Quiz 2 Flashcards
What are two things the fraternity’s alcohol policy prohibits? (2 points)
No alcoholic beverages may be purchased using chapter, pledge class or fraternity funds; including slush funds
No alcohol shall be present at any pledge program
No “drinking games” shall be permitted
No member or pledge shall purchase alcohol for a minor
The possession, sale or use of illegal drugs or controlled substances is prohibited
When was the local chapter founded? (1 point)
Omicron Sigma was founded November 15, 1997
Where (state) and on what date was the fraternity incorporated?
New York, May 20, 1905
What is the term used to refer to the four Founding Fathers?
Brooklyn Four
Who are the ten men credited as the founders of the fraternity? (Circle the ones referred to in Question #5) (14 points)
Robert S. Douglas, Howard M. Jefferson, Daniel V. Duff, Irving L. Camp, George L. Bergen, Nathan Lane, Jr., Morris S. Rachmill , Herbert M. Wright, Frederic R. Leach, and William O. Tremaine.
How/When were women were granted membership? (2 points)
By vote of the Board of Directors on August 7, 1976
What is the fraternity’s flower? (1 point)
Yellow rose
Where is the fraternity now incorporated and when was this approved? (2 points)
Indiana, 1997
What are the fraternity’s colors? (2 points)
Navy blue and gold
What is the minimum length of the pledge program?
Five weeks
What is the fraternity’s meeting opening question & response? (2 points)
Q) For what purpose are we gathered?
A) To deliberate, to receive counsel and advice and to study the teachings of our Fraternity so that we may become better leaders
What are two things the fraternity’s hazing policy prohibits? (2 points)
No chapter shall conduct hazing activities.
There shall be no pre-initiation activities on the day or evening prior to the day of Court of Honor or Ritual Initiation that would cause persons to be physically or mentally fatigued.
At no time during pledge education is there to be verbal abuse of an individual, including shouting, screaming and the use of profanity.
What is the fourth risk management policy not mentioned above and what does it prohibit? (1 point)
Electronic Images; posting or distribution of any photos, videos, etc. that shows policy violations or can put the fraternity in a bad light.
What is the fraternity’s anthem? (13 points)
The Anthem of Alpha Kappa Psi
Tune: Auld Lang Syne
(1)
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And Alpha Kappa Psi?
Shall we pass slowly out of view
Without Regret or sigh?
Chorus
For Alpha Kappa Psi, my friend, for Alpha Kappa Psi
We’ll bless the days that we have spent
In Alpha Kappa Psi
(2)
We’ll work with might and main to win
Our meed of daily praise,
But ne’er shall we in after years
Forget fraternal days
Chorus
When and where was the fraternity founded? (2 points)
October 5, 1904 at New York University
