ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY LATEST EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is Jewel George Biddle Kelley known for? - ✔✔First African American civil
engineer registered in New York State; Alpha Chapter's first President; proposed the
fraternity name; helped write the first ritual.
✔✔What is Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray known for? - ✔✔Pursued graduate studies
at Howard; taught in Washington D.C. public schools (Armstrong Vocational High
School); served on the Committee on Organization and the Committee on the Grip.
✔✔What is Jewel Robert Harold Ogle known for? - ✔✔Proposed the fraternity's colors
(Black and Old Gold); Alpha Chapter's first secretary; worked with Kelley to write the
first ritual; served as a professional staff member to the U.S. Senate Committee on
Appropriations.
✔✔When did Jewel Robert Harold Ogle pass away? - ✔✔1936.
✔✔What is Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy known for? - ✔✔First registered Black
architect in New York State; designed the fraternity pin; first African American to pass
the military commissioning examination; Alpha Chapter's first treasurer; took initiative to
incorporate the fraternity.
✔✔What building did Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy design? - ✔✔Saint Phillips
Episcopal Church in New York City.
✔✔When did Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy pass away? - ✔✔1949, at age 64.
✔✔Who designed the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity shield? - ✔✔Mr. James Dunn of Kappa
Chapter (Ohio State).
✔✔Who designed the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity pin? - ✔✔Jewel Vertner Woodson
Tandy.
✔✔What are Alpha Phi Alpha's core founding principles? - ✔✔Scholarship, Fellowship,
Good Character, and the Uplifting of Humanity.
✔✔What is Alpha Phi Alpha's motto? - ✔✔'First of All, Servants of All, We Shall
Transcend All.'
✔✔What are Alpha Phi Alpha's aims? - ✔✔Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All.
✔✔What is Alpha Phi Alpha's symbol? - ✔✔The Sphinx (specifically the Great Sphinx of
Giza).
, ✔✔What does the Sphinx represent in Alpha Phi Alpha? - ✔✔Wisdom, strength, and
the mystery of knowledge.
✔✔What is Alpha Phi Alpha's flower? - ✔✔Lily of the Valley.
✔✔What is Alpha Phi Alpha's official journal? - ✔✔The Sphinx (established 1914).
✔✔What are the Greek letters of Alpha Phi Alpha? - ✔✔ΑΦΑ.
✔✔What does 'Alpha' signify in the fraternity's name? - ✔✔Alpha is the first letter of the
Greek alphabet, reflecting that it is the FIRST Black intercollegiate fraternity.
✔✔What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet? - ✔✔Alpha
✔✔What motifs and artifacts does Alpha Phi Alpha use to represent the organization? -
✔✔Ancient Egyptian motifs and artifacts
✔✔Where are Alpha Phi Alpha's archives preserved? - ✔✔The Moorland-Spingarn
Research Center at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
✔✔What is the name for new member candidates during the IMDP process? -
✔✔Sphinxmen
✔✔Since what year has Alpha Phi Alpha been open to men of all races? - ✔✔1940
✔✔What is Alpha's Beta Chapter and where is it located? - ✔✔Beta Chapter — Howard
University, Washington D.C. (established December 7, 1907)
✔✔What is Alpha's Gamma Chapter and where is it located? - ✔✔Gamma Chapter —
Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia (established December 30, 1907)
✔✔What was Alpha's original Delta Chapter? - ✔✔The University of Toronto, Canada
— making Alpha Phi Alpha the first Black Greek org to establish an international chapter
(1908)
✔✔Name the first 5 undergraduate chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha in order. - ✔✔1. Alpha
(Cornell), 2. Beta (Howard), 3. Gamma (Virginia Union), 4. Delta (Univ. of Toronto), 5.
Epsilon
✔✔What is the name of Alpha Phi Alpha's national headquarters location? -
✔✔Baltimore, Maryland
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is Jewel George Biddle Kelley known for? - ✔✔First African American civil
engineer registered in New York State; Alpha Chapter's first President; proposed the
fraternity name; helped write the first ritual.
✔✔What is Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray known for? - ✔✔Pursued graduate studies
at Howard; taught in Washington D.C. public schools (Armstrong Vocational High
School); served on the Committee on Organization and the Committee on the Grip.
✔✔What is Jewel Robert Harold Ogle known for? - ✔✔Proposed the fraternity's colors
(Black and Old Gold); Alpha Chapter's first secretary; worked with Kelley to write the
first ritual; served as a professional staff member to the U.S. Senate Committee on
Appropriations.
✔✔When did Jewel Robert Harold Ogle pass away? - ✔✔1936.
✔✔What is Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy known for? - ✔✔First registered Black
architect in New York State; designed the fraternity pin; first African American to pass
the military commissioning examination; Alpha Chapter's first treasurer; took initiative to
incorporate the fraternity.
✔✔What building did Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy design? - ✔✔Saint Phillips
Episcopal Church in New York City.
✔✔When did Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy pass away? - ✔✔1949, at age 64.
✔✔Who designed the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity shield? - ✔✔Mr. James Dunn of Kappa
Chapter (Ohio State).
✔✔Who designed the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity pin? - ✔✔Jewel Vertner Woodson
Tandy.
✔✔What are Alpha Phi Alpha's core founding principles? - ✔✔Scholarship, Fellowship,
Good Character, and the Uplifting of Humanity.
✔✔What is Alpha Phi Alpha's motto? - ✔✔'First of All, Servants of All, We Shall
Transcend All.'
✔✔What are Alpha Phi Alpha's aims? - ✔✔Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All.
✔✔What is Alpha Phi Alpha's symbol? - ✔✔The Sphinx (specifically the Great Sphinx of
Giza).
, ✔✔What does the Sphinx represent in Alpha Phi Alpha? - ✔✔Wisdom, strength, and
the mystery of knowledge.
✔✔What is Alpha Phi Alpha's flower? - ✔✔Lily of the Valley.
✔✔What is Alpha Phi Alpha's official journal? - ✔✔The Sphinx (established 1914).
✔✔What are the Greek letters of Alpha Phi Alpha? - ✔✔ΑΦΑ.
✔✔What does 'Alpha' signify in the fraternity's name? - ✔✔Alpha is the first letter of the
Greek alphabet, reflecting that it is the FIRST Black intercollegiate fraternity.
✔✔What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet? - ✔✔Alpha
✔✔What motifs and artifacts does Alpha Phi Alpha use to represent the organization? -
✔✔Ancient Egyptian motifs and artifacts
✔✔Where are Alpha Phi Alpha's archives preserved? - ✔✔The Moorland-Spingarn
Research Center at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
✔✔What is the name for new member candidates during the IMDP process? -
✔✔Sphinxmen
✔✔Since what year has Alpha Phi Alpha been open to men of all races? - ✔✔1940
✔✔What is Alpha's Beta Chapter and where is it located? - ✔✔Beta Chapter — Howard
University, Washington D.C. (established December 7, 1907)
✔✔What is Alpha's Gamma Chapter and where is it located? - ✔✔Gamma Chapter —
Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia (established December 30, 1907)
✔✔What was Alpha's original Delta Chapter? - ✔✔The University of Toronto, Canada
— making Alpha Phi Alpha the first Black Greek org to establish an international chapter
(1908)
✔✔Name the first 5 undergraduate chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha in order. - ✔✔1. Alpha
(Cornell), 2. Beta (Howard), 3. Gamma (Virginia Union), 4. Delta (Univ. of Toronto), 5.
Epsilon
✔✔What is the name of Alpha Phi Alpha's national headquarters location? -
✔✔Baltimore, Maryland
