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When was Alpha Phi Alpha founded?

Tuesday, December 4, 1906

Where was Alpha Phi Alpha founded?

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

Who is the Current General President of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Lucien J. Metellus, Jr.

Who is the Current Eastern Regional Vice President?

Christopher G. Ellis, Jr.

Who is the Current Eastern Regional Assistant Vice President?

Yousif N. Omer

Who is the Current Executive Director of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Alfred Glass

Who is the Current Assistant Executive Director?

Jordan Moody

Who is known as the Mother of Alpha and why?

Mrs. Annie C. Singleton — Hosted early meetings and fed and encouraged the brothers.

Who was the first General President of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Big Brother Moses A. Morrison

Who was the first life member of Alpha Phi Alpha?

O. Wilson Winters

Who was the last founder to pass away?

Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis

When did the first incorporation of Alpha Phi Alpha take place?

January 29, 1908, in Albany, NY

When did the second incorporation of Alpha Phi Alpha take place?

April 3, 1912, in Washington, DC

What was the first Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and where was it established?

Alpha Lambda, Louisville, KY, 1911

Who were the first initiates of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Gordon Jones, Eugene Kinkle Jones, Lemuel Graves

Where was the first General Convention held?

4th Floor of the Main Building at Howard University in the former Howard Journal room.

Who were the first honorary members of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Mr. George Fletcher, Reverend E.U.A. Brooks

What is the last sentence of 'If'?

'Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, and which is more you’ll be a man, my son!'

What is the full title of the history book of Alpha Phi Alpha?

The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life by Charles H. Wesley

To whom is the history book of Alpha Phi Alpha dedicated?

'To the youths who march onward and upward towards the Light this volume is respectfully dedicated.'

What does Lambda signify in Alpha Chapter names?

It designates Alumni Chapters.

What chapter is reserved for deceased members?

Omega Chapter.

Who designed the first shield of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Big Brother James A. Dunn.

Who designed the shingle of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis.

What are the fraternity colors proposed by Jewel Big Brother Robert Harold Ogle?

Old Gold and Black.

Who was the last Jewel to be designated and when?

Jewel Big Brother Eugene Kinkle Jones at the 38th General Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, December 30, 1952.

What is the Education Program of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Go to High School, Go to College.

What is the Voting Program of Alpha Phi Alpha?

A Voteless People is a Hopeless People.

Where and when is the next General Convention?

July 16-20, 2025, Philadelphia, PA.

Name the first 7 Chapters of the history book of Alpha Phi Alpha.

1. The Origin of Alpha Phi Alpha

2. The Period of Consolidation

3. The First Steps in Expansion

4. Local and National Strivings

5. Permanent Foundation

6. Expansion and Internal Development

7. The Leaven of Self-Examination.

Who proposed the name of the fraternity and who received credit?

Jewel Big Brother George Biddle Kelley (credited Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis).

Where was the first initiation of Alpha Phi Alpha held?

Odd Fellows Hall, Masonic Hall, or Redman’s Hall.

Who wrote the first ritual of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Jewels George Biddle Kelley and Robert Harold Ogle.

Who wrote the second ritual, and what was significant about it?

Jewels Henry Arthur Callis and Eugene Kinkle Jones — written from memory by one who executed it and one who experienced it.

Who was the first editor of The Sphinx?

Raymond W. Cannon.

Who were the first honorary members of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Mr. George Fletcher, Reverend E.U.A. Brooks.

Who was the first General President of Alpha Phi Alpha?

Moses A. Morrison.

Name the first 10 Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha.

1. Alpha Chapter: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

2. Beta Chapter: Howard University, Washington, DC

3. Gamma Chapter: Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA

4. Delta Chapter: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (now Tillotson College, Austin, TX)

5. Epsilon Chapter: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

6. Zeta Chapter: Yale University, New Haven, CT

7. Eta Chapter: Columbia University, New York, NY

8. Theta Chapter: University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana, Northwestern University

9. Iota Chapter: Syracuse University, now Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA

10. Kappa Chapter: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Who were the first 5 General Presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha?

1. Moses A. Morrison

2. Roscoe C. Giles

3. Frederick H. Miller

4. Charles H. Garvin

5. Henry L. Dickason.

Name one famous Alpha in Education.

Charles Henry Chapman, Herman Branson.

Name one famous Alpha in Business.

Robert F. Smith, John H. Johnson.

Name one famous Alpha in Politics.

Gov. Wes Moore, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Name one famous Alpha in Entertainment.

Keenan Ivory Wayans, Paul Robeson.

Name one famous Alpha in Athletics.

Jesse Owens, Wes Unseld.

Name one famous Alpha in Medicine.

Henry Arthur Callis, Dr. Levi Watkins Jr.

Name one famous Alpha in Law.

Thurgood Marshall, Charles Houston.

Who is the current Executive Director?

Sean L. McCaskill.

Who is the current General Treasurer?

Densel V. Fleming.

Who is the current General Comptroller?

Wardell Glass, Jr.