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Name Charter date and range Founding location Type Affiliation Status References Alpha Kappa Alpha: January 15, 1908: Howard University: Social, collegiate NPHC: Active Delta Sigma Theta: January 13, 1913: Howard University: Social, collegiate NPHC: Active Zeta Phi Beta: January 16, 1920: Howard University: Social, collegiate NPHC: Active Sigma ...
A fraternity is usually understood to mean a social organization composed only of men while a sorority is composed of women. However, many women's organizations and co-ed organizations refer to themselves as women's fraternities. This list of collegiate North American fraternities is not exhaustive.
Alpha chapter at Howard University. Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ) is an international historically Black fraternity.Founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Omega Psi Phi has chartered chapters at various colleges, universities, and cities.
The fraternity's motto is "Building A Tradition, Not Resting Upon One!" [9] [2] Its colors are charcoal brown and golden gold. its mascot is the centaur. Its flower is the yellow rose. Traditionally, only the fraternity's members display its name "Iota Phi Theta", letters ΙΦΘ, and shield in Charcoal Brown (PMS 469) and Gilded Gold (PMS 871 ...
In North America, fraternities and sororities (Latin: fraternitas and sororitas, 'brotherhood' and 'sisterhood') are social clubs at colleges and universities.They are sometimes collectively referred to as Greek life or Greek-letter organizations, as well as collegiate fraternities or collegiate sororities to differentiate them from traditional not (exclusively) university-based fraternal ...
Dr. Leonard F. Morse (January 12, 1891 – May 22, 1961), co-founder of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, was a student of the Greek language, and he named the fraternity. In addition, he wrote Sigma's first constitution and was the first president of Alpha Chapter.
The campus of Indiana University at that time did not encourage the assimilation of Blacks. Kappa Alpha Psi is the second oldest existing collegiate historically Black Greek letter organization and the first intercollegiate fraternity incorporated as a national body. [1]
The list of Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) brothers (commonly referred to as Alphas) [1] includes initiated and honorary members. Alpha Phi Alpha is the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter organization established for Black college students. [2]