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- Grant Reynolds. On top of the list is the education enthusiast and philanthropist, Grant Reynolds. Grant Reynolds was well-known for his social service and was a member of the fraternity Omega Psi Phi.
- James Nabrit. James Nabrit was a trailblazing advocate and attorney for civil rightsand a member of the Omega. In numerous historic trials that contested racial discrimination and segregation in the US, he was a key player.
- Roy Wilkins. Roy Wilkins was another powerful and influential member of the fraternity. He was also an active civil rights advocate. Through astute legal challenges and determined agitation, Wilkins, as the NAACP’s executive secretary and then executive director, significantly advanced the civil rights movement.
- Jesse Jackson. Here is another member of the Omega Psi Phi, Jesse Jackson, who is also a renowned civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician.
• Bro. James S. Avery – 28th Grand Basileus, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, an author of Others Thought I Could Lead, a fascinating story of a Black Man’s rise to leadership positions in education, the business world, in civic and fraternity life. • Bro. Thurman McKenzie – Co-owner of M and M Products (Sta Soft Fro).
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity is a professional organization of college-educated men with similar ideas and like attainments. The fraternity’s founders chose Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift as the cardinal principles that every prospective candidate must possess. Our fraternity’s motto is “ Friendship is essential to the soul”.
Nov 17, 2015 · Nov 17, 2015. Omega Psi Phi was the first black Greek fraternity to be founded on the campus of a historically black college or university. It is also the only black Greek organization whose name ...
The Alpha chapter of Omega Psi Phi in 1911. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (ΩΨΦ) is a historically African-American fraternity.The fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911, the first at a historically black university, by three Howard University students, Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, and their faculty adviser, Dr. Ernest Everett Just.
Jul 26, 2023 · Frank Charles Coleman (1890-1967) Frank Coleman, n.d. Frank Charles Coleman was an American physicist who co-founded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, one of the oldest African American Greek letter organizations, with more than 750 chapters globally. He was married to Mary Edna Brown, one of the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta, and his sister Grace ...
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FAMOUS OMEGA MEN. William (Count) Basie- Internationally known pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader. Sterling Brown- Teacher, poet, writer, Professor Emeritus of Literature at Howard University, has a special foundation for folk culture and jazz music. William H. "Bill" Cosby - Comedian, author, and actor.