Kappa Alpha Order is a lifetime experience. Alumni can provide our chapters with consistent knowledge and mentors to ensure our chapters continue their pursuit of excellence. As you can see from our Alumni section of the website there are many ways for you to continue your involvement with the Order. This page is dedicated to providing you with additional resources.
2008 Awards for Chapter Excellence Application - Application for the George C. Marshall and Samuel Zenas Ammen Awards for Chapter Excellence also including chapter awards for: Most Improved Chapter, Scholarship, Membership Recruitment, Project Outreach, Finances, and Communications. All entries must be postmarked by November 1
Active Chapter Minimum Expectations - Adopted in 2004 the Active Chapter Minimum Expectations have helped Kappa Alpha Order increase recruitment, raise our collective GPA, perform the ritual with higher proficiency, keep current with financial obligations and educate our members throughout their college experience. This guide explains how you can meet and exceed these minimum expectations.
Alumni Relations - Alumni are the backbone of the Order. This guide will aid you in engaging your alumni and getting the most from them by keeping them informed and planning events that they will enjoy attending.
Budget Program - This Excel based program will help you turn your financial planning into a reality.
Budget Program Explanation - This compliments the Excel based program and guides you into getting the most out of it.
Chapter Meeting - This guide provides you with the tools you need to run efficient chapter meetings that will be valuable to your members even after graduation.
Chapter of Sorrow - Unfortunately from time to time we will lose a brother. This ceremony can be used publicly or privately to help our members grieve our losses and remember to turn our eyes to the light which cast dark shadows.
Communications - Your chapter communicates via the web, newsletters, notes/letters, text messages, signs/posters, press releases, etc. This guide will assist you in making proper communications.
Convivium - January 19th is a celebration of the founding of KA and our spiritual founder Robert E. Lee's birthday. This guide will help you plan a successful event to celebrate both.
Council of Honor - The next step in your members’ education is the Council of Honor program. This in-depth study of the Kappa Alpha Laws and our ritual will give you members a better understanding of Kappa Alpha Order. Additional COH related articles
Finance - Your chapter is a small or large "business." This guide will aid you in creating a proper budget and managing your funds to run that business.
Judicial - Unfortunately members make mistakes and mistakes have consequences. This guide assists you in applying Kappa Alpha Laws whenever necessary. You can find Major Offense Paperwork and other tools.
New Member Education - This guide assist you in the planning of education for new members. It includes 6 and 8 week lesson plans and exams along with suggested guest speakers and activities to build brotherhood within the chapter.
NIC Brotherhood Building - A guide produced by the North-American Interfraternity Conference to aid you in developing brotherhood in your chapter.
Positive Brotherhood Building Guide - You asked for and here it is. This guide focuses on activities and events you can do to create brotherhood in your chapter.
Project Outreach - This guide will assist you in planning and executing your community service and philanthropic events and activities.
Scholarship Manual - Perhaps the most important area of chapter operations is chapter scholarship. As a fraternity we should be instilling our members with a desire to achieve excellence especially in the classroom, the reason we went to college. Brains, Books, and Brotherhood - read the comprehensive scholarship manual that was developed by Former Knight Commander Dr. Idris R. Traylor, Jr. (For more resources on scholarship, please go to the academics/scholarship page under the undergraduate section.)
