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Where was the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. founded and what is the official date - cORRECT sOLUTION Alpha phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on December 4, 1906 Who are the Founders of the Fraternity - cORRECT sOLUTION Henry Arthur Callis Charles Henry Chapman Eugene Kinckle Jones George Biddle Kelley Nathanial Allison Murray Robert Harold Ogle 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 - cORRECT sOLUTION Eugene Kinckle Jones is the seventh Jewel and one of the first initiates (p. 31). 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 orgin and development of the early years of the fraternity history (p. 332). During this convention, 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 - cORRECT sOLUTION George 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 - cORRECT sOLUTION The 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 their 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 B. Kelley, who was ably seconded by other, refused to relinquish their efforts (p. 25) What is the aim of the fraternity - cORRECT sOLUTION to stimulate the ambition of its members; to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom and dignity of the individual, to encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood, and to aid downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic, and intellectual