IMDP Packet Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified)

IMDP Packet Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) Where was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. founded and what is the official date? - answerAlpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on December 4, 1906. Who are the Founders of the fraternity? - answerThe members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. have decreed that the Founders be designated as Jewels of the Fraternity. The Founders (Jewels) of Alpha Phi Alpha are: Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle and Vertner Woodson Tandy. Referring to the Founders as "Jewels" was not officially adopted until 1929 at the 22nd General Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Who was the last Jewel to be so designated? When did this occur? - answerEugene Kinckle Jones is the seventh Jewel and one of the first initiates. Although he was present on December 4, 1906 when the decision to form a fraternity was made, he was not enrolled as a student at Cornell during the academic year of 1905-06. It was at the 38th General Convention, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, that it was decided "that several paragraphs of the early history of the Fraternity were in need of rewriting with a view of placing Brother Jones in his true historical setting resulting from the leading role which he had played in the origin and development of the early years of the fraternity's history". During the connection, a special committee presented a report that recommended that "Brother Jones be listed as one of the seven Jewels...". The report was adopted by the Convention on December 29, 1952. Who is responsible for the name of the fraternity? - answerGeorge Biddle Kelley is responsible for the name of the fraternity. The name was decided upon at a meeting on October 23, 1906, while the organization was a social study club. Why was the fraternity organized? - answerThe fraternity was initially formed as a social club for black men to have a common bond socially. The evolution from club to fraternity was through trial and struggle. "There were certain individuals who preferred a fraternity from the beginning of the movement, but heir voices, being in the minority, could accomplish little. Throughout 1905-06, the literary club idea had the ascendency under C.C. Poindexter, but the proponents of the fraternity led by George Biddle Kelley, who was ably seconded by others, refused to relinquish their efforts". What is the aim of the fraternity? - answerThe aim (object) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity is to stimulate the ambition of its members, prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom and dignity of the individual, promote the highest and noblest form of manhood, and to aid downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic, and intellectual status. According to its history, what are the three stages of alpha's development? - answerThe there stages of alpha's development are club, organization and society. The significance of these stages is as follows: for some of the students there was a desire to organize a social and literary organization (although several members desired to establish a fraternity). From , the social study club and organization took shape. From , the embryo of a fraternity grew. With naming of the organization on Tuesday, October 23, 1906, and establishing of the club's colors, the move toward a fraternity was entrenched. Finally, on December 4, 1906 the members decided (by vote) to become a fraternity. What are the colors of the fraternity and the history surrounding them? - answerThe colors of the fraternity are black and Old Gold. Robert Harold Ogle, at a meeting of the club on October 23, 1906, proposed the colors and they were accepted. Who is the author of the fraternity's history book; what is the title of the history book and to whom is it dedicated? - answerCharles H. Wesley is the author of the fraternity's history book. The title is THE HISTORY OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA: A DEVELOPMENT IN COLLEGE LIFE. The book dedication reads: "To the youths who march onward and upward toward the light. The volume is respectfully dedicated." The book was first printed in 1929. What is the official flower of the fraternity? - answerThe Yellow Rose is the official flower of the fraternity. Who is C.C. Poindexter and why is he not listed as one of the founding Jewels? - answerMr. Poindexter was the oldest ("of more maturity than the others") and a graduate student in the College of Agriculture. He was interested in establishing a literary (social study) club and not a fraternity. Although he hosted the first meeting of the social study club in 1905 and became the group's president on June 2, 1906 he sent a letter of resignation to the December 4, 1906 meeting. That same night the young men voted to become a fraternity. It was not until January 8, 1907 that his resignation was officially accepted. Wha are Albany and State streets important in the fraternity's history? - answer421 Albany Street was the residence of Mr. C.C. Poindexter (he lodged with Mr. Edward Newton's residence) which was the location of the first meeting place for the social study club. 411 East