ALPHA PHI ALPHA - FINAL STUDY
SET WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When was the Fraternity officially founded? - ANSWER-Tuesday, Dec 4, 1906
Where was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity founded? - ANSWER-Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY 14853
Who are the Regional Officers and what are their positions (elected officers)? -
ANSWER-Southern Regional Vice President - Big Brother Kelsey Rushing; Southern
Regional Assistant Vice President - Big Brother Hisuan B. R. Yates
Who is known as the Mother of Alpha Phi Alpha? Why? - ANSWER-Mrs. Annie
Singleton. Majority of meetings were held her home. She also fed them and
encourage them as they did their work.
Who was the first General President - ANSWER-Big Brother Moses A. Morrison
What was the first Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha? - ANSWER-Alpha Lambda
located in Louisville, KY
Who were the first initiates of Alpha Phi Alpha - ANSWER-Big Brother Jewel Eugene
Kinckle Jones, Big Brother Gordon Jones, and Big Brother Lemuel Graves
When and where did the first and second incorporation's take place? - ANSWER-
First - Albany, NY on January 29, 1908; Second - Washington, DC on April 3, 1912
What were the names, designations, and occupations of Alpha Phi Alpha's
founders? - ANSWER-Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis (Physician); Jewel Big
Brother Charles Henry Chapman (Agriculture Educator); Jewel Big Brother Eugene
Kinckel Jones (Executive Secretary of the Urban League); Jewel Big Brother George
Biddle Kelly (Civil Engineer); Jewel Big Brother Nathaniel Allison Murray (Educator);
Jewel Big Brother Robert Harold Ogle (Secretary for Senate Appropriations); and
Jewel Big Brother Vertner Woodson Tandy (Architect).
What is the last sentence of the poem "If"? - ANSWER-If you can fill the unforgiving
minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run, yours is the Earth and everything
that's in it, and—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!
What is the complete title of the Fraternity's History Book? - ANSWER-The History of
Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life
To who is the History book of Alpha Phi Alpha dedicated? - ANSWER-To the youths
who march onward and upward toward the light, this volume is respectfully
dedicated.
, What are the titles of the first seven chapters of the History Book? - ANSWER-
Chapter 1 - The Origin of Alpha Phi Alpha; Chapter 2 - The Period of Consolidation;
Chapter 3 - The First Steps in Expansion; Chapter 4 - Local and National Strivings;
Chapter 5 - Permanent Foundations; Chapter 6 - Expansion and internal
Development; and Chapter 7 - The Leaven of Self-Examination
Who proposed the name of the Fraternity? - ANSWER-Jewel Big Brother George
Biddle Kelley
Where was the first initiation banquet held? - ANSWER-Masonic Hall otherwise
known as Redman's Hall or Odd Fellows' Hall
Who is the present General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.? -
ANSWER-Big Brother Everette B. Ward
Where was the first General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha held? - ANSWER-Beta
Chapter, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Who were the first Honorary members of the Fraternity? - ANSWER-Mr. George
Fletcher and Rev. Eugene U. A. Brooks
According to the history, what are the three stages of Alpha's development? -
ANSWER-Social Study Club; Literary Society; Fraternity
Who designed the Fraternity shingle? - ANSWER-Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis
List seven items from the menu of the first initiation banquet? - ANSWER-Cream
Tomato Soup; Salted Wafers; Broiled Lamb Chops; Hashed Brown Potatoes; Finger
Rolls; Peas in Tubs; Wild Apple Jelly; Shrimp Salad; Rolled Bread; Olives; Pickles;
Neapolitan Ice Cream; Lady Fingers; Chocolate Cake; Demi-tasse; Crackers,
Cheese; Alpha Phi Alpha Punch; and Brotherhood Smoke
Why did C.C. Poindexter resign from the Alpha Phi Alpha Society? - ANSWER-He
believed that Negros in America had no cultural background upon which to build the
framework of a college fraternity and that this should be a work for a later period
Who was the first Editor-In-Chief of the Sphinx? - ANSWER-Big Brother Raymond
W. Cannon
Write the Greek Alphabet and their symbols. - ANSWER-Alpha - Α
Beta - Β
Gamma - Γ
Delta - Δ
Epsilon - Ε
Zeta - Ζ
Eta - Η
Theta - Θ
Iota - Ι
Kappa - Κ
Lambda - Λ
SET WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When was the Fraternity officially founded? - ANSWER-Tuesday, Dec 4, 1906
Where was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity founded? - ANSWER-Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY 14853
Who are the Regional Officers and what are their positions (elected officers)? -
ANSWER-Southern Regional Vice President - Big Brother Kelsey Rushing; Southern
Regional Assistant Vice President - Big Brother Hisuan B. R. Yates
Who is known as the Mother of Alpha Phi Alpha? Why? - ANSWER-Mrs. Annie
Singleton. Majority of meetings were held her home. She also fed them and
encourage them as they did their work.
