Scholarship The Charles R. Drew Scholarship Program encourages academic progress among the organization's undergraduate members. The founders were three undergraduates Edgar Amos Love,Oscar James CooperandFrank Coleman. Be enrolled as a current full-time student in an accredited four year college that is in good standing. The founders were three Howard University undergraduates, Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman [36], In 1977, Robert Brazile, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, collapsed and died at a fraternity house meeting due to injuries and beatings he sustained while pledging the fraternity. A revived Life Membership program resulted in a very large number of new Life Members. In 1949, the first National Headquarters Building located at 107 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. was purchased. Moreover, undergraduate brothers were especially involved in the demonstrations of the civil rights struggle. Love graduated from the Academy of Morgan College (Baltimore) in 1909 and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University in 1913. Stanley Douglas served as Editor of the Oracle which was first published in the spring of 1919. Between 1955 and 1959, chapters contributed nearly $40,000 to the NAACP. Congressman, Bro. He emerged from retirement from November, 1966 through June, 1967 to serve as Bishop of the Atlantic Coast Area, which at the time spanned churches in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. Don King Boxing promoter Bro. I remember seeing my father leave the house with this black brief case once a month and never knew where he was going and never could find the case anywhere in the house. Lewis Howard Latimer Joining them was their faculty adviser, Ernest Everett Just. Decatur, Georgia 30035 | Phone: 404-284-5533. That group coordinated the court battles for racial equality. [38], In 1984, a Hampton University student was killed participating in an Omega Psi Phi ritual. Dennis Archer TheOmegaSweetheart Song, with words and music by Don Q. Pullen, was adopted as the official sweetheart song by the 1940 Nashville Grand Conclave. Omega continues to flourish, largely because founders Cooper,Coleman,Love andJust were men of the highest ideals and intellect. Inventor of the carbon filament for light, Bro. Now the question is why join both? Panelists for Dispatch presents Columbus Conversation:"What is the future of Black history?" Their union would produce one son, Jon E. Love. Several years later, Woodson shortened the name to Negro History Week and switched the celebratory month from April to February as a way of honoring the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass in whose honor, Woodsons high school was named. Eleven undergraduate men were selected to become the charter members. Founders THE FOUNDERS OF THE OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. ____________________________________________________________________ Ernest Everett Just Brother (Dr.) Ernest E. Just was a college professor selected by Brothers Coleman, Cooper and Love to assist with the founding and establishment of Omega at Howard University in 1911. Omega Psi Phi - Our Membership Selection Process FOUNDER Dr. Ernest E. Just 1883-1941 FOUNDER Dr. Oscar J. Cooper 1888-1972 FOUNDER Professor Frank Coleman 1890-1967 FOUNDER Bishop Edgar A. Under Knox, the fraternity championed a number of civil rights initiatives. In 1941, Brother Charles Drew perfects the use of blood plasma as a life-saving tool. The first Omega Bulletin was published in 1928 and Campbell C. Johnson was the editor. On the evening of November 17, 1911, Omega Psi Phi was founded inside the Science Building (later renamed Thirkield Hall) at Howard University located in Washington, D.C. Edgar Amos Love - Wikipedia Omega Psi Phi is a founding member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), which is composed of nine historically African-American Greek-letter sororities and fraternities that promote interaction through forums, meetings, and other media for the exchange of information, and engage in cooperative programming and initiatives throughout the world. Decatur, Georgia 30035 | Phone: 404-284-5533, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Mental Health Emergency & Crisis Resources. in 1917. It was the first international and predominately Black frat to be created on the campus. Eve was a Delta and Adam was a Que". Poet/Novelist/Playwright, Bro. 