Aspirant Flashcards
Fraternity Prayer
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.
Designer of Fraternity Shield
James A. Dunn (Kappa Chapter)
World Policy Council
Nonprofit, nonpartisan, think tank established in 1996 that expanded the Fraternity involvement in politics and global issues
Esprit De Fraternity
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
What was unique about the Ritual in 1907
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
2nd General President
Roscoe C. Giles
Life Membership
Shall be exempt from paying the grand tax
1st General Convention
Hosted by Beta Chapter (Howard University) in Washington, D.C. Dec. 28-30, 1908
Place of Founding
Cornell University, Ithica, NY
1st General Vice President
Jewel Henry Arthur Callis
3rd General Convention
Hosted in Philadelphia, PA 1910
5th General President
Henry L. Dickason
Special Projects
College Life to Corporate Life Initiative (C2C)
APA Leadership Development Institute (LDI)
Second Incorporation
April 3, 1912, in Washington, DC
Credit for name of fraternity
Jewel Henry Arthur Callis, given by Jewel George Biddle Kelley
Second Ritual Committee
Jewel Henry Arthur Callis and Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones
Book Title
This History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A development in (Negro) College Life
Special Programs
Big Brother/Sister
Boy Scouts of America
March of Dimes
1st General Treasurer
Roscoe C. Giles
National Service Programs
Go-to-highschool, Go-to-College
A voteless people is a hopeless people
Project Alpha
A. Charles Haston Brother’s Keeper Program
1st General Secretary
Simeon S. Booker
Fraternity Colors
Old Gold and Black
12th General President
Raymond W. Cannon
11th General President
Simeon S. Booker
10th General President
Lucius L. McGee
6th Annual Convention
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
First Editor in Chief of the Sphinx
Raymond W. Cannon (Beta Psi Lambda)
Fraternity Motto
First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all
6th General President
Jewel Henry Arthur Callis