration, 1- 413

Facu lt y, 1- 413 Sta f f, 1- 413

Relations w it h, 9 -251 et seq

C O M M I S S I O N S

Genera lly, 1-328, 11-126

Functioning, 1-328

Membership, election to, 1- 413

C O M M U N I T Y R E L AT I O N S

Active Chapters, of, 9 -251 et seq

C O N C E A L E D W E A P O N S

Genera lly, 9 -263

C O N F E D E R AT E B AT T L E F L A G

Display prohibited, 9 -264

C O N F E R E N C E S

A lu mni Conference, 11-127

Underg raduate Conference, 4 -111– 4 -114 et seq.

C O N F L I C T S O F I N T E R E S T Genera lly, 13 - 411

C O N S T I T U E N C Y

Order, of, A r ticle 1-3

C O N S T I T U T I O N

Genera lly, Title 1

Amendment s

Action upon proposa ls, 1-712, 15 -113

Advance proposa ls, 15 -111

Appellate Cou ncil, 1- 623, 1- 624

Convention, see C o nve n t i o n

Ot her aut hor it y for, 15 -114

Submission of proposa ls, 15 -112

Interpretation

Action on appea l, 1- 624

Appea ls f rom, 1- 621, 14 -111 et seq.

Appellate Cou ncil, 1- 623

K night Commander, by, 1- 612

Procedure, 1- 622

C O N T R A C T S

Execution of, 3 -115

Housing contracts, 9 -242 et seq

C O N T R I B U T I O N S

A lu mni, of, 13 -122

C O N V E N T I O N

A lter nate delegates, 2-212

A lu mni Conference, 11-127

Amendment s

Bylaws, 15 -211 et seq

Constit ution, 15 -111 et seq

Appropr iation of f unds, 2-111, 13 -311

Business, order of, 2-221

Chapter delegates, 1-123

Cancellation of, 1-133

Committees, 2-217

Composition, 1-121

Constit ution, see C o n s t i t u t i o n

Constit utiona l a mend ment, 1-712

Credentia ls Committee, 1-141

Credentia ls of delegates, 2-213

Delegates, 1-123

Delegates and a lter nates, 2-212

Holdover of of ficers, 1-133

Leg islative aut hor it y, 2-111

Leg islative powers, 1-111

Membership, 2-211

Of ficers of, 2-216

Order of business, 2-221

Orga nization, A r ticle 2-1 et seq

Parlia mentar y procedure, 2-222

Plenar y powers, 1-111, 2-111

Procedure, 2-211 et seq

Post ponement, 1-133

Quor u m, 1-122

Deter mination of, 2-218

Reg istration of ot her, 2-214

Reg istration Fee, R 2-212

Rober t’s Ru les of Order, 2-222

Sessions, 1-131 et seq , 1-132

Reg u lar, 1-131

Specia l, 1-132

Sovereig nt y, 1-111

Underg raduate Conference, ca ll of, 4 -111

Voting, 1-121

Voting Membership, 2-215

Voting Procedure, 2-223

Voting Requ irements, 1-142

C O R R E S P O N D I N G S E C R E TA R Y

Active Chapter, of, 9 -111 et seq. 9 -134

C O U N C I L O R S

See G e n e r a l O f fi c e r s , S e n i o r C o u n c i l o r

Election of, 1-212, 2-232, R 2-232

Replacement of, 5 -122

Vacancy, replacement of, 1-219, 5 -122

C O U N C I L S

See speci fic head ings

C R E D E N T I A L S C O M M I T T E E

See C o nve n t i o n

C R E S T

See C o a t - o f - A r m s

C R I M E S

See O f f e n s e s

D E L E G AT E S

Convention, to, see C o nve n t i o n

D E P O S I T O R I E S

Active Chapters, of, 9 -223

D E P U T Y C H I E F A L U M N U S

Election, 1-272, 11-128

D E P U T Y P R O V I N C E C O M M A N D E R S

Genera lly, 7-121

D O C U M E N T S

Execution of, 3 -115

D U E S

See Fi n a n c e s

Active Members, of, 9 -222 et seq

Member unable to pay, 8 -217

Member ship dues

Active Chapters, 13 -112

A lu mni Chapters, 13 -121

D U T I E S

K night Commander, see K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r

Prov ince Commander, see Pr ov i n c e C o m m a n d e r

E D I T O R

Kappa Alpha Jour nal, R1-521(d)

Kappa Alpha Laws, R1-521(c)

A

Jewel of, App 206

E L E C T I O N S

See M e m b e r sh i p, Vo t i n g

Chapter of ficers, of, 9 -112

Genera l of ficers, 2-231–2-233 et seq

Nationa l Underg raduate Cha ir man, 4 -211

New members, of, 8 -111 et seq

E L E C T R O N I C M E D I A

Publishing Gu idelines, R16 -119

E X E C U T I V E C O U N C I L

See Ad v i so r y C o u n c i l

Appropriations

A nnua l budget, 13 -312

Source, 13 -311

Cha ir man, 1-241

Constit uency, 1-241

Constit utiona l a mend ment, 1-712

Dues, deter mination of, 13 -111 et seq

Functions, 1-242

Jewels of of ficers, adoption, or change, 5 -123

Ma il, business by, 5 -112

Meetings

Ca ll of, 5 -111

Non-assembled meetings, 5 -112

Notice of reg u lations, 5 -121

Operations, genera lly, 5 -111 et seq.

Presid ing of ficers, 5 -114

Procedures, genera lly, 5 -111 et seq

Quor u m, 5 -111

Publications, 1-521

Regulations

Adoption, 1-242, R1-242(a)

Ef fective date of, 5 -121, R1-242(c)

Notice of, 5 -121

Senior Councilor, election of, 1-216

Speci fic cou ncil decisions, 5 -121 et seq

Telephone, business by, 5 -112

E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R

Genera lly, 6 -111 et seq.

