History
MHF
A. Langston Taylor, on Saturday, October 18, 1913, presented to MHF Leonard
F. Morse the proposition of establishing a new fraternity.
It
was to be at Howard University, Washington DC, MHF Charles I. Brown, another
student at Howard, was invited to aid the movement.
On
January 9, 1914, the permanent organization of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
was effected. The Most Honorable Founders choose nine of their associates
at Howard University as members. These Honorable men were: S.P. Massie,
J.A. Franklin, J.E. Jones, B.A. Mathews, W.F. Vincent, T.L. Austin, W.E.
Tibbs, J.H. Howard, and I.L. Scruggs. These men later became the Charter
line of Alpha
Chapter,
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.,
January 31, 1920, Phi Beta Sigma was incorporated in Washington, DC and became Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Founded
upon the principles of Brotherhood, Service and Scholarship, Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity has constantly remained a force of change in the African-American
Community. Through it's three National Programs, Bigger and Better Business,
Social Action and Education, the Fraternity has demonstrated unparalleled
excellence and leadership.
