[Papers of Alberta Pitcher] 1923-1988.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

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Alpha 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 Ha...

Phi Beta Pi Fraternity.

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Pitcher, Alberta, 1903?-1997.

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Sina Alberta Falls was born in 1903(?) to Jacob B. and Rosetta (Moore) Falls. In 1930, Mrs. Pitcher began work as cook at the University of Kansas' Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity house. She remained in the position until her retirement in 1962, when the house (and medical school) moved to Kansas City. She also worked as housemother at the University's Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity house. Outside of her duties at these houses, Mrs. Pitcher was an active member of the Self Culture Club. ...