Active Chapter fi nancia l matters, 6 -115

Ad ministrative Of fice, genera lly, 6 -113

A nnua l repor t, 6 -116

Appellate Council, clerk of, 6 -119

Appointment, 1-261

Aut hor it y, genera l, 6 -111

Clerk of Appellate Cou ncil, 6 -119

Compensation, 1-261

Constit utiona l a mend ments, 1-711

Cou ncilor, replacement of, 1-219, 5 -122

Delegation of duties, 1-262

Duties, Genera l, 6 -111

Fisca l of ficer of Order, 6 -114

Jewel of, App 206

Ma nagement f unctions, 6 -112

Powers, genera l, 6 -111

Replacement of Councilor, duties as to, 1-219, 5 -122

Secretar y and Treasurer of cor poration, 6 -118

Ser v ice, 1-261

E X P U L S I O N

Genera lly, 1- 421, Appea l, 1- 422, 12-211 et seq

Automatic, 8 -133

Involuntar y, 8 -132

Limitation on r ight of appea l, 1- 422

Pena lties, 12-128

Reinstatement, 12-314

Stat us, 12-311

Voluntar y 8 -134

FA C U LT Y, E L E C T I O N O F

See M E M B E RS H I P

F E E S

Chapter fees, 9 -222

Initiation fees, R13 -111(a), R13 -112

Order fees, 9 -224, 13 -111, R13 -111, R13 -112

F I L M I N G C H A P T E R A C T I V I T I E S O R E V E N T S

Prohibited, R 9 -264

Index: Kappa Alpha Laws, Executive Council Regulations, and Appendix

F I N A N C E S

Genera lly, Title 13, A r ticle 1-5

Active Chapters, of, 9 -221– 9 -230 et seq , see Ac t i ve Ch a p t e r s

A lu mni Chapters, 11-122

Appropr iation of f u nds, 2-111

A nnua l budget, 13 -312

A ssessments, 9 -222 et seq.

Aud it of Order, 13 -212

Billing of members, 9 -227

Bonds of of ficers, 1-515

Chapters, by, 9 -221– 9 -230

Char ter fees, R10 -218

Collection of f unds, 6 -114

Con flicts of interest, 13 - 411

Contr ibutions, 13 -122

Delinquencies of a lu mni, 9 -228

Deposit of f unds, 6 -114

Depositor ies, Active Chapters, 9 -223

Disbursement of f unds, 6 -114

Dues, 9 -222 et seq

Excessive fi nancia l obligations, 9 -226

Fisca l of ficer, of t he Chapter 9 -136

Fisca l of ficer, of t he Order 6 -114

Fisca l year, 13 -211

Funds, 1-511

Income and f unds, 1-511

Initiation fees

Chapter fees, 9 -222

Order fees, 9 -224, 13 -111, R13 -111

Limit of fi nancia l responsibilit y of Order, 1-514

Management of f unds, 1-512

Membership Dues, 13 -112, R13 -112

Of ficers, not compensated, 1-516

Order, of, 9 -224.

Order, of t he, 13 -111 et seq

Pr udentia l Committee, 9 -225

Publications, 1-521

Source, 13 -311

F I N E S

See O f f e n s e s

Active Chapters, of, 13 -113

F I S C A L O F F I C E R

Executive Director, 6 -114

F I S C A L Y E A R

Genera lly, 13 -211

F O R M E R A C T I V E C H A P T E R S

Commissions, 1-328, 11-126

Appea l of suspension, refer ra l of, 12-129

Appellate Council, member of, 1- 623

Convention, vote in, 1-121

Jewel, App 202

F R AT E R N I T I E S

Inter f rater nit y matters, 9 -252

Promotion and adva ncement of, 3 -117

F R AT E R N I T Y H O U S E

Active Chapters, 9 -241– 9 -242 et seq.

F U N D S

See Fi n a n c e s

G E N E R A L O F F I C E R S

Genera lly, A r ticle 1-2

See ind iv idua l head ings, a lso see Ad v i so r y C o u n c i l

Bonds, 1-515

Compensation, ser v ice w it hout, 1-516

Convention, reg istration, 2-214

Convention vote, R 2-232

Desig nation, 1-211

Election of, 1-212, 2-231–2-233 et seq

Executive Cou ncil, members of, 1-241

Genera l r u les, 2-233

Holdover at Convention, 1-133

Insta llation, 1-214, App 502, App 503

Jewels, see J ew e l s

K night Commander, see K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r

Qua li fications for election, 1-213

Reg istration at convention, 2-214

Remova l of, 1-218

Resig nation of, 1-218

Secretar y and Treasurer, 6 -118

Senior Councilor, see S e n i o r C o u n c i l o r

Ser v ice w it hout compensation, 1-516

Ter m of of fice, 2-234

Treasurer, 6 -118

G O O D S TA N D I N G

Active Chapter, 1-325

Active Members, 8 -218

A lu mni Chapter, 1-326

R ights of Active Chapter not in good sta nd ing, 1-325

R ights of A lu mni Chapter not in good stand ing, 1-327

R ights of Active Member not in good stand ing, 8 -218

G R A D U AT E S

See A l u m n i

H A Z I N G

Pena lties, 9 -262, R 9 -262

Procedure for Hand ling Incidents of Ha zing, R 9 -262

Prohibited, 9 -261, R 9 -261

H I S T O R I A N

Active Chapter, of, 9 -111 et seq , 9 -135

H O U S E

Active Chapters, 9 -241 et seq

I N C O M E

See Fi n a n c e s

I N S O LV E N C Y O F A C T I V E C H A P T E R

Genera lly, 9 -229

I N I T I AT I O N

Conclusion of, 8 -123, R8 -124(a)

Defer ra l of, 8 -131

Education pr ior to, 8 -122

Exceptiona ls, R8 -124( b)

Fat hers and Step -fat hers, 1- 413

Fees

Chapter fees, 9 -222

Order fees, 9 -224, 13 -111, R13 -111(a)

Ha zing prohibited, 9 -261, R 9 -261

Initia l preparation, 8 -121

Pena lties, 9 -262, R 9 -262 Initia l preparation, 8 -121

Pre -initiation education, 8 -122, 8 -123

Preparation for, 8 -121 et seq.

