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OMEGA PSI PHI HISTORY EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE YOUR
GRADES.
When Was Omega Psi Phi Founded? - correct answer -
November 17, 1911 at Howard University (Thirkield Hall) formerly
known as "Science Hall"
Who are the Founding Fathers of Omega Psi Phi - correct answer
-Dr. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)
Professor Frank Coleman (1890-1967)
Dr. Oscar James Cooper (1888-1972)
Bishop Edgar Amos Love (1891-1974)
Why was the Science Hall changed to Thirkield Hall - correct
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.
Members Vs Men - correct answer -Members Versus Men
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Bro. Walter H. Mazyck
The Greek Letter Societies among our group appear to have
entered into a period of mad competition for obtaining members.
Pledges are increasing in numbers. Scarcely a student on the
college campus but wears a pledge pin or a frat pin. Are the
fraternities forgetting their original high standards? Can it be said
that every man who enters college is of Fraternity material? If in
any place, Omega has entered this mad race for members, pause
and consider.
The value of our Fraternity is not in numbers, but in men, in real
brotherhood.
Eight men thoroughly immersed in the true Omega spirit are far
greater assets than eighty with lukewarm enthusiasm.
What is the Omega Psi Phi motto" - correct answer -"Friendship Is
Essential to the Soul"
What are the Cardinal Principals of Omega Psi Phi? - correct
answer -Manhood
Scholarship
Perserverance
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Uplift
When was Omega Psi Phi Incoporated? - correct answer -Omega
Psi Phi was incorporated under the laws of the District of
Columbia on October 28, 1914.
When was Alpha Chapter Formed? - correct answer -Alpha
chapter was organized with fourteen charter members on
December 15, 1911. Brothers Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper
and Frank Coleman were elected the chapter first Basileus,
Keeper of Records, and Keeper of Seals, respectively.
Who was the First Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi? - correct
answer -Bishop Edgar Amos Love - November 23, 1911
Dr. Oscar James Cooper as Grand Keeper of Records (Grand
Keeper of Records and Seals or Grand KRS)
Professor Frank Coleman as Grand Keeper of Seals (Grand
Keeper of Finance or Grand KF).
Recite "Invictus" - correct answer -Invictus
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By William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
OMEGA PSI PHI HISTORY EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE YOUR
GRADES.
When Was Omega Psi Phi Founded? - correct answer -
November 17, 1911 at Howard University (Thirkield Hall) formerly
known as "Science Hall"
Who are the Founding Fathers of Omega Psi Phi - correct answer
-Dr. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)
Professor Frank Coleman (1890-1967)
Dr. Oscar James Cooper (1888-1972)
Bishop Edgar Amos Love (1891-1974)
Why was the Science Hall changed to Thirkield Hall - correct
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.
Members Vs Men - correct answer -Members Versus Men
, Page | 2
Bro. Walter H. Mazyck
The Greek Letter Societies among our group appear to have
entered into a period of mad competition for obtaining members.
Pledges are increasing in numbers. Scarcely a student on the
college campus but wears a pledge pin or a frat pin. Are the
fraternities forgetting their original high standards? Can it be said
that every man who enters college is of Fraternity material? If in
any place, Omega has entered this mad race for members, pause
and consider.
The value of our Fraternity is not in numbers, but in men, in real
brotherhood.
Eight men thoroughly immersed in the true Omega spirit are far
greater assets than eighty with lukewarm enthusiasm.
What is the Omega Psi Phi motto" - correct answer -"Friendship Is
Essential to the Soul"
What are the Cardinal Principals of Omega Psi Phi? - correct
answer -Manhood
Scholarship
Perserverance
, Page | 3
Uplift
When was Omega Psi Phi Incoporated? - correct answer -Omega
Psi Phi was incorporated under the laws of the District of
Columbia on October 28, 1914.
When was Alpha Chapter Formed? - correct answer -Alpha
chapter was organized with fourteen charter members on
December 15, 1911. Brothers Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper
and Frank Coleman were elected the chapter first Basileus,
Keeper of Records, and Keeper of Seals, respectively.
Who was the First Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi? - correct
answer -Bishop Edgar Amos Love - November 23, 1911
Dr. Oscar James Cooper as Grand Keeper of Records (Grand
Keeper of Records and Seals or Grand KRS)
Professor Frank Coleman as Grand Keeper of Seals (Grand
Keeper of Finance or Grand KF).
Recite "Invictus" - correct answer -Invictus
, Page | 4
By William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
