OMEGA PSI PHI TESTS 2026 REVISION NOTES
AND STRUCTURED FRATERNITY KNOWLEDGE
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Omega Psi Phi Inc. is the first? Answer: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
Inc. is the first international fraternal organization founded on the
campus of a historically black college.
◉ When Was Omega Psi Phi Founded? (Second Meeting) Answer: 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.
◉ Why was the Science Hall changed to Thirkield Hall Answer: 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
,◉ Who are the Founding Fathers of Omega Psi Phi? Answer: The
founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. were three undergraduate
students
Dr. Oscar James Cooper (1888-1972)
Undergraduate Junior
Professor Frank Coleman (1890-1967)
Undergraduate Junior
Bishop Edgar Amos Love (1891-1974)
Undergraduate Junior
The undergraduate founders were known as the "Three
Musketeers."
and their Faculty Adviser
Dr. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)
◉ What is the Omega Psi Phi motto" Answer: Friendship is essential
to the soul.
▪ Note that Bishop Edgar Amos Love commented that the Greek
chosen for "soul" can also be translated as "life."
▪ Greek grammar and syntax chosen is Philia Ophelema Psukis
,◉ What are the Cardinal Principals of Omega Psi Phi? Answer:
Manhood
Scholarship
Perserverance
Uplift
◉ When was the third meeting and what happen? Answer: First
officers and charter members were selected at the Science Building
(now named Thirkeld Hall), Thursday, November 23, 1911
o Bishop Edgar Amos Love - First Grand Basileus
o Dr. Oscar James Cooper - First Grand Keeper of Records
o Profess Frank Coleman - First Grand Keeper of Seal
o Eleven Howard University undergraduates were selected as
charter members
◉ When was the Fraternity Constitution signed? Answer:
Fraternity's constitution was signed on Friday, December 8, 1911 (It
was also presented to Howard University President Wilbur
Thirkeld).
◉ When was Alpha Chapter organized? Answer: Alpha Chapter was
organized on Friday, December 15, 1911, at Howard University.
, o Fourteen Charter Members
1. Frank Coleman
2. Oscar James Cooper
3. William S. Gilbert
4. Charles Young Harris
5. Clarence Albert Hayes
6. Benjamin Harry Jones
7. Clarence Osceola Lewis
8. Edgar Amos Love
9. Julius Henderson Love
10. William Albert Love
11. William Henry Pleasant
12. Charles Brougham Washington
13. Edgar Paul Westmoreland
14. Frank Howell Wimberly
• There were originally 18 charter members. Members not listed
above include:
o Moses T. Clayborne, Christopher C. Cooke, Williams B. Jason, and
James R. Johnson
AND STRUCTURED FRATERNITY KNOWLEDGE
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Omega Psi Phi Inc. is the first? Answer: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
Inc. is the first international fraternal organization founded on the
campus of a historically black college.
◉ When Was Omega Psi Phi Founded? (Second Meeting) Answer: 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.
◉ Why was the Science Hall changed to Thirkield Hall Answer: 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
,◉ Who are the Founding Fathers of Omega Psi Phi? Answer: The
founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. were three undergraduate
students
Dr. Oscar James Cooper (1888-1972)
Undergraduate Junior
Professor Frank Coleman (1890-1967)
Undergraduate Junior
Bishop Edgar Amos Love (1891-1974)
Undergraduate Junior
The undergraduate founders were known as the "Three
Musketeers."
and their Faculty Adviser
Dr. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)
◉ What is the Omega Psi Phi motto" Answer: Friendship is essential
to the soul.
▪ Note that Bishop Edgar Amos Love commented that the Greek
chosen for "soul" can also be translated as "life."
▪ Greek grammar and syntax chosen is Philia Ophelema Psukis
,◉ What are the Cardinal Principals of Omega Psi Phi? Answer:
Manhood
Scholarship
Perserverance
Uplift
◉ When was the third meeting and what happen? Answer: First
officers and charter members were selected at the Science Building
(now named Thirkeld Hall), Thursday, November 23, 1911
o Bishop Edgar Amos Love - First Grand Basileus
o Dr. Oscar James Cooper - First Grand Keeper of Records
o Profess Frank Coleman - First Grand Keeper of Seal
o Eleven Howard University undergraduates were selected as
charter members
◉ When was the Fraternity Constitution signed? Answer:
Fraternity's constitution was signed on Friday, December 8, 1911 (It
was also presented to Howard University President Wilbur
Thirkeld).
◉ When was Alpha Chapter organized? Answer: Alpha Chapter was
organized on Friday, December 15, 1911, at Howard University.
, o Fourteen Charter Members
1. Frank Coleman
2. Oscar James Cooper
3. William S. Gilbert
4. Charles Young Harris
5. Clarence Albert Hayes
6. Benjamin Harry Jones
7. Clarence Osceola Lewis
8. Edgar Amos Love
9. Julius Henderson Love
10. William Albert Love
11. William Henry Pleasant
12. Charles Brougham Washington
13. Edgar Paul Westmoreland
14. Frank Howell Wimberly
• There were originally 18 charter members. Members not listed
above include:
o Moses T. Clayborne, Christopher C. Cooke, Williams B. Jason, and
James R. Johnson
