Membership Committee

Greetings from the Membership Committee!

We would like to welcome to our incredible chapter our beautiful new Transferred and Reactivated Sorors:

• Soror Cynthia Abram

• Soror Ieisha Hawley

• Soror Sonya Daniels Walker

• Soror Aisha Watkins

• Soror Aliyanda Harris Cobbinah

• Soror Makenzie Moss

• Soror Mckenzie Taylor

• Soror Shakena McBride Moore

Polishing Our Pearls Protocol Committee Insights

A New Year is an optimal time to refocus and reconnect in many areas of our life, and is also a good time to remind ourselves of Chapter Meeting Protocol.

Business Attire is expected at Chapter meetings unless otherwise stated.

CLOSED TOE SHOES PREFERRED SHORT OR LONG SLEEVES SANDALS ARE ACCEPTABLE SKIRT AT KNEE LENGTH HOSIERY PANT SUITS

Greetings:

At a Chapter Meeting, the main greeting would be the following:

“To Madam Basileus, to our Former Basilei and all others who serve Alpha Kappa Alpha Good Morning Sorors…”

This greeting, or other appropriate wording, is stated only by the first speaker of the event.

All others who follow need only acknowledge the leader — the Basileus:

“To Madam Basileus – Good Morning Sorors” There is no greeting before offering a prayer, meditation, grace, and/or invocation.

These guidelines are applicable for plenary sessions, luncheons and events.

Personal Deportment:

Smile and make contact. Your smile conveys warmth and openness.

Greet sorors directly. For example, “How do you do?” , “Hello”, and “It’s a pleasure to meet you” , are all good openers. Repeating the sorors name also helps you remember it.

When a hug is not appropriate for the setting, shake hands. Do this by grasping the other person’s hand firmly, shake two or three times, let go, and step back. Avoid personal grooming in public. Identify a private place to apply make-up or perform other personal grooming.

Respectfully Submitted,

Soror Nina Jennings, Protocol Chair