Initiation Ceremony Proficiency and Usage
An Active Chapter will maintain a proper set of regalia, read and explain some portion of the ritual at each chapter meeting, and perform the initiation ceremony with a minimum of 75% memorization.
Academic Performance
An Active Chapter will achieve an overall term GPA no less than 2.5 or a term GPA higher than the institutions’ all-men and/or all-fraternity term GPA, whichever is greater.
Membership Growth
An Active Chapter will have a minimum membership of 30 or have a membership level higher than that of the average size of an IFC chapter on their campus, whichever is greater.
National Financial Status
An Active Chapter will remain solvent by maintaining a zero account balance with the National Administrative Office and all other creditors and shall annually file the appropriate IRS Form 990.
Membership Education
An Active Chapter will have a minimum of 70% of its total membership attend no less than 2 educational programs during each term.
Acceptable areas of personal development and/or Kappa Alpha education are but are not limited to: alcohol and drug abuse awareness, hazing prevention, fire-health-safety, risk management, time management, personal finance, ritual, Kappa Alpha Laws, leadership, and career development. Attendance at Province Council may satisfy 1 required program. A Council of Honor program may satisfy 1 required program.
