Module 1 Flashcards
Who are the “Seven Jewels” of Alpha Phi Alpha?
Henry Arthur Callis Charles Henry Chapman George Biddle Kelley Robert Harold Ogle Vertner Woodson Tandy Nathaniel Allison Murray Eugene Kinckle Jones
What is the founding date of Alpha Phi Alpha?
Tuesday, December 04, 1906
Where was the founding location of Alpha Phi Alpha?
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
What are the 3 aims of Alpha Phi Alpha?
Manly Deeds
Scholarship
Love For All Mankind
What is the objective of Alpha Phi Alpha?
- To stimulate the ambition of its members
- To prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, dignity and freedom of the individual
- To encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood
- To aid down-trodden humanity in its effort to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status.
What is the motto of Alpha Phi Alpha?
First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All
What are the colors of Alpha Phi Alpha?
Old Gold, Black
What were the 3 stages of Alpha Phi Alpha’s origin?
1st Stage - Social Study Club
2nd Stage - Literary Society
3rd Stage - Fraternity
Who is the mother of Alpha Phi Alpha?
Annie Singleton
Where did Annie Singleton live?
411 E. State Street
Ithaca, NY
Who lived with Annie Singleton?
Robert Harold Ogle
What was the profession of Robert Harold Ogle?
He was a staff member to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
Who became the state of New York’s first registered black architect?
Vertner Woodson Tandy
What was the profession of Nathaniel Allison Murray?
A teacher
Where did Nathaniel Allison Murray teach?
Armstrong Vocational High School in Washington, D.C.
The first African American engineer registered in the state of New York
George Biddle Kelley
George Biddle Kelley was the first president of which chapter?
Alpha Chapter
Who became the first Executive Secretary of the National Urban League?
Eugene Kinckle Jones
He organized the fraternity’s first 3 chapters
Eugene Kinckle Jones
Professor of Agriculture at FAMU
Charles Henry Chapman
Who was described as “a Brother beloved in the bonds”?
Charles Henry Chapman
Charles Henry Chapman founded what chapter? At what school?
Beta Nu Chapter, FAMU
What was Henry Arthur Callis’ profession?
A Physician
Who was regarded as the “philosopher of the founders?
Henry Arthur Callis
What school was Henry Arthur Callis a Professor of Medicine?
Howard University
Charles Henry Chapman was the first to enter Omega Chapter in what year?
1934
What chapter was George Biddle Kelley active? And where is it located?
Beta Pi Lambda, Albany, NY
What year did Nathaniel Allison Murray die?
1959
Robert Harold Ogle was Alpha chapter’s first what? And what did he propose?
secretary, the Fraternity’s colors
Who incorporated the Fraternity and was the designer of the Fraternity Pin?
Vertner Woodson Tandy
What was the rank of Vertner Woodson Tandy when he was commissioned in the 15th infantry of the New York State National Guard?
First Lieutenant
What are the first fifteen chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha?
- Alpha
- Beta
- Gamma
- Delta
- Epsilon
- Zeta
- Eta
- Theta
- Iota
- Kappa
- Lambda
- Mu
- Nu
- Xi
- Omicron
