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What is the mission statement of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence while providing service and advocacy in our communities. What is the vision/objective of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------The objectives of Alpha Phi Alpha is 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; and to aid downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic, and intellectual status. The aims of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated are: -----CORRECT ANSWER------ ----Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's signature voter education and registration program was created in 1936 and is called: -----CORRECT ANSWER----------A Voteless People is a Hopeless People What year did Alpha Phi Alpha become interracial? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- 1945 What are the international chapter regions -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Americas, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia Four Principles of Alpha Phi Alpha -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Scholarship, fellowship, good character, and the uplifting of humanity What year was the first alumni chapter founded -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- 1911
What are the founders of Alpha Phi Alpha often referred to as? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Founding Jewels Names of the Alpha Chapter Charter Members -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, Vertner Woodson Tandy Alpha Phi Alpha Mission Statement -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities Who is the Current President of Alpha Phi Alpha -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Mark S. Tillman What is the symbol of Alpha Phi Alpha -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Great Sphinx of Giza Official Symbol -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Yellow Rose Where are the Headquarters Located? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Baltimore, Maryland Motto -----CORRECT ANSWER----------First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All Aims of Alpha Phi Alpha -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind What chapter are deceased brothers said to have joined? -----CORRECT ANSWER------ ----The Omega Chapter Where was the first international Charter Founded? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- University of Toronto in 1908
Brother's Keeper (established in 2010) What is the official publication of Alpha Phi Alpha? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------The Sphinx What is the meaning of the sphinx? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------The oldest, largest, most magnificent statue of its kind - stands for the history and size of the fraternity. Who were the first 10 general presidents? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Big Brother Morris Alvin Morrison (1908-1909) Big Brother Roscoe C. Giles (1909-1911) Big Brother Frederick H. Miller (1911-1912) Big Brother Charles H. Gavin (1912-1914) Big Brother Henry L. Dickason (1914-1915) Big Brother Jewel Henry Arthur Callis (1915-1916) Big Brother Howard H. Long (1916-1917) Big Brother William A. Pollard (1918-1919) Big Brother Daniel D. Fowler (1919-1920) Big Brother Lucius L. McGee (1920-1921) How many foundations does Alpha Phi Alpha Have? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- 4 What is the meaning of Basileus? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------President What is the meaning of Anti-Basileus? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Vice President What is Tamichous? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Treasurer? Grammateus? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Recording Secretary What are the four focus areas of the the most recent issue of The Sphinx ----- CORRECT ANSWER----------The New Civil Rights The Sphinx and the Struggle The fight for black men Redreaming the Dream
Julian Love -----CORRECT ANSWER----------All eyes on Me Incorporation Date -----CORRECT ANSWER----------April 3, 1914 What is the title of the History Book of Alpha Phi Alpha? -----CORRECT ANSWER-------- --The History of Alpha Phi Alpha A Development in College Life What is the title of Chapter 1 of the History Book? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------The Origin of Alpha Phi Alpha What is the title of Chapter 2 of the History Book? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------The Period of Consolidation Who is the author of the history book? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Charles H. Wesley What is the dedication of the History Book? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------To The Youths Who March Onward and Upward toward the Light, this Volume is Respectfully Dedicated In the Fall 1905, the Social Study club met at the residence of? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Edward Newton In the Fall 1905, the address where the Social Study Club met was: -----CORRECT ANSWER----------421 North Albany St. Ithaca, NY. Who was the individual responsible for calling the first meeting that took place in the fall of 1905? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------CC Poindexter True or False - During the Fall of 1905, the two points of view which dominated the discussions regarding the nature of the newly proposed organization were (1) to be a social and literary organization in which all the members could participate at regualr meetings, and (2) to become a fraternity. -----CORRECT ANSWER----------True
The first initiation banquet had many delectable delights. Choose the items which were on the menu: -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Cream tomato soup, Salted Wafers, Hash Brown Potatoes, Finger Rolls, Peas in tub, Wild Apple Jelly, Shrimp Salad, Rolled Bread, Olives, Pickles, Neapolitan Ice Cream, Lady Fingers, Chocolate Cake, Demi- Tasse (Small Cup), Crackers, Alpha Phi Alpha Punch, Brotherhood Smoke, Cheese. What is considered to the official founding date and place of origin of the fraternity? ----- CORRECT ANSWER----------Tuesday, December 4th, 1906 - Cornell University On the founding date, a meeting took place where the decision to become a Fraternity was deliberate. Whose letter of resignation was heard? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------
- Charles "CC" Poindexter Give the reason(s) why the individual, who wrote a letter of resignation, gave for parting ways with the Literary Society. -----CORRECT ANSWER----------He felt that the Negro students did not have enough cultural background to build upon to form a fraternity and therefore resigned from the organization. Name the three stages of Alpha's development: -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Literary Society, Social Study Club, Fraternity Name the founders of the fraternity: -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinkle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, Vertner Woodson Tandy The founders were commonly referred to as: -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Jewels Who holds the distinction of being a founder and initiate: -----CORRECT ANSWER------- ---Eugene Kinkle Jones What is a shingle? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Certificate of membership which states that one is a duly initiated member of Alpha Phi Alpha Who is credited with designing the first shingle? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Henry Callis
