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When Was Omega Psi Phi Founded? - ✔✔On the evening of November 17, 1911, Omega Psi Phi was founded inside the science building (later renamed Thirkield Hall) at Howard University located in Washington, D.C. Who are the Founding Fathers of Omega Psi Phi? - ✔✔ The founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. were three undergraduate students Professor Frank Coleman (1890-1967) Dr. Oscar James Cooper (1888-1972) Bishop Edgar Amos Love (1891-1974) and there Faculty Adviser Dr. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941) Why was the Science Hall changed to Thirkield Hall - ✔✔In 1907, Howard's President Wilbur P. Thirkield, who recognized the growing importance of science in education, was able to convince the Federal Government to appropriate $90,000 for a new science hall, and the building was dedicated in 1910. What room was Omega Psi Phi Founded? Howard University in Thirkeld Hall between rooms 213- 215 Members Vs Men - ✔✔Members Versus Men Bro. Walter H. Mazyck "The value of our Fraternity is not in numbers, but in men, in real brotherhood.
Eight men thoroughly immersed in the true Omega spirit are far greater assets than eighty with lukewarm enthusiasm." TO THY DUTY THAT IS BEST, LEAVE UNTO THE LORD THE REST What is the Omega Psi Phi motto" - ✔✔Friendship is essential to the soul What are the Cardinal Principals of Omega Psi Phi? - ✔✔Manhood Scholarship Perserverance Uplift When was Omega Psi Phi Incorporated? - ✔✔Omega Psi Phi was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on October 28, 1914 at 1:11 PM When was Alpha Chapter Formed? - ✔✔Alpha chapter was organized with fourteen charter members on December 15, 1911. Brothers Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman were elected the chapter first Basileus, Keeper of Records, and Keeper of Seals, respectively. Who was the First Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi? - ✔✔Bishop Edgar Amos Love - November 23, 1911 Dr. Oscar James Cooper as Grand Keeper of Records (Grand Keeper of Records and Seals or Grand KRS) Professor Frank Coleman as Grand Keeper of Seals (Grand Keeper of Finance or Grand KF). Recite "Invictus" - ✔✔Invictus By William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me,
THE FORTIES
As the clouds of World War II drew closer, Chi Omega braced itself for the inevitable challenge. Members of Chi Omega served bravely in the United States Armed Forces. Due to the war, eligible men for intake into the chapter were scarce. The Chapter experienced a decline in membership for the first time in its history. With the ending of the war in 1945, jubilant times again were upon the United States. Chi Omega shook off its weary war years and began to grow and prosper with the vitality of a phoenix. THE FIFTIES While man began his quest to explore the heavens, Chi Omega was taking an active role in the development of young black minds through education. Chi Omega members were role models serving the community and exuding the true quality of Omega men. The Chapter continued to experience growth and expansion in its active membership roster. The Brothers of Chi Omega were prepared to take on the challenges that were about to occur in the social and economical fiber of our society. THE SIXTIES With the emergence of the 60's, African American citizens began to rise and object to their second class citizenship which was bestowed upon them since the 17th ce Who is Chi Omega Chapter 2017-2018 Executive Committee? - ✔✔Basileus: Bro. Royle A. King Vice-Basileus: Bro. Anthony Woodley Keeper of Records & Seal: Bro. Curtis Rush II Keeper of Finance: Bro. Geoffrey Brown
Chaplain: Bro. Gregory Hill Chapter Reporter: Bro. Larry Harris Keeper of Peace: Bro. Dwayne Brown Immediate Past Basileus: Bro. Craig J. Brown Chi Omega Former Chapter Basileus - ✔✔Brian Boulware Douglas Waddell, Sr. Benjamin Crump Darron Toston Zollie White II E. Newton Jackson Jr. C. Terrell Jenkins James McRoy Johnny Seay A.l. JoneS *Leon GilchrisT
In a big hotel structure on Lincoln University, Maple Avenue, lives a Woman whose life is vital not only to Omega Psi Phi, but especially to the history of Beta chapter, the second of Omega's birth. Meeting this great lady is an experience within itself. You see a rather small, gray haired lady, with sparkling eyes and a radiant countenance. Logic tells you that this lady is far up in years, because she's been a part of Lincoln since 1901. Yet she is so young in spirit, in thought, and in action. She has lost none of her zest for living and when shaking her hand, you are astonished at the firmness with which she meets your grip. This woman's life symbolizes all lives that have been given to the service of mankind. Hers has been a life of service to the men of Omega Psi Phi, Beta chapter. After Alpha chapter was founded at Howard University in 1911, the founders decided that the second chapter of the fraternity should be located at Lincoln University, Pa. When Founder Love visited Lincoln University in 1914, he was told by the faculty that they would not give recognition to a chapter of Omega Psi Phi on this campus. Founder Love and those interested Lincoln men left the faculty meeting full of sadness. Thus begins Lottie Wilson's part in Omega Psi Phi, Beta chapter. As the dejected men were on their way to see Founder Love board the train back to Howard, they passed a lady sitting on her front porch. Noticing their very somber faces, she asked them about their problem. The young men relating their story to her, touched Lottie Wilson's heart and Beta chapter was founded in her home that very day. L Name of Famous Omegas in The Arts - ✔✔* Langston Hughes - The Black poet laureate, excelled as a poet, playwright, novelist, lyricist, and humorist.
- Sterling Brown- Teacher, poet, writer, Professor Emeritus of Literature at Howard University, has a special foundation for folk culture and jazz music.
- Roland Hayes- Internationally known tenor of the 1920's; sang in five different languages.
- Max Roach - Internationally known drummer.
- William H. "Bill" Cosby - Comedian, author, and actor.
- William (Count) Basie- Internationally known pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader.
- Joe Torry - Comedian, author, actor, and producer.
- Steve Harvey - Comedian and actor.
- Rickey Smiley - Comedian and actor.
- Tom Joyner - Radio show host. Famous Omegas in Athletics - ✔✔* William DeHart Hubbard - University of Michigan sprinter; first black person to represent the United States in the Olympic Games in 1924.
- Joe Black - All-time great Brooklyn Dodger baseball pitcher. Lowest ERA in the Major Leagues in 1952.
- Ed "Too Tall" Jones - Former Outstanding player with the Dallas Cowboys.
- Michael Jordan - Outstanding former player with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. Voted to NBA Hall of Fame in 2009.
- Mo Vaughn - Former outstanding baseball player with the Boston Red Sox.
- Steve McNair - Outstanding former NFL player with the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens.
- Jerry Ball - 3 time Pro Bowler and former NFL defensive lineman.
- Vince Carter - 8 - time All-Star. 2-time All-NBA guard for the New Jersey Nets. 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year.
- James Nabrit - Former Dean of the Howard University Law School and former president of Howard University. A leader in the training of the early Civil Rights lawyers.
- Roy Wilkins - Long-time Executive Director of the NAACP.
- Jesse Jackson- Former Director of Operation PUSH; Founder, National Rainbow Coalition.
- Vernon Jordan - Noted Attorney and Former Executive Director of the National Urban League.
- Ernest Green - Civil Rights Activist - Little Rock 9
- Benjamin Hooks - Succeeded Roy Wilkins as Executive Director of the NAACP, the most effective of all civil rights organizations.
- Wiley Branton - Attorney of the "Little Rock Nine" and former Dean of Howard University School of Law.
- Oliver Hill - Civil Rights attorney whose work against racial discrimination helped end the doctrine of "separate but equal". 1999 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. Famous Omegas in Education - ✔✔* Dr. Carter G. Woodson - The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the study of Black History.
- Benjamin E. Mays - President Emeritus of Morehouse College, writer and lecturer.
- Professor Frank Coleman - Professor and head of the Physics Department, Howard University.
- Herman Dreer - Teacher, minister, writer, and author of The History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 1911 - 1961. Famous Omegas in Government and Politics - ✔✔* Wiliam Hastie - First Governer of the Virgin Islands.
- Robert C. Weaver - Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
- Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. - Secretary, Department of the Army.
- Lawrence Douglas Wilder - Former Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Togo West - Secretary of the Army.
- James E. "Jim" Clyburn - The House Majority Whip in the 110th Congress. (2nd Black to hold that position).
- Rev. Jesse Jackson - Founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Candidate for the United States Presidency in 1984 and 1988. Served as "Shadow Senator" for DC from 1991 to 1997.
- Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. - 2001 Springarn Medal recipient. Executive Director of United Negro College Fund and a former president of the National Urban League. He also served as a close adviser to President Bill Clinton.
- Clarence Lightner - 1st Black Mayor of Raleigh, NC. Held the posts of the Director of the CDC and the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 1993 to 1998.
- Walter E. Washington - 1st Home-Rule mayor of the District of Columbia. Former Executive Director of the National Capital Housing Authority.
- George L.P. Weaver - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor.
- Kendrick B. Meek - Congressman serving the 17th Congressional District of Florida since 2003. A former trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol where he became Florida's 1st African-American to promoted to the rank of Captain.
When was the Omega Psi Phi Grand Chapter Constitution Adopted? - ✔✔On Thursday, December 8, 1911, the committee made its report to the Grand Chapter, the constitution was adopted and each charter member signed the original document that was submitted to the President. The Grand Chapter had to work hard to win faculty approval at Howard although the men who signed the constitution were student leaders in academics and extracurricular activities. Rather than wait for faculty approval, they placed small placards in conspicuous places around campus announcing the existence of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and listed the names of its members. When was the Alpha Chapter established? - ✔✔On December 15, 1911, prior to faculty approval, Alpha Chapter, The Mother Pearl, was established at Howard University with fourteen Charter members. When was the first Alpha House established? - ✔✔The first Alpha Chapter House, in the year 1913, was located at 326 T Street, NW in Washington, DC. Within a few weeks, the Brothers moved to 322 T Street, NW and remained there until 1917. What was the first official Omega fraternity hymn - ✔✔"Omega Men Draw Nigh," in 1917 Written By: Otto Leland Bohannon(1913) What is "The Oracle" in Omega Psi Phi History - ✔✔The Oracle," the official organ of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Stanley Moreland Douglass (Alpha 1915) published its first issue in 1919. Name the Single Letter Chapters of Omega Psi Phi - ✔✔Single Letter Omega Chapters Alpha Α - December 15, 1911Howard UniversityDistrict of ColumbiaActiveMother Pearl, Recognized by Howard University in November 1914 Beta Β - February 6, 1914 Lincoln UniversityChester County, PennsylvaniaActive
Gamma Γ - December 13, 1916Boston City-Wide ChapterBoston, MassachusettsActive Delta Δ - 1919 Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TennesseeActive Epsilon E - April 18, 1919New York City-Wide ChapterNew York, New York, Active Originally chartered at Columbia University, New York University, and City College of New York Zeta Ζ - 1919 Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, Virginia, Active Eta H - December 27, 1919 Alcorn State UniversityLorman, Mississippi, Active Originally founded in Atlanta Theta Θ - 1922 Wiley CollegeMarshall, Texas, Active First Chapter West of the Mississippi River Iota I - 1920 Chicago City-Wide Chapter Chicago, Illinois, Active. Originally Chartered in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1920, reassigned to University of Chicago in 1923, in Feb 1995 re-chartered as an intermediate chapter and then again in July 1995 re-chartered as a graduate chapter Kappa Κ- 1922 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York, Active Lambda Λ - May 3, 1923 USC/UCLA/CSU-Los Angeles/CSU-Northridge Los Angeles, California, Active. Originally chartered at University of Southern California Mu Μ - 1920 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Active. Nu N - 1921Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania, Active.
