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66 Cards in this Set
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What was main church for the black men in the area? |
- St. James AME Zion Church, built 1837 |
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Why did James H. Morton get replaced by Eugene Kinckle Jones? |
- Mr. James H. Morton was not registered at Cornell University at the time. |
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What is required to become a founder? |
The founders of the fraternity can be only those individuals who initiated the fraternal idea and remained steadfast to their design even in the days of struggle and conflict. |
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What original member of the Literary Society did not return to school? |
- Morgan T. Phillips |
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How should a Pin be worn? |
- On the heart side of the body |
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What are the Alpha Phi Alpha special initiatives? |
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America - Boy Scouts of America - Leadership Development Institute - College Life to Corporate Life - Peace Corps - World Policy Council |
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What is Big Brothers / Big Sisters? |
- To assist each other in reaching their goals of working toward the positive development of African-American youth and empowering their families and communities |
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What is the goal of the Leadership Development Institute? |
- Aims to develop a 21st century generation of leaders |
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College Life to Corporate Life Initiative |
- Created to develop the human resources of Alpha Phi Alpha and cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with corporate partners resulting in rewarding career opportunities for the members |
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What is the purpose of peace corp? |
- International service organization of the united pins, the Peace Corps, has entered into a partnership that will send brothers abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. |
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Who was the first Jewel to serve as General President? |
- Henry Arthur Callis (1) (6th) |
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Demographics |
Southern Region; North Carolina District; Area V Charter Date: February 25, 1939 5639 Beatties Ford Rd Charlotte, NC 28216 |
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Core areas |
1. Educational development 2. Political and Social Action 3. Physical and Mental Health 4. Housing and Homelessness 5. Financial Wellness |
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Southern Region (Districts) / Alpha South |
Regional VP: Cecil E. Howard JD North Carolina District Director: Michael Pittman 1. Mississippi 2. South Carolina 3. Tennessee 4. Georgia 5. Florida 6. Alabama 7. North Carolina |
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Local Supported Programs |
March of Dimes Beam Foundation Walls Memorial Church Hope Vibes Block Love Sunset Farm City of Charlotte St. Paul Baptist Church Loaves and Fishes |
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Who were the first ten General Presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha? |
Moses A. Morrison Roscoe C. Giles Fredrick H. Miller Charles H. Garvin Henry L. Dickason Henry Arthur Callis Howard H. Long William A. Pollard Daniel D. Fowler Lucius L. McGee |
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The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College life by Charles H. Wesley 1st 10 chapters |
Chapter 1: The Origin of Alpha Phi Alpha Chapter 2: The Period of Consolidation Chapter 3: The First Steps in Expansion Chapter 4: Local and National Strivings Chapter 5: Permanent Foundations Chapter 6: Expansion and Internal Development Chapter 7: The Leaven of Self Examination Chapter 8: The War Interlude Chapter 9: A Definite Program Chapter 10: The Crowing Years |
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Mu chapter |
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1912 |
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Nu chapter |
Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA, 1912 |
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Xi chapter |
Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, OH, 1912 |
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Omicron chapter |
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 1913 |
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Pi chapter |
Cleveland State University (Originally, Western Reserve U.) Cleveland, OH, 1914 |
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Sigma chapter |
Boston Uni/Northeastern U./ Bentley Coll/ UMass Boston/Boston College (Originally Harvard U.) Boston, MA, 1915 |
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Tau chapter |
University of Illinois, Champaign, Il, 1917 |
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Upsilon chapter |
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1917 |
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Who is A. Phillip Randolph? |
Head of the March on Washington, at which MLK delivered his I have a Dream speech. |
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Where did Dr. King pledge? |
Boston University 1952 Sigma Chapter |
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What was Dr. King's Line Name? |
Silent Drummer |
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What Famous Building did Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy design? |
