Chapter 4 Flashcards
Through the actions of brothers following the convention, the purpose of Alpha Phi Alpha
The purpose of Alpha Phi Alpha were not only to provide for social occasions but also for mutual and co-operative endeavors scholarship was to be advanced, character to be built and no other brother was allowed to fall by the way if his fraternity brothers could help him.
Who was elected as the second general president?
Roscoe C Giles
Where did the second Convention move to, and why?
New York, There was a misunderstanding concerning the place of meeting, part of them were New York and the other part in Richmond.
What is the founding date and seat of the original Iota Chapter?
March 28, 1910, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Who is credited with the establishment of Zeta Chapter?
Roscoe C Giles
What is the founding date and seat of Zeta Chapter?
April 10, 1909, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Who is credited with the establishment of Eta chapter?
Roscoe C Giles
What are the dates, host chapter and location of the second convention?
December 27-29, 1909, Virginia Union University
Who is credited with the establishment of Epsilon Chapter?
Henry A Callis
What is the founding date and seat of Eta Chapter?
June 5, 1909, Columbia University, New York, NY
Who is credited with the establishment of Iota Chapter?
Roscoe C. Giles, Lemuel E. Graves, Frank V. Plummer, Joseph R. Fugett, Nathaniel A. Murray
Who was the second general president?
Roscoe Conkling Giles
What is the founding date and seat of Epsilon Chapter?
April 10, 1909, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
What was the program developed by the freshman committee?
The program proposed as the serious purpose of the fraternity the encouragement of scholarship on the part of the freshman, who were prospective members of the fraternity. It was voted later in the year, however, that after the entrance of the class of 1918 no freshman were to be admitted to Alpha Chapter. The report was so comprehensive and suggestive of advantage to all members that brother Giles urged the committee look after the work of all members in the manner in which it was proposed to aid the freshman.
What are the purposes of Alpha Phi Alpha?
The purposes of Alpha Phi Alpha were not only to provide for social occasions but also for mutual and co-operative endeavors. Scholarship was to be advanced, character to be built and no brother was to be allowed to fall by the way if his fraternity brothers could help him.
