Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. – IMDP Process Week 1 Exam Study Guide

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. – IMDP Process Week 1
Exam Study Guide

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc, IMDP Process - Week 1. Exam

Fraternity History Book

 Author: Charles Harris

 Wesley

Fall of 1905

 Social study club first met at the residence of Edward Newton

 Address: <address> Ithaca NY

 Individual responsible for calling the first meeting: C.C. Poindexter

 Two points of view during Fall of 1905: social and literary organization or fraternity

Flourishing of the Social Study Club

 Factors: comradeship, accumulation of examinations, development of a program of
study

 Meetings moved to 411 E. State St, Ithaca, NY

 Owners of the residence: Annie and Archie Singleton

Discovery of Pi Gamma Omicron

 Robert Ogle discovered news item in Chicago Defender

 Registrar replied that he had no cognizance of the existence of such an organization

First Initiation

 Date: October 30, 1906

 Location: Masonic Hall, Odd fellows hall, Red Men's Hall

Fraternity Colors

 Credited with proposing: Robert Harold Ogle

 Colors: Old Gold and Black

, Running the Society

 George Biddle Kelley credited with running the society

 Credit for naming the organization: Henry Arthur Callis

First Initiation Banquet

 Menu items: Cream Tomato Soup, Pickles, Demi-tasse, Salted Wafers, Neapolitan Ice
Cream, Peas in Tub, Cheese, Broiled Lamb Chops, Lady fingers, brotherhood smoke,
Hashed Brown Potatoes, Chocolate Cake, Olives, Finger Rolls, Crackers, Shrimp Salad,
Alpha Phi Alpha Punch, Rolled Bread, Wild Apple Jelly

Founding Date Meeting

 Resignation letter heard: C.C. Poindexter

Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

 Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley,
Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, Vertner Woodson Tandy

Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

 Referred to as: Jewels

Shingle and Fraternity Pin

 Shingle: Certificate of membership

 First Shingle designed by: Henry Arthur Callis

 Fraternity pin designed by: Vertner Woodson Tandy

Precursor of Alpha

 Credited to: C.C. Poindexter

First Incorporation

 Date: January 29, 1908

 Location: Albany, NY

Ritual Committees

 First committee: George B. Kelley and Robert H. Ogle

 Second committee: Eugene K. Jones and Henry A. Callis