Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ, pronounced A-Phi-A) Fraternity is the oldest Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded for African American men in the United States.

History

Alpha Phi Alpha was founded December 4, 1906 on the campus of Cornell University at Ithaca, New York. The founders, known as Seven Jewels, were Henry A. Callis, Charles H. Chapman, Eugene K. Jones, George B. Kelley, Nathaniel A. Murray, Robert H. Ogle and Vertner W. Tandy.

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December 4 - Cornell University - Ithaca, New York

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The fraternity was born of a desire to promote close association and mutual support among African Americans at the turn of the last century. Initially it provided a literary, study, social and support group at the founders' university, Cornell, for all minority students who faced racial prejudice, both educational and social.

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Since its founding, the fraternity has initiated over 150,000 men into the organization; it has been interracial since 1945.

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The Sphinx is the fraternity's journal, printed quarterly since 1914. It is the second-oldest African American publication in the United States. The first, founded by fraternity member W.E.B. DuBois in 1910 is NAACP's The Crisis.

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1914 - United States - W.E.B. DuBois - 1910 - NAACP - The Crisis

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The fraternity will celebrate a of service in 2006.

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