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Since the office was established in 1789, 45 individuals have served as president of the United States. [a] Of these, 15, [1] including Lyndon Johnson who took only the First Degree, are known to have been Freemasons, beginning with the nation's first president, George Washington, and most recently the 38th president, Gerald R. Ford.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was a member of the Alpha Chapter of DKE at Harvard and would be considered the sixth DKE brother to serve as President of the United States; however, the Harvard chapter was de-recognized by DKE International due to the chapter's stance on dual membership with other fraternities.
In addition, he wrote Sigma's first constitution and was the first president of Alpha Chapter. He was the first person to graduate from Howard University in 3 years with two degrees (A.B and a B.Ed. degree). Charles I. Brown (August 27, 1890 – December 21, 1981), co-founder of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; first vice-president of Phi Beta Sigma.
Loyalty to the Fraternity was repeatedly urged by brothers on the part of those who were among the initiated, and for every chapter with the vision of a fraternity house. The statement has become a manifesto for the national fraternity and chapters, as each may symbolically be referred to as a "House of Alpha".
By 1883, when the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa were established, there were 25 chapters. The first women were elected to the Society at the University of Vermont in 1875, and the first African-American member, George Washington Henderson, [16] was elected at the same institution two years later. In 1885, however, Phi Beta Kappa eliminated ...
The older social programs and policies were still supported, however; under the direction of General President Ernest Morial the fraternity turned its attention to new social needs. This included the campaign to eliminate the ghetto-goal on numerous fronts with housing development and entrepreneurship initiatives.
Nearly half of the presidents in our country's history have been members of a secret society.
He established the Abyssinian Development Corporation, a $500 million engine in housing and commercial development in Harlem, and was president of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury. [3] W. Sterling Cary: Pi: President of the National Council of Churches from 1972 to 1975 [55] [56] Eddie L. Long: Alpha Kappa