Repor t for initiation, 8 -124

Super v ision of, 8 -122

I N I T I AT I O N F E E S

Chapter fees, 9 -222

Order fees, 9 -224, 13 -111

I N S I G N I A

See J ew e l s a n d I n si g n i a

I N T E R F R AT E R N I T Y M AT T E R S

Genera lly, 9 -252

I N T E R P R E TAT I O N O F L AW S

Appea l f rom, Title 14

I N T E R P R E TAT I O N S

Genera lly, 1- 611 et seq

K night Commander, by, 1- 612

I N V E S T M E N T P O L I C Y

Genera lly, R13 -115, App. 701

I N V I TAT I O N T O M E M B E R S H I P

Genera lly, 8 -116

J E W E L S A N D I N S I G N I A

Active Chapter of ficers, App 209

Adoption of, 5 -123

Badge of member awa iting initiation, App. 104

Badge of the Order

Descr iption, App 101

Display of, App 102

Mour ning, wear ing in, App 103

Change of, 5 -123

Coat- of-ar ms, App 107

Colors, App 210( b)

Councilors, of, App 203

Cour t of Honor Prov incia l Cross, App 210(f )

Display of, App 207

Executive Council, aut hor it y of, 5 -123

Executive Director, of, App 206

Executive Vice President, of, App 206

F lag(s), App 210(c), App 210(d)

F lowers, App 210(a)

For mer K night Commanders, of, App. 202

Graduate char m, App 106

K night Commander, of, App 201, App 210(i)

K night Commander’s Accolade, App 210 ( j)

K night Commanders Meda l, App. 210( k)

Membership Cer ti ficate, App 210(g)

Militar y Div ision Recog nition Pin, App 210 ( l)

Mod i fication of, 5 -123

Nationa l Underg raduate Cha ir man, of, App 205

Ot her dev ices of t he Order, App 210

Prov ince Comma nders, of, App 204

Recog nition button, App. 105

Rev ision of, 5 -123

R ing, App 210(e)

Seals

K night Commander, of, App 302

Order, of t he, App. 301

Shingle, App 210(g)

Supply of, App 208

Supply ing badges and ot her mater ia ls, App 108

J O I N T C H A P T E R S O C I A L F U N C T I O N S Genera lly, R16 -112

K A P PA A L P H A L AW S See L aw s

K A P PA A L P H A O R D E R See O r d e r a nd ot her speci fic head ings

K N I G H T C O M M A N D E R Genera lly, 3 -111 et seq. See G e n e r a l O f fi c e r s

Add itiona l Of ficers, appointed by, 6 -223

Adv isor y Council meetings, ca ll of, 5 -111

Appellate Cou ncil, 1- 623

Biennia l repor t of, 3 -116

Committees, appointment of, 2-217

Constit ution, inter pretation of, 1- 612 et seq , see C o n s t i t u t i o n

Contracts, Execution of, 3 -115

Convention, preside at, 2-216

Cooperation, promotion of, 3 -112

Docu ments, execution of, 3 -115

Duties of, 1-215

Election of, 1-212; 2-231

Enforcement of laws, 3 -113

Execution of docu ments/contracts, 3 -115

Executive Council, Cha ir man of, 1-241

Executive Council meetings, ca ll of, 5 -111

Frater nit y system, adva ncement of, 3 -117

Genera l Of ficer, desig nated, 1-211

I’s Leadership Instit ute, may requ ire attendance of add itiona l of ficers, 9 - 412

Insta llation of, App 502

Index: Kappa Alpha Laws, Executive Council Regulations, and Appendix

Inter pretations, 1- 612

Jewel of, App. 201

K night Commander fls Cup, R16 -115( b)(8)

Laws, enforcement of, 3 -113

Oat h of, App. 502

Pr imar y dut y, 3 -111

Proper t y, Protection of, 3 -114

Prov ince Commanders, appointment of, 1-231, 7-116

Qua li fications, 1-213

Responsibilities, genera lly, Title 3

Scholarship Of ficer, appointment of, 6 -221

Sea l, App 302

Underg raduate Conference, ca ll of, 4 -111

L AW S

Genera l, Title 14

Appea l f rom an inter pretation, 14 -111 et seq

Con flicts w it h, 9 -253.

Constit ution, see C o n s t i t u t i o n

Ed itor, R1-521(c)

Enforcement of, 3 -113

Of fences of members, see O f f e n s e s

Publishing, of, R1-521(a)

L E A D E R S H I P I N S T I T U T E , I ’ S

Genera lly, A r ticle 9 - 4

L E G A L D O C U M E N T S

Execution of, 3 -115

L E G I S L AT I V E A U T H O R I T Y

See S ove r e i g n t y

Convention, of, A r ticles 1-1, 2-1

“ L I T T L E S I S T E R ” O R G A N I Z AT I O N S

Prohibited, R16 -122

M A R S H A L

Active Chapter, of, 9 -111, 9 -139

M E M B E R S

See O f f e n s e s

Absence f rom meetings, 12-112(a)

