Omega Psi Phi
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Dr. Dorsey Miller, Grand Basileus
Dr. John S. Epps, Executive Director
3951 Snapfinger Parkway, Suite 330
Decatur, GA 30035
Phone (404) 284-5533
Fax (404) 284-0333
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About Omega Psi Phi
On Friday evening, November 17, 1911, three Howard University undergraduate students, with the assistance of
their faculty adviser, gave birth to the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. This event occurred in the office of biology
Professor Ernest E. Just, the faculty adviser, in the Science Hall (now known as Thirkield Hall). The three
liberal arts students were Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman.
From the initials of the Greek phrase meaning "friendship is essential to the soul," the name Omega Psi Phi was
derived. The phrase was selected as the motto. Manhood, scholarship, perseverance and uplift were adopted as
cardinal principles. A decision was made regarding the design for the pin and emblem, and thus ended the first
meeting of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity .
The next meeting was conducted on November 23, 1911. Edgar Love became the first Grand Basileus (National
President). Cooper and Coleman were selected Grandkeeper of the Records (National Secretary) and
Grandkeeper of Seals (National Treasurer), respectively. Eleven Howard University undergraduate men were
selected as charter members.
Alpha Chapter was organized with fourteen charter members on December 15, 1911. Love, Cooper and
Coleman were elected the chapter's first Basileus, Keeper of Records, and Keeper of Seals, respectively.
"The Omega World Center"
Chapter Pages (Arranged by Chapter Name):
Alpha - Howard University
Alpha Mu - Stanford University
Beta Eta - University of Alabama
Gamma Pi - Prince Georges County, Maryland Graduate Chapter
Delta Gamma - Fayetteville State University
Epsilon Iota Graduate Chapter, Austin Area
Zeta Zeta - University of South Carolina
Iota Upsilon - Biloxi, Mississippi Alumni Chapter
Kappa Nu - Endicott, New York
Lambda Beta - Colorado State University and University of Northern Colorado
Nu Psi - Virginia State University
Xi Nu - San Jose, California Graduate Chapter
Pi Delta - University of Oklahoma
Pi Phi - Charlotte, North Carolina Graduate Chapter
Tau Pi - Columbia, Maryland Graduate Chapter
Phi Iota - Phoenix, Arizona Graduate Chapter
Chi Zeta - Clemson University
Upsilon Epsilon - Jackson State University
Upsilon Psi - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Beta Kappa Kappa - High Point, North Carolina Alumni Chapter
Theta Delta Delta - Mississippi State University
Nu Delta Delta - Texas A&M University
Sigma Delta Delta - Florida Atlantic University
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