Alpha
Phi Alpha History
Alpha Phi
Alpha is the oldest and largest predominantly Black Greek letter organization.
Founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York,
by seven young men who were desirous of maintaining more intimate
contacts with one another on a predominantly white campus. The seven
went on to complete their education and became very successful and
prominent men in their fields of education. These seven men the founders
of the great Alpha Heritage are: Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry
Chapmen, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelly, Nathaniel Allison
Murry, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy.
Alpha Phi Alpha is represented on the campuses of leading
universities and colleges not only in the United States but also
thoughtout the world. There are more than 303 undergraduate and
280 alumni chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha. This includes chapters
in Canada, the British West Indies, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
An
Alpha man is a well-rounded individual who seeks to carry
out the aims of the fraternity. Since the birth of Alpha, these
ideals have never relinquished. Scholarships, Leadership, Manly
deeds, and Love for all mankind.
Alpha men are found in all areas of human endeavors. Men
such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young,
Jesse Owens, Duke Ellington, Ernest Morial, Harold Ford, Richard
Arrington, W.E.B. DuBois, John H. Johnson, Charles Rangel, Ronald
Dellums, Adam Clayton Powell, and Art Shell are Alpha
men.
Alpha Phi Alpha epitomizes the meaning of "Fraternal Brotherhood."
The fraternity prepares young men today, for the challenges of
tomorrow.