Who is credited with designing the Fraternity pin? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Vertner Woodson Tandy Who is considered the precursor of Alpha Phi Alpha? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- CC Poindexter The date of the first incorporation is: -----CORRECT ANSWER----------January 29, 1908 The first incorporation took place in: -----CORRECT ANSWER----------New York City, NY. What was the cost of the first incorporation (include any discounts) -----CORRECT ANSWER----------$25.27 with a $0.27 cent discount With regards to the Ritual of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., who was on the first ritual committee? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------George B. Kelley and Robert H. Ogle With regards to the Ritual of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., who was on the second ritual committee? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Eugene Kinkle Jones and Henry Arthur Callis With regards to the Ritual of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the ritual of 1907 was unique in that: -----CORRECT ANSWER----------It was written from memory, It was written by someone who had experienced the ritual first hand, It was written by someone who executed the first one, Was written because they couldn't find the previous one. The first of Alpha's National Projects was created when a motion by Bro. H.E. Moore passed at the Twelfth Annual Convention in 1919. It created our signature education program called: -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Go to High School, Go to College This beloved woman is considered the "Mother of Alpha:" -----CORRECT ANSWER------ ----Annie C. Singleton
Who was the first Jewel to enter into Omega Chapter? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Charles Henry Chapman What was the original title of the History Book? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------The History of Alpha Phi Alpha A Development in Negro College Life What is the current title of the History Book? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------The History of Alpha Phi Alpha A Development in College Life. Who was the book dedicated to? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------To the Youths who march onward and upward toward the light, this volume is respectfully dedicated. Who is the author of the History Book? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Charles Harris Wesley Zeta Chapter- Yale University What are the first three chapters of the History Book? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- The Origin of Alpha Phi Alpha The Period of Consolidation The First Steps of Expansion Where was the first meeting place of the Social Club? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- 421 North Albany Street, Ithica, NY Home of Edward Newton Who designed the first sheild? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Mr. James A Dunn of Kappa chapter Who was the Precursor? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------CC Piondexter Who is the current General President? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Mark S Tillman Who is the mother of the fraternity? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Mrs. Annie Singleton
How many students attended the first meeting? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- 9 Who were the first initiates? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Jewel Eugene Kinkle Jones Lemuel E Graves Gordon Jones When was the first initiation Banquet? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------October 30, 1906 What were the AIMS of the Fraternity? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Manly deeds, Scholarship and Love of all Mankind. What is the Fraternity Motto? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------First of all, Servants of All, We shall Transcend. What was Jewel Henry Arthur Callis occupation. -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Physician What was Jewel Charles Henry Chapman occupation? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------
- Professor of Agriculture What was Jewel Eugene Kinkle Jones occupation? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Executive Secretary of National Urban League What was Jewel George Biddle Kelley's occupation? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Civil Engineer What was Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray's occupation? -----CORRECT ANSWER-------- --Educator What was Jewel Robert Harold Ogle's occupation? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Secretary of the Appropriations Committee of the US Senate.
When did elections take place? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------June 2, 1906 When was the first organizational meeting? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------October 16, 1906 Who developed the first Ritual? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------George Biddle Kelly and Robert Harold Ogle Who redid the Ritual by memory after it was lost? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Eugene Kinkle Jones and Henry Arthur Callis Who was the first non-African American to join Alpha Phi Alpha? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Dr. Bernard Levin Who lived with Mr Edward Norton? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------CC Poindexter Who lived with Mr and Mrs Singleton? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Robert Harold Ogle and Morgan T Phillips. In the June 2, 1906 elections who were the officers? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- CC Piontdexter- President Henry Arthur Callas- Secretary George Biddle Kelly- Treasurer What were dues set at. -----CORRECT ANSWER----------$0. What was the initition fees? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------$1. Where was the first Initiation banquet held? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Masonic Hall, also called Odd Fellow Hall and Redmans Hall. What wer the menu items at the first banquet. -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Cream Tomato soup, salted wafers,broiled lamb chops, hashed brown potatoes, peas in a tub,
shrimp salad, olives, finger rolls, wild apple jelly, rolled bread, pickles, Neapolitan ice cream, lady fingers, chocolate cake, demi tasse, crackers, cheese, alpha alpha punch, brotherhood smoke Who proposed the colors Old gold and black? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Jewel Robert Harold Ogle Who made the motion to become alpha Phi Alpha? - ----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Jewel George Biddle Kelly What is the fraternity mission statement? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. Who are the two honorary members? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Brother George Fletcher Brother Rev EUA Brooks Who was the first President of Alpha Phi Alpha? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Jewel George Biddle Kelly Who lived with Mr. and Mrs. Singleton -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Jewel Robert Harold Ogle and Mr. Morgan T. Phillips Who proposed the Fraternity colors? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Jewel Robert Harold Ogle When was the first Fraternity Pin proposed? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------December 27, 1911 at the Forth Annual Convention in Ann Arbor , Michigan Who designed the second Fraternity Pin? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Ferdinand L. Rousseve of Sigma Lambda Chapter When was Alpha Phi Alpha incorporated? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------January 29, 1908 in the state of New York
Where was the 1st General Convention held? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Howard University Who were General Officers of the 1st General Convention? -----CORRECT ANSWER--- -------President- Moses Alvin Morrison Vice-President- Jewel Henry Arthur Callis Secretary- SS Booker Treasurer- Roscoe C Giles Who is the first Editor of the Sphinx? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Raymond W Cannon Who are the first five General Presidents? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Moses A Morrison Roscoe Giles Frederick Miller Charles Gavin Henry Dickenson Henry Arthur Callis (1915-1916) What are the Alpha National Projects? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Go To-High School, Go-To-College Project Alpha A Vote less People is a Hopeless People What are the first ten Chapters? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Alpha- Cornell, December 4, 1906 Beta- Howard University, December 20, 1907 Gamma- Virginia Union, December 30, 1907 Delta- Univ. of Toronto 1908, Huston Tillotson College 1939 Epsilon- Univ. Michigan, April 10, 1909 Zeta- Yale April 10, 1909 Eta- Columbia, June 5, 1909 Theta- University of Chicago, University of IL, Northwestern, February 21, 1910 Iota- Syracuse University March 28, 2010, Morris Brown College, March 28, 1910 Kappa- Ohio State January13, 1911 Who attended the first organizational meeting. -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, George Biddle Kelly, Nathanial Allison Murray,
Robert Harold Ogle, Vertner Woodson Tandy, CC Pointdexter, George Tomkins and Morgan T Phillips. What does Invictus mean? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Unconquerable Who was the hostess of the banquet? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Mrs Cohen How much was Mrs Cohen Paid? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------$1. Who's room did elections take place? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Nathanial Allison Murray Who made the motion for the voting sign? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Robert Harold Ogle Who worked on the Fraternity Grip? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Vertner Woodson Tandy Gorge Biddle Kelley Nathanial Allison Murray Who designed the fraternity shingle? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Henry Arthur Callas Lemuel Graves Who was the only Jewel to be General President? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Henry Arthur Callas When was Eugene Kinckle Jones named as a Jewel? -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- 38th General Convention in 1952 Who was the first secretary of Alpha Chapter? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Robert Harold Ogle Who was the first black man to be commissioned an officer in NY? -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Vertner Woodson Tandy
proponent of the Fraternity idea among the organization's founders, the civil engineering student also became Alpha Chapter's first President. In addition, he served on committees that worked out the handshake and ritual. Kelley was popular with the Brotherhood. He resided in Troy, New York and was active with Beta Pi Lambda Chapter in Albany. He died in 1963. Nathaniel Allison Murray -----CORRECT ANSWER----------pursued graduate work after completing his undergraduate studies at Howard. He later returned home to Washington, D.C., where he taught in public schools. Much of his career was spent at Armstrong Vocational High School in the District of Columbia. He was a member of Alpha Chapter's first committee on organization of the new fraternal group, as well as the Committee on the Grip. The charter member of Washington's Mu Lambda Chapter was a frequent attendee of General Conventions. He died in 1959. Robert Harold Ogle -----CORRECT ANSWER----------entered the career secretarial field and had the unique privilege of serving as a professional staff member to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations. He was an African American pioneer in his Capitol Hill position. He proposed the Fraternity's colors and was Alpha Chapter's first secretary. Ogle joined Kelley in working out the first ritual and later became a charter member of Washington's Mu Lambda Chapter. He died in 1936. Vertner Woodson Tandy -----CORRECT ANSWER----------became the state of New York's first registered black architect, with offices on Broadway in New York City. The designer of the Fraternity pin holds the distinction of being the first African American to pass the military commissioning examination and was commissioned First Lieutenant in the 15th Infantry of the New York State National Guard. He was Alpha Chapter's first treasurer and took the initiative to incorporate the Fraternity. Among the buildings designed by the highly talented architect is Saint Phillips Episcopal Church in New York City. He died in 1949, at age 64. Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and love for all mankind -----CORRECT ANSWER---------- Aims Annie C. Singleton -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Mother of Alpha What is a Shingle -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Certificate of Membership which states that one is a duly initiated member of Alpha Phi Alpha
Charles H. Wesley -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Author of The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: Development in College Life The First General President of Alpha Phi Alpha -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Moses A. Morrison is where the Preserved Archives of Alpha Phi Alpha are located at -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Morrland- Spingarn Research Center Flower -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Yellow Rose Black and Old Gold -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Colors Ice Cold Tuesday on December 4,1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York ----- CORRECT ANSWER----------Founded The Symbol of Alpha Phi Alpha -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Great Sphinx of Giza April 9, 1911 -----CORRECT ANSWER----------on this day under the laws of congress within the District of Columbia under the name and title of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated became a national organization Mission Statement -----CORRECT ANSWER----------Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. the publication of Alpha Phi Alpha -----CORRECT ANSWER----------The Great Sphinx Headquarters -----CORRECT ANSWER----------2313 Saint Paul Street Baltimore, Maryland, United States Chapters -----CORRECT ANSWER----------800+
