What is Leadership KA?
Leadership KA is fully sponsored alumni and KAOEF donor engagement program, available only to nominated participants.
The purpose of Leadership KA is to:
- Immerse alumni participants in the Order’s flagship leadership education program, the Number I’s Leadership Institute,
- Engage alumni participants with critical leaders of Active Chapters, the Number Is
- Connect alumni participants with both the Order’s and Foundation’s leadership and staff
- Inspire alumni participants with the Order’s and undergraduates successes and operations and
- Educate alumni participants on ongoing and unmet needs to continue our upward trajectory
Alumni participants may expect the following schedule and programming:
Thursday, January 8, 2026 (attire: business casual)
- Travel in either by car or flight to Greensboro, N.C. (transportation costs and transfer to the conference center included)
- Arrive at the Number I’s Leadership Institute at the Caraway Conference Center in Sophia, N.C. at any time in the afternoon and evening
- Brief meet and greet with Leadership KA participants and NLI orientation
- Network with and meet Number Is, national volunteer leadership and staff
- Spend one night at the conference center—single room unless double requested
Friday, January 9 (attire: business casual or coat, no tie)
- Breakfast with Leadership KA participants and Number Is
- Premiere leadership lecturer presentations
- Observation of facilitated small group sessions of Number Is and facilitator
- Additional attendance at large group educational session as schedule permits
- Educational sessions with staff on the Order, KAOEF, and more
- Small group time with the Knight Commander and Executive Director
- Private lunch discussion with Number Is
- Photo opportunities with your chapter’s Number I, Knight Commander, and more
- Transportation to Greensboro for overnight lodging at hotel
- Dinner with staff and additional Order/Foundation leadership
Saturday, January 10
- Depart for home at your schedule
Where is Leadership KA held? Participants will spend one night at the Caraway Conference Center in Sophia, North Carolina, and the final night at a hotel in Greensboro, N.C. This remote location has proven effective in allowing us to remove distractions and focus on the selected topics.
Cost? This program is fully-sponsored.
For more information please contact Jesse S. Lyons, Assistant Executive Director for Advancement and Editor of The Kappa Alpha Journal at (540) 463-1865 or jlyons@ka-order.org.