Colors: Royal Purple & Old Gold
Date Est.: Nov. 7, 1911
Official Site:
http://www.omegapsiphifraternity.org/Famous Members:
- Shaquille O'neill
- Bill Cosby
- Michael Jordan
- Douglas Wilder
- Jesse Jackson
- Charles Drew
- Ricky Smiley
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HISTORY
Three undergraduate students and
their faculty advisor founded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., on November 17, 1911, on the
campus of Howard University. The students were Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper, and Frank
Coleman. The faculty advisor was Dr. Ernest E. Just. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was
incorporated on October 28, 1914, was the first fraternity founded at a historically black
college or university. The name Omega Psi Phi was derived from the initials of the
Greek phrase meaning, "Friendship is essential to the soul." The phrase
was then selected as the motto. Manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift were
adopted as cardinal principles. |
