Mississippi Valley State University - Delvian Yearbook (Itta Bena, MS)

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Beta Theta Chapter Brief History H OMEGA PSI PHI was founded at Howard University, Washington, D.C., on November 17, 1911. It was the first Greek- ( letter organization for men on campus. The founders, Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper, Frank Coleman, and Earnest E. Just, established the fraternity on a foundation of faith in the basic and ethnical standards, love in the ultimate victory of right, i and upon trust in the destiny of the Negro people. The bonds that existed among these founders were among the strongest i bonds that bind, being based on religion, culture, love, and tradition. The faith of these founders has endured and has advanced a college fraternity that has endured and has advanced a college fraternity that has benefited thousands of men. i The cardinal principles of the fraternity — manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift — were adopted at the first initiation following the first meeting. : ) The badge of the fraternity is a small, gold shield, around the edge of which are pearls, on a purple enamel plate are gold ) letters for the Greek words OMKGA PSI PHI. Above there is a star and below a Greek lamp. The Fraternity colors are | purple and gold. | OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY INCORPORATED

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“Mr. Billy” “GQ” Strategus Lt. Strategus oH eae O “Renaissance” “Captain Funk” Asst. D.P. Historian HeDeooWw @ “SWAC” “Space Dust” Chairman Chairman Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was founded Jan. 5, 1911 at Indiana University. Zeta Zeta Chapter was founded Nov. 14, 1970 at MVSU. “Bozo” “Sir Spectrum” Chairman Chairman “Night Hawk” “Pin-Man” “Poll-Bridge” “Jew-Baby” Chairman Vice-Polemock Dean of Pledges Chairman spouRFrany “Rainbow-Seeker” Polemoch ——-omaocdce-ZBZ a BOoONnAH a Dod BOoupmroN FR “Sir Butternut” Chairman Keeper of Records “Hollywood” | “Dr. Ned” “Bootsy” Excheguer Chairman

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Advisor Lawrence Sutton we Kenneth “Creator’ Chris Seawright “Acie” Alonzo Sanders “Grease” Dary] Marshall Treasurer “ Dr. iphe Calvin Lipsey Dean of Probates Roy Brownlow “Funky Low” Micheal Sercye President “Preacherman” Advisor Charles Pickett Edger Skinner Lonzo Miller “Mr. mv Edgar Brown “Ducie” Charles White “Tricky Dick” Billy Benson a e Pledges } “ y im” m iC Marshall Davis Secretary “Whosay” Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was founded December 4, 1906 at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Zeta Phi Chapter was established at Mississippi Valley State University December 12, 1969. Since the inception, Alpha’s goal is to seek manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind. iN . Aaron McGee Chaplain “Sir Romeo”