This year’s NLI will take place Thursday, January 9 through Sunday, January 12, 2025, in Sophia, North Carolina, at the Caraway Conference Center. All Number Is are required to attend.

Scholarship Policy

To remain eligible to serve as Number I, a 2.8 semester/quarter GPA must be achieved every semester/quarter (See R9-271 Scholarship Standards).

To make sure every Number I has achieved a 2.8 GPA, it is mandatory for every Number I participant to submit a copy of his fall semester/quarter report card as soon as they are made available from the college/university. A copy of the report card (detailing hours achieved, class schedule, GPA, and grades) should be emailed to the chapter’s assigned Associate Director for Chapter Services by the deadline of December 18th.

• If a Number I does not submit his grade information without a valid excuse, the Number I may be removed from office.
• If a Number I shows up on-site and does not have the 2.8 GPA minimum requirement, he will be sent home at his chapter’s expense.
• If a Number I receives below the 2.8 GPA, the Number II (9-132) becomes the Number I (until the next chapter election) and therefore is required to attend NLI unless a chapter election occurs before NLI. The chapter will be required to reimburse previous ticket fees or the cost of a new airline ticket, whichever is cheapest.

The Kappa Alpha Order National Administrative Office will make all flight arrangements through Altour Travel. Flight arrangements will be made for participants that live at least 4 hours or more from your home or school address to Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Order will cover transportation costs including the following:

• plane tickets from the participant’s home or school address
• mileage reimbursement for those driving (credited to the chapter's account)
• lodging at the Caraway Conference Center
• and meals on site.

Participants are required to cover any meals while traveling and any incidental expenses (airport parking, checked baggage, mileage to and from the airport, meals while traveling, etc.).

Upon receipt of the NLI registration, the Kappa Alpha Order National Administrative Office will purchase the cheapest roundtrip ticket from the closest major airports. Altour Travel will send an E-Ticket via email to each Number I. Flights will be scheduled to arrive on Thursday, January 9th. Please plan to block off the entire day for travel, and possibly Wednesday evening if you have a very early flight Thursday morning.

Everyone will arrive on Thursday so that we can begin our conference that evening. Return flights will be scheduled to leave Greensboro, NC on Sunday, January 12th no earlier than 12:00 PM EST. A shuttle will take everyone back to the airport beginning at 10:00 AM.

If anyone is on vacation and not flying out of the closest major airport of their home or school address, Kappa Alpha Order will work with that individual to get them to NLI. However, the person is required to pay the difference of the school or home address travel destination and the vacation destination.

Once the ticket has been purchased, the Kappa Alpha Order National Administrative Office will not pay for any additional changes. If a Number I fails to show or he becomes ineligible (disciplinary reason, grades, etc.) after an E-ticket confirmation has been issued by the National Administrative Office, the chapter will be responsible for the cost of a new ticket.

If a Number I fails to register by the December 6th deadline, the chapter will have to reimburse the National Administrative Office the difference of the plane ticket from the price of a ticket on December 6th and the date of the late registration.

BAGGAGE POLICY: Please be advised that airlines charge for checked baggage. The NLI policy states that no one will be reimbursed for checked baggage. Please pack a carry-on bag.

DRIVING: Participants whose school address or home address (depending on where the Number I located at the time of NLI) is within 4 hours (250 miles one way) of Greensboro will be reimbursed at .40 cents per mile. Please arrive to the conference center on Thursday, January 9th by 3:00 PM EST. Reimbursements will be posted to the chapter's statement of account after the conference.

I understand that The Number I’s Leadership Institute is alcohol/drug-free, and I agree to not bring, use, or consume alcohol during the program's entirety. I further agree to participate in all activities and remain on the host campus for the duration of the conference. I also understand that I must abide by the Kappa Alpha Order Risk Management Policy and any violations of these expectations and the Alcohol/Drug Policy will result in my immediate dismissal from the host property at my own expense. I understand that any damage that occurs in my assigned room will be my responsibility to pay the cost of the repairs. I understand that all keys and access cards must be turned in before NLI ends, and that any and all unreturned or damaged keys or access cards will be charged to my chapter's account in my name. I understand that any other conduct that does not properly represent the Order in a positive light is subject to your dismissal from NLI at your my expense. I will be mindful and respectful of everyone that I interact with this week and continue to make the Order proud.