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LAMAR UNIVERSITY | 830 S.W.2d 217 (1992) | w2d21711016 | Leagle.com", "Reported hazing, pledging-related deaths in Texas since the 1800s", "Frat-ricide: are African American fraternities beating themselves to death? Omega Psi Phi Mason - Etsy The Los Angeles Grand Conclave in 1955 initiated a program whereby each graduate chapter would purchase a Life Membership from the NAACP. Bishop Love died May 1, 1974 in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 82. First Black to matriculate from Harvard Medical, School First Black Major in the U.S. Army, Bro. [4] The Centennial Celebration recognized the impact of the Fraternity in communities over the past 100 years, honored Omega Men for achievement in all walks of life, reiterated Omega Psi Phi's commitment to providing unparalleled community service and scholarship, and charted the Fraternity's future activities. Former U.S. Here's another fact for you. Was black fraternity the Boul created to destroy Marcus Garvey and his Today,Omega Psi Phi has over 700 chapters throughout the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, China, Germany, Ghana, Hawaii, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Panama, St. Croix VI, St. Thomas VI, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. includes related articles on the National Pan-Hellenic Council, its statement on hazing and its membership development efforts Cover Story", "Talkin' 'Bout Nothin': Black Greek-letter Organizations and Hazing", "University of Houston Student Reaches Settlement with Omega Psi Phi over Hazing Incident", "National fraternity with VSU chapter issues ban on pledging", "Omega Psi Phi members at JCSU accused of hazing", "4 Michigan College Students Sentenced In Fraternity Hazing Case", "A year after college student reports being gang-raped, case hinges on DNA evidence", "Suspension of FSU Fraternity Lifted, Case Closed", "Ithaca College student fatally stabbed in fight on Cornell campus", "Nazaire Stabbed After Attending Omega Psi Phi Event, Source Confirms", "Alleged Nazaire Attacker Found Guilty of Assault, Jury Hung on Murder", "Steve 'Stevie Steve' Stephens: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know", Omega Psi Phi, Inc. Brother (Dr.) Oscar J. Cooper like a few of his friends was born in Washington DC and graduated from the M Street High School. Since 1945, the fraternity undertook a National Social Action program to meet the needs of African Americans in the areas of health, housing, civil rights, and education. Column: Here is how to be an antiracist in Ohio. As part of his accountant duties, he reported his embezzlement findings to his fraternity's 24-membered board of directors and was suspended. Rev. A few notable members include Samuel M. Nabrit, Walter E. Massey, Benjamin Mays, Bayard Rustin, Langston Hughes, Count Basie, Roy Wilkins, Benjamin Hooks, Vernon Jordan, Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., Malcolm Jenkins, State Senator Isadore Hall III, Martin Luther King Sr., Rev. Edgar A. Spearheading that effort was the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson as well as the illustrious Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., of which . First black mayor of Atlanta, Bro. That same year, the scholarship fund was renamed in honor of Charles R. Drew. In 2010, Dr. Andrew A. Ray was elected the 39th Grand Basileus during the 76th Grand Conclave held in Raleigh, North Carolina. of Arts Degree from Dartmouth College (Phi Beta He later attended Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire. Omega men: Robert C. Weaver, Lawrence Oxley, Roscoe Brown, Frank Horne, William Hastie, J. Arthur Weiseger, Ted Poston, Campbell C. Johnson and William Trent were among those who served on the cabinet. Moultries resignation was accepted with regrets. The (NPHC) currently represents over 2.5million members.[4]. If the candidate graduated from a university, which has an active chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., they must wait 48 months after graduation before applying for membership. Benjamin E. Mays Former President of Morehouse College He went on to matriculate at the prestigious Howard University where he studied to become a doctor because he insisted on serving mankind. Author of David Walkers Appeal, Bro. Brother Frank Coleman an undergraduate and best friend of Edgar A. I don't know what you mean about the similiarities are "crazy". First African-American to head a hospital in the U.S. Bro. Throughout the world, many notable members are recognized as leaders in the arts, academics, athletics, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, and science fields. A picture went viral on social media of one of the officers wearing an Omega Psi Phi wristband doing the killing which sparked outrage from many black activists and prompted an official response from the fraternity. Bishop Love died May 1, 1974 in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 82.[1]. He wanted to be a que. Henry Blair PA for 50 years. Love was born in Harrisburg, Virginia. Orchestra leader/composer, Bro. Love became the first Grand Basileus (National President).