History of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Incorporated Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Who were the first initiates? -
correct answer ✅Jewel Big Brother Eugene Kinckle Jones, Lemuel
E. Graves, Gordon Jones
On what day did the first initiation take place? -
correct answer ✅October 30, 1906
Where did the first initiation ceremony take place? -
correct answer ✅Masonic Hall, Odd Fellow's Hall, Red Man's Hall
Who is credited with proposing the fraternity colors? -
correct answer ✅Robert Harold Ogle
What are the fraternity colors? -
correct answer ✅Old Gold and Black
Who is credited with naming the society because he proposed the
motion which was accepted? -
correct answer ✅George Biddle Kelly
, History of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Incorporated Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Despite being credited with naming the organization, the Brother
who was given this honor says the credit should really go to this
person because they researched/worked out the name? -
correct answer ✅Henry Arthur Callis
What is considered to be the official founding date and place of
origin of the fraternity? -
correct answer ✅December 4, 1906 on the campus of Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY
On the founding date, a meeting took place where the decision to
become a Fraternity was deliberate. Whose letter of resignation
was heard? -
correct answer ✅Charles "CC" Poindexter
Name the three stages of Alpha's development: -
correct answer ✅Social Study Club, Literary Society, Fraternity
Name the Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha: -
correct answer ✅1. Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis
2. Jewel Big Brother Charles Henry Chapman
Incorporated Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Who were the first initiates? -
correct answer ✅Jewel Big Brother Eugene Kinckle Jones, Lemuel
E. Graves, Gordon Jones
On what day did the first initiation take place? -
correct answer ✅October 30, 1906
Where did the first initiation ceremony take place? -
correct answer ✅Masonic Hall, Odd Fellow's Hall, Red Man's Hall
Who is credited with proposing the fraternity colors? -
correct answer ✅Robert Harold Ogle
What are the fraternity colors? -
correct answer ✅Old Gold and Black
Who is credited with naming the society because he proposed the
motion which was accepted? -
correct answer ✅George Biddle Kelly
, History of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Incorporated Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Despite being credited with naming the organization, the Brother
who was given this honor says the credit should really go to this
person because they researched/worked out the name? -
correct answer ✅Henry Arthur Callis
What is considered to be the official founding date and place of
origin of the fraternity? -
correct answer ✅December 4, 1906 on the campus of Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY
On the founding date, a meeting took place where the decision to
become a Fraternity was deliberate. Whose letter of resignation
was heard? -
correct answer ✅Charles "CC" Poindexter
Name the three stages of Alpha's development: -
correct answer ✅Social Study Club, Literary Society, Fraternity
Name the Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha: -
correct answer ✅1. Jewel Big Brother Henry Arthur Callis
2. Jewel Big Brother Charles Henry Chapman
