Colors: Blue & White
Date Est.: Jan. 9, 1914
Official Site:
http://www.pbs1914.org/Famous Members:
- Emmitt Smith
- A. Phillip Randolph
- George Washington Carver
- Jerry Rice
- Huey P. Newton
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HISTORY
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Howard University in
Washington, D.C., January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students. The
founders, Honorable A. Langston Taylor, Honorable Leonard F. Morse, and Honorable Charles
I. Brown, wanted to organize a Greek letter fraternity that would truly exemplify the
ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, and service. The founders of Phi Beta Sigma held
a deep conviction that they should return their newly acquired skills to the communities
from which they had come. This deep conviction was mirrored in the Fraternity's motto,
"Culture For Service and Service For Humanity". |
