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Founding Date

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Tuesday, December 4th, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY

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Mu Zeta Charter Date

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Officially chartered on Monday, April 5, 1976 but the Charter line crossed the burning sands on Thursday, April 15th, 1976 at 12:17 AM EST.

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Mission Statement

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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities

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Vision Statement

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The objectives of this fraternity shall be: to stimulate the ambition of its members; to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom, and dignity of the individual; to encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood; and to aid down-trodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic, and intellectual status

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Aims

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Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind

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Motto

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First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All

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Banquet Menu

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Alpha Phi Alpha Punch, Broiled Lamb Chops, Brotherhood Smoke, Cheese, Chocolate Cake, Crackers, Cream Tomato Soup, Demi-Tasse, Finger Rolls, Hash Brown Potatoes, Lady Fingers, Neapolitan Ice Cream, Olives, Peas in a Tub, Pickles, Rolled Bread, Salted Wafers, Shrimp Salad, Wild Apple Jelly,
Shrimp Salad, Salted Wafers, Rolled Bread, Pickles, Peas in a Tub, Olives, Neapolitan Ice Cream, Lady Fingers, Hash Brown Potatoes, Finger Rolls, Demi-Tasse, Cream Tomato Soup, Crackers, Chocolate Cake, Cheese, Brotherhood Smoke, Broiled Lamb Chops, Alpha Phi Alpha Punch

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Initiatives

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Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America
Boy Scouts of America
College Life to Corporate Life
Leadership Development Institute
Peace Corps
World Policy Council

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Founders

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Your fraternity brother, Jewel, Mr. Henry Arthur Callis
Your fraternity brother, Jewel, Mr. Charles Henry Chapman
Your fraternity brother, Jewel, Mr. Eugene Kinckle Jones
Your fraternity brother, Jewel, Mr. George Biddle Kelley
Your fraternity brother, Jewel, Mr. Nathaniel Allison Murray
Your fraternity brother, Jewel, Mr. Robert Harold Ogle
Your fraternity brother, Jewel, Mr. Vertner Woodson Tandy

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Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America

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-Meant to empower African-American Youth and their families by increasing access to positive role models
-headquartered in Garland, TX
-implemented during 1990 General Convention

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Boy Scouts of America

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Established a partnership to implement educational collaboration and programs that empower the youth

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4 National Programs

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My Brother’s Keeper
Go-to-High School, Go-to-College
A Voteless People is a Hopeless People
Project Alpha

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My Brother Keeper Program

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-provides health access to older members and their families
-formerly called A. Charles Hastens Brother Keeper Program
-Proposed by Your frat bro Dr. Ronald Pepper Peters Jr at 90th convention in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2010

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Go-to-High School, Go-to-College

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-program that focuses on emphasizing the importance of high school and collegiate education
-founded in 1922
-organization provides young men with information, resources, and role models to facilitate their success
-receives federal funding to distribute for 25 cities across the US.

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A Voteless People is a Hopeless People

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-program that focuses on voter education, registration, and political awareness, and empowerment
-started in the 1930s when African-Americans were faced with vote suppression laws and threats.

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Project Alpha

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-provide education, motivation and skill-building on issues of responsibility, relationships, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases for young males ages 12-15 years
-conjunction with the March of Dimes and the second week in October is Project Alpha week

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Single Letter Chapters

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Alpha Chapter, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1906
Beta Chapter, Howard University, Washington D.C., 1907
Gamma Chapter, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia, 1907
Delta Chapter, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1908
Epsilon Chapter, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1909
Zeta Chapter, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1909
Eta Chapter, Columbia University, New York City, NY, 1909
Theta Chapter, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Chicago, IL, 1910
Iota Chapter, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1910
Kappa Chapter, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1911.
Lambda Chapter are designated for alumni chapters such as the first Lambda chapter, Alpha Lambda in Louisville, Kentucky on April 11, 1911
Mu Chapter, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1912
Nu Chapter, Lincoln University, Lincoln, PA, 1912
Xi Chapter, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, OH, 1912
Omicron Chapter, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1913
Pi Chapter, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1914
Rho Chapter, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1914
Sigma Chapter, Boston University, Boston, MA, 1915
Tau Chapter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, 1917
Upsilon Chapter, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KA, 1917
Phi Chapter, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1919
Chi Chapter, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, 1919

18
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Who is the current general president?

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Your frat bro, Mr. Willis Lorenza Lonzer

19
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Where was the first initiation banquet?

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Odd Fellows Hall (or Masonic Hall, or Red Mens Lodge)
on October 30th, 1906

20
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What was the date of the first initiation banquet?

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October 30, 1906

21
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When was the second initiation banquet?

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October 27th, 1907 at 10:30 PM

22
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Where did the second initiation banquet take place?

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Mrs. Rose Cohen’s house
321 West Mill Street, Ithaca, NY14850

23
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What was the first incorporation date?

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January 28th, 1908 in New York

24
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What was the second incorporation date?

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April 3, 1912 in Washington, DC

25
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What was the address of the house that the social club met?

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they met at 421 North Albany Street the home of Mr. Edward Newton

26
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What does the Sphinx stand for?

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Silence
Perseverance
Honesty
Integrity
Nobility
Excellence

27
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Why was the Great sphinx of gize chosen ?

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symbol of solidarity, strength and wisdom

28
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How many chapters were forced to go inactive in the Great Depression?

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17

29
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What is the history book called?

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Alpha Phi Alpha, A Development In College life written by your Fraternity brother Mr. Charles Harris Wesley

30
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What Chapter did Charles Harris Wesley Cross at?

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Zeta Chapter, Yale university

31
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Who is the history book dedicated to?

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Dedicated to the youths who march onward and upward towards the light

32
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What is the official publication of the Alpha Phi Alpha?

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the sphinx

33
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Who was the first editor and chief of the sphinx magazine ?

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Your frat bro, Mr. Raymond Winford Cannon

34
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Who designed the fraternities pin?

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Jewel Mr. Vertener Woodson Tandy on Nov 13th, 1906

35
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Who was the precursor of the fraternity?

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Mr. Charles Cardoza Poindexter

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