Howard University Group
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boohoo
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High School - 12th Grade
When was Omega Psi Phi founded?
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cburr Teacher
Middle SchooleNotes Editor
Posted by cburr on Wednesday August 5, 2009 at 2:47 PMOmega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911 by three Howard University students: Edgar Love, Oscar Cooper and Frank Coleman. The fraternity’s name was selected because those Greek letters represent a phrase meaning “friendship is essential to the soul.”
The Alpha chapter – at Howard – was organized on December 15, 1911 with a total of 14 charter members – the original 3 and 11 others whom they selected. The Faculty Council at Howard at first opposed the group’s plan to be a national fraternity, but two years later they withdrew their opposition. In February, 1914, the Beta chapter was chartered at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. The fraternity has continued to thrive in the meantime, and now boasts over 700 chapters worldwide.
The exact time of day when the fraternity was founded is not in the public record, although it was on a Friday evening.
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josephneldia Student
Posted by josephneldia on Wednesday October 14, 2009 at 3:35 PM17 november 1911
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