Chapter 1 – The Origin of Alpha Phi Alpha
(With Complete Solution)
Title - The History of Alpha Phi Alpha, A Development In College Life
Author - Charles H Wesley
Dedicated - To the youths who march onward and upward towards the light, this
volume is respectfully dedicated.
8 of these students registered in the undergraduate school of the university - Henry
Arthur Callis (1)
Charles Henry Chapman (2)
George Biddle Kelley (4)
Nathaniel Allison Murray (5)
Robert Harold Ogle (6)
Vertner Woodson Tandy (7)
Morgan T. Phillips
George Tompkins
CC Poindexter (of more maturity, was enrolled in college of agriculture)
Two motives - 1) Desire to organize a social and literary organization
2) Desire to organize a fraternity
who took lead in calling these meetings? - CC Poindexter
1st meeting was held where? - 421 North Albany Street, Ithaca NY, 14850
Residence of Edward Newton
Informal get together, CC Poindexter as host
Present Students - Henry A Callis (1)
Charles H Chapman (2)
Eugene Kinkle Jones (3)
George B Kelley (4)
Nathaniel A Murray (5)
Vertner Woodson Tandy (7)
Morgan T. Phillips
George Tompkins
CC Poindexter
, At first meeting they decided to do what? - Organize a social study club
Planned to hold meetings how frequently? - Twice a month, but they were held
irregularly at the residences of various members until the spring of the school year.
Second Meeting (march of 1906) - 411 East state street, Ithaca NY, 14850.
Residence of Archie C Singleton, and Annie C. Singleton
Robert Harold Ogle and Morgan T. Phillips resided here as well
CC Poindexter as chairman
June 2 Meeting held at the rooms of N.A. Murray, w/ Poindexter presiding. What was
suggested? - A program of study for the year:
American Life / The study of language and its use
Read extracts from Merriam's "the negro and the nation"
1st Election of offices - CC Poindexter (President)
Henry A Callis (Secretary)
George B Kelley (Treasurer)
Provisions for first annual banquet to be held June 9th, 1906.
Who was the committee on the Banquet? - Phillips
Callis
Ogle
Robert H Ogle Read the.... - chicago defender about a pi gamma omicron at ohio state
university.
Initiation fees - $1.50
Chapman made a motion seconded by murray that the dues should be 50 cents.
Murray proposed a motion that the initiation fee should be $1.00.
Names presented for consideration of new members - Lemuel E. Graves
Eugene Jones
Gordon Jones
Morton (james morton) (wasn't registered as a student)
Brown
Tompkins (george tompkins) (received as an old member)
1 st initiation - October 30, 1906
Masonic Hall/ Redd Mans Hall/ Odd Felows Hall
(With Complete Solution)
Title - The History of Alpha Phi Alpha, A Development In College Life
Author - Charles H Wesley
Dedicated - To the youths who march onward and upward towards the light, this
volume is respectfully dedicated.
8 of these students registered in the undergraduate school of the university - Henry
Arthur Callis (1)
Charles Henry Chapman (2)
George Biddle Kelley (4)
Nathaniel Allison Murray (5)
Robert Harold Ogle (6)
Vertner Woodson Tandy (7)
Morgan T. Phillips
George Tompkins
CC Poindexter (of more maturity, was enrolled in college of agriculture)
Two motives - 1) Desire to organize a social and literary organization
2) Desire to organize a fraternity
who took lead in calling these meetings? - CC Poindexter
1st meeting was held where? - 421 North Albany Street, Ithaca NY, 14850
Residence of Edward Newton
Informal get together, CC Poindexter as host
Present Students - Henry A Callis (1)
Charles H Chapman (2)
Eugene Kinkle Jones (3)
George B Kelley (4)
Nathaniel A Murray (5)
Vertner Woodson Tandy (7)
Morgan T. Phillips
George Tompkins
CC Poindexter
, At first meeting they decided to do what? - Organize a social study club
Planned to hold meetings how frequently? - Twice a month, but they were held
irregularly at the residences of various members until the spring of the school year.
Second Meeting (march of 1906) - 411 East state street, Ithaca NY, 14850.
Residence of Archie C Singleton, and Annie C. Singleton
Robert Harold Ogle and Morgan T. Phillips resided here as well
CC Poindexter as chairman
June 2 Meeting held at the rooms of N.A. Murray, w/ Poindexter presiding. What was
suggested? - A program of study for the year:
American Life / The study of language and its use
Read extracts from Merriam's "the negro and the nation"
1st Election of offices - CC Poindexter (President)
Henry A Callis (Secretary)
George B Kelley (Treasurer)
Provisions for first annual banquet to be held June 9th, 1906.
Who was the committee on the Banquet? - Phillips
Callis
Ogle
Robert H Ogle Read the.... - chicago defender about a pi gamma omicron at ohio state
university.
Initiation fees - $1.50
Chapman made a motion seconded by murray that the dues should be 50 cents.
Murray proposed a motion that the initiation fee should be $1.00.
Names presented for consideration of new members - Lemuel E. Graves
Eugene Jones
Gordon Jones
Morton (james morton) (wasn't registered as a student)
Brown
Tompkins (george tompkins) (received as an old member)
1 st initiation - October 30, 1906
Masonic Hall/ Redd Mans Hall/ Odd Felows Hall
