Facts Flashcards
When, Where, and Why was Alphi Phi Alpha founded.
December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca,NY. To give college black men a social and academic support system.
About how many men are in the organization now. And name some famous men
about 150,000. Jessie Owns, Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson
About how many alumni and undergrad chapters are there
350 in 44 states
What is the frats colors
old black and gold
What is the frats flower
yellow rose
Whats is the moto?
First of All, Servants of All, We shall Transcend All
Name some of Gamma Nu’s projects
Alpha Week, Ebony and Ivory Week, the dr. mlk oratorical contst, study a thon, mis black nd gold
Name the founders and their occupations of Alphi Phi Alpha
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
Whats the name of the history book
The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A development in college life by CHarles Wesley
Whats the quote for the deication of the Histoory book
To the youths who march onward and and upward towards the light.
When and where was the Gammu Nu chapter founded?
It was foounded at The Pennsylvania State University formerly known as The Pennsylvania State College on Thursday, April 10, 1947 by 16 distingushed gentlemen.
What the Gammu Nu brothers believe
They are obligated to serving Penn State and surounding communities in order to uplift mankind
About how many yearshave they been serving Penn State
50 years
Who are the Gammu Nu charter members
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
Name the founding chapters
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