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IMDP (Initial Membership Development Program) week 1 Exam latest update Practice Questions (Original) EXAM | 2026–2027
Latest Update | Original Questions & Answers with Detailed Rationales | Graded A+
Section 1: Fraternity History and Founding
Q1. On what date was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. officially
founded?
A. December 4, 1905
B. December 4, 1906
C. January 1, 1907
D. December 4, 1908
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Alpha Phi Alpha was officially founded on Tuesday,
December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The
Social Study Club preceded the formal founding in the fall of
1905, but the fraternity's official founding date is December 4,
1906.
Q2. Where was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. founded?
A. Howard University, Washington, D.C.
B. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
C. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
D. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The fraternity was founded at Cornell University in
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Ithaca, New York, where a small group of Black students faced
acute social isolation at a predominantly white institution.
Q3. Who is the author of the fraternity's history book, The
History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life?
A. Lemuel E. Graves
B. Charles Harris Wesley
C. Henry Arthur Callis
D. Robert Harold Ogle
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The fraternity's history book was authored by Charles
Harris Wesley, a prominent historian and fraternity member.
Q4. What were the three organizational stages that preceded
the formal founding of Alpha Phi Alpha?
A. Social Club → Literary Society → Fraternity
B. Study Group → Social Club → Fraternity
C. Literary Society → Social Club → Fraternity
D. Social Study Club → Literary Society → Fraternity
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The organizational evolution progressed from the
Social Study Club to the Literary Society and finally to the
fraternity.
Q5. In the fall of 1905, at whose residence did the Social Study
Club first meet?
A. Henry Arthur Callis
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B. Edward Newton
C. Charles Harris Wesley
D. Robert Harold Ogle
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The first meeting of the Social Study Club was held at
421 North Albany Street, Ithaca, NY, the residence of Edward
Newton.
Q6. What was the street address where the Social Study Club
first met?
A. 411 East State Street
B. 421 North Albany Street
C. 421 East State Street
D. 411 North Albany Street
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Social Study Club first met at 421 North Albany
Street, Ithaca, NY, the residence of Edward Newton.
Q7. Meetings of the Social Study Club later moved to the
residence of Annie and Archie Singleton at what address?
A. 421 North Albany Street
B. 411 East State Street
C. 421 East State Street
D. 411 North Albany Street
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Meetings later moved to 411 East State Street in
March 1906, the residence of Annie and Archie Singleton.
Q8. Who became known as the "Mother of Alpha Phi Alpha"
and why?
A. Mrs. Annie C. Singleton, because she fed and encouraged the
brothers
B. Mrs. Mary C. Ogle, because she hosted all the meetings
C. Mrs. Sarah J. Callis, because she provided financial support
D. Ms. Elizabeth C. Murray, because she encouraged the
formation
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Mrs. Annie C. Singleton became known as the
"Mother of Alpha" because she fed and encouraged the
brothers as they worked to establish the fraternity.
Q9. The founding of Alpha Phi Alpha at Cornell University in
1906 is best understood as a response to which intersection of
conditions?
A. The Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance
B. The nadir of race relations and the isolation of a small
number of Black students at a predominantly white institution
C. The rise of the Niagara Movement and the founding of the
NAACP
D. The expansion of land-grant universities and the Morrill Acts
IMDP (Initial Membership Development Program) week 1 Exam latest update Practice Questions (Original) EXAM | 2026–2027
Latest Update | Original Questions & Answers with Detailed Rationales | Graded A+
Section 1: Fraternity History and Founding
Q1. On what date was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. officially
founded?
A. December 4, 1905
B. December 4, 1906
C. January 1, 1907
D. December 4, 1908
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Alpha Phi Alpha was officially founded on Tuesday,
December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The
Social Study Club preceded the formal founding in the fall of
1905, but the fraternity's official founding date is December 4,
1906.
Q2. Where was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. founded?
A. Howard University, Washington, D.C.
B. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
C. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
D. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The fraternity was founded at Cornell University in
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Ithaca, New York, where a small group of Black students faced
acute social isolation at a predominantly white institution.
Q3. Who is the author of the fraternity's history book, The
History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life?
A. Lemuel E. Graves
B. Charles Harris Wesley
C. Henry Arthur Callis
D. Robert Harold Ogle
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The fraternity's history book was authored by Charles
Harris Wesley, a prominent historian and fraternity member.
Q4. What were the three organizational stages that preceded
the formal founding of Alpha Phi Alpha?
A. Social Club → Literary Society → Fraternity
B. Study Group → Social Club → Fraternity
C. Literary Society → Social Club → Fraternity
D. Social Study Club → Literary Society → Fraternity
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The organizational evolution progressed from the
Social Study Club to the Literary Society and finally to the
fraternity.
Q5. In the fall of 1905, at whose residence did the Social Study
Club first meet?
A. Henry Arthur Callis
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B. Edward Newton
C. Charles Harris Wesley
D. Robert Harold Ogle
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The first meeting of the Social Study Club was held at
421 North Albany Street, Ithaca, NY, the residence of Edward
Newton.
Q6. What was the street address where the Social Study Club
first met?
A. 411 East State Street
B. 421 North Albany Street
C. 421 East State Street
D. 411 North Albany Street
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Social Study Club first met at 421 North Albany
Street, Ithaca, NY, the residence of Edward Newton.
Q7. Meetings of the Social Study Club later moved to the
residence of Annie and Archie Singleton at what address?
A. 421 North Albany Street
B. 411 East State Street
C. 421 East State Street
D. 411 North Albany Street
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Meetings later moved to 411 East State Street in
March 1906, the residence of Annie and Archie Singleton.
Q8. Who became known as the "Mother of Alpha Phi Alpha"
and why?
A. Mrs. Annie C. Singleton, because she fed and encouraged the
brothers
B. Mrs. Mary C. Ogle, because she hosted all the meetings
C. Mrs. Sarah J. Callis, because she provided financial support
D. Ms. Elizabeth C. Murray, because she encouraged the
formation
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Mrs. Annie C. Singleton became known as the
"Mother of Alpha" because she fed and encouraged the
brothers as they worked to establish the fraternity.
Q9. The founding of Alpha Phi Alpha at Cornell University in
1906 is best understood as a response to which intersection of
conditions?
A. The Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance
B. The nadir of race relations and the isolation of a small
number of Black students at a predominantly white institution
C. The rise of the Niagara Movement and the founding of the
NAACP
D. The expansion of land-grant universities and the Morrill Acts
