2026 Debutante Ball CANDIDATE APPLICATION FORM

Beta Omega Chapter

2026 Debutante Ball
Dear Applicant:

For more than 70 years Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has been recognizing Kansas City’s finest young women by presenting them to adult society through Debutante Ball activities. We are pleased that you are interested in becoming a Debutante in 2026.

Please read the attached materials carefully and observe the rules and regulations. Make certain all forms are complete. Materials must be submitted by Monday, April 13, 2026.

It is your responsibility to:
1. See that all forms are submitted on or before the April 13, 2026 deadline.
2. In the event a document needs to be mailed please provide a stamped, addressed envelope to each person you ask to complete a form for you. The envelope should be addressed to: Ms. Dominique Campell at 14402 Bristol Ave., Grandview, MO 64030
3. Provide a recent wallet-size, color, or black-and-white photograph with your application (link included).
4. Ensure that an official transcript is submitted from your school counselor or school official to the Co-Chairman of Screening and Awards (Ms. Dominique Campbell electronically or at the above address). Your parent or guardian must sign the Release of Records form and return it with your application.
We look forward to an expeditious return of all forms. If there are any questions, do not hesitate to contact Ms. Dominique Campbell at (913) 235-2180 or Ms. Kelly Nevels at (816) 728-7696.

Beta Omega Chapter

2026 Debutante Ball
GENERALINFORMATION FOR DEBUTANTES AND PARENTS
INTRODUCTION

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is an international organization of more than 390,000 college-trained women with a common goal to improve human life through service to others. There are more than 1,100 chapters in the United States, Liberia, the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Germany, South Korea, Bermuda, Japan, Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ghana and in the Middle East.

The Sorority’s purpose is:
- to encourage high school scholastic and ethical standards,
- to promote unity and friendship among college women,
- to study and alleviate problems affecting girls and women,
- to promote higher education, and
- to be of service to all mankind.
Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated presents the Debutante Ball biennially as a means of encouraging high scholastic achievement among young ladies.

The Debutante Ball is an avenue used to introduce deserving and outstanding young ladies as Debutantes to Kansas City society in a formal setting. A Debutante is a young lady who has been prepared in the social graces, trained to dance formally, and who is community service oriented. She is then presented to her community in a formal presentation, which is her first public appearance in society.

QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for presentation, a young lady must:
- Be a high school senior or a college freshman during the 2026-2027 school year.
- Have a cumulative grade average of C+ (2.75) or higher on a 4.0-point system.
- Not be pregnant before/during the Debutante Ball season, never have had a child and never been married or engaged.
- Have not been presented in the Cotillion, Jabberwock, Rhomania, Miss Teen or beauty pageants after the age of fourteen (14) years. (Activities sponsored by a church or secondary school are not included.)
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

The presentation fee is $700 and must be paid in full. The fee covers the cost of selected photographs and other activities sponsored by the sorority for the Debutantes during the Debutante Ball season. (Specific dates will be provided during the Parent Orientation in June):

First payment ($250.00) Due June 27, 2026

Second payment ($250.00) Due July 11, 2026

Third payment ($200.00) Due July 25, 2026

ESCORTS

The Debutante should choose her own escort and should do so carefully. He should:
- Have a reputation of good character and conduct.
- Have never been married.
- Be under 21 years of age, but not younger than 16 years of age.
- Have good personal grooming.
- Be willing to pay the tuxedo rental fee.
- Be willing to attend all rehearsals and other events as scheduled.
- Have not fathered a child.
Parents of Debutantes should make an effort to know the escort and his parents in order to ascertain his suitability.

FORMAL DRESS
The dresses for the Debutantes will be purchased from an establishment selected by the Sorority. A dress showing and payment schedule for the purchase of the dresses will be made during the Mother/Debutante Orientation in August.

SOUVENIR BOOKLET, ADS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

To be eligible for scholarships, each Debutante will be responsible for securing a minimum of $1,600.00 in advertisements and/or patrons for the souvenir journal. The souvenir booklet will be available at the Debutante Ball.

Beta Omega Chapter

2026 Debutante Ball
CANDIDATE APPLICATION FORM
Directions: The applicant must answer all the questions on this application.
Please Attach Your Photo Here*
1. Applicant Information
Last Name*
First Name*
Middle Name*
Date of Birth*

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Address (Number/ Street ,City/ State, Zip Code)*
Home Telephone
Cell Phone Number*
2. Name of Parent(s) or Guardian
Mother/ Guardian Full Name*
Address (Number/ Street ,City/ State, Zip Code)*
Email address*
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Cell Phone Number*
Father/ Guardian Full Name*
Address (Number/ Street ,City/ State, Zip Code)*
Email Address*
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Cell Phone Number*
3. Current School
Name of School*
Grade*
School’s Location (Number/ Street ,City/ State, Zip Code)*
Address City/ State Zip Code

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4. List the school organizations of which you are presently a member and indicate any office held. *

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5. List any organization of which you are presently a member and indicate any office held.*

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6. List School honors and other awards received in the last two years.*

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7. List any talents under the following categories:
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Creative Arts music, drama, etc
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8. What are your career plans or aspirations?*
9. The purpose of the Debutante Ball is to present motivated, talented young women to the social community of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Explain how your participation in the Debutante Ball will contribute to this effort.*
10. Has any member(s) of your family been presented as Debutantes by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®?*

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If yes, name the post-Debutante and give the year she was presented.
11. Name the member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® who is sponsoring you.
Name*
Phone Number*
12. Are you working?*

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If yes, where?
Are you planning on working in the fall?*

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My parents and I will attend the meetings and required rehearsals as well as assist in every way possible to make this activity a meaningful experience.
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Monday, April 13, 2026

Ms. Dominique Campbell Co-Chairman

Screening and Awards

Phone: 913-235-2180

AKADebBallScreening@gmail.com

The signed Release of Records form for Official Transcript information must be returned with your application.
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GENERALINFORMATION FOR DEBUTANTES AND PARENTS

INTRODUCTION

QUALIFICATIONSTo be considered for presentation, a young lady must:

FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

ESCORTS

Beta Omega Chapter

CANDIDATE APPLICATION FORM

1. Applicant Information

2. Name of Parent(s) or Guardian

3. Current School

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QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for presentation, a young lady must: