2026 Debutante Project

The Souvenir Journal serves as a lasting keepsake of the Debutante Project experience. It commemorates the accomplishments, memories, and milestones of each Debutante while celebrating the support of family, friends, businesses, and our community. Through advertisements, patron acknowledgements, and donations, supporters help recognize and honor our Debutantes while funding scholarships and other program initiatives of Upsilon Omega Chapter and Zenobia's Promise Foundation, Inc.

ADVERTISEMENT GUIDELINES

• To ensure excellent quality printing, please submit camera-ready ads.
• All advertisements must be submitted in high-resolution digital format.
• Images should be clear, sharp, and suitable for professional printing.
• Low-resolution, blurry, pixelated, or distorted images may not print properly.
• Please submit ads as pdf, png, or ppt files with digital quality photographs.
• Advertisements may include photos, messages, graphics, and other customized content. 
• All ad files should be submitted in portrait layout, NOT landscape layout.
• Full page and quarter page ads should be sized as 8 ½” x 11” when submitted.
• Half-page ads should be proportionally sized as 8 ½” x 5 ½” when submitted.
• The sorority crest should not be used in debutante ads, even if the person providing the ad is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®.

PATRON LISTING GUIDELINES

A patron is a name-only acknowledgment of support and does not include photographs, messages, logos, graphics, shout outs or artwork.

A patron listing may include:

• One individual name (Example: Ms. Mary Smith)
• One couple residing in the same household (Example: Mr. and Mrs. John Smith)
• One business, organization, church, or company (Example: ABC Consulting, LLC or First Community Church)
• A pre-fix title should precede each patron name. Example acceptable titles include Mr., Mrs, Ms., Dr., Rev., Little Miss, Master, and others.
• Titles should not include descriptors reserved for specific organizations such as Deacon, Deaconess, Soror, Jill and others.
• A patron listing is not intended for multiple individuals grouped together under a single patron contribution.
• Each patron listing is limited to one individual, one couple, or one business/organization.
• We identify AKA sorority members by the use of an asterisk following their names, i.e., Mrs. Ruby L. Jones*, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Smith *. 
• We do not use use the word Soror in ads or patron listings.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By checking this box and submitting your order, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

1. Submission Deadline
All souvenir journal advertisements, patron listings, supporting files, and payment must be received no later than November 15, 2026, at 11:59 PM (Eastern Time).

2. Late Submissions
Advertisements, patron listings, artwork, or payment received after the deadline are not guaranteed to be included in the 2026 Debutante Souvenir Journal. Payments received after the deadline, or for incomplete submissions that cannot be published, will be treated as a charitable donation to Zenobia's Promise Foundation, Inc.

3. Complete Submission Required
A completed submission includes:

• Completed online form
• Uploaded advertisement artwork (if applicable)
• Patron listing information (if applicable)
• Full payment
• Payment alone does not guarantee inclusion in the souvenir journal.

4. Accuracy of Information
Please review all names, titles, spelling, contact information, and uploaded files carefully before submitting. The Debutante Committee will reproduce information as submitted and is not responsible for typographical, spelling, formatting, or content errors contained in the materials provided.

5. Artwork Requirements
Advertisements should be submitted as high-resolution PDF, PNG, or PPT files only.  By submitting artwork, you certify that you own the rights or have permission to use all photographs, logos, graphics, and other materials included in your submission.

6. Right to Decline
The Debutante Committee and Zenobia's Promise Foundation, Inc. reserve the right to decline or remove any advertisement, patron listing, or other submission that contains inappropriate, offensive, defamatory, discriminatory, unlawful, or copyrighted material submitted without proper authorization, or that is otherwise inconsistent with the mission and values of the organization.

7. Confirmation of Submission
Upon successful submission and payment, you will receive a confirmation email for your records. Please retain this confirmation as proof of your submission.