Pre test info Flashcards
When was the fraternity founded?
December 4, 1906
Where was the fraternity founded?
Cornell University, Ithaca New York
Fraternity mission statement?
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood, and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities.
Fraternity motto?
First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All
Fraternity colors?
Black and Old Gold
Fraternity symbol?
The Great Sphinx of Giza
Fraternity flower?
Yellow rose
Fraternity pillars?
Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love For All Mankind
What are the founders of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity known as?
the “Seven Jewels”
Name the founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.?
Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy.
Fraternity nickname/monicker?
Men of Distinction
What number chapter is Theta Chapter
The 8th Chapter
Where is the fraternity headquarted?
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Who is the current president of the fraternity?
Lucien J. Metellus, Jr.
What chapter are deceased brothers of the fraternity said to have joined?
Omega Chapter
Who is the mother of Alpha Phi Alpha Incorporated?
Mrs. Annie C. Singleton
What type of fraternity is Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.?
A social fraternity
Name some of Alpha Phi Alpha’s special Initiatives.
Big Brothers / Big Sisters of America, Boy Scouts of America
College Life to Corporate Life Initiative (C2C)
Leadership Development Institute (LDI)
Peace Corps
World Policy Council
Name some of Alpha Phi Alpha’s national programs.
Brother’s Keeper
A Voteless People is a Hopeless People
Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College
Project Alpha
Name some of Alpha Phi Alpha’s foundations.
Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation
Jewels Heritage Project
Alpha Phi Alpha Charitable Foundation
Who was the first general president of the fraternity?
Moses Alvin Morrison of Beta Chapter
What was the initial purpose of the fraternity?
A study and support group for minority students who faced racial prejudice, both educationally and socially, at Cornell.
Some notable Alpha men?
W.E.B. DuBois
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Edward Brooke
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
Andrew Young
William Gray
Paul Robeson
Jesse Owens
When was Theta Chapter founded?
February 21st, 1910
Where was Theta Chapter initially encompassing?
Theta Chapter was originally created as a statewide chapter, encompassing the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois and Northwestern University.
Which schools are currently chartered at Theta Chapter?
University of Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
Loyola University
What are the fraternity’s objectives?
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
To aid downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status
Current undergraduate members of Theta chapter
Doriyon Ward, Alexander Williams, Jr., Sherron Hamilton, Neanco Collins, Charles Hendon, Elijah Jenkins, Byron Hamilton Jr., and Pacifique Bavugameshi, Abdul Tohib Karim Lawal
Most recent Theta chapter line name (Fall 23’)?
S.S. Five Unconquerable Gods of Intuitive Triumph in Victorious Execution (F.U.G.I.T.I.V.E.).
How many individuals were in Theta chapter’s most recent line(Fall 23’)?
5 members (Charles, Elijah, Cameron Drake, Byron, Pacifique)
Henry Arthur Callis facts
Callis became a practicing physician
Howard University Professor of Medicine
Philosopher of the founders
CHARLES HENRY CHAPMAN facts
Chapman became Professor of Agriculture at Florida A&M University
first Jewel to enter Omega Chapter in 1934.
a brother beloved in the bonds
EUGENE KINCKLE JONES facts
Jones became the first executive secretary of the National Urban League
organized the first three fraternity chapters that branched out from Cornell
one of the first initiates as well as an original founder
GEORGE BIDDLE KELLEY facts
Kelley became the first African-American engineer registered in the state of New York
Civil engineer
Served on committees that worked out the handshake and ritual
NATHANIEL ALLISON MURRAY facts
completing his undergraduate studies at Howard
he taught in public schools in DC
ROBERT HAROLD OGLE facts
Ogle entered the career secretarial field
Professional staff member to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.
He proposed the fraternity’s colors and was Alpha Chapter’s first secretary.
VERTNER WOODSON TANDY facts
New York’s first registered black architect
designer of the fraternity pin
Alpha Chapter’s first treasurer
Spring 23’ line name
SS Five Arcane Tyrants of Eternal Supremacy (FATES)
how many members were apart of spring 23’ line
5 (Jordan, AJ,Sherron, Darrow, Neanco)