The first chapters in the seventh district were: Phi Chapter at Talladega College in 1921 in the state of Alabama, Chi Omega Chapter in Thomasville, Georgia in 1924, Theta Phi Chapter in Jacksonville Florida 1925, Eta Chapter composed of students at Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Clarke University in 1919 in the state of Georgia, and Beta Alpha in 193 What are the Greek Alphabet? - ✔✔ Facts about Dr. Ernest Everett Just... - ✔✔Ernest Everett Just was born in South Carolina to Charles Jr. and Mary Matthews Just on August 14, 1883 Graduated from the Industrial School of the State College, Orangeburg, South Carolina. Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire Bachelor of Arts Degree, Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) Awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP, 1915 Doctor of Philosophy Degree, University of Chicago, 1916 In the fall of 1941, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and died shortly thereafter October 27, 1941 Became the 19th honoree in the U.S. Postal Service's Black Heritage Stamp Series on February 1, 1996. Facts about Professor Frank Coleman... - ✔✔Professor Frank Coleman (1890-1967) Frank Coleman was born in Washington, D.C.
Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C. Bachelor of Science Degree, Howard University, 1913 Master of Science Degree, University of Chicago Advanced Training, University of Pennsylvania Professor and head of the Physics Department, Howard University U.S. Army Officer, World War I Facts about Dr. Oscar James Cooper - ✔✔Dr. Oscar J. Cooper (1888-1972) Oscar J. Cooper was born in Washington, D.C. Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C. Bachelor of Science Degree, Howard University, 1913 Doctor of Medicine Degree, Howard University, 1917 Practiced medicine in Philadelphia, PA for 50 years Facts about Bishop Edgar Amos Love... - ✔✔Bishop Edgar A. Love (1891-1974) Edgar A. Love was born in Harrrisonburg, Virginia Graduated from the Academy of Morgan College Bachelor of Arts Degree, Howard University, 1913
SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS - Chapters participate in activities that will uplift their communities. Some of the activities include: voter registration, Assault on Illiteracy; Habitat for Humanity; mentoring; and participation in fundraisers for charitable organizations. TALENT HUNT PROGRAM - provides exposure, encouragement and financial assistance to talented young people participating in the performing arts. Winners are awarded recognition and may be given college scholarships. MEMORIAL SERVICE - March 12th of each year chapters conduct an appropriate service to recall the memory of those members who have entered into Omega Chapter. RECLAMATION AND RETENTION - A concerted effort at the international, district and local levels to retain active brothers and return inactive brothers to full participatory status. COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FUND - Each year the fraternity gives at least $50,000 to historically black college and universities in furtherance of Omega's commitment to provide philanthropic support. HEALTH INITIATIVES - Chapters facilitate, participate and coordinate activities that promote good health practices. Some of the programs ar When was "Omega Dear" adopted as the official hymn? - ✔✔Omega Dear, was adopted as the official hymn in 1931. Written By Charles R Drew and Mercer Cook Words to Omega Dear... - ✔✔Omega Dear By Hon. Bro. Mercer Cook and Hon. Bro. Charles Drew Omega Dear, we are thy own Thou Art our Life, our Love, our Home, We'll Sing Thy praises far and nigh We love Omega Psi Phi. To all thy precepts make us true;
Live Nobly as all real men do; Let manhood be our eternal shrine; With faith in God and Heart and Mind. Through days of joy or years of pain; To Serve thee e'er will be our aim; And when we say our last goodbye; We'll love Omega Psi Phi. It Couldn't Be Done - ✔✔It Couldn't Be Done Edgar Albert Guest Somebody said that it couldn't be done, But he with a chuckle replied That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it. Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that; At least no one ever has done it"; But he took off his coat and he took off his hat, And the first thing we knew he'd begun it. With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing
