Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Variant namesAlpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded on December 4, 1906, 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 seven 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.
The fraternity initially served as a study and support group for minority students who faced racial prejudice, both educationally and socially, at Cornell. The Jewel founders and early leaders of the fraternity succeeded in laying a firm foundation for Alpha Phi Alpha’s principles of scholarship, fellowship, good character, and the uplifting of humanity.
Alpha Phi Alpha chapters were established at other colleges and universities, many of them historically black institutions, soon after the founding at Cornell. The first alumni chapter was established in 1911. While continuing to stress academic excellence among its members, Alpha also recognized the need to help correct the educational, economic, political, and social injustices faced by African Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha has long stood at the forefront of the African-American community’s fight for civil rights through leaders such as W.E.B. DuBois, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Edward Brooke, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young, William Gray, Paul Robeson, and many others. True to its form as the “first of firsts,” Alpha Phi Alpha has been interracial since 1945.
Since its founding on December 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has supplied voice and vision to the struggle of African Americans and people of color around the world.
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referencedIn | Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Alpha Chapter (Cornell University). Alpha Phi Alpha records, 1910-2010. | Cornell University Library | |
referencedIn | National Fraternity Reference Files, 1810- | University of Illinois Archives | |
referencedIn | Henderson, Jacob R., 1911-. Jacob R. Henderson oral history interview 1992 July 24. | Georgia State University | |
referencedIn | Alpha Phi Alpha records, 1910-2009. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
referencedIn | William A. Clement Papers, 1930-1998 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
referencedIn | Taylor, Joseph T., 1913-2000. Joseph T. Taylor papers, 1922-2000. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
referencedIn | National Fraternity Journals, 1880- | University of Illinois Archives | |
referencedIn | Eta Sigma Lambda Fraternity Records, 1965-2008, 1970-2000 | San José State University. Library | |
referencedIn | Mahoney, Charles H., 1886-1966. Charles H. Mahoney papers, 1907-1965 | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
referencedIn | Eta Sigma Lambda. Eta Sigma Lambda Fraternity records, 1962-2008. | San Jose State University | |
referencedIn | Galvin family papers, 1935-1987. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
referencedIn | Pitcher, Alberta, 1903?-1997. [Papers of Alberta Pitcher] | University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library | |
referencedIn | David Dinkins Papers, 1941-2001, [Bulk Dates: 1985-1993]. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Lewis, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1897-. Papers, 1874-1986 (bulk 1924-1986). | University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library | |
referencedIn | Lewis, Andrew Jackson, 1909-1989. Edward Randolph Carter and Andrew Jackson Lewis collection, [ca. 1890-1985]. | Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library | |
referencedIn | Shaw University. Fraternity and sorority records, 1940-1945. | Shaw University, James E. Cheek Learning Resources Center | |
referencedIn | Remembering Indiana in the Twentieth Century, 1995-1996 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
referencedIn | Kentucky State University. Student Affairs records, 1961-1984. | Kentucky State University, Paul G. Blazer Library | |
referencedIn | Logan, Rayford Whittingham, 1897-. Papers, 1916-1982. | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
referencedIn | Herman T. Jones papers, 1933-1999 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
referencedIn | Daniel W. Lewis Papers, 1874-1986 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
referencedIn | Jones, Herman T. (Herman Theodric), 1906-1983. [Herman T. Jones papers] | University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library | |
referencedIn | Dinkins, David N. David Dinkins papers, 1941-2001 [Bulk Dates: 1985-1993]. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Clement, A. J. (Arthur J.). A. J. Clement papers, 1926-1986. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Callis, Henry Arthur, 1887-1974. Henry A. Callis papers, 1888-1974 (bulk 1905-1974). | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
referencedIn | Logan, Rayford Whittingham, 1897-. Papers, ca. 1917-ca. 1980. | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
creatorOf | Emory University. Fraternity records collection, 1895-1996 | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
creatorOf | University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of Afro-American Studies. Office of the Chair. UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Afro-American Studies records, 1968-1990. | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries | |
creatorOf | Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1927-1960. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
referencedIn | Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
referencedIn | Vaughn, J. W., 1930-. J.W. Vaughn oral history interview, 2002. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
referencedIn | Alberta Pitcher papers, 1923-1988 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection |
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