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Alpha Phi was founded on September 18, 1872. [5] [6] [7] It was the fourth Greek-letter organization founded for women, and the first women's fraternity founded in the northeast. Alpha Phi considers itself a women's fraternity because its founding date predates the invention of the word "sorority". [8]
Alpha Phi sorority was established at Syracuse University in 1872. [1] Called a women's fraternity when it was created, it was the fourth Greek-letter organization for women. Collegiate chapters
Jewels: The Story of the Founding of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity: Gourdine, Darrius J. 2012 Alpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, The Demands of Transcendence: Parks, Gregory and Stefan M. Bradley 2014 The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Tradition of Leadership and Service (History Book, Volume II) Harris, Robert L. 2016 Jewels: Town Hall Meeting
In 1870, Kappa Alpha Theta was founded, and was the first women's fraternity founded with Greek letters. [21] The 1870s would also host the founding of Kappa Kappa Gamma in 1870, Alpha Phi in 1872, Delta Gamma in 1873, and Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Kappa in 1874.
Alpha Phi Alpha is an international fraternity established at Cornell University in 1906 as the first intercollegiate fraternity for African American men. [1] As of 2023, Alpha Phi Alpha has chartered 979 chapters; 686 chapters are active in the United States and the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, Korea, and the Virgin Islands.
In 1906, the first fraternity for Black college men, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., was founded at Cornell University. Two years later, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was established.
Charles Henry Chapman (June 20, 1876 – November 17, 1934) was an American academic and one of the founders of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first Greek letter fraternity for African American men. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is known for advancing agricultural education and fraternal organizations.
The list of Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) brothers (commonly referred to as Alphas) [1] includes initiated and honorary members. Alpha Phi Alpha is the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter organization established for Black college students. [ 2 ]