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Fraternity Prayer

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Oh Lord, may the true spirit of Fraternity, rule our hearts, guide our thoughts, and control our lives, so that we may become, through thee, servants of all, Amen.

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Designer of Fraternity Shield

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James A. Dunn (Kappa Chapter)

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World Policy Council

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Nonprofit, nonpartisan, think tank established in 1996 that expanded the Fraternity involvement in politics and global issues

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Esprit De Fraternity

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Not what the Fraternity can do for me, but what can I do for the Fraternity.
Duties:
1. Prompt payment of financial obligations
2. Maintain strong scholastic performance
3. Excel in general college activities and social serves
4. Maintain high moral standards

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What was unique about the Ritual in 1907

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It was written by someone who had executed and experienced the first one, and it was written by memory because the 1st one was lost

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2nd General President

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Roscoe C. Giles

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Life Membership

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Shall be exempt from paying the grand tax

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1st General Convention

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Hosted by Beta Chapter (Howard University) in Washington, D.C. Dec. 28-30, 1908

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Place of Founding

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Cornell University, Ithica, NY

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1st General Vice President

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Jewel Henry Arthur Callis

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3rd General Convention

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Hosted in Philadelphia, PA 1910

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5th General President

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Henry L. Dickason

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Special Projects

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College Life to Corporate Life Initiative (C2C)

APA Leadership Development Institute (LDI)

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Second Incorporation

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April 3, 1912, in Washington, DC

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Credit for name of fraternity

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Jewel Henry Arthur Callis, given by Jewel George Biddle Kelley

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Second Ritual Committee

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Jewel Henry Arthur Callis and Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones

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Book Title

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This History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A development in (Negro) College Life

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Special Programs

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Big Brother/Sister
Boy Scouts of America
March of Dimes

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1st General Treasurer

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Roscoe C. Giles

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National Service Programs

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Go-to-highschool, Go-to-College
A voteless people is a hopeless people
Project Alpha
A. Charles Haston Brother’s Keeper Program

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1st General Secretary

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Simeon S. Booker

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Fraternity Colors

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Old Gold and Black

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12th General President

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Raymond W. Cannon

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11th General President

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Simeon S. Booker

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10th General President
Lucius L. McGee
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6th Annual Convention
Brothers were encouraged to think APA, speak APA, promote APA, and labor for the broad principles of idealism for which APA was created, so humanity shall look upon us a body worthwhile
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First Editor in Chief of the Sphinx
Raymond W. Cannon (Beta Psi Lambda)
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Fraternity Motto
First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all
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6th General President
Jewel Henry Arthur Callis
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Conclusion of the 1st General Convention
The Supreme Governing body of the Fraternity was the General Convention
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1st Initiates
Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones, Lemuel Graves, and Gorden Jones
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Chapter 7
The Leaven of Self-examination
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Chapter 6
Expansion and Internal Development
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Date of becoming literary society
October 23, 1906
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Chapter 1
The origin of Alpha Phi Alpha
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7th General President
Howard H. Long
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Mother of Fraternity
Annie Singleton
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Required to establish a chapter
Standards were met and a sufficiently large amount of students existed
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First Incorporation
Jan. 29, 1908, in Albany, NY
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Date of Founding
December 4, 1906, on an Ice Cold Tuesday
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Black Fraternity that was inquired about and by who
Pi Gamma Omicron @ Ohio State University by Jewel Robert Harold Ogle
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9th Annual Convention
Brother EB Smith inspirited alumni brothers by this statement, "APA for life"
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Factors which caused Social Study Club to Flourish
Comradeship, accumulation of examinations for future use of members, and development of program study
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Mission Statement
APA Fraternity Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood, and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities
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General President (duty)
Official Spokesperson for the fraternity
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3rd developmental stage
Fraternity
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First Ritual Committee
Jewel Robert Harold Ogle and Jewel George Biddle Kelley
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Publisher
The Foundations Publishers, Washington, DC
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1st General President
Moses Alvin Morrison
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The Scope of APA
Limitlessness
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4th General President
Charles H. Garvin
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2nd General Convention
Hosted by Gamma Chapter (Virginia Union University) Richmond, VA 1909
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Dedication
To the (Negro) youth who marched onward and upward toward the light, this volume is respectfully dedicated
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Arthur
Charles H. Wesley
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At the first general convention
Alpha Chapter delegates accepted the second place upon the list of general officers allowing a brother from a black institution to serve as general president because it was believed that the fraternity would grow rapidly if the chief general officer was located nearer to the large number of black students
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Resignation letter
CC Poindexter - Negro in America had no cultural background upon which to build a framework for college fraternity and should be done at a later period
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2nd developmental stage
literary society
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Shingle
Jewel Henry Arthur Callis - a certificate of membership which states that one is duly initiated member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
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Meeting place of Literary Society
411 E. State St, Home of Annie and Archie Singleton
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Fraternity Flower
Yellow Rose
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Fraternity Aims
Manly deeds, scholarship, a love of all mankind
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Jewels
``` Jewel Henry Arthur Callis Jewel Charles Henry Chapman Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones Jewel George Biddle Kelley Jewel Robert Harold Ogle Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy ```
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1st developmental stage
Social study club, 1905, 9 students
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1st initiation banquet
October 30, 1906 - Masonic Hall aka Odd Fellows Hall and Red Mens Hall
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9th General President
Daniel D. Fowler
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8th General President
William A. Pollard
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3rd General President
Fredrick H. Miller
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Chapter 5
Permanent Foundations
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Chapter 4
Local and National Strivings
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Chapter 2
Period of Consolidation
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Chapter 3
The First Steps in Expansion
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Objectives of the Fraternity
Stimulate the ambitions of members, prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom, & dignity of the individual, Encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood, Aid downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic, and itellectual propterty
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1st Honorary Members
George Fletcher and EUA Brooks

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