St Philips Protestant Episcopal Church? |
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When did elections take place? |
June 2, 1906 |
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When was the first organizational meeting? |
October 16, 1906 |
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In the June 2, 1906 elections who were the officers? |
CC Piondexter - President Henry Arthur Callis (1) - Secretary George Biddle Kelly – Treasurer |
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What were dues set at? |
$0.50 |
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What was the initiation fees? |
$1.00 |
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When was the first Fraternity Pin proposed? |
December 27, 1911 At the Fourth Annual Convention in Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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Phi chapter |
Ohio University, Athens, OH , 1919 |
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Who designed the second Fraternity Pin? |
Ferdinand L. Rousseve Sigma Lambda Chapter |
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When was the Fraternity Coat of Arms introduced? |
32nd General Convention in Kansas City, MO, December 1950 by John Fleming |
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Who were General Officers of the 1st General Convention? |
President- Moses Alvin Morrison Vice-President- Jewel Henry Arthur Callis (1) Secretary- SS Booker Treasurer- Roscoe C Giles |
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What does Invictus mean? |
Unconquerable |
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Whose room did elections take place? |
Nathanial Allison Murray (5) |
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Who attended the first organizational meeting? (9) |
Henry Arthur Callis (1) Charles Henry Chapman George Biddle Kelly Nathanial Allison Murray (5) Robert Harold Ogle (6) Vertner Woodson Tandy CC Piondexter George Tompkins Morgan T Phillips |
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Who was the first secretary of Alpha Chapter? |
Robert Harold Ogle (6) |
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Why was George Tompkins not initiated? |
He was considered an "Old" member and was not required. |
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How many men attended the Niagara Movement? |
29 men from 14 states |
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How many chapters were inactive during depression? |
17 |
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Constitution and by-laws committee? 1-3-5-G-M |
Mr. Henry Arthur Callis (1) Mr. Eugene Kinckle Jones (3) Mr. Nathaniel Allison Murray (5) Mr. Lemuel E. Graves Mr. James H. Morton |
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Why were three members made in Alpha chapter that went to Syracuse? |
There were not enough black students at Syracuse at the time, 1908. |
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During the October 16th meeting which names were presented for discussion? |
Lemuel Graves Eugene Jones Morton Brown Gordon Jones George Tompkins |
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Why was James Morton not initiated? |
He was not a student. |
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Why was George Tompkins not initiated? |
He was accepted as an "old" member. |
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Who proposed the dues? |
Charles Henry Chapman |
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Who proposed the initiation fee? |
Who did CC Poindexter submit his resignation letter to? |
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Who did CC Poindexter submit his resignation letter to? |
Henry Arthur Callis (1) |
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Who were the second initiates? |
James P. Boags Roscoe C. Giles Frank V. Plummer Frank B. Wilson John E. Smith |
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Who submitted several pin designs besides Vertner Woodson Tandy? |
Stephan Lane Floger |
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Who was the Toast Master for the first three banquets? |
Henry Arthur Callis (1) |
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Grip Committee? KMT |
- George Biddle Kelley (4) - Nathaniel Allison Murray (5) - Vertner Woodson Tandy (7) |
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When was Cornell University founded? |
1865 |
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Who founded Cornell University? |
Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White |
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Initiation committee (CCKT) |
- Mr. Henry Arthur Callis (1) - Mr. Charles Henry Chapman (2) - Mr. George Biddle Kelley (4) - Mr. Vertner Woodson Tandy (7) |
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What Vice President was also an Alpha |
- Hubert Humphrey – 38th VP of the USA |
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Who was the first honorary member of Alpha Phi Alpha |
- George Hannibal Fletcher; April 26, 1907 - Rev. Edward Ulysses Anderson (E.U.A.) Brooks; February 29, 1908 |
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What year did Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. become integrated? |
- 1945 - Dr. Bernard Levin (First non-African American) |
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Who is Alpha Phi Alpha's "Life Member Number 1"? |
Big Brother O. Wilson Winters |
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Where was the National Office before it moved to Baltimore? |
4400 King Drive, Chicago, IL |
