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Encyclopedia > Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Nicknames: Alphas, A Phi A
Founded December 4, 1906
International Headquarters Baltimore, Maryland
Official Colors Black and Old Gold
Official Flower Yellow Rose
Official Symbols Sphinx, Ape, Pharaoh
Coat of Arms
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. crest
Motto: First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity website

Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ, pronounced A-Phi-A) Fraternity is the oldest Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded for African American men in the United States. A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... link titleThe word international can mean: Between nations or encompassing several nations. ... Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ... Baltimore skyline at dusk Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Nickname: Charm City Mob Town B-more Location in Maryland Founded Incorporated 30 July 1729 1797  County Independent city Mayor Martin J. OMalley... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... Old Gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow. ... Wildflowers Flower (Latin flos, floris; French fleur), a term popularly used for the bloom or blossom of a plant, is the reproductive structure of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... Yellow is a color with a wavelength 565-590 nanometers. ... Species About 100, see text A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa and the flower of this shrub. ... The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Pyramid of Khafre in the background. ... Type species Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847 Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei A male silverback gorilla The gorilla, the largest of the primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of central Africa. ... Pharaoh (Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (without niqqud: פרעה), Standard Hebrew ParÊ¿o, Tiberian Hebrew Parʿōh, Arabic فرعون) is a title used to refer to the kings (of godly status) in ancient Egypt. ... Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as armorial bearings or simply as arms. Its origins lie in the need to distinguish participants in battles or jousts and to describe the various devices they carried or painted on their shields. ... Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. ... The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since about the 9th century B.C.. It was the first true alphabet, that is, one with a symbol for each vowel and consonant, and is the oldest alphabet in use today. ... While the terms fraternity and sorority may be used to describe any number of social and charitable organizations, including the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, International, and the Shriners, in the United States and Canada fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students (though... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...

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History

The Jewels: founders of Alpha Phi Alpha.
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The Jewels: founders of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Alpha Phi Alpha was founded on December 4, 1906 on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The founders, known as the Seven Jewels, were Henry A. Callis, Charles H. Chapman, Eugene K. Jones, George B. Kelley, Nathaniel A. Murray, Robert H. Ogle and Vertner W. Tandy. Image File history File links Jewelsmini. ... Image File history File links Jewelsmini. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cornell University is a leading research university based in Ithaca, New York. ... It has been suggested that Ithaca Commons be merged into this article or section. ...


The fraternity was born of a desire to promote close association and mutual support among African Americans at the turn of the twentieth century. Initially it provided a literary, study, social and support group at the founders' university, Cornell, for all minority students who faced racial prejudice, both educational and social.


The Sphinx is the fraternity's journal, printed quarterly since 1914. It is among America's oldest periodicals serving as the official publication of an African American organization. The first, founded by fraternity member W.E.B. DuBois in 1910 is NAACP's The Crisis. 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... W. E. B. DuBois William Edward Burghardt DuBois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist, sociologist, historian, writer, editor, poet, freemason, and scholar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States. ... The Crisis is the official magazine of the NAACP, and was founded by W.E.B. DuBois in 1910. ...


Since its founding, the fraternity has initiated over 150,000 men into the organization; it has been interracial since 1945. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


The fraternity will celebrate a century of service in 2006. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Mission

The objectives of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (Inc.) are to stimulate the ambition of its members; to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the cause 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. The first two objectives Manhood is the period in a males life when he has left behind the innocence of childhood. ...

  • to stimulate the ambition of its members, and
  • to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the cause of humanity, freedom, and dignity of the individual

provide the basis for the establishment of Alpha University.


Chapters

The first chapter established at Cornell University is named Alpha chapter. Chapters were developed at other colleges and universities, many of them historically black; the second chapter Beta was established at Howard University. The fraternity established Alpha Lambda its first graduate alumni chapter in 1911 at Louisville, Kentucky. Alpha (uppercase Α, lowercase α) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. ... A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z The alphabetical listing is based on Christina DeMellos pages at http://www. ... In the United States, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) (a type of Minority-Serving Institution or MSI) are colleges or universities that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African-American community. ... Beta (upper case Β, lower case β) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. ... Howard University is a historically black university in Washington, D.C. It was established by a congressional charter in 1867, and much of its early funding came from the Freedmens Bureau. ... Lambda (upper case Λ, lower case λ) is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. ... An alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine) is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Louisville (usually pronounced ; see Pronunciation below) is Kentuckys largest city and the 16th largest city in the United States. ...


Omega chapter was distinguished to contain the names of deceased fraternity members. Omega (Ω ω) (literally, big O) is the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet. ...


