Alpha phi Alpha Flashcards

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When, Where, and Why was Alphi Phi Alpha founded.

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December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca,NY. To give college black men a social and academic support system.

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About how many men are in the organization now. And name some famous men

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about 150,000. Jessie Owns, Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson

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About how many alumni and undergrad chapters are there

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350 in 44 states

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4
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What is the frats colors

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old black and gold

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5
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What is the frats flower

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yellow rose

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Whats is the moto?

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First of All, Servants of All, We shall Transcend All

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Name some of Gamma Nu’s projects

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Alpha Week, Ebony and Ivory Week, the dr. mlk oratorical contst, study a thon, mis black nd gold

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Name the founders and their occupations of Alphi Phi Alpha

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Henry Arthur Callis………….Physician
Charles Henry Chapmen……Teacher
Eugene Kinkle Jones…….Exec Sec of NUL
George Biddle Kelley……Civil Engineer
Nathaniel Allison Murray…Teacher
Robert Harold Ogle.sec of the US senate committee of appropriations
Vertner Woodson Tandy…Architect

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Whats the name of the history book

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The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A development in college life by CHarles Wesley

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Whats the quote for the deication of the Histoory book

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To the youths who march onward and and upward towards the light.

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When and where was the Gammu Nu chapter founded?

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It was foounded at The Pennsylvania State University formerly known as The Pennsylvania State College on Thursday, April 10, 1947 by 16 distingushed gentlemen.

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What the Gammu Nu brothers believe

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They are obligated to serving Penn State and surounding communities in order to uplift mankind

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13
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About how many yearshave they been serving Penn State

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50 years

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Who are the Gammu Nu charter members

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Vernon L. Cowell, Harold Dixon, Walter Edmunds, Thomas Giles, Donald Harris, Dennis Hoggard, James RObinson, Percy Smith, Wallace Triplet III, William Walker, Calvin Wallace, Donald Watson, Mitchell Williams, Rufus William, Charles Wilson, Clayton Wilson III

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Name the founding chapters

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Alpha-Cornell University
Beta-Howard University
Gamma-Virginia Union University
Delta-Huston Tilton University(fomely known as University of Toronto)
Epsilon- University of Michigan
Zeta- Yale University
Eta- Columbia Univeristy
Theta -Univeristy of Chicago, Univeristy of Illinois, North Western Illinois
Iota: Morris Brown College
Kappa: Ohio State Univeristy
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