Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ) is a predominantly African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914. by three young African-American male students. The founders A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown, wanted to organize a Greek letter fraternity that would exemplify the ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, and service.

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  • Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ) is a predominantly African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914. by three young African-American male students. The founders A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown, wanted to organize a Greek letter fraternity that would exemplify the ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, and service. The fraternity is the only one of its kind to aid in the creation and hold a constitutional bond with a predominantly African-American sorority, Zeta Phi Beta (ΖΦΒ). The fraternity was incorporated on January 31, 1920 in Washington D.C. The fraternity expanded when second and third chapters were chartered at Wiley College and Morgan State College in 1915. Today, the fraternity serves through a membership of more than 150,000 men in over 650 chapters in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. Although Phi Beta Sigma is considered a predominantly African-American Fraternity, membership also consists of College-educated men of African, Caucasian, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian descent. Men may join through collegiate chapters at a college or university, or through a graduate chapter after acquiring a college degree. Since the fraternity's establishment over ninety five years ago, Phi Beta Sigma has helped to improve the general welfare of African Americans, and provided leadership and service during the Great Depression, World Wars I & II, the Civil Rights Movements, and created service initiatives relating to Business, Economic Empowerment, Education, Political Awareness, and Health. Phi Beta Sigma is a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). The current International President is Jimmy Hammock, and the fraternity's headquarters are located at 145 Kennedy Street, NW Washington, D.C.
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  • 145 Kennedy Street, NW
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  • A. Phillip Randolph was seen as a key intellectual player during the Harlem Renaissance.
  • The literary works of James Weldon Johnson, such as God's Trombones, played a significant role in the Harlem Renaissance.
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  • Washington
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  • USA
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  • Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Service
  • Sigmas
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  • Principles
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  • ΦΒΣ
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  • Atty. Jesse W. Lewis, 1929 ;• Dr. I. L. Scruggs, 1930;• Dr. Clarence L. Roberts, 1934 ;• James A. Jackson, 1937 ;• Dr. George W. Carver, 1937 (Gamma Sigma);• Thomas W. McCormick, 1939 (Gamma Sigma);• Dr. A.T.R. Weathers, 1939 (Member-at-Large);• Atty. George W. Lawrence, 1940 (Upsilon Sigma);• Elmo N. Anderson, 1941 (Epsilon Sigma);• Dewey W. Roberts, 1941 (Phi Sigma);• Dr. Felix J. Brown, 1942 (Iota Sigma);• Clarence L. Townes, Sr., 1946 (Iota Sigma);• Dr. Edward C. Mitchell, 1946 (Gamma Sigma);• Dr. Clarence Muse, 1946 (Phi Beta Sigma);• Dr. Charles W. Hill, 1946 (Phi Beta Sigma);• George F. Robinson, Sr., 1946 (Epsilon Beta Sigma)
  • Atty. Peter M. Adams, 2001 (Kappa Beta Sigma);• Joseph T. Bickers, 2001 (Lambda Sigma);• Judge Luke A. LaVergne, 2001 (Omicron Beta Sigma);• Larry D. McCutcheon, 2001 (Beta Mu Sigma);• William J. Walker, 2001 (Eta Iota Sigma);• T. Harding Lacy, Jr., 2003 (Iota Sigma);• Robert J. Booker, 2003 (Phi Sigma);• Theoplis A. Woodard, II , 2003 ( Alpha Beta Sigma);• Joseph Carter., 2003 (Alpha Xi Sigma);• Emanuel J. Kenny, Jr., 2003 (Nu Sigma);• Carlia E. Oatis, Jr., 2003 (Gamma Epsilon Sigma);• Lynard Carter, 2005 (Theta Beta Sigma);• Ronald H. Carter, 2005 (Phi Beta Sigma);• William F. Hayslett, 2005 (Eta Beta Sigma);• Sidney Moshette, Jr., 2005 (Kappa Beta Sigma);• Winford L. Rose, 2005 (Eta Sigma);• Arthur R. Thomas, 2005 (Omicron Beta Sigma);• Dr. Kevin R. West, 2005 (Chi Sigma);• Scherod C. Barnes, 2005 (Zeta Sigma);• Larry Blanding, 2007 (Delta Kappa Sigma);• Eric Gilliam, 2007 (Alpha Sigma);• J.W Mason, 2007 (Epsilon Sigma Sigma);• Dr. Ernest Miller, 2007 (Phi Beta Sigma);• Dr Anthony Asadullah Samad, 2007 (Phi Beta Sigma);• Millard J. Watkins, 2007 (Iota Sigma);
  • Clifford M. Blackman, 1976 (Epsilon Sigma);• John E. Westberry , 1976 (Alpha Beta Sigma);• Atty. Reuben N. Vaughn, 1976 (Xi Beta Sigma);• Dr. Guilbert A. Daley, 1978 (Zeta Sigma);• Charles W. Moore, 1978 (Lambda Sigma);• Lewis W. Engram, 1979 (Alpha Beta Sigma);• Dr. Frank T. Hawkins , 1979 (Alpha Sigma Sigma);• Chester Riley, 1979 (Upsilon Sigma);• Dr. Orris V.B. Cooper, 1981 (Delta Chi Sigma);• LTC Lucius E. Young, 1981 (Alpha Sigma);• Gilbert W. Lindsay, 1981 (Phi Sigma);• Atty. R. Eugene Davis , 1982 (Phi Beta Sigma);• Atty. Demetrius C. Newton, 1982 (Tau Sigma);• Sylvester Davis, 1984 (Eta Beta Sigma);• Dr. Henry E. Cheaney, 1984 (Eta Alpha Sigma);• George H. Hibbler, 1984 (Nu Sigma);• Arthur D. McNeal , 1985 (Beta Tau Sigma);• Marshall Bass, 1985 (Delta Sigma);• Edward E. Cannon, 1985 (Gamma Rho Sigma);• James T. Floyd, 1987 (Alpha Lambda Sigma);• Dr. Samuel Robinson, 1987 (Epsilon Beta Sigma);• Luster B. Hayes, 1987 (Eta Beta Sigma);• Henry L. Moore, 1991 (Nu Sigma);• Clifford M. Ashmore, Sr., 1991 (Lambda Sigma);• Henry A. Webb, 1991 (Beta Xi Sigma);• James A. Clarke, 1991 (Eta Sigma);• Waymon L. Ponds, 1991 (Alpha Delta Sigma);• Clifton H. Felton, 1991 (Zeta Alpha Sigma)
  • Dr. William H. Pipes, 1961 (Epsilon Tau Sigma);• Dr. James A. Clark, 1962 (Eta Sigma);• Dr. Alvin J. McNeil, 1963(Alpha Beta Sigma);• Charles I. Brown, 1963 (Alpha);• Dr. Parlett L. Moore, 1963 (Zeta Sigma);• Andrew J. Childress, 1964 (Member-at Large);• H. A. Howard , 1964 (Phi Beta Sigma);• Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick, 1966 (Nu Sigma);• Atty. Fred G. Minnis, Sr., 1966 (Delta Omicron Sigma);• Major Ephraim E. Person, 1967 (Upsilon Sigma);• Edward M. Baker, 1967 (Nu Sigma);• Atty. James T. Horton, 1969 (Alpha Sigma);• S. Edward Gilbert, Sr., 1969 (Kappa Sigma);• Richard E. Alleyne, Sr, 1969 (Kappa Beta Sigma);• William J. Nicks, Sr, 1970 (Alpha Beta Sigma);• Oscar M. Morgan, 1970 (Phi Beta Sigma);• Atty. Richard M. Ballard, Jr, 1972 (Iota Sigma);• J. Niel Armstrong, 1955 (Gamma Beta Sigma);• Judge Joseph D. Roulhac, 1972 (Delta Rho Sigma);• Dr. Gilbert H. Francis, 1973 (Kappa Beta Sigma);• C. Melvin Patrick, 1973 (Epsilon Sigma);• William Perry, 1973 (Phi Beta Sigma);• Archie A. Alexander, 1975 (Mu Sigma);• Dr. Ulysses S. McPherson, 1975 (Delta Gamma Sigma);• Samuel B. Newton, 1975 (Zeta Sigma)
  • John W. Woodhous, 1947 (Zeta Sigma);• Zaid D. Lenoir, 1947 (Kappa Sigma);• Atty. George A. Parker , 1947(Alpha Sigma);•Dr. George L. Hightower, 1948 (Lambda Sigma);• William E. Doar, Jr., 1949 (Kappa Beta Sigma);• Dr. John A. Turner , 1949 (Alpha Sigma);• John E. Smith, 1949 (Upsilon Sigma);• Dr. Edward P. Jimson, 1950 (Theta Beta Sigma);• Dr. Ras O. Johnson, 1951 (Lambda Sigma);• Dr. Rivers Fredericks, 1951 (Theta Beta Sigma);• John F. Lewis, 1952 (Delta Sigma);• James A. Grant, 1952 (Xi Beta Sigma);• Dr. Robert J. Hill, 1953 (Zeta Sigma);• Dr. M.T. Walker, 1953 (Alpha Sigma);• Woodrow W. Carter, 1954 (Epsilon Sigma);• Maurice A. Moore, 1954 (Upsilon Sigma);• Richard A. Hester, 1955 (Omicron Sigma);• Atty. Hutson L. Lovell, 1955 (Kappa Beta Sigma);• Dr. W. Sherman Savage, 1955 (Phi Beta Sigma);• R.H. Beasley, 1956 (Delta Gamma Sigma);• Atty. Oliver C. Eastman, 1957 (Epsilon Sigma);• Edger B. Felton, 1958 (Epsilon Sigma);• Roswell O. Sutton, 1959 (Lambda Sigma);• J. Benjamin Horton, Sr., 1959 (Epsilon Beta Sigma);• Dr. E. Rhudolphus Clemons, 1960 (Mu Beta Sigma);• Dr. George D. Flemmings, 1960 (Omicron Sigma)
