NPHC Fraternities
The Omicron Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
On Friday evening, November 17, 1911, three Howard University undergraduate students, with the assistance of their faculty adviser, gave birth to the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. This event occurred in the office of biology Professor Ernest E. Just, the faculty adviser, in the Science Hall (now known as Thirkield Hall. The three liberal arts students were Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman. From the initials of the Greek phrase meaning "friendship is essential to the soul," the name Omega Psi Phi was derived. The phrase was selected as the motto. Manhood, scholarship, perseverance and uplift were adopted as cardinal principles. A decision was made regarding the design for the pin and emblem, and thus ended the first meeting of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
The next meeting was conducted on November 23, 1911. Edgar Love became the first Grand Basileus (National President). Cooper and Coleman were selected Grand Keeper of the Records (National Secretary) and Grand Keeper of Seals (National Treasurer), respectively. Eleven Howard University undergraduate men were selected as charter members.
Alpha Chapter was organized with fourteen charter members on December 15, 1911.
The Omicron Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was chartered on the campus of Oklahoma State University
National Website: http://www.omegapsiphifraternity.org
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The Xi Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
The blueprints for this revolutionary new fraternity were laid down in 1913 -- months before the actual founding date. In a local YMCA, three young men - A. Langston Taylor (center), Leonard F. Morse (right), and Charles I. Brown (left) - organized the now global entity called Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated.
The founders deeply wished to create an organization that viewed itself as "a part of" rather than "apart from" the general community. They believed that each potential member should be judged on his own merits rather than his family background or affluence, without regard of race, nationality, color of skin or texture of hair. They wanted their fraternity to exist as a part of an even greater brotherhood which would be devoted to the "inclusive we" rather than the "exclusive we."
The Fraternity was formally founded and chartered at Howard University in the year of light (1914). Founded upon the principles of Brotherhood, Service and Scholarship, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity has constantly remained a force of change in the African-American Community. Through its three National Programs: Bigger and Better Business, Social Action and Education, the Fraternity has demonstrated unparalleled excellence and leadership; our national mentoring program, the Sigma Beta Club, one of the more notable accomplishments of the Fraternity, has helped to shape and mold young men and boys nationwide
The Xi Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was chartered on the campus of Oklahoma State University May 15, 1987.
National Website: http://www.pbs1914.org
The Oklahoma State University Chapter, the Zeta Theta of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Kappa Alpha Psi , a college Fraternity, now comprised of functioning Undergraduate and Alumni Chapters on major campuses and in cities throughout the country, is the crystallization of a dream. It is the beautiful realization of a vision shared commonly by the late Revered Founders Elder Watson Diggs; John Milton Lee; Byron K. Armstrong; Guy Levis Grant; Ezra D. Alexander; Henry T. Asher; Marcus P. Blakemore; Paul W. Caine; Edward G. Irvin and George W. Edmonds.
It was the vision of these astute men that enabled them in the school year 1910 - 11, more specifically the night of January 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana, to sow the seed of a fraternal tree whose fruit is available to, and now enjoyed by, college men everywhere, regardless of their color, religion or national origin. It is a fact of which KAPPA ALPHA PSI is justly proud that the Constitution has never contained any clause which either excluded or suggested the exclusion of a man from membership merely because of his color, creed, or national origin. The Constitution of KAPPA ALPHA PSI is predicated upon, and dedicated to, the principles of achievement through a truly democratic Fraternity. KAPPA ALPHA PSI Fraternity, relatively early, envisioned the modified attitudes of college administrators and administrations regarding certain frivolous activities previously identified with Greek letter organizations; and it initiated appropriate changes. Among the early changes brought about was the banning of paddling and other forms of physical abuse, and the introduction of constructive endeavors during pledgeship and probation. To date, KAPPA ALPHA PSI Fraternity is organizationally and administratively mature. It moves steadily toward a tomorrow of promise, productivity and influence.
The Zeta Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was chartered on the campus of Oklahoma State University on April 3, 1971
National Website: http://www.kappaalphapsi1911.com/
