Alpha Phi Alpha Test 3 with 100% correct answers

1. When was the Fraternity officially founded? Tuesday, Dec 4, 1906 2. Where was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity founded? Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Who are the current Regional Officers and what are their positions (elected officers)? Big Brother RVP Name Region Regional Vice-President Region Assistant Regional Vice-President Big Brother RVP Name Who is known as the Mother of Alpha Phi Alpha? Why? Mrs. Annie C. Singleton because the early mtgs were held at her house where she fed and encouraged the Brothers as they did their work. Who was the first General President? Big Brother Moses A. Morrison What was the first alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and its location? Alpha Lambda, Louisville, KY 7. Who were the first initiates of Alpha Phi Alpha? Big Brother Lemuel E. Graves; Jewel Big Brother Eugene Kinkle Jones; Big Brother Gordon Holmes Jones 8. When and where did the first and second incorporations take place? Albany, NY on Jan 29, 1908; Washington, DC on April 3, 1912 (2pts/location & 2pts/date) 9. What were the names, designations, and occupations of Alpha Phi Alpha's founders? Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis - physician; Jewel Big Brother Charles Henry Chapman - educator; Jewel Big Brother Eugene Kinckle Jones - Exec Sec of National Urban League; Jewel Big Brother George Biddle Kelley civil engineer; Jewel Big Brother Nathaniel Allison Murray - educator; Jewel Big Brother Robert Haroid Ogle e - secretarial fleld; Jewel Big Brother Vertner Woodson Tandy architect What is the last SENTENCE of the poem "If"? If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run, yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, and which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! 11. What is the complete title of the Fraternity's History Book? The History af Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life To whom is the History book of Alpha Phi Alpha dedicated? To the youths who march onward and upward toward the light, this volume is respectfully dedicated 13. What are the titles of the first seven chapters of the History Book? Chapter 1- The Origin of Alpha Phi Alpha; Chapter 2 - The Period of Consolidation; Chapter 3 - The First Steps in Expansion; Chapter 4 LOCAI and Natlonal Strivings; Chaprer 5 - Permanent Foundarions; Chanter 6 - Fxnansion and Internal Development; Chapter 7- The Leaven of Self-Examination Who proposed the name of the Fralernity? Jewel Big Brother Georye B. Kelley thouytı he glves credit to Jewel Big Brother Henry A. Callis (acceptabie if he only puts Kelley's name) Where was the first initiation banquet held? Masonic Hall (accept Redman's Hall or Odd Fellows' Hall) List seven items from the menu of the first initiation banquet. Cream Tomato Soup: Salted Wafers Bróiled Lamb Chops; Hashed Brown Potatoes; Finger Rolls; Peas In Tubs; Wild Apple Jelly: Shrimp Salad: Rolled Bread; Olives; Pickles; Neapolitan Ice Cream; Lady Fingers; Chocolate Cake; Demi-tasse; Crackers; Cheese; Alpha Phi Alpha Punch; Brotherhood Smoke Why did C.C. Poindexter resign from the Alpha Phi Alpha Society? He expressed the idea that the Negro in America had no cultural background upon which to build a framework of a college fraternity and that this should be a work for a later period Who was the first Editor-In-Chief of the Sphinx? Big Brother Raymond W. Cannon Write the Greek Alphabet and their symbols. A- Alpha; B- Beta; r- Gamma; A- Delta; E- Epsilon; Z-- Zeta; H- Eta; e- Theta I- lota; K- Kappa; A-Lambda; M- Mu; N- Nu; E- Xi; O- Omicron; n - P P-Rho; E- Sigma; T-Tau;Y-Upsilon; O-Phi; X - Chi; Y- Psi; 2- Omega 20. Who is the present General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.? Big Bro Willis L. Lonzer III 21. Where was the first General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha held? Beta Chapter, Howard University, Washington, DC.; Fourth Floor of the Main Bldg in the room of the former Howard Journal Who were the first Honorary members of the Fraternity? Mr. George Fletcher and Rev. E. U. A Brooks (2pts per name) According to the history, what are the three stages of Alpha's development? Social Study Club, Literary Society: Fraternity 24. Who designed the Fraternity shingle? Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis 25. What is the significance of the Chapter designation, Lambda? Designates Alumni Chapters What Chapter is reserved for deceased Alpha men? Omega Chapter When and where will the next General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha be held? July 26, 2021 Indianapolis, Indiana Who is the author of the Fraternity's History Book? Big Brother Charles Harris Wesley Where was the first meeting place of Alpha Phi Alpha? 421 N. Albany St, Ithaca, NY 14853 Who designed the Fraternity Shield? Big Brother James A. Dunn What are the Fraternity's colors? Who proposed them? Old Gold and Black proposed by Jewel Big Brother Robert Harold Ogle. Who wrote the first Ritual of Alpha Phi Alpha? Jewel Big Brothers George Biddle Kelley dnd Ruberl Haroid Ogle Who wrote the second Ritual of Alpha Phi Alpha? What was unique about this one? Jewel Big Brothers Henry Arthur Callis and Eugene Kinckle Jones; It was written jointly from memory by one who executed the ritual and one who experienced it. What are the objectives of Alpha Phi Alpha? 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 What is the mission statement of Alpha Phi Alpha? Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities What are the aims of Alpha Phi Alpha? Maniy Deeds, Scholarship and Love for All Mankind 37. What was the designation of Alpha Phi Alpha's historic Education program? Go-To-High School; Go-To-College What was Alpha Phi Alpha's historic voter registration campaign? A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People Who was the last Jewel to be so designated? When did this occur? Jewel Big Brother Eugene Kinckle Jones, 38" Generai Convention, 1952, Cleveland, OH 40. Who are the current Executive Oficers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc? General President: Dr. Willis L. Longer, III Eastern Region VP: Lucien J. Metellus Where are the first ten Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha located? Alpha - Cornell University - Ithaca, NY: Beta - Howard University - Washington, DC; Gamma - Virginia Union University - Richmond, VA; Delta University of Toronto - Toronto, Canada (now Tiliotson College -Austin, TX); Epsilon - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI; Zeta - Yale University - New Haven, CT; Eta Columbia University- New York, NY; Theta - University of Chicago - Chicago, IL/University of Illinois - Urbana, IL/Northwestern Univ Evanston, ILi Iota - Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (now Morris Brown College - Atlanta, GA); Kappa Ohio State University - Columbus, OH