  • Thomas Washington, 1993 (Alpha Sigma);• Moses C. McClendon, 1993 (Iota Sigma);• Julius C. Simmons, 1993 (Beta Delta Sigma);• William S. Riley, 1993 (Alpha Nu Sigma);• Alonzo C. Jackson, 1993 (Chi Sigma);• Carl J. Turner, 1993 (Xi Beta Sigma);• Howard Felder, 1995 (Upsilon Sigma);• Luther J. Mitchell, Sr., 1995 ( Gamma Omicron Sigma);• Argel G. Oatis, Sr., 1995 (Tau Iota Sigma);• Charles H. Odom, 1995 (Alpha Epsilon Sigma);• Mack T. Scott, 1995 (Eta Beta Sigma);• Wilfong Wilson, 1995 (Nu Sigma);• Carter D. Womack, 1995 (Zeta Alpha Sigma);• William E. Stanley, Jr., 1997 (Lambda Sigma);• Robert B. Greaux, 1997 (Chi Sigma);• Jesse T. Williams Sr., 1997 (Delta Rho Sigma);• Marvin L. Cheatham Sr., 1997 (Zeta Sigma);• James D. Anderson, 1997 (Phi Beta Sigma);• Clarence D. Johnson, 1997 (Upsilon Sigma);• Charles Y. Thomas, 1997 (Alpha Theta Sigma);• Dudley E. Flood, 1999 (Eta Sigma);• Henry L. Goldston, 1999 (Gamma Beta Sigma);• James L. Hill, 1999 (Beta Nu Sigma);• Emmett H. Spencer, Sr., 1999 (Alpha Epsilon Sigma);• Elbert P. Green, 1999 (Gamma Sigma);• Louis D. Hassell, 1999 (Chi Sigma);• August J. Marigny, 1999 (Delta Beta Sigma)
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  • Culture For Service and Service For Humanity
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  • Phi Beta Sigma
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter Members 1929 - 1946
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter Members 1976 - 1991
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter Members 1961 - 1975
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter Members 1993 - 1999
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter Members 2000 - 2007
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter Members 1947 - 1960
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  • The Crescent
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  • "Culture For Service and Service For Humanity"
  • "Each one was different in temperment, in ability,in appearance; but that was why they were chosen by the three founders. We felt that a fraternity composed of men who were all alike in habits, interests and abilities would be a pretty dull organization."
  • "Negroes would warrant and get Support and Patronage from other races as well as the Negro race"
  • "We live in daily hope that we shall one day learn the fate of our beloved brother and founder"
  • "When Taylor left the center of the stage, the main theme of the plot had been introduced. It would, of course, be developed, embellished, and varied in the years to come."
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  • International , Africa & Worldwide
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  • '''Phi Beta Sigma Motto
  • Arthur W. Mitchell 6th International President of ΦΒΣ
  • Founder Leonard F. Morse On the first initiates of Phi Beta Sigma
  • Founder Leonard F. Morse - 1949 On The fate of Founder Charles I. Brown
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  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter 1929 - 1946
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter 1947 - 1960
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter 2000 - 2007
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter 1961 - 1975
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter 1976 - 1991
  • Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter 1993 - 1999
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  • Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ) is a predominantly African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914. by three young African-American male students. The founders A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown, wanted to organize a Greek letter fraternity that would exemplify the ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, and service.
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