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Alpha Sigma Alpha
Flashcards for membership exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is ASA's insignia? | Star for aspiration, crown for leadership, palm tree for sturdy development and phoenix for rebirth. |
| Who are ASA's exemplars? | Christ, St. Valentine, Hermes, and King Asa |
| What are our colors? | Crimson, Pearl white, gold and palm green |
| What are our jewels? | Rubies and Pearls |
| Our open motto is? | Aspire, Seek Attain |
| What are our aims? | Intellectual, physical, social and spiritual |
| What aims do each of the exemplars stand for? | Christ-Spiritual, St. Valentine-Physical, King Asa-Social, and Hermes-Intellectual |
| What are our 2 philanthropies? | Special Olympics and the S. June Smith Center |
| Where is the S. June Smith Center located? | Lancaster Pennsylvania, |
| Where are our national headquarters? | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| When was ASA founded? | November 15, 1901 |
| Where was ASA Founded? | Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia |
| Who are the five founders? | Mary Williamson Hundley, Calva Watson Wootton, Louise Cox Carper, Juliette Hundley Gilliam and Virginia Boyd Noell |
| Who is Wilma Wilson Sharp? | President Emerita and the composer of the creed |
| What is the creed? | To fill my days with satisfying activity, To find dominant beauty in art, literature, nature and friendships, To know the peace and serenity of a divine faith, To love life and joyously live each day to its ultimate good-- This is my creed in ASA. |
| What are the positions of the officers? | President, Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President of Membership Education, Vice President of Programming and Ritual, Vice President of Alumnae and Heritage and Vice President of Public Relations and Recruitment. |
| What were the first four chapters to be founded and gain recognition as a national sorority? | Alpha, Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta, and Alpha Gamma |
| What is the purpose of ASA? | To foster close friendship between its members and to develop women of poise and purpose. |
| What is the vision of ASA? | To cultivate values and ideals in women who are known for their character and concern for others. Alpha Sigma Alpha inspires women to lead, to serve and most of all make a difference. |
| Who is on the advantage support team? | Vice President of Membership Education, Vice President of Programming and Ritual, Vice President of Alumnae and Heritage, President ex oficio, chapter adviser, membership adviser, philanthropic and standards chairmen. |
| # of National Sororities on NPC: | 26 |
| What is the NIC? | North American Inter-fraternity Conference |
| What is the FIPG? | ASA Risk Management Policy |
| What is the most desired chapter size? | 65 |
| What is the quota? | # of potential members in recruitment divided by the # of sororities |
| What is the difference between Alumna and Alumnae? | Alumna is 1 graduated woman ASA and Alumnae is multiple graduated women of ASA. |
| NPHC | National Pan-Hellenic Council |
| NPC | National Panhellenic Conference |
| Desired # of service hours? | 100 |
| What is the ASA educational program called? | Emma Coleman Frost Leadership Development Institute |
| Who was the first ASA to become chairman of the NPC? | Sydney Allen |
| What district are we in and who is our adviser? | District 7, Jill Whittenburg |
| What are ASA's 8 core values? | Growth Generosity Relationships Responsibility Balance Enjoyment Learning Integrity |