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THE FRATERNITY OF ALPHA CHI RHO EXOTERIC EXAMINATION NAME OF POSTULANT (PLEASE PRINT) CHAPTER YEAR OF GRADUATION RITUAL OFFICER DATE OF EXAMINATION DO NOT FILL IN THE SPACES BELOW - TO BE FILLED OUT BY THE RITUAL OFFICER EXAMINATION GRADE out of 100 points: % DATE OF INITIATION RITUAL OFFICER SIGNATURE INSTRUCTIONS All of the above information MUST be completed. The Ritual Officer MUST fill out the examination grade, initiation date, and sign to verify these results. All Exoteric examinations MUST be graded before being forwarded to the National Secretary and should be received prior to the date of initiation. Completed Bailment Cards MUST accompany each examination for each Postulant. Please call/email the National Headquarters if there are any problems. The Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho Exoteric Examination Revised 8/2019 *PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS ARE READABLE! *A QUESTION IS WORTH ONE POINT UNLESS OTHERWISE MARKED 1. List the 4 Landmarks of Alpha Chi Rho (5 POINTS, AUTOMATIC 0% IF INCORRECT) The 1st Landmark The 2nd Landmark The 3rd Landmark The 4th Landmark 2. What is the Fraternity’s motto in Greek? ______________________________________________________ 3. What does the Fraternity motto mean in English? _______________________________________________ 4. Who is the oldest Revered Founder of Alpha Chi Rho? ___________________________________________ 5. Who was the last Revered Founder to enter the Chapter Eternal? ___________________________________ 6. Who are the three remaining Revered Founders of Alpha Chi Rho? (1 POINT EACH) ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 7. What two Greek letters are used to form the Labarum? ___________________________________________ 8. Use the space below to draw an ancient and modified Labarum. (1 POINT EACH) Ancient Labarum ___________________ Modified Labarum ___________________ The Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho Exoteric Examination Revised 8/2019 9. What is the Ensign? ______________________________________________________________________ Please provide a drawing of the Ensign below. (1 POINT EACH) 10. Name five elements of the Fraternity Crest. (1 POINT EACH) ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ 11. At what campus and Chapter was Alpha Chi Rho founded? ______________________________________ 12. What date was Alpha Chi Rho founded? _____________________________________________________ 13. What letter is no longer used by Chapters of Alpha Chi Rho and why? _____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What is the name of the Fraternity’s Magazine? _______________________________________________ 15. What is the highest legislative body of Alpha Chi Rho? _________________________________________ 16. When did it first meet? ___________________________________________________________________ 17. How often does it meet? __________________________________________________________________ 18. Name the only committee that each Chapter is required to have? __________________________________ 19. Paul Ziegler was part of what other local fraternity during his time in college? _______________________ 20. In 1909, AXP became a Charter member of what organization? ___________________________________ 21. Why were there no National Conventions held between 1943 and 1946? ____________________________ 22. What is the significance of 1971 in relation to the Fraternity? _____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. Why is Curly Walden so important to the Fraternity? ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho Exoteric Examination Revised 8/2019 24. Why is headquarters named after Robert B. Stewart? ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 25. List the contact information for the R.B Stewart National Headquarters. (1 POINT EACH) Address: ___________________________________________________ City, State, Zip Code: _________________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________________________ Phone Number: ______________________________________________ Website: ________________________________________________ 26. What is the name of Alpha Chi Rho’s annual sporting event? _____________________________________ 27. What sport is played at this event? __________________________________________________________ 28. What is the Fraternity song? _______________________________________________________________ 29. Write out the Fraternity song. (5 POINTS, NO PARTIAL CREDIT) Verse one: Verse two: Verse three: Chorus: The Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho Exoteric Examination Revised 8/2019 30. On a 4.0 scale, what is the minimum G.P.A to be initiated as a Brother of Alpha Chi Rho? ______________ 31. What is the Chapter name and founding date of your Phi? (2 POINTS) _____________________________ 32. What year was the Alpha Chi Rho Educational Foundation (AXPEF) incorporated? ___________________ 33. List the five services of AXPEF. (1 POINT EACH) ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 34. When did AXPEF purchase the building where the Fraternity is now headquartered? _________________ 35. Who is eligible to receive a loan from AXPEF? _______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 36. What is the maximum loan someone may receive from AXPEF? __________________________________ 37. What is the Alpha Chi Rho Educational Foundation’s website? _______________________________ 38. What is the name of Alpha Chi Rho’s community service program? _______________________________ 39. Name the National Philanthropy under this program. _______________________________________ 40. How much is the AXP National Initiation Fee members pay prior to Initiation? ______________________ 41. What group is credited as the first Greek organization? __________________________________________ 42. Where and when was it founded? ___________________________________________________________ 43. What three fraternities comprise the Union Triad?___________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 44. What three fraternities comprise the Miami Triad? _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 45. Why are these Triads so important? _________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho Exoteric Examination Revised 8/2019 46. Write the Greek Letters for these organizations. (1 POINT EACH) Alpha Epsilon Pi _________________ Delta Sigma Phi _________________ Phi Lambda Phi _________________ Zeta Beta Tau _________________ Chi Omega _________________ Beta Theta Pi _________________ Sigma Tau Gamma _______________ Psi Upsilon _________________ 47. Write the English names for these Greek letter Organizations. (1 POINT EACH) 48. List five ACTIVE Chapters of Alpha Chi Rho besides your own. (1 POINT FOR EACH CHAPTER) School Name________________________ City, State______________________ Phi Name ______________ School Name________________________ City, State______________________ Phi Name ______________ School Name________________________ City, State______________________ Phi Name ______________ School Name________________________ City, State______________________ Phi Name ______________ School Name________________________ City, State______________________ Phi Name ______________ 49. Of the Four Landmarks, which one means the most to you and why? (2 POINTS) __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho Exoteric Examination Revised 8/2019 50. What does it mean to be a Brother of your Chapter and what do you look forward to the most as a man of Alpha Chi Rho? (2 POINTS) __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 51. What did the delegates