Facts 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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2
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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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3
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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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6
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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………….PhysicianCharles Henry Chapmen……TeacherEugene Kinkle Jones…….Exec Sec of NULGeorge Biddle Kelley……Civil EngineerNathaniel Allison Murray…TeacherRobert Harold Ogle.sec of the US senate committee of appropriationsVertner Woodson Tandy…Architect

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9
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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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10
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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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12
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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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14
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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 Ithaca,NY
Beta-Howard University Washington, DC
Gamma-Virginia Union University Richmond, Va
Delta-Huston Tillotson University(originally University of Toronto) Houston,TX
Epsilon- University of Michigan Ann Arbor,MI
Zeta- Yale University New HAven,CT
Eta- Columbia Univeristy NY,NY
Theta -Univeristy of Chicago, Chicago,IL
 Univeristy of Illinois, Urbana,IL
North Western Illinois Evenston,IL
Iota: Morris Brown College Atlanta,GA
Kappa: Ohio State Univeristy Columbus,OH
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16
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Greek Alphabet

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Alpha                Xi                               
Beta                Omicron
Gamma            Pi
Delta                Rho
Epsilon            Sigma
Zeta                 Tau
Eta                  Upsilon
Theta               Phi
Iota                  Chi
Kappa              Psi
Lambda            Omega
Mu
Nu