The Story of Alpha Phi Alpha 1905 - 1906
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
When and where does the story of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
begin? -
correct answer ✅Autumn of 1905 on the campus of Cornell
University in Ithaca, NY
What was the reason for it's formation? -
correct answer ✅A group of young African American men
recognized the need for a strong brotherhood.
How many people were in the initial group responsible for forming
Alpha Phi Alpha and name them? -
correct answer ✅There were nine men, including Charles Cordoza
Poindexter, Charles Henry Chapman, Henry Arthur Callis, George
Biddle Kelly, Nathanial Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, Vertner
Woodson Tandy, Morgan T. Phillips, and James Morton
Where was the initial meeting place and who lived there? -
correct answer ✅421 N. Albany St., Ithaca, NY, the home of Mr.
Edward Newton. Where C.C. Pointexter was renting a room
What were the core motivations during the initial period? -
correct answer ✅The two core and competing motivations were to
form a literary society and to form a fraternity
, The Story of Alpha Phi Alpha 1905 - 1906
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What are the three phases of evolution of Alpha Phi Alpha and the
associated dates? -
correct answer ✅Study group Autumn 1905 - Spring 1906
Literary Society June 1906 - November 1906
Fraternity established Dec. 4, 1906
When and where did the meeting place of Alpha Phi Alpha change?
-
correct answer ✅In March 1906 the meeting place moved to 411
E. State Street, home of Archie & Annie Singleton (later named
mother of the fraternity) where Robert Harold Ogle and Morgan T.
Phillips were renting rooms.
What is significant about June 2, 1906? -
correct answer ✅C.C. Poindexter called a meeting in the room of
Jewel NAM. The study group was formed with the election of
officers C.C. Poindexter was elected President, Henry Arthur Callis
was elected Secretary, George Biddle Kelley was elected as
Treasurer
What newspaper is significant to the Alpha origin story and why? -
correct answer ✅During the 1905 -1906 School Year Jewel Robert
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
When and where does the story of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
begin? -
correct answer ✅Autumn of 1905 on the campus of Cornell
University in Ithaca, NY
What was the reason for it's formation? -
correct answer ✅A group of young African American men
recognized the need for a strong brotherhood.
How many people were in the initial group responsible for forming
Alpha Phi Alpha and name them? -
correct answer ✅There were nine men, including Charles Cordoza
Poindexter, Charles Henry Chapman, Henry Arthur Callis, George
Biddle Kelly, Nathanial Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, Vertner
Woodson Tandy, Morgan T. Phillips, and James Morton
Where was the initial meeting place and who lived there? -
correct answer ✅421 N. Albany St., Ithaca, NY, the home of Mr.
Edward Newton. Where C.C. Pointexter was renting a room
What were the core motivations during the initial period? -
correct answer ✅The two core and competing motivations were to
form a literary society and to form a fraternity
, The Story of Alpha Phi Alpha 1905 - 1906
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What are the three phases of evolution of Alpha Phi Alpha and the
associated dates? -
correct answer ✅Study group Autumn 1905 - Spring 1906
Literary Society June 1906 - November 1906
Fraternity established Dec. 4, 1906
When and where did the meeting place of Alpha Phi Alpha change?
-
correct answer ✅In March 1906 the meeting place moved to 411
E. State Street, home of Archie & Annie Singleton (later named
mother of the fraternity) where Robert Harold Ogle and Morgan T.
Phillips were renting rooms.
What is significant about June 2, 1906? -
correct answer ✅C.C. Poindexter called a meeting in the room of
Jewel NAM. The study group was formed with the election of
officers C.C. Poindexter was elected President, Henry Arthur Callis
was elected Secretary, George Biddle Kelley was elected as
Treasurer
What newspaper is significant to the Alpha origin story and why? -
correct answer ✅During the 1905 -1906 School Year Jewel Robert
