Phi Beta Sigma HistoryPhi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded January 9th, 1914 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The founding fathers are The Most Honorable Distinguished Deceased A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown. Our motto is Culture for Service, Service for Humanity, and the principles are Brotherhood, Scholarship and Service.
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Epsilon Psi HistoryThe Epsilon Psi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was chartered January 25th, 1972 at the University of Maryland, College Park. Since being the first BGLO chartered on campus, the chapter has actively participated in promoting the social and academic welfare of students on campus. The current President of the chapter is Brother Hassan Agyei.
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National Pan Hellenic Council HistoryThe National Pan-Hellenic Council was established in an age when racial segregation and disenfranchisement plagued African Americans, the rise of each of the black fraternities and sororities that make up the NPHC bore witness to the fact that despite hardships African Americans refused to accede to a status of inferiority. The organization's stated purpose and mission in 1930:
Unanimity of thought and action as far as possible in the conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities and sororities, and to consider problems of mutual interest to its member organizations. The founding members of the NPHC were Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta. The council's membership expanded as Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta joined this coalition of Black Greek letter organizations. In his book on BGLOs, Lawrence Ross coined the phrase "The Divine Nine" when referring to the coalition. |