Chapter meetings, 9 -212 et seq , 9 -213

Reinstatement, 1- 425, 8 -215

M E M B E R S H I P

Genera lly, A r ticle 1- 4

See N ew M e m b e r s

Ac tive Member ship

Defi ned, 8 -211

Financia l obligations, not meeting, 8 -217

Obligation of, 8 -212

Reinstatement to, 8 -215

Repor t upon ter mination, 8 -214

Ter mination of, 8 -213

Transfer of, 8 -216

A lu mni members, defi ned, 8 -221

Automatic ter mination, 8 -133, R8 -133

Badge, see J ew e l s

Billing of members, 9 -227

Committees, of, 2-217

Convention, of, 2-211

Dues, see D u e s

Elec tion of Ad ministration, 1- 413

Facu lt y, 1- 413

Fat hers, Step -fat hers, 1- 413

Sta f f, 1- 413

St udents, 1- 413

Exception to una nimous r u le, 1- 414

Expulsion

Genera l, 1- 421, 12-128

Appea l f rom, 1- 422

Appea l of, A r ticle 12-2

Reinstatement, 12-314

Stat us, 12-311

Financia l obligation, excessive, 9 -226

Initiation, see I n i t i a t i o n

Inv itation to, 8 -116

Members of Order, 1- 411

Member unable to pay, 8 -217

Mont hly billing of members, 9 -227

New Members, see N ew M e m b e r s

Of fenses of members, see O f f e n s e s

Position Statement, App. 801

Prov ince Councils, 7-212

Qua li fications, 1- 412

Re - election to, 8 -133

Reinstatement, 1- 425, 8 -215, 12-313, 12-314

Stat us on Suspension, 12-312

Suspension, 1- 423, 12-128, 12-312

Termination of Active membership, 8 -213

Automatic, 8 -133

Involuntar y, 8 -132

Voluntar y, 8 -134

Voting, 2-215

M E M B E R S AWA I T

See N ew M e m b e r s

M O N I E S

See Fi n a n c e s

Executive Director, management by, 6 -112

Records, and archives, 6 -113

Genera

Election of 1-221 4 -211

Jewel of, App 205

Member of Convention, 1-121

Prov ince Underg raduate Cha ir man, 4 -311

Qua li fications, 4 -212

Ter m of, 4 -211

Vacancy in of fice, 4 -213

N E W A C T I V E C H A P T E R S

See Prov i si o n a l Ch a p t e r s

Char ter fees, 10 -132, R10 -218(a)(1)

Creation, Title 10, 10 -131

Vote requ ired, 10 -131

N E W M E M B E R S

Badge, see J ew e l s

Ba lloting, 8 -113

Bid to, 8 -116

Dut y of chapters, 8 -111

Education of, 8 -121– 8 -123 et seq , R8 -121

Elec tion of Ba lloting, 8 -113

Fat hers and Step -fat hers, 1- 413

Grow t h, opposition to, 8 -115

Ha zing prohibited, 9 -261, R 9 -261

Pena lties, 9 -262, R 9 -262

Induction of, Ceremony, App. 501

Initiation, see I n i t i a t i o n

Investigation of, 8 -112

Inv itation to membership, 8 -116

Opposition to g row t h, 8 -115

Position Statement, App 801

Reconsideration of, 8 -114

Ter mination of membership, 8 -132 – 8 -134 et seq.

Under Age Seventeen, R8 -129

O F F E N S E S

Appea l of, 1- 422, 12-211 et seq

Reinstatement, 12-313, 12-314

Ex pu lsion, 1- 421, 12-128

Fines, minor of fenses, 12-114

Major of fenses

Ad mission of charges, 1- 421, 12-127

Appea l of suspension, 12-129

Counsel for accused, 12-125

Defi nition, 12-121

Enu meration of, 12-122

Ex pu lsion, appea l of, 1- 422, A r ticel 12-2

Fa ilure to deny charges, 1- 421, 12-127

Pena lties, 1- 421, 12-128

Prefer ment of charges, 12-124

Prosecution, 12-125

Questions for deter mination, 1- 421, 12-127

Reinstatement, 12-313, 12-314

R ights of accused, 12-123

Submission to tr ia l body, 12-126

Suspension, 12-128

Tr ia l body, R12-121

Tr ia l, order of, 12-127

Tr ia l of Major of fenses, 12-122

Minor of fenses

Appea l of, 12-115

Appea ls f rom conv iction, 12-115

Defi nition, 12-111

Enu meration of, 12-112

Nat ure of of fenses, 12-112

Pena lties, 12-114

Reinstatement, 12-114

Suspension, 12-114

Tr ia ls, 12-113

Tr ia l of Minor of fenses, 12-113

Stat us, A r ticle 12-3

O F F I C E R S

See G e n e r a l O f fi c e r s

Active Chapter Of ficers, see Ac t i ve Ch a p t e r O f fi c e r s

Add itiona l Of ficers appointed by K night Commander, 6 -223

A ssistants to t he Executive Director, 6 -213 et seq

Convention, of, 2-216

Oat hs of Of ficers, App 503

Prov ince, see Pr ov i n c e O f fi c e r s

Scholarship Of ficer, 6 -221

O L D S O U T H / D I X I E B A L L

Policy, R16 -113

I ’ S L E A D E R S H I P I N S T I T U T E

Genera lly, A r ticle 9 - 4

Attendance requ irement, 9 - 412

Fa ilure to attend, 9 - 413, 9 - 414

Underg raduate Conference, ca ll of, 4 -111

O R D E R

See speci fic head ings for of ficers, etc

Appropr iations of, A r ticle 13 -3

Aud it of fi nances, 13 -212

Bonds of of ficers, 1-515

Chapter super v ision, 1-323

Finances, genera lly, Reg u lation 13 et seq , see Fi n a n c e s

Fisca l of ficer of, 6 -114

Fisca l year of, 13 -211

Fu nds of, 9 -224

K A Laws, con flicts w it h, 9 -253

Proper t y, protection of, 3 -114

Publications, 1-521

Sea ls, see J ew e l s

PA R A P H E R N A L I A

See J ew e l s

PA R L I A M E N TA R I A N

Active Chapter, of, 9 -111 et seq , 9 -137

P E N A LT I E S

See O f f e n s e s

P I N

Badge, see J ew e l s

P L E D G E B O O K S

Prohibition, R 9 -261(c)(11)

