History Flashcards
Who is known as the Mother of Alpha Phi Alpha? Why?
Annie Coleman 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!
According to the history, what are the three stages of Alpha’s development?
Social Study Club
Literary Society
Fraternity
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.
What is the significance of the Chapter designation Lambda?
It designates alumni Chapters.
What Chapter is reserved for deceased Alpha men?
Omega
What was the designation of Alpha Phi Alpha’s historic Education program?
Go to High School; Go to College
What was Alpha Phi Alpha’s historic voter registration campaign?
A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People
Who was the last Jewel to be so designated? When did this occur?
Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones
38th Convention
1952 in Cleveland, OH
What are the objectives of Alpha Phi Alpha?
The objectives of Alpha Phi Alpha is 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 downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic, and intellectual status
Who was the last founder to pass into Alpha’s Chapter for deceased brothers?
Jewel Henry Arthur Callis
When and where will the next General Convention be?
Las Vegas, NV July 24-28, 2019
