Alpha Phi Alpha Exam Questions with correct Answers

Where was the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. founded and what is the official date - ANSWER-Alpha phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on December 4, 1906 Who are the Founders of the Fraternity - ANSWER-Henry Arthur Callis Charles Henry Chapman Eugene Kinckle Jones George Biddle Kelley Nathanial Allison Murray Robert Harold Ogle Vertner Woodson Tandy * Referring to the Founders as Jewels was not officially adopted until 1929 at the 22nd General Convention in Atlanta Georgia. Who was the last Jewel to be so designated? When did this occur - ANSWER-Eugene Kinckle Jones is the seventh Jewel and one of the first initiates (p. 31). Although he was present on December 4, 1906 when the decision to form a fraternity was made, he was not enrolled as a student at Cornell during the academic year of 1905-06. It was at the 38th General Convention, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, that it was decided that several paragraphs of the early history of the Fraternity were in need of rewriting with a view of placing Brother Jones in his true historical setting resulting from the leading role which he had played in the orgin and development of the early years of the fraternity history (p. 332). During this convention, a special committee presented a report that recommended that "Brother Jones be listed as one of the seven Jewels.. The report was adopted by the Convention on December 29, 1952 Who is responsible for the name of the Fraternity - ANSWER-George Biddle Kelley is responsible for the name of the fraternity. The name was decided upon at a meeting on October 23, 1906, while the organization was a social study club.