P L E D G E S

T here is no such classi fication of membership; see, however N ew M e m b e r s

Index: Kappa Alpha Laws, Executive Council Regulations, and Appendix

P L E N A R Y P O W E R S

Convention, of, 1-111

P R E S I D E N T

Active Chapter, of, 9 -111 et seq , 9 -131

P R O B AT I O N O F A C T I V E C H A P T E R

Genera lly, 1-324, 1-325, 9 -311

P R O P E R T Y O F O R D E R

Active Chapter Suspension, 9 -314

Protection of, 3 -114

P R O V I N C E S

Composition, 1-311

Prov ince Councils, 1-312

P R O V I N C E C O M M A N D E R

See Prov i n c e O f fi c e r s

A lu mni Adv isor y Committee, appointment of, 9 -236

A lu mnus Adv iser, appointment of, 9 -231

A lu mnus Adv iser, may not be, 1-232

Duties and Responsibilities, R7-111

Jewel of, App 204

PROV I N CE CO U N CI L S

Genera lly, A r ticle 7-2, 7-211

Active Chapter delegates, 7-212

Attendance requ irement, 7-215

Ca ll and notice, 7-221

Credentia ls of delegates, 7-213

Delegates

Active Chapters, of, 7-212

Credentia ls, 7-213

Establishment, 1-312

Membership, 7-212

Minutes of, 7-225

Notice of, 7-221

Parlia mentar y procedure, 1-222

Place held, 1-312

Presid ing of ficers, 7-214

Procedure, genera lly, 7-222 et seq

Prog ra m, 7-223

Pur pose, 7-211

Secretar y, 7-214

P R O V I N C E C O U R T S O F H O N O R

Genera lly, A r ticle 11-2

Bylaws, 11-228

Creation, 11-211

Election to membership, 11-223

Election process, 11-225

Nominations, 11-224

Induction, 11-226

Insig nia, 11-227, App 210(f )

Of ficer s

Preceptor, 11-221

Reg istrar, 11-222

Pur pose, 11-212

Qua li fication for membership, 11-213

P R O V I N C E O F F I C E R S

Genera lly, A r ticle 7-1

Add itiona l prov ince of ficers, 7-123

Chapter v isits, 7-112

Comma nder, see Pr ov i n c e C o m m a n d e r

Delegation of, 7-114

Deput y Prov ince Commanders, 7-121

Desig nation, 1-231 Duties, 7-111

Province Commander s

Active Chapter v isits, 7-112

Appointment of, 1-231, 7-116

Delegation of duties, 7-114

Duties, 1-233, 7-111 et seq

Prohibition f rom f ur t her ser v ice, 1-234

Qua li fications, 1-232

Remova l, 1-234

Replacement, 1-235

Repor ts of, 7-113

Resig nation, 1-234

Ter m, 1-232

Prov ince Underg raduate Cha ir man, 7-122

Qua li fications, 1-232

Repor ts of Prov ince Commanders, 7-113

Responsibilities, 7-111

Ter m, 1-232

Genera lly, A r ticle 4 -3

Cor respondence, 4 -317

Ex penses, reimbursement, 4 -316

Pur pose, 4 -314

Qua li fications, 4 -311

Repor ts, 4 -315

Ter m, 4 -311

Vacancy in of fice, 4 -312, 4 -313 P

See N ew Ac t i ve Ch a p t e r s

Genera lly, A r ticle 10 -1

Char ter fees, R10 -218(a)(1)

Creation, 10 -111

Initiation of Prov isiona l Chapter members, R1- 415(e)

Provisional Cer tific ates

Application for, 10 -112

Issuance, 10 -113

Operation under, 10 -122

Two year limitation, 10 -121

Vote requ ired, 1-326, 10 -112

Suspension, 10 -114

Wit hdrawa l, 10 -114

Active Chapters, 9 -225

P U B L I C AT I O N S

Genera lly, 1-521, R1-521

Ad ministrative Of fice, 6 -113

Kappa Alpha Jour nal, R1-521(d)

Kappa Alpha Laws, R1-521( b), R1-521(c)

Ot her, R1-521(f )

The Special Messenger, R1-521(e)

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S

See speci fic head ings

Nationa l Underg raduate Cha ir man, 4 -212

Q U O R U M

Active Chapter meetings, 9 -214 Conventions, 2-218

Members not in good stand ing, excluded, 8 -219

R E C E I V E R S H I P

Active Chapter in, 9 -312

R E G U L AT I O N S

See E xe c u t i ve C o u n c i l

R E C O R D S

Active Chapter, requ ired, 9 -216

Ad ministrative Of fice, 6 -113 Aud it of Order, 13 -212

R E I M B U R S E M E N T O F E X P E N S E S Policy, R13 -113

R E L AT I O N S H I P Descr iption of, App. 901

R E P O R T S

A nnua l repor t of Executive Director, 6 -116

A nnua l repor t of K night Comma nder, 3 -116 Prov ince Commanders, of, 7-113

R E S I D E N C E FA C I L I T I E S

Active Chapters, 9 -241 et seq

Of ficers, d irectors and tr ustees, 5 -124

R E S I G N AT I O N

Genera l Of ficer, of, 1-218

Member, see M e m b e r sh i p

R E V E N U E

See Fi n a n c e s

R I S K M A N A G E M E N T

Application of R isk Ma nagement Policies, 12- 411

R isk management policy, 12- 411, R16 -118, App. 401

R isk Management Specia list, Sergeant-at-A r ms desig nated, 9 -138

R U S H

See N ew M e m b e r s

S C H O L A R S H I P O F F I C E R

Genera lly, 6 -221

S C H O L A R S H I P S TA N D A R D S

Active Chapter Of ficers, 8 -219

Genera lly, 9 -271; R 9 -271

S E A L S See J ew e l s

S E C R E TA R Y

Active Chapter, of, 9 -111 et seq

Cor respond ing, 9 -134 Record ing, 9 -133

S E C R E TA R Y A N D T R E A S U R E R O F O R D E R Genera lly, 6 -118

S E N I O R C O U N C I L O R

See G e n e r a l O f fi c e r s

Duties of, 1-217

Election of, 1-216, 2-231

Executive Council, Vice Cha ir man of, 1-241

Qua li fications, 1-213

Replacement of, 1-219

S E R G E A N T- AT- A R M S Active Chapter, of, 9 -111 et seq , 9 -138

S E S S I O N S

Convention, of Reg u lar, 1-131 et seq

Convention, of Specia l, 1-132

S I G N AT U R E B O O K S

See Pl e d g e B o o ks

S O V E R E I G N T Y Genera lly, A r ticle 1-1

Convention, plenar y powers, 1-111

S P E C I A L I N I T I AT E S

Genera lly, 1- 413, R1- 415(c)