The fraternity's international scope was established early. In 1908 it chartered undergraduate chapter Delta at University of Toronto; shortly thereafter, the chapter became defunct. Its seat was transferred to what is now Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas in 1939. In 1938 the fraternity chartered Beta Psi college chapter in London, England. The Theta Theta Lambda alumni chapter was chartered 1963 at Frankfurt, Germany. Other chapters have been chartered in Monrovia, Liberia, Caribbean islands, Vietnam and South Korea. 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Delta (upper case Δ, lower case δ) is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... Huston-Tillotson University is a historically black university in Austin, Texas. ... Skyline from Town Lake City nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location Location in the state of Texas Government County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 669. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Psi (Ψ ψ) is the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet and has a numeric value of 700. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Theta (upper case Θ, lower case θ) is the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... (?) [ˈfraÅ‹kfÊŠrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... For alternate meanings, see Monrovia (disambiguation). ... ...


National programs

The Washington, D.C. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation is a project of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (Inc.) of which King was a member. In 1998, the fraternity was authorized by United States Congress to establish a foundation to manage fundraising and design of a memorial to Dr. King [1]. The Reverend Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Seal of the Congress. ...


The fraternity sponsors Project Alpha in conjunction with March of Dimes. Other programs of the fraternity are Go To High School, Go To College and Voteless People Is a Hopeless People. The fraternity combines its efforts with Head Start, Boy Scouts of America and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. March of Dimes is the name of several health charities in the United States and Canada. ... Head Start is a program of the US governments Department of Health and Human Services which focuses on assisting three- and four-year-old children from low-income families. ... The Boy Scouts of America(BSA) is an organization designed for boys between the ages of seven and eighteen, and for both young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21, based in the United States of America, with some presence in other countries. ... Big Brothers Big Sisters of America was founded in 1904 as New York Big Brothers by Ernest Coulter, who was influenced by Julius Mayer, a judge in the New York Childrens Court. ...


The United States Postal Service has honored fraternity members W.E.B. Dubois, Duke Ellington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Paul Robeson and Whitney M. Young with stamps in their popular Black Heritage Stamp series. A USPS truck in San Francisco A smaller truck used in suburban areas This article describes the United States Postal Service. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (b. ... The Reverend Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. ... USPS Black Heritage stamp Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American actor, athlete, singer, writer, and political and civil rights activist. ... Whitney M. Young Jr. ...


The fraternity is one of nine Greek letter international sororities and fraternities comprising the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. ...


Notable Alphas

Activists

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States. ... W. E. B. DuBois William Edward Burghardt DuBois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist, sociologist, historian, writer, editor, poet, freemason, and scholar. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... William H. Gray, III was a Congressman born in Louisiana on August 20, 1941, but who lived most of his life in Pennsylvania. ... United Negro College Fund (UNCF), headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia is an American philanthropic organization with the mission of raising college tuition money for African-American students and as well as general scholarship funds for Historically Black colleges and universities. ... Richard Dick Claxton Gregory, born October 12, 1932 in St. ... The Reverend Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. ... The Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway. ... Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. ... Seal of the Supreme Court Scotus redirects here. ... Marc H. Morial Marc Haydel Morial (born 1958) is an African-American political and civic leader and former mayor of New Orleans. ... National Urban League Logo The National Urban League is a non-profit, nonpartisan, civil rights and community-based movement that advocates on behalf of Black Americans and against racial discrimination. ... Adam Clayton Powell (left) with Martin Luther King: both were prominent civil rights leaders. ... USPS Black Heritage stamp Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American actor, athlete, singer, writer, and political and civil rights activist. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline. ...

Government

Dennis Wayne Archer is a former president of the American Bar Association, and was the first African American to hold this office. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Richard Arrington Jr. ... Marion Barry Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... Edward William Brooke III (born October 26, 1919) is an American politician and was the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate when he was elected as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966, defeating his Democratic opponent, Endicott Peabody 58%-42%. Born in... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Willie Brown Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. ... David Dinkins David Dinkins David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927) was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, the first (and to date only) African American to hold that office. ... The Reverend Emanuel Cleaver, II (born October 26, 1944) is a United Methodist pastor and American Democratic politician from the state of Missouri. ... Chaka Fattah (born November 21, 1956) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1994. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. ... Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame M. Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is the Mayor of Detroit, Michigan. ... Ernest Nathan Morial (known as Dutch) (1929 - 1989) was a U.S. political figure. ... Marc H. Morial Marc Haydel Morial (born 1958) is an African-American political and civic leader and former mayor of New Orleans. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Samuel Riley Silent Sam Pierce, Jr. ... The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, concerned with The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... Adam Clayton Powell (left) with Martin Luther King: both were prominent civil rights leaders. ... Charles Bernard Rangel Charles Bernard Rangel (born June 11, American politician. ... Robert C. Scott Robert Cortez Scott (b. ... Andrew Young in 1977 Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ...