Who was the first General President - ANSWER-Big Brother Moses A. Morrison
What was the first Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha? - ANSWER-Alpha Lambda
located in Louisville, KY
Who were the first initiates of Alpha Phi Alpha - ANSWER-Big Brother Jewel Eugene
Kinckle Jones, Big Brother Gordon Jones, and Big Brother Lemuel Graves
When and where did the first and second incorporation's take place? - ANSWER-
First - Albany, NY on January 29, 1908; Second - Washington, DC on April 3, 1912
What were the names, designations, and occupations of Alpha Phi Alpha's
founders? - ANSWER-Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis (Physician); Jewel Big
Brother Charles Henry Chapman (Agriculture Educator); Jewel Big Brother Eugene
Kinckel Jones (Executive Secretary of the Urban League); Jewel Big Brother George
Biddle Kelly (Civil Engineer); Jewel Big Brother Nathaniel Allison Murray (Educator);
Jewel Big Brother Robert Harold Ogle (Secretary for Senate Appropriations); and
Jewel Big Brother Vertner Woodson Tandy (Architect).
What is the last sentence of the poem "If"? - ANSWER-If you can fill the unforgiving
minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run, yours is the Earth and everything
that's in it, and—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!
What is the complete title of the Fraternity's History Book? - ANSWER-The History of
Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life
To who is the History book of Alpha Phi Alpha dedicated? - ANSWER-To the youths
who march onward and upward toward the light, this volume is respectfully
dedicated.
, What are the titles of the first seven chapters of the History Book? - ANSWER-
Chapter 1 - The Origin of Alpha Phi Alpha; Chapter 2 - The Period of Consolidation;
Chapter 3 - The First Steps in Expansion; Chapter 4 - Local and National Strivings;
Chapter 5 - Permanent Foundations; Chapter 6 - Expansion and internal
Development; and Chapter 7 - The Leaven of Self-Examination
Who proposed the name of the Fraternity? - ANSWER-Jewel Big Brother George
Biddle Kelley
Where was the first initiation banquet held? - ANSWER-Masonic Hall otherwise
known as Redman's Hall or Odd Fellows' Hall
Who is the present General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.? -
ANSWER-Big Brother Everette B. Ward
Where was the first General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha held? - ANSWER-Beta
Chapter, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Who were the first Honorary members of the Fraternity? - ANSWER-Mr. George
Fletcher and Rev. Eugene U. A. Brooks
According to the history, what are the three stages of Alpha's development? -
ANSWER-Social Study Club; Literary Society; Fraternity
Who designed the Fraternity shingle? - ANSWER-Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis
List seven items from the menu of the first initiation banquet? - ANSWER-Cream
Tomato Soup; Salted Wafers; Broiled Lamb Chops; Hashed Brown Potatoes; Finger
Rolls; Peas in Tubs; Wild Apple Jelly; Shrimp Salad; Rolled Bread; Olives; Pickles;
Neapolitan Ice Cream; Lady Fingers; Chocolate Cake; Demi-tasse; Crackers,
Cheese; Alpha Phi Alpha Punch; and Brotherhood Smoke
Why did C.C. Poindexter resign from the Alpha Phi Alpha Society? - ANSWER-He
believed that Negros in America had no cultural background upon which to build the
framework of a college fraternity and that this should be a work for a later period
Who was the first Editor-In-Chief of the Sphinx? - ANSWER-Big Brother Raymond
W. Cannon
Write the Greek Alphabet and their symbols. - ANSWER-Alpha - Α
Beta - Β
Gamma - Γ
Delta - Δ
Epsilon - Ε
Zeta - Ζ
Eta - Η
Theta - Θ
Iota - Ι
Kappa - Κ
Lambda - Λ
