IMDP

Here’s a more organized and concise version for Quizlet:

Founding Information:

• Founding Date: Tuesday, December 4, 1906

• Founding Location: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

Regional Officers:

• Eastern Region President: Big Brother Christopher G. Ellis

Significant Figures:

• Mother of Alpha: Mrs. Annie C. Singleton — Early meetings were held at her house, and she fed the brothers.

• First General President: Big Brother Moses A. Morrison

• First Initiates:

• Lemuel Graves

• Eugene Kinkle Jones

• Gordon Jones

• First Life Member: O. Wilson Winters

Incorporation Details:

• First Incorporation: Albany, NY — January 29, 1908

• Second Incorporation: Washington, DC — April 3, 1912

The Jewels and Their Occupations:

• Jewel Henry Arthur Callis: Physician

• Jewel Charles Henry Chapman: Educator

• Jewel Eugene Kinkle Jones: Executive Secretary of the National Urban League

• Jewel George Biddle Kelley: Civil Engineer

• Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray: Educator

• Jewel Robert Harold Ogle: American Secretary

• Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy: Architect

First Alumni Chapter:

• Alpha Lambda Chapter: Louisville, Kentucky

First General Convention:

• Location: Beta Chapter, Howard University, Washington, DC

• Room: 4th Floor of the Main Building, in the room of the Former Howard Journal

Honorary Members:

• Big Brother George Fletcher

• Reverend E.U.A. Brooks

Significant Literary Contributions:

• 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.”

• Complete Title of the History Book: The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life

• Author of the History Book: Charles H. Wesley

• Book Dedication: To the youths who march onward and upward toward the light

First 7 Chapters of the History Book:

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 Foundations

6. Expansion and Internal Development

7. The Leaven of Self-Examination

Significant Contributions:

• Name Proposal: Jewel George Biddle Kelley (credits Jewel Henry Arthur Callis)

• First Initiation Location: Masonic Hall, Redman’s Hall, Odd Fellows’ Hall

• Menu of the First Initiation:

• Cream Tomato Soup

• Salted Wafers

• Broiled Lamb Chops

• Hashed Brown Potatoes

• Finger Rolls

• Peas in Tubs

• Wild Apple Jelly

Precursor Departure Reason:

• Believed that African Americans had no cultural background to build a fraternity at that time.

First Editor of The Sphinx:

• Big Brother Raymond W. Cannon

Greek Alphabet:

(Include full Greek alphabet)

Current Leadership:

• National President: Big Brother Lucien J. Metellus Jr.

Stages of Alpha:

1. Social Study Club

2. Literary Society

3. Fraternity

Shingle and Shield Design:

• Shingle Designer: Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis

• First Shield Designer: Big Brother James A. Dunn

Fraternity Colors and Proposer:

• Colors: Old Gold and Black

• Proposed by: Big Brother Robert Harold Ogle

Rituals:

• First Ritual Written By: Jewels George Biddle Kelley and Robert Harold Ogle

• Second Ritual Written By: Jewels Henry Arthur Callis and Eugene Kinkle Jones

Objectives, Mission, and Aims:

• Education Program: Go to High School, Go to College

• Voting Program: A Voteless People is a Hopeless People

Omega Chapter:

• Dedicated to deceased members

Lambda Chapter Significance:

• Designates Alumni Chapters

Last Founder to Enter Omega Chapter:

• Jewel Henry Arthur Callis

First 5 General Presidents:

1. Moses A. Morrison

2. Roscoe C. Giles

3. Frederick H. Miller

4. Charles H. Garvin

5. Henry L. Dickason

Notable Alphas:

• Politics: Gov. Wes Moore

• Entertainment: Keenan Ivory Wayans, Duke Ellington

• Law: Thurgood Marshall, Dennis Archer

• Civil Rights: Martin Luther King Jr., W.E.B. DuBois

• Sports: Jesse Owens, Art Shell

• Education: Charles Henry Chapman, Nathaniel Allison Murray

• Business: Robert F. Smith, Joshua Smith

• Medicine: Henry Arthur Callis

• Science & Tech: George Biddle Kelley, Dr. James P. Comer

Upcoming General Convention:

• Date: July 16-20, 2025

• Location: Philadelphia, PA

First 10 Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha:

1. Alpha Chapter: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (1906)

2. Beta Chapter: Howard University, Washington, DC (1907)

3. Gamma Chapter: Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA (1907)

4. Delta Chapter: University of Toronto (1908); Later Tillotson College, Austin, TX (1954)

5. Epsilon Chapter: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1909)

6. Zeta Chapter: Yale University, New Haven, CT (1909)

7. Eta Chapter: Columbia University, New York, NY (1909)

8. Theta Chapter: University of Chicago, University of Illinois, and Northwestern University (1910)

9. Iota Chapter: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (1910)