Business and industry

A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency. ... John H. Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Johnson Publishing Company John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005) was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company, an international media and cosmetics empire that includes Ebony, and Jet magazines, Fashion Fair Cosmetics and EBONY Fashion Fair. ... Ebony, a magazine for the African American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has been published since the autumn of 1945. ... Jet magazine is a popular African-American publication founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1951 by John H. Johnson of Johnson Publishing Company. ... NPR logo NPR redirects here. ... Garrett A. Morgan Garrett Augustus Morgan (March 4, 1877, Paris, Kentucky - August 27, 1963, Cleveland, Ohio) was an African American inventor who originated a respiratory protective hood, invented a hair-straightening preparation and patented a type of traffic signal. ... Joshua Smith is an Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1944 with his portrait of Hon Sol Rosevear, MHR, Speaker of the House of Representatives, but is more well known as being the subject of the previous years controversial Archibald Prize win, by artist William Dobell. ...

Education and Scholarship

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a private, undergraduate and graduate institution educational institution in Atlanta, Georgia. ... William Edward Burghardt DuBois (February 23, 1868 - August 27, 1963) was an African-American civil rights leader and scholar. ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Clark Atlanta University is a private, undergraduate and graduate institution educational institution in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The University of Missouri System is one of two public state university systems. ... Xavier University of Louisiana is a historically African-American Roman Catholic University located off Carrollton Avenue in Mid-City New Orleans, Louisiana. ... John Hope Franklin (born 1915) is a distinguished African American historian. ... Florida A&M University State University System of Florida FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida and is one of eleven institutions in Florida... The City Colleges of Chicago was formed on September 11th, 1911. ... Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, is a prominent African-American educator. ... The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is part of the University System of Maryland and located in southwest Baltimore County, straddling the boundary of Catonsville and Arbutus. ... Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a prominent American scholar and public intellectual. ... Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. ... Rhodes House in Oxford Rhodes Scholarships were created by Cecil John Rhodes. ...

Athletics

NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is a reference to the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is a reference to the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... Bobby Phills (1969-2000) Bobby Ray Phills II (December 20, 1969-January 12, 2000) was a professional basketball player for the National Basketball Associations Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets (now called the New Orleans Hornets). ... Charles Haley (born January 6, 1964) is a former American Football Linebacker/Defensive End who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... James Cleveland Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980) was an African-American athlete and civic leader. ... The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ... Frederick Douglass (Fritz) Pollard (January 27, 1894 - May 11, 1986) was the first African-American head coach in the National Football League. ... Michael Anthony Mike Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American Track and Field athlete. ... Edward Eddie Gay Robinson (born 13 February 1919 in Jackson, Louisiana) spent 56 years as the head college football coach at Grambling State University from 1942 until 1997. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced NC-Double- A) is a voluntary and often controversial association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Brooklyn Dodger infielder Jackie Robinson in 1947. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Arthur Shell (born November 26, 1946 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA) is a former American football player and coach in the NFL who also holds the distinction of being the first African-American head coach in modern NFL history, and second only to Fritz Pollard. ... Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. ... The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the labor union of players in footballs National Football League. ... Lenny Wilkens with the Portland Trailblazers Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a former National Basketball Association player, as well as the NBAs career leader in coaching wins and losses. ...

Media

Categories: People stubs | 1903 births | 1946 deaths ... Stuart Scott (born July 19, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sportscaster for ESPN, most visibly as an anchor on SportsCenter. ... ESPN, formerly an abbreviation of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Chuck Stone (born 1924) is an American newspaper editor, columnist, and professor of journalism. ...

Entertainment

Darryl M. Bell (sometimes credited as Daryl Bell) was born in 1961, in Chicago, Illinois. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (b. ... Lionel Hampton with George W. Bush Lionel Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002), was a bandleader, jazz percussionist and vibraphone virtuoso. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Donny Hathaway (October 1, 1945 in Chicago - January 13, 1979 in New York City) was an American soul musician best known for his duets with Roberta Flack. ... Eugene Jackson (December 25, 1916 - October 26, 2001) was an African-American former child actor who was a regular of the Our Gang short series during the silent Pathé era. ... The National Black Network began operation in 1973 as the first coast to coast radio network wholly-owned by African-Americans. ... Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ... USPS Black Heritage stamp Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American actor, athlete, singer, writer, and political and civil rights activist. ... Keenen Ivory Wayans (born June 8, 1958 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actor, comedian, director and writer. ...

Military and NASA

  • Roscoe Cartwright - General, AUS
  • Edward Honor - Lieutenant General, USA
  • Fred A. Gorden - Major General, USA
  • Samuel Gravely - Admiral, United States Navy
  • Benjamin Hacker - Rear Admiral
  • James McCall - Major General
  • Winston Scott - Commander NASA
  • Johnnie Wilson - General, USA

Samuel Gravely, U.S. Navy photograph circa 1970. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Winston E. Scott is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

Philanthropic, literary and religious

Miles Marshall Lewis (born December 18, 1970) is an African American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist. ... Frederick Douglass Patterson (October 10, 1901 - 1988), born in Washington D.C. and orphaned at the age of two. ...

External links

References

  • Wesley, Charles H., The History of Alpha Phi Alpha, A Development in College Life, Chicago, Foundation Publishers, 1981
  • Mason, Herman "Skip", Jr., The Talented Tenth: The Founders and Presidents of Alpha , 1991, 2005

 

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