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Alpha Phi Alpha is the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter organization established for Black college students. [2] Convened in December 1905 as a literary society with the first presiding officer being CC Poindexter , it was established as a fraternity on December 4, 1906, at Ithaca, New York .
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 ...
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]
African-American fraternities and sororities are social organizations that predominantly recruit black college students and provide a network that includes both undergraduate and alumni members. These organizations were typically founded by Black American undergraduate students, faculty, and leaders at various institutions in the United States.
African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2344-8. Parks, Gregory Scott (2008). Black Greek-Letter Organizations in the 21st Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2491-9.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (ΑΚΑ) is the first intercollegiate historically African-American sorority. [3] The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at the historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students led by Ethel Hedgemon Lyle.
Lawrence Ross, author of “The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities,” told CNN more than a century of history, dedication and service makes members fiercely ...
Sigma Pi Phi, also known as The Boulé, is an African American professional fraternity. Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1904, it is the oldest Greek lettered fraternity for African Americans. The fraternity does not have collegiate chapters and is designed for professionals in mid-career or older. [1]