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| − | '''Alpha Phi Alpha''' is an African-American-interest fraternity recognized under the [[Multicultural Greek Council]]. Columbia is home to the organization's Eta Chapter, though the group appears to be inactive as of 2011. | + | '''Alpha Phi Alpha''', the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood among African descendants in this country. The visionary founders, known as the “Jewels” of the Fraternity, are Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy. |
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Revision as of 19:14, 29 January 2014
| Alpha Phi Alpha | |
| ΑΦΑ | |
| Abbreviation: | Alpha Phi |
| Org Founded: | 1906 at Cornell |
| CU Chapter: | Eta |
| Chapter Established: | |
| Motto: | "First of All, Servants of All,
We Shall Transcend All" |
| Symbol(s): | Great Sphinx of Giza |
| House: | None |
| Recognition: | MGC |
| Contact: | sonsofeta.aphia@gmail.com |
Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood among African descendants in this country. The visionary founders, known as the “Jewels” of the Fraternity, are Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy.
is an African-American-interest fraternity recognized under the Multicultural Greek Council. Columbia is home to the organization's Eta Chapter, though the group appears to be inactive as of 2011.
External Links
| Greek life at Columbia |
| IFC Fraternities: Alpha Delta Phi • Alpha Epsilon Pi • Beta Theta Pi • Delta Sigma Phi • Kappa Delta Rho • Phi Gamma Delta • Pi Kappa Alpha • Psi Upsilon • Sigma Chi • Sigma Nu • Sigma Phi Epsilon • Zeta Beta Tau |
| Panhel Sororities: Alpha Chi Omega • Alpha Omicron Pi • Delta Gamma • Gamma Phi Beta • Kappa Alpha Theta • Sigma Delta Tau |
| Multicultural Greek Fraternities: Phi Iota Alpha • Alpha Phi Alpha • Kappa Alpha Psi • Omega Psi Phi • Pi Delta Psi • Lambda Phi Epsilon • Sigma Lambda Beta |
| Multicultural Greek Sororities: Lambda Pi Chi • Sigma Iota Alpha • Delta Sigma Theta • Kappa Phi Lambda • Sigma Lambda Gamma |
| Inactive (de-recognized): Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon |
