MSP CORE GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
2714 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.; 1964 - What is the address to the 2nd
National Headquarters Building? When was it opened?
1967 - When did Frank Coleman enter Omega Chapter?
1972 - When did Oscar Cooper enter Omega Chapter?
1974 - When did Edgar Love enter Omega Chapter?
Howard University; September 15, 1975 - Where is the Founders Monument and when
was it installed?
$250,000 - How much money was committed toward the United Negro College Fund in
1979?
1981; Rust College - When and where did the fraternity endow its first Omega Faculty
Chair?
Washington D.C. - Where was the 75th Anniversary Grand Conclave?
1985 - When was Pledging abolished?
1991 - When was the Membership Intake Program (MSP) implemented?
3951 Snapfinger Parkway, Decatur, Georgia 30035 - What is the current International
Headquarters (IHQ) located?
Antonio F. Knox Sr. - Who is the Immediate Past Grand Basileus?
Ernest E. Just - Born in Charleston, South Carolina.
Graduated from the Industrial School of the State College, Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa)
Doctor of Philosophy Degree, University of Chicago
Awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP, 1915
Frank Charles Coleman - Born in Washington, D.C.
Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Science Degree, Howard University, 1913
Master of Science Degree, University of Chicago
Advanced Training, University of Pennsylvania
Professor and head of the Physics Department, Howard University
U.S. Army Officer, World War I
, Edgar Amos Love - Born in Virginia
Graduated from the Academy of Morgan College
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Howard University, 1913
Bachelor of Sacred Theology Degree, Howard University, 1916
Bachelor of Divinity Degree, Boston University, 1918
Doctor of Divinity Degree (Honorary), Morgan College, 1935
U.S. Army Chaplain, World War II
Bishop, Methodist Church
Oscar James Cooper - Born in Washington, D.C.
Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Science Degree, Howard University, 1913
Doctor of Medicine Degree, Howard University, 1917
Practiced medicine in Philadelphia, PA for 50 years
Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper, Edgar A. Love, George A. Hall, James C. McMorries,
Clarence F. Holmes, Raymond G. Robinson, Harold H. Thomas, J. Alston Atkins, John
W. Love - Name the first 10 Grand Basilei
Washington D.C., Washington D.C., Washington D.C., Oxford, PA, Washington D.C.,
Oxford, PA, Washington D.C., Boston, MA, Nashville, TN, Atlanta, GA - Where were the
first 10 Grand Conclaves?
2 years - How often do Grand Conclaves take place today?
Maxwell "Max" Leonard Roach - Jazz Drummer
Sterling Brown - Teacher, poet, writer, Professor Emeritus of Literature at Howard
University, has a special foundation for folk culture and jazz music.
William "Count" Basie - 20th century American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader,
composer; helped launch the swing era by playing in a big band, which started at
Kansas City's Reno Club
Roland Hayes - African American tenor and composer; toured Europe in 1920s and
later worked with Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Company
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
Wiley Branton - Attorney of the "Little Rock Nine" and former Dean of Howard University
School of Law.
2025/2026
2714 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.; 1964 - What is the address to the 2nd
National Headquarters Building? When was it opened?
1967 - When did Frank Coleman enter Omega Chapter?
1972 - When did Oscar Cooper enter Omega Chapter?
1974 - When did Edgar Love enter Omega Chapter?
Howard University; September 15, 1975 - Where is the Founders Monument and when
was it installed?
$250,000 - How much money was committed toward the United Negro College Fund in
1979?
1981; Rust College - When and where did the fraternity endow its first Omega Faculty
Chair?
Washington D.C. - Where was the 75th Anniversary Grand Conclave?
1985 - When was Pledging abolished?
1991 - When was the Membership Intake Program (MSP) implemented?
3951 Snapfinger Parkway, Decatur, Georgia 30035 - What is the current International
Headquarters (IHQ) located?
Antonio F. Knox Sr. - Who is the Immediate Past Grand Basileus?
Ernest E. Just - Born in Charleston, South Carolina.
Graduated from the Industrial School of the State College, Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa)
Doctor of Philosophy Degree, University of Chicago
Awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP, 1915
Frank Charles Coleman - Born in Washington, D.C.
Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Science Degree, Howard University, 1913
Master of Science Degree, University of Chicago
Advanced Training, University of Pennsylvania
Professor and head of the Physics Department, Howard University
U.S. Army Officer, World War I
, Edgar Amos Love - Born in Virginia
Graduated from the Academy of Morgan College
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Howard University, 1913
Bachelor of Sacred Theology Degree, Howard University, 1916
Bachelor of Divinity Degree, Boston University, 1918
Doctor of Divinity Degree (Honorary), Morgan College, 1935
U.S. Army Chaplain, World War II
Bishop, Methodist Church
Oscar James Cooper - Born in Washington, D.C.
Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Science Degree, Howard University, 1913
Doctor of Medicine Degree, Howard University, 1917
Practiced medicine in Philadelphia, PA for 50 years
Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper, Edgar A. Love, George A. Hall, James C. McMorries,
Clarence F. Holmes, Raymond G. Robinson, Harold H. Thomas, J. Alston Atkins, John
W. Love - Name the first 10 Grand Basilei
Washington D.C., Washington D.C., Washington D.C., Oxford, PA, Washington D.C.,
Oxford, PA, Washington D.C., Boston, MA, Nashville, TN, Atlanta, GA - Where were the
first 10 Grand Conclaves?
2 years - How often do Grand Conclaves take place today?
Maxwell "Max" Leonard Roach - Jazz Drummer
Sterling Brown - Teacher, poet, writer, Professor Emeritus of Literature at Howard
University, has a special foundation for folk culture and jazz music.
William "Count" Basie - 20th century American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader,
composer; helped launch the swing era by playing in a big band, which started at
Kansas City's Reno Club
Roland Hayes - African American tenor and composer; toured Europe in 1920s and
later worked with Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Company
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
Wiley Branton - Attorney of the "Little Rock Nine" and former Dean of Howard University
School of Law.
