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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

Gamma Rho Omega Chapter

Supreme in Service Since June 23, 1942

Prospective Members

By uniting individual efforts, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® has built a strong, cohesive organization that positively impacts the lives of families and communities. The Sorority’s success is based on the depth of commitment, vision and confidence of its members.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® seeks women who will promote and extend its policies and programs. In return, the Sorority is a conduit through which individuals can grow and develop, personally and professionally, while simultaneously providing “ Service to All Mankind. ”

Membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is generally classified as undergraduate or graduate. In both classifications:

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® does not discriminate in its membership selection practices on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, creed, marital status or disability. Nor will Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® tolerate such discrimination by its chapters or its members. Federal law recognizes the right of college social fraternities and sororities to maintain single sex membership policies. Consistent with that right, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is a women’s organization and membership is open to women.
• Prospective members must have high ethical and moral standards.
• Membership can only be obtained by completing the Sorority’s official Membership Experience (ME);
  All current and prospective members have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. These rights are enforced by imposing sanctions for violations of the Sorority’s policies and procedures. A cornerstone of the Sorority’s Risk Management policy is the prohibition of hazing.
• Membership—Graduate and Undergraduate—can only be obtained by completing the Sorority’s official Membership Experience (ME). Contact with current, suspended, or expelled members and/or activities outside of the official ME process are strictly prohibited. Undergraduate candidates shall not participate in any membership activities without the presence of a Graduate Advisor.
• If members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® ask you to perform tasks or participate in activities other than those outlined in our ME, they are in violation of the Sorority’s policies and practices and do not represent the values of the organization. This behavior will not be tolerated and shall result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.

Membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will not be extended to:

• An individual who knowingly participates in activities outside of the official Membership Experience.
• An individual who knowingly participates in activities which are demeaning, degrading or demoralizing.
• An individual who knowingly submits falsified documents or credentials.

All existing and prospective members have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. These rights are enforced by punishing violations of the Sorority’s policies and procedures. A cornerstone of the Sorority’s Anti-Hazing policy is the prohibition of hazing.

Hazing has been prohibited in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® since the organization was founded in 1908. In 1999, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority reaffirmed its total opposition to hazing with the publication of a tougher anti-hazing policy and the implementation of new procedures to identify, investigate and punish incidents.

To learn more about the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Anti-Hazing Policy, click here .