Commission, R1- 415(d)

For m of Initiation, R1- 415(a)

For mer uninitiated members, R1- 415( b)

Fees, R1- 415(f )

Post hu mous elections, R1- 415(c)

Prov isiona l Chapter initiates, R1- 415 Qua li fications and approva l, R1- 415(c)

S TA F F ( C O L L E G E / U N I V E R S I T Y ) , E L E C T I O N O F

See M E M B E RS H I P

S U S P E N S I O N O F A C T I V E C H A P T E R

Genera lly, 1-324, 9 -313 et seq , 9 -314

S U S P E N S I O N O F A C T I V E M E M B E R

Membership, f rom, see M e m b e r sh i p

Pena lt y, 12-128

Reinstatement, 12-313

Stat us, 12-312

T E R M I N AT I O N

Membership, of, see M e m b e r sh i p

T R A D E M A R K S

Protection of, R16 -125

Index: Kappa Alpha Laws, Executive Council Regulations, and Appendix

T R A N S F E R

Membership, of, 8 -216

T R AV E L P O L I C Y

Genera lly, R13 -114, App 601

T R E A S U R E R O F O R D E R

Genera lly, 6 -118

T R I A L

See O f f e n s e s

U N D E R G R A D U AT E A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L

Genera lly, 4 -114

U N D E R G R A D U AT E C O N F E R E N C E

Genera lly, A r ticle 4 -1

Active Chapter members, composed of, 4 -111

Ca ll of conference, 4 -111

Cha ir man, 4 -112, see N a t i o n a l U n d e r g r a d u a t e Ch a i r m a n

Minutes of conference, 4 -113

Organization, 4 -112

U N I V E R S I T I E S

Relations w it h, 9 -251 et seq.

V I C E P R E S I D E N T

Active Chapter, of, 9 -111 et seq , 9 -132

V I O L AT I O N S

See O f f e n s e s

V O T I N G

See E l e c t i o n s

Conventions, 1-121, 2-223

New Members, on, 8 -111 et seq

Quor u m, 1-122

Requ irements, 1-142

Requirement of Good Standing

Active Chapter, 1-324

Active Member, 8 -218

A lu mni Chapter, 1-326

W E B S I T E P U B L I C AT I O N S

See E LEC T RO N I C M E D I A

W I T H D R AWA L O F C H A R T E R O F A C T I V E C H A P T E R

Genera lly, 1-324, A r ticle 9 -3

Varlet Appendix

Provinces

Prov ince Name Locat ion

 Ammen Virginia

 Candler Kentuck y

 Chiles Missour i

 Craw ford Flor ida

 Dunwody Alabama

 Feller Eastern Tennessee

 Forester Western Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas

 Frampton Illinois, Indiana, Ohio

 Graves South Carolina

 Hamilton West Virginia, Pennsylvania

 Hardeman Georgia

Prov ince Name Locat ion

 Ir w in Mississippi

 Locke Oklahoma, Western Arkansas

 Mikell Nor thern Texas

 Neal California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Ar izona, New Mex ico, Colorado, Wyoming

 Smith Nor th Carolina

 Wal sh Southern Texas

 White Louisiana

 Wood Mar yl and, D.C., Delaware, New Jersey

Chapter and Commission Listing

1869

Thet a Pr ime Oglethorpe

SC Graves

Kappa Mercer University

L ambda University of Virginia

Mu Pr ime Newberry College (se e D elta Eps ilon)

Mu Second Erskine College

Mu Third Emory & Henry College

Mu University of Tulsa

Nu Pr ime Philadelphia Dental College

Nu Auburn University

Xi Pr ime Virginia A&M (se e Eps ilon Eta)

Xi Southwestern University

t ive Nov. 8, 1873

t ive Nov. 18, 1873

mant Nov 26, 1873

Nov. 14, 1883

Dec 21, 1893

t ive May 8, 1937

Nov. 22, 1877

t ive Nov 24, 1883

mant Apr il 8, 1878

t ive Nov 28, 1883

VA Ammen

a SC

West SC Graves

y VA Ammen

sa OK Locke

adelphia PA Hamilton

n AL Dunwody

ack sburg VA Ammen

T X Wal sh

Active = Chapter is open; char ter is assigned; Active Members on campus; Closed = Chapter is closed; char ter is suspended or withdrawn; no Active Members; Dormant = Char ter withdrawn and reassigned; and/or, new char ter assigned; Commission established; Provisional = Chapter is working to attain or regain a char ter; Commission = not af filiated with institution; for former & current graduates, faculty, staf f, and administrators

