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Aspirant Flashcards

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Fraternity Prayer

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Oh Lord, may the true spirit of Fraternity, rule our hearts, guide our thoughts, and control our lives, so that we may become, through thee, servants of all, Amen.

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Designer of Fraternity Shield

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James A. Dunn (Kappa Chapter)

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World Policy Council

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Nonprofit, nonpartisan, think tank established in 1996 that expanded the Fraternity involvement in politics and global issues

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Esprit De Fraternity

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Not what the Fraternity can do for me, but what can I do for the Fraternity.
Duties:
1. Prompt payment of financial obligations
2. Maintain strong scholastic performance
3. Excel in general college activities and social serves
4. Maintain high moral standards

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5
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What was unique about the Ritual in 1907

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It was written by someone who had executed and experienced the first one, and it was written by memory because the 1st one was lost

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2nd General President

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Roscoe C. Giles

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7
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Life Membership

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Shall be exempt from paying the grand tax

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1st General Convention

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Hosted by Beta Chapter (Howard University) in Washington, D.C. Dec. 28-30, 1908

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Place of Founding

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Cornell University, Ithica, NY

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10
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1st General Vice President

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Jewel Henry Arthur Callis

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3rd General Convention

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Hosted in Philadelphia, PA 1910

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12
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5th General President

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Henry L. Dickason

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13
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Special Projects

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College Life to Corporate Life Initiative (C2C)

APA Leadership Development Institute (LDI)

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14
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Second Incorporation

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April 3, 1912, in Washington, DC

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15
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Credit for name of fraternity

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Jewel Henry Arthur Callis, given by Jewel George Biddle Kelley

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16
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Second Ritual Committee

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Jewel Henry Arthur Callis and Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones

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Book Title

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This History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A development in (Negro) College Life

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18
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Special Programs

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Big Brother/Sister
Boy Scouts of America
March of Dimes

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19
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1st General Treasurer

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Roscoe C. Giles

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20
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National Service Programs

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Go-to-highschool, Go-to-College
A voteless people is a hopeless people
Project Alpha
A. Charles Haston Brother’s Keeper Program

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1st General Secretary

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Simeon S. Booker

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Fraternity Colors

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Old Gold and Black

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23
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12th General President

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Raymond W. Cannon

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11th General President

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Simeon S. Booker

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10th General President

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Lucius L. McGee

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26
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6th Annual Convention

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Brothers were encouraged to think APA, speak APA, promote APA, and labor for the broad principles of idealism for which APA was created, so humanity shall look upon us a body worthwhile

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27
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First Editor in Chief of the Sphinx

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Raymond W. Cannon (Beta Psi Lambda)

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28
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Fraternity Motto

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First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all

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29
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6th General President

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Jewel Henry Arthur Callis

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30
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Conclusion of the 1st General Convention

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The Supreme Governing body of the Fraternity was the General Convention

31
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1st Initiates

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Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones, Lemuel Graves, and Gorden Jones

32
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Chapter 7

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The Leaven of Self-examination

33
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Chapter 6

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Expansion and Internal Development

34
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Date of becoming literary society

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October 23, 1906

35
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Chapter 1

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The origin of Alpha Phi Alpha

36
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7th General President

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Howard H. Long

37
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Mother of Fraternity

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Annie Singleton

38
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Required to establish a chapter

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Standards were met and a sufficiently large amount of students existed

39
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First Incorporation

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Jan. 29, 1908, in Albany, NY

40
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Date of Founding

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December 4, 1906, on an Ice Cold Tuesday

41
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Black Fraternity that was inquired about and by who

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Pi Gamma Omicron @ Ohio State University by Jewel Robert Harold Ogle

42
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9th Annual Convention

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Brother EB Smith inspirited alumni brothers by this statement, “APA for life”

43
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Factors which caused Social Study Club to Flourish

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Comradeship, accumulation of examinations for future use of members, and development of program study

44
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Mission Statement

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APA Fraternity Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood, and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities

45
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General President (duty)

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Official Spokesperson for the fraternity

46
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3rd developmental stage

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Fraternity

47
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First Ritual Committee

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Jewel Robert Harold Ogle and Jewel George Biddle Kelley

48
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Publisher

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The Foundations Publishers, Washington, DC

49
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1st General President

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Moses Alvin Morrison

50
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The Scope of APA

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Limitlessness

51
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4th General President

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Charles H. Garvin

52
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2nd General Convention

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Hosted by Gamma Chapter (Virginia Union University) Richmond, VA 1909

53
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Dedication

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To the (Negro) youth who marched onward and upward toward the light, this volume is respectfully dedicated

54
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Arthur

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Charles H. Wesley

55
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At the first general convention

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Alpha Chapter delegates accepted the second place upon the list of general officers allowing a brother from a black institution to serve as general president because it was believed that the fraternity would grow rapidly if the chief general officer was located nearer to the large number of black students

56
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Resignation letter

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CC Poindexter - Negro in America had no cultural background upon which to build a framework for college fraternity and should be done at a later period

57
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2nd developmental stage

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literary society

58
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Shingle

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Jewel Henry Arthur Callis - a certificate of membership which states that one is duly initiated member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

59
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Meeting place of Literary Society

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411 E. State St, Home of Annie and Archie Singleton

60
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Fraternity Flower

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Yellow Rose

61
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Fraternity Aims

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Manly deeds, scholarship, a love of all mankind

62
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Jewels

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Jewel Henry Arthur Callis
Jewel Charles Henry Chapman
Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones
Jewel George Biddle Kelley
Jewel Robert Harold Ogle
Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray
Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy
63
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1st developmental stage

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Social study club, 1905, 9 students

64
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1st initiation banquet

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October 30, 1906 - Masonic Hall aka Odd Fellows Hall and Red Mens Hall

65
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9th General President

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Daniel D. Fowler

66
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8th General President

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William A. Pollard

67
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3rd General President

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Fredrick H. Miller

68
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Chapter 5

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Permanent Foundations

69
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Chapter 4

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Local and National Strivings

70
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Chapter 2

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Period of Consolidation

71
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Chapter 3

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The First Steps in Expansion

72
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Objectives of the Fraternity

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Stimulate the ambitions of members, prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom, & dignity of the individual, Encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood, Aid downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic, and itellectual propterty

73
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1st Honorary Members

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George Fletcher and EUA Brooks

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