Graduate MIP Manual (April 2019)

Section III Legacy Application Guidelines Guidelines for the completion and submission of the Legacy Application are specified below. Although a graduate chapter does not vote upon an applicant for membership under the legacy provision, she must meet all requirements for membership to be granted approval by the Regional Director.

1. A family-member soror may obtain a Legacy Application from the Basileus of the chapter where she isa member. A graduate candidate who is the daughter, granddaughter, adopted daughter, stepdaughter, orlegal ward* of an active or deceased soror is considered a Legacy Candidate. The living family-membersoror must have been active at least two (2) years immediately preceding the presentation of therecommendation for the Legacy Candidate. Two (2) years is defined as 24 consecutive months.

(*For Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, a legal ward is defined as one whose permanent care,control, and custody legally have been placed with a soror by an appropriate court of law). Constitution andBylaws -Article IV- Section 30.

3. The Graduate Legacy Application should be completed and signed by the family-member, sponsoring soror,and her chapter Basileus and Grammateus if she is a member of a chapter. If the soror is deceased, only thesponsoring soror needs to sign the application. Falsification of any information on the Graduate LegacyApplication provided by the family-member soror and/or sponsoring soror makes her subject to penalties,which may include expulsion. Further, if it is determined by the Corporate Office that any informationprovided on the Graduate Legacy Application is false, the applicant will not be approved for membership.

3. The Graduate Legacy Application is accompanied by two (2) letters of recommendation and one (1)Sponsor/Co-Sponsor (Letter Writer) Membership Recommendation Form.

4. If the Corporate Office cannot verify any information on the application, the family member soror mustprovide additional documentation within a specified time period, if requested.

5. The Regional Director shall notify the graduate chapter of the status of the Graduate Legacy Applicationsubmitted. The chapter shall notify the legacy applicant of the action taken on her application at thesame time all other prospective candidates receive notification regarding their eligibility for membershipby sending a letter of invitation or letter of regret.

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Section III Graduate Legacy Application Instructions: This application must be completed in its entirety by the living family member Soror and attached to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Membership Recommendation Form-Sponsor. Article IV, Section 30 of the Constitution and Bylaws states, “The Legacy Candidate must meet all of the qualifications required for graduate membership. The prospective legacy will not be subject to a vote by the chapter.” If family member is deceased, Sponsor only completes Part A and B and sign the appropriate space below. Facsimile and scanned Legacy Applications will not be accepted.

Part A - Prospective Legacy Candidate ___________________________________ ______________________________ ___________ __________________ Last Name First Name Middle Initial Chapter of Interest Degree Obtained ___________________________________ Cumulative GPA ___________________________________

___________________________________ ______________________________ ___________ Sponsor Last Name First Name Financial #

Part B - Family Member Soror Information Article IV, section 14 Constitution and Bylaws states, “The living family member soror must have been active for at least two (2) years immediately preceding the membership application for the undergraduate Legacy Candidate.” Two (2) years isconsidered as twenty-four (24) consecutive months. If you pay per capita fees late or per capita fees are submitted by yourchapter after the deadline, you no longer have 24 consecutive months of financial activity. (Please check with the AKA CorporateOffice to ensure that you meet the eligibility requirements for legacy status.)Relationship (Circle One): Daughter Stepdaughter Adopted Daughter Granddaughter Legal Ward ___________________________________ ______________________________ ___________ ___________ Last Name First Name Middle Initial Financial # ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Home Address City/State/Zip Code Phone (include area code)

___________________________________ Email ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Chapter and Year of Initiation College or University City/State ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Current Chapter/General Membership Region

Is family member soror living? Yes____ No____ If deceased, please list names previously used:___________________________ I affirm that the information provided in this application is true and correct. I understand falsification of any information on this application is subject to expulsion of my membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Sponsor Signature: _________________________________________________________________________________

Part C - Commitment and Affirmation Statement (Only complete this section if the family member Soror is living.) What responsibility, action or resource will you provide to this Legacy Candidate to ensure an active, lifelong commitment to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and adherence to the Sorority’s Anti-Hazing Policy throughout her membership? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I affirm that the information provided in this application is true and correct. I understand falsification of any information on this application is subject to expulsion of my membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. _____________________________________________________________ ___________ Signature of Family Member Soror Date _____________________________________________________________ ___________ Signature of Family-Member Soror’s Chapter Basileus Date _____________________________________________________________ ___________ Signature of Family-Member Soror’s Chapter Grammateus Date For Corporate Office Use:

Verification of two (2) years __________ Deceased Membership _____ Approved _____ Rejected _______