Omega Psi Phi History exam study guide questions and answers(graded A+)

When Was Omega Psi Phi Founded? November 17, 1911 at Howard University (Thirkield Hall) formerly known as "Science Hall" Who are the Founding Fathers of Omega Psi Phi Dr. Ernest Everett Just () Professor Frank Coleman () Dr. Oscar James Cooper () Bishop Edgar Amos Love () Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Why was the Science Hall changed to Thirkield Hall 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 Members Versus Men 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" "Friendship Is Essential to the Soul" What are the Cardinal Principals of Omega Psi Phi? Manhood Scholarship Perserverance Uplift When was Omega Psi Phi Incoporated? Omega Psi Phi was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on October 28, 1914. When was Alpha Chapter Formed? 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? 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" Invictus 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. First Honorary Member of Omega Psi Phi Dr. Ernest Everett Just () Who is the Epsilon Tau Chapter Current Basileus? David A. Louis, PhD Who is the First Lady an the only woman member of Omega Psi Phi? Lottie B. Wilson (Mr's Charlotte T. Wilson) Lottie Wilson - Mrs. Charlotte T. Wilson (Only Woman Omega Member) taken from the 1961 Oracle Lincoln University, Pa. Beta Chapter aka First Stepping Stone of Omega's Expansion In a big hotel structure on Lincoln University, Maple Avenue, lives a Woman whose life is vital not only to Omega Psi Phi, but especially to the history of Beta chapter, the second of Omega's birth. Meeting this great lady is an experience within itself. You see a rather small, gray haired lady, with sparkling eyes and a radiant countenance. Logic tells you that this lady is far up in years, because she's been a part of Lincoln since 1901. Yet she is so young in spirit, in thought, and in action. She has lost none of her zest for living and when shaking her hand, you are astonished at the firmness with which she meets your grip. This woman's life symbolizes all lives that have been given to the service of mankind. Hers has been a life of service to the men of Omega Psi Phi, Beta chapter. After Alpha chapter was founded at Howard University in 1911, the founders decided that the second chapter of the fraternity should be located at Lincoln University, Pa. When Founder Love visited Lincoln University in 1914, he was told by the faculty that they would not give recognition to a chapter of Omega Psi Phi on this campus. Founder Love and those interested Lincoln men left the faculty meeting full of sadness. Thus begins Lottie Wilson's part in Omega Psi Phi, Beta chapter. As the dejected men were on their way to see Founder Love board the train back to Howard, they passed a lady sitting on her front porch. Noticing their very somber faces, she asked them about their problem. The young men relating their story to her, touched Lottie Wilson's heart and Beta chapter was founded in her home that very day. L Name of Famous Omegas in The Arts * Langston Hughes - The Black poet laureate, excelled as a poet, playwright, novelist, lyricist, and humorist. * Sterling Brown- Teacher, poet, writer, Professor Emeritus of Literature at Howard University, has a special foundation for folk culture and jazz music. * Roland Hayes- Internationally known tenor of the 1920's; sang in five different languages. * Max Roach - Internationally known drummer. * William H. "Bill" Cosby - Comedian, author, and actor. * William (Count) Basie- Internationally known pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader. * Joe Torry - Comedian, author, actor, and producer. * Steve Harvey - Comedian and actor. * Rickey Smiley - Comedian and actor. * Tom Joyner - Radio show host. Famous Omegas in Athletics * William DeHart Hubbard - University of Michigan sprinter; first black person to represent the United States in the Olympic Games in 1924. * Joe Black - All-time great Brooklyn Dodger baseball pitcher. Lowest ERA in the Major Leagues in 1952. * Ed "Too Tall" Jones - Former Outstanding player with the Dallas Cowboys. * Michael Jordan - Outstanding former player with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. Voted to NBA Hall of Fame in 2009. * Mo Vaughn - Former outstanding baseball player with the Boston Red Sox. * Steve McNair - Outstanding former NFL player with the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens. * Jerry Ball - 3 time Pro Bowler and former NFL defensive lineman. * Vince Carter - 8-time All-Star. 2-time All-NBA guard for the New Jersey Nets. 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year. * Mark Duper - 3 time Pro Bowler and 2-time All-Pro former wide receiver with Miami Dolphins. * Clarence E. "Big House" Gaines - Hall of Fame Basketball coach. Coached at Winston-Salem State University from . Also, 4-year All-CIAA lineman in football. * Dr. Edwin Bancroft (E.B.) Henderson - Captain and outstanding player on the Washington 12th Streeters (). He is known as the "Father of Black Sport History". First Black male to become certified to teach Physical Education in public schools. * Keith Jackson - 5 time Pro Bowler and 5 time All Pro former NFL Tight end.He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. * Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell - Outstanding former professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics and other teams. 1981 NBA Finals MVP. * Shaquille O'Neal - Star center with the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers is a 14 time NBA All-star. He is 3 time NBA Final MVP and 2000 NBA MVP. * Brice Taylor - University of Southern California Famous Omegas in Business * Jessie Hill - President of Atlanta Life Insurance Company. * Earl Graves - Chairman and CEO of Black Enterprise Magazine. * Therman McKenzie - Former Co-Owner of M & M Products (Sta Soft Fro). * Nathaniel Bronner - Co-Owner of Bronner Brothers Beauty. Famous Omegas in Civil Rights * Grant Reynolds - Played a major role in President Truman's 1948 decision to desegregate the United States Armed Forces. * James Nabrit - Former Dean of the Howard University Law School and former president of Howard University. A leader in the training of the early Civil Rights lawyers. * Roy Wilkins - Long-time Executive Director of the NAACP. * Jesse Jackson- Former Director of Operation PUSH; Founder, National Rainbow Coalition. * Vernon Jordan - Noted Attorney and Former Executive Director of the National Urban League. * Ernest Green - Civil Rights Activist - Little Rock 9 * Benjamin Hooks - Succeeded Roy Wilkins as Executive Director of the NAACP, the most effective of all civil rights organizations. * Wiley Branton - Attorney of the "Little Rock Nine" and former Dean of Howard University School of Law. * Oliver Hill - Civil Rights attorney whose work against racial discrimination helped end the doctrine of "separate but equal". 1999 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. Famous Omegas in Education * Dr. Carter G. Woodson - The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the study of Black History. * Benjamin E. Mays - President Emeritus of Morehouse College, writer and lecturer. * Professor Frank Coleman - Professor and head of the Physics Department, Howard University. * Herman Dreer - Teacher, minister, writer, and author of The History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., . Famous Omegas in Government and Politics * Wiliam Hastie - First Governer of the Virgin Islands. * Robert C. Weaver - Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). * Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. - Secretary, Department of the Army. * Lawrence Douglas Wilder - Former Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. * Togo West - Secretary of the Army. * James E. "Jim" Clyburn - The House Majority Whip in the 110th Congress. (2nd Black to hold that position). * Rev. Jesse Jackson - Founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Candidate for the United States Presidency in 1984 and 1988. Served as "Shadow Senator" for DC from 1991 to 1997. * Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. - 2001 Springarn Me