Chapter and Commission Listing

ille K Y C andler

Alpha Alpha University of the South

Alpha Bet a University of Alabama

Alpha Gamma Louisiana State University

Alpha Delt a William Jewell College

Alpha Epsilon Rhodes College

Alpha Zet a College of William & Mary

Alpha Et a Westminster College

Alpha Thet a Transylvania University

Alpha Iot a Centenary College

Alpha Kappa University of Missouri

2010

t ive Dec 1, 1883 Sewanee TN Feller

t ive June 17, 1885 Tuscaloosa AL Dunwody

t ive July 14, 1885

t ive Jan 26, 1887

t ive Nov 16, 1887

t ive Jan. 3, 1890

t ive Jan 28, 1890

Rouge L A White

t y MO Chiles

TN Forester

Williamsburg VA Ammen

Fulton MO Chiles

t ive Apr il 9, 1891 Le x ington K Y C andler

t ive Sept. 14, 1891

t ive Sept 30, 1891

Alpha L ambda Johns Hopkins University Closed Oc t. 21, 1891

Shrevepor t L A White

Columbia MO Chiles

Balt imore MD Wood

Bet a Alpha Missouri University of Science & Technology

1903

t ive Apr il 28, 1903

Bet a Bet a Bethany College Closed June 12, 1903

Bet a Gamma College of Charleston

Bet a Delt a Georgetown College

Bet a Epsilon University of Delaware

Bet a Zet a University of Florida

Bet a Et a University of Oklahoma

Bet a Thet a Washington University

Bet a Iot a Drury University

Bet a Kappa University of Maryland

Raleigh NC Smith

Roll a MO Chiles

Bethany W V Hamilton

Jan 15, 1904 Char leston SC Graves

t ive Feb. 11, 1904 Georgetown K Y C andler

t ive Apr il 23, 1904 Newark DE Wood

t ive Oc t 22, 1904

Gainsv ille FL Craw ford

t ive Nov. 17, 1905 Nor man OK Locke

May 7, 1906 St Louis MO Chiles

t ive Apr il 27, 1907 Spr ingfield MO Chiles

t ive Sept. 12, 1914 College Park MD Wood

Active = Chapter is open; char ter is assigned; Active Members on campus; Closed = Chapter is closed; char ter is suspended or withdrawn; no Active Members; Dormant = Char ter withdrawn and reassigned; and/or, new char ter assigned; Commission established; Provisional = Chapter is working to attain or regain a char ter; Commission = not af filiated with institution; for former & current graduates, faculty, staf f, and administrators

Active = Chapter is open; char ter is assigned; Active Members on campus; Closed = Chapter is closed; char ter is suspended or withdrawn; no Active Members; Dormant = Char ter withdrawn and reassigned; and/or, new char ter assigned; Commission established; Provisional = Chapter is working to attain or regain a char ter; Commission = not af filiated with institution; for former & current graduates, faculty, staf f, and administrators

Delt

Convivium Toast

“L ad ie s a nd Br ot he r s E ac h yea r t he ac t ive a nd a lu m n i br ot he r s of t he K appa A lph a O r de r a s se mble i n Conv iv iu m , a t rad it ion a l fea s t a nd e ve n i ng of br ot he r hood a nd ce le brat ion . T he fi r s t Conv iv iu m w a s fou nde d by S a mue l Z e n a s A m me n i n 18 6 8 to ce le brate t he fou nd i ng a nd t he g r eat s ucce s s of K A a f te r t he ne w s t r uc t u r e a nd r it u a l pr ov ide d for t he pe r pet u it y a nd g r ow t h of t he O r de r We a r e gat he r e d he r e t h i s e ve n i ng to honor t hose g r eat me n w ho, mor e t h a n a ce nt u r y a nd a h a l f ago, i n 18 65 fou nde d ou r O r de r at Wa s h i ng ton Col lege, now Wa s h i ng ton a nd L e e Un ive r s it y T he se me n i n s pi r e d a nd c r eate d t he r ic h ne s s of ou r r it u a l, t he ph i losophy, va lue s a nd idea l s t h at m a k e u s br ot he r s, a nd w h ic h pr ov ide a compa s s to g u ide u s t h r oug h a l i fe we l l L ive d

“ Br ot he r s, plea se r i se L et u s ra i se ou r g la s se s of pu r e w ate r a nd toa s t ou r Fou nde r s: Ja me s Wa r d Wood , St a n hope Mc Ce l la nd S cot t , W i l l ia m Ne l son S cot t a nd W i l l ia m A r c h i ba ld Wa l s h S a mue l Z e n a s A m me n , aut hor of ou r m atc h le s s r it u a l, se lec tor of ou r s y mbol s, a nd a r c h itec t of t he st r uc t u r e of K appa A lph a O r de r

A nd , R obe r t E d w a r d L e e, a n i ncompa ra ble ge nt le m a n , i n novat ive e ducator, leade r of me n , a nd g r eat A me r ica n , w ho, du r i ng h i s P r e s ide nc y of Wa s h i ng ton Col lege du r i ng ou r fou nd i ng awe d a nd i n s pi r e d a l l of h i s s t ude nt s to g r eate r c h a rac te r a nd ac h ie ve me nt Br ot he r s, l i f t you r g la s se s h ig h i n toa s t to t he se ge nt le me n a nd me ntor s, c r eator s of ou r K appa A lph a O r de r

TO OU R FOU N DE R S . ”

A u t h o r e d b y Fo r m e r K ni g h t C o m m a n d e r

D r Id r i s R Tr a y l o r, Jr

Glossary of Greek Terms

Active – a person who has been initiated into a lifelong membership in a Greek orga nization; Trad itiona lly, it has desig nated a member who is cur rently a n u nderg raduate

Active Chapter – a n ind iv idua l, char tered ca mpusbased subord inate u nit of a nationa l Greek orga nization

A lumna – a soror it y member who is a non-st udent; Plura l: A lu mnae

A lumnus – a f rater nit y member who is a non-st udent; Plura l: A lu mni (which is a lso used to descr ibe a mixed g roup).

A lumni Chapter – a n orga nization of Greek a lu mni f rom a n ind iv idua l f rater nit y or soror it y; usua lly related or representing a geog raphica l area or cit y.

A lumni Adv isor y Committee – a committee or g roup of a lu mni shar ing chapter adv ising responsibilities, usua lly w it h each a lu mnus assig ned to a speci fic area of chapter operations (such as fi na nces)

Badge – t he sy mbol wor n by t he initiated member of a Greek orga nization

Bid – a n inv itation to a r ushee to join a Greek orga nization

Brother – a n initiated member of a f rater nit y; It is used as a ter m of add ress when a n initiated member refers to a not her member.

