front 1 What is the Fraternity's mottoo | back 1 First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All |
front 2 What is the name of the 7 Jewels? | back 2 Jewel Henry Arthur Callis Jewel Charles Henry Chapman Jewel George Biddle Kelly Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray Jewel Robert Harold Ogle Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy |
front 3 What are the fraternity's aims? | back 3 Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for the All Mankind |
front 4 What is the fraternity's mission? | back 4 Alpha Phi Alpha develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. |
front 5 What is "Esprit de Fratenite?" | back 5 Not "how much can i derive from the Fraternity?," but "how much I can do for the Fraternity?" stated by Charles H. Garvin, 4th General President |
front 6 What is the Fraternity's vision | back 6 The objectives of this Fraternity shall be: to stimulate the ambition of its members; to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom, and dignity of the individual; to encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood; and to aid down-trodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status. |
front 7 He was a Professor of Medicine at Howard University | back 7 Jewel Henry Arthur Callis |
front 8 What was Jewel Charles Henry Chapman's occupation? | back 8 Professor of Agriculture at Florida A&M University (FAMU |
front 9 I was a civil engineer; the first African American engineer to be registered in the State of NY | back 9 Jewel George Biddle Kelly |
front 10 What was Jewel Eugene Kinkle Jones' occupation? | back 10 Secretary; First Executive Secretary of the National Urban League |
front 11 He taught Biology at the Armstrong Technical H.S. in Washington, DC | back 11 Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray |
front 12 What was Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy's occupation? | back 12 Architect. First African American architect to be registered in the State of NY |
front 13 Who was the only Jewel to be initiated and recognized as a Jewel? | back 13 Jones Eugene Kinkle Jones |
front 14 What year was Jewel Eugene Kinkle Jones recognized as a Jewel? | back 14 1952 |
front 15 Where was the Fraternity founded? | back 15 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
front 16 When was the fraternity founded? | back 16 Tuesday, December 4, 1906 |
front 17 Why is this dates significant? January 29, 1908 | back 17 Fraternity Incorporation |
front 18 When was the first general convention held at Howard University? | back 18 Tuesday, December 21-30, 1998 |
front 19 What is the founding date of Alpha Phi Alpha? | back 19 December 4, 1906 |
front 20 The first annual banquet took place on what date? | back 20 October 3, 1912 |
front 21 What important event happened on April 3, 1912 for the fraternity | back 21 Fraternity Incorporation - National Washington, DC |
front 22 What is the founding date of Mu Lambda Chapter? | back 22 Monday, October 1, 1923 |
front 23 What are both of the names of the masonic hall where the first initiation was held? | back 23 Odd Fellows Hall as well as Red Men's Hall |
front 24 Who made the motion to name the literary society "Alpha Phi Alpha?" | back 24 Jewel George Biddle Kelly |
front 25 Who was on the committee in charge of the first initiation? | back 25 Jewel Charles Henry Chapman Jewel George Biddle Kelly Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy Jewel Henry Arthur Callis |
front 26 Who proposed the fraternity's colors? | back 26 Jewel Robert Harold Ogle |
front 27 What was the menu items for the meeting? | back 27 Cream Tomato Soup Salted Wafers Broiled Lamb Chops Hashed Brown Potatoes Finger Rolls Peas in a tubs Wild Apple Jelly Shrimp Salad Rolled Bread Olives Pickles Neapolitan Ice Cream Lady Fingers Chocolate Cake Demi-Tasse Alpha Phi Alpha Punch Brotherhood Smoke |
front 28 Who chaired the meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1906? | back 28 Jewel George Biddle Kelly |
front 29 What was the secretary at the meeting on Tuesday, December 4, 1906? | back 29 Jewel Henry Arthur Callis |
front 30 Why did C.C. Poindexter remove himself from the organizations? | back 30 "Negro in America had no cultural background upon which to build the framework of a college fraternity and that this should be the work of a later period." |
front 31 Who were the first initiates? | back 31 Jewel Eugene Kinkle Jones, Lemuel Graves, and Gordon Jones. |
front 32 What date was the second initiation? | back 32 October 26, 1907 |