History Flashcards
When was the Fraternity founded?
Tuesday, December 4th, 1906
Where was Alpha Phi Alpha founded?
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
What was the first alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and its location
Alpha Lambda, Louisville, KY
Who were the first initiates of Alpha Phi Alpha
Big Brother Lemuel E. Graves, Jewel Big Brother Eugene Kinckle Jones, Bit Brother Gordon Holmes Jones
When and where did the first and second incorporations take place?
1st: 1/29/08 in Albany, NY
2nd: 4/3/12 in Washington, DC
Who is known as the Mother of Alpha Phi Alpha? Why?
Annie C. Singleton, because the early meetings were held at her home and she fed and supported the Brothers as they worked to form the Fraternity.
What is the last sentence of the poem “If”?
If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run, yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, and which is more - you’ll be a Man, my son!
What is the complete title of the Fraternity history book?
The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life
To whom is the History book of Alpha Phi Alpha dedicated?
To the youths who march onward and upward toward the light, this volume is respectfully dedicated.
Where was the first initiation banquet held?
Masonic Hall, Redman’s Hall, Odd Fellows Hall
Who was the first Editor-in-Chief of the Sphinx?
Big Brother Raymond W. Cannon
Who designed the Fraternity shingle?
Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis
According to the history, what are the three stages of Alpha’s development?
Social Study Club, Literary Society, Fraternity
Who were the first Honorary members of the Fraternity?
Big Brother George Fletcher & Big Brother Edward Ulysses Anderson Brooks
Why did C.C. Poindexter resign from Alpha Phi Alpha Society?
He expressed the idea that the Negro in America had no cultural background upon which to build a framework of a college fraternity and that this should be a work for a later period.
Who proposed the name of the Fraternity?
Jewel Big Brother George Biddle Kelley, but he gave credit to Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis due to the work Callis did through research in coming up with the name.
What is the significance of the Chapter designation Lambda?
It designates alumni Chapters.
What Chapter is reserved for deceased Alpha men?
Omega
Who is the author of the Fraternity History Book?
Big Brother Charles Harris Wesley
Where was the first meeting place of Alpha Phi Alpha?
Edward Newton’s residence: 421 N. Albany St. Ithaca, NY 14850
Who designed the Fraternity shield?
Big Brother James A. Dunn of the Kappa Chapter
What are the Fraternities colors, and who proposed them?
Old Gold & Black, Jewel Big Brother Robert Harold Ogle
Who wrote the first Ritual?
Jewel Big Brothers; George Biddle Kelley & Robert Harold Ogle
Who wrote the second Ritual and what was unique about it?
Jewel Big Brothers; Henry Arthur Callis & Eugene Kinckle Jones
It was lost so it had to be written from memory by;
1) someone who experienced it
2) someone who executed it