Chapter/A lumnus Adv isor – a n a lu mnus who establishes a nd ma inta ins a close adv isor y relationship w it h a chapter a nd ser ves as a teacher, cou nselor a nd f r iend; cha ir ma n of t he A AC

Chapter Housing Cor poration – a lega l entit y hold ing title to a ny rea l proper t y ( la nd a nd bu ild ings) for a chapter’s liv ing/meeting pur poses T his a lu mni body has basic responsibilities relative to proper t y ow nership, ma intena nce a nd ma nagement or acting as a n agent on beha lf of t he chapter

Colony or Prov isional Chapter – a st udent orga nization in t he fi na l stage pr ior to being insta lled as a char tered chapter of a Greek orga nization

De -pledge – t he ter mination of a n associate member’s relationship w it h a Greek orga nization

Dr y Recr uitment – t he requ irement t hat a ll recr u itment f u nctions be a lcohol f ree a nd prohibited f rom ser v ing a lcoholic beverages

Exchange (Mixer) – a n activ it y where t he members of one Greek orga nization v isit t he chapter of a not her Greek orga nization for a socia l event

Faculty Adv isor – a member of t he facu lt y or ad ministration who establishes a nd ma inta ins a close adv isor y relationship w it h a chapter a nd its scholarship prog ra m; T he Facu lt y Adv isor is not necessar ily a n initiate of t he par ticu lar Greek orga nization

Faculty Initiate – a member of t he facu lt y or gover ning board of a college or u niversit y who is initiated into f u ll membership, as is possible by some f rater nities, includ ing K appa A lpha

For mal Recr uitment – t he major r ush per iod of t he year w it h speci fic schedu led events; T he most concentrated per iod w it hin for ma l r ush for enter ta ining a nd selecting associate members is sometimes k now n as “Rush Week ”

Frater nity – a n ind iv idua l men’s Greek orga nization, especia lly a genera l college f rater nit y (as d isting u ished f rom a n honor, professiona l, or recog nition f rater nit y or societ y) a nd t he ter m applies to a ll Greek orga nizations; Some soror ities are identi fied as a f rater nit y in t heir of ficia l na me; ot hers descr ibe t hemselves as being a “women’s f rater nit y. ”

Hazing – a ny w illf u l act of practice by a member or associate member, d irected aga inst a member or associate member, which, w it h or w it hout intent, is likely to: cause bod ily har m or da nger, of fensive pu nishment, or d ist urbing pa in, compromise t he person’s d ig nit y; cause embar rassment or sha me in public; cause t he person to be t he object of ma licious a musement or r id icu le; cause psycholog ica l har m or substa ntia l emotiona l stra in; a nd impa ir academic ef for ts; In add ition, ha zing is a ny requ irement which compels a member or associate member to par ticipate in a ny activ it y which is illega l, is contrar y to a member’s or associate member’s mora l or relig ious beliefs, or is contrar y to t he r u les a nd reg u lations of t he f rater nit y, instit ution of lear ning, a nd civ il aut hor ities Ha zing in a ny a nd a ll for ms is prohibited by K appa A lpha

House – a chapter’s physica l facilit y, which ser ves as its home

Housemother – a woma n, resid ing in a chapter house, who is a f r iend, adv iser, hostess, a nd chaperon in ever y way a “house” mot her

Infor mal Recr uitment – a year-rou nd per iod of continuous, open r ush w it h no speci fic, schedu led, system-w ide activ ities of r ushing a nd pledg ing; Bids may be ex tended a nd accepted at a ny time T his is a lso k now n as “Open Rush ”

In-House Adv iser – a housemot her, housefat her, house d irector, resident scholar, or a ny ot her person ser v ing a chapter as its live -in adv iser

Initiation – a r it ua listic ceremony in which a n associated member becomes a n initiated lifelong member of a Greek orga nization; Please note t hat a member is initiated, never “activated” nor “Brot her ized ”

Interest Group – a n ind iv idua l ca mpus membership u nit in t he fi rst stage of t he process lead ing to insta llation as a chapter of a Greek orga nization

Legacy – a n u nderg raduate relative of a Greek orga nization member who is ex tended f u ll consideration dur ing t he r ush a nd pledg ing proces.

Local – a Greek-letter g roup which ex ists on a ca mpus but which has no a f fi liation w it h a nationa l Greek orga nization.

Open House – a time f ree of speci fic, schedu led activ ities when a r ushee ca n v isit a ny Greek orga nization chapter; A n “Open House” is a lso a n ind iv idua l chapter’s reception or similar event to honor a person, celebrate a milestone, etc

Open Par ty – a n open-to -t he -public socia l f u nction Such par ties are outlawed by K appa A lpha a nd most ot her f rater nities a nd soror ities as being t he single g reatest source of da mage to chapter houses a nd d isr uptive behav ior, which reflects u nfavorably upon t he sponsor ing g roup, in par ticu lar, a nd a ll f rater nities, in genera l

Open Rush – see Infor ma l Recr u itment

Pinning – t he practice of a f rater nit y member g iv ing his member’s badge to a woma n

Preferential Bidding – a system used (pr imar ily by soror ities) to conclude r ush w it h t he orga nizations a nd r ushees ind icating t heir choices, follow ing which t here is a procedure for a n ind iv idua l’s u ltimate association w it h one orga nization

Recr uitment – a prog ra m (or per iod of time) of membership recr u itment by Greek orga nizations

R isk Management – involves a na ly zing a ll ex posures to t he possibilit y of loss a nd deter mining how to ha nd le t hese ex posures, reduce or tra nsfer t he r isk .

Recr uits or Potential New Member – a non-member or potentia l member who is elig ible to par ticipate in t he recr u itment prog ra m, v isiting Greek orga nizations w it h a n interest in possibly a f fi liating w it h one orga nization

Sister – a n initiated member of a soror it y

Soror ity – a n ind iv idua l women’s Greek orga nization; T his is t he ter m commonly used to d isting u ish bet ween men’s (f rater nities) a nd women’s (soror ities) orga nizations A s noted prev iously, some soror ities are identi fied as a f rater nit y in t heir of ficia l na me