OMEGA PSI PHI HISTORY ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What are the Cardinal Principles? - ✔✔Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and
Uplift were adopted as Cardinal Principles.
✔✔When did Bishop Edgar Amos Love become the first Grand Basileus? - ✔✔On
November 23, 1911, Edgar A. Love became the first Grand Basileus (National
President). Eleven undergraduate men were selected to become the charter members.
✔✔Who were the first Grand Keeper of Records and the first Grand Keeper of Seals? -
✔✔On November 23, 1911, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman were selected to be
the Grand Keeper of the Records (National Secretary) and Grand Keeper of Seals
(National Treasurer), respectively.
✔✔On November 23, 1911, how many men were selected to become the first charter
members?
a: 4: in honor of the 4 founders
b: 8:
c: 11
d: 12 - ✔✔c: 11
Eleven undergraduate men were selected to become the charter members.
✔✔When was Alpha Chapter organized? Name the Basileus, Keeper of Records and
Keeper of Seals. - ✔✔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's first Basileus, Keeper of Records, and Keeper of Seals,
respectively.
✔✔Who was the Second Grand Basileus? - ✔✔Brother Oscar James Cooper in 1912
, ✔✔Under the second Grand Basileus....
a: Beta Chapter was formed on the campus of Lincoln University located in
Pennsylvania.
b: Omega Psi Phi was incorporated in Washington, DC
c: authorized the investigation of establishing a second chapter on the campus of
Lincoln University located in Pennsylvania.
d: None of the above - ✔✔c: authorized the investigation of establishing a second
chapter on the campus of Lincoln University located in Pennsylvania.
Brother Cooper became the fraternity's second Grand Basileus in 1912 and authorized
the investigation of establishing a second chapter on the campus of Lincoln University
located in Pennsylvania.
✔✔Who was the Third Grand Basileus? - ✔✔Brother Edgar A. Love was elected as the
third Grand Basileus in 1912 and served until 1915.
✔✔True or False?
Omega Psi Phi, after forming Alpha Chapter, was immediately recognized as a national
organization by Howard University. - ✔✔False:
Brother Love was elected as the third Grand Basileus in 1912 and served until 1915. In
1912, Howard University officials did not initially recognize the fraternity as a national
organization and Omega Psi Phi's leadership refused to accept limited recognition. As a
result, the fraternity operated without official sanction, until the university withdrew its
opposition in 1914, the same year Beta chapter was chartered at Lincoln University.
✔✔What year was Omega Psi Phi Incorporated? - ✔✔Omega Psi Phi was incorporated
under the laws of the District of Columbia on October 28, 1914.
✔✔Who was the fourth Grand Basileus?
a. George E. Hall
b. Frank Coleman
c. Antonio F Knox, Sr.
d. Stanley Douglas
c. none of the above - ✔✔a: Brother George E. Hall (1915-1916)
✔✔Where and what year was Gamma Chapter established? - ✔✔Brother George E.
Hall, the fourth Grand Basileus, authorized the establishment of Gamma chapter in
Boston, Massachusetts. 1916
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What are the Cardinal Principles? - ✔✔Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and
Uplift were adopted as Cardinal Principles.
✔✔When did Bishop Edgar Amos Love become the first Grand Basileus? - ✔✔On
November 23, 1911, Edgar A. Love became the first Grand Basileus (National
President). Eleven undergraduate men were selected to become the charter members.
✔✔Who were the first Grand Keeper of Records and the first Grand Keeper of Seals? -
✔✔On November 23, 1911, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman were selected to be
the Grand Keeper of the Records (National Secretary) and Grand Keeper of Seals
(National Treasurer), respectively.
✔✔On November 23, 1911, how many men were selected to become the first charter
members?
a: 4: in honor of the 4 founders
b: 8:
c: 11
d: 12 - ✔✔c: 11
Eleven undergraduate men were selected to become the charter members.
✔✔When was Alpha Chapter organized? Name the Basileus, Keeper of Records and
Keeper of Seals. - ✔✔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's first Basileus, Keeper of Records, and Keeper of Seals,
respectively.
✔✔Who was the Second Grand Basileus? - ✔✔Brother Oscar James Cooper in 1912
, ✔✔Under the second Grand Basileus....
a: Beta Chapter was formed on the campus of Lincoln University located in
Pennsylvania.
b: Omega Psi Phi was incorporated in Washington, DC
c: authorized the investigation of establishing a second chapter on the campus of
Lincoln University located in Pennsylvania.
d: None of the above - ✔✔c: authorized the investigation of establishing a second
chapter on the campus of Lincoln University located in Pennsylvania.
Brother Cooper became the fraternity's second Grand Basileus in 1912 and authorized
the investigation of establishing a second chapter on the campus of Lincoln University
located in Pennsylvania.
✔✔Who was the Third Grand Basileus? - ✔✔Brother Edgar A. Love was elected as the
third Grand Basileus in 1912 and served until 1915.
✔✔True or False?
Omega Psi Phi, after forming Alpha Chapter, was immediately recognized as a national
organization by Howard University. - ✔✔False:
Brother Love was elected as the third Grand Basileus in 1912 and served until 1915. In
1912, Howard University officials did not initially recognize the fraternity as a national
organization and Omega Psi Phi's leadership refused to accept limited recognition. As a
result, the fraternity operated without official sanction, until the university withdrew its
opposition in 1914, the same year Beta chapter was chartered at Lincoln University.
✔✔What year was Omega Psi Phi Incorporated? - ✔✔Omega Psi Phi was incorporated
under the laws of the District of Columbia on October 28, 1914.
✔✔Who was the fourth Grand Basileus?
a. George E. Hall
b. Frank Coleman
c. Antonio F Knox, Sr.
d. Stanley Douglas
c. none of the above - ✔✔a: Brother George E. Hall (1915-1916)
✔✔Where and what year was Gamma Chapter established? - ✔✔Brother George E.
Hall, the fourth Grand Basileus, authorized the establishment of Gamma chapter in
Boston, Massachusetts. 1916
