History of Gamma Chi Lambda Chapter

On Saturday, September 20, 1947,eleven member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Gamma Chi Lambda Chapter,held an organization meeting at the booker T Washington Community and Service Center, then location on the southwest corner of Divisadero and Geary Street in San Francisco, California.

The Signification event which took place at this meeting was the establishing of Gamma Chi Lambda Chapter, Key #187, in the City and County of San Francisco.

Founders (Charter Members)

1. Everett Adams - Alpha Sigma/Wiley College (Omega Chapter)

2.  Jefferson Beaver - Alpha Epsilon/UC Berkeley (Omega Chapter)

3.  Howard Clay - Beta Kappa/Langston University (Omega Chapter)

4.  Daniel Collins, DDS\MSD - Alpha Chi Lambda/ Augusta, GA

5.  Tousant Davidson, MD - Alpha Epsilon/UC Berkeley (Omega Chapter)

6.  Washington Garner, MD - Beta/Howard University

7.  Zuretti Goosby, DDS - Alpha Epsilon/UC Berkeley

8.  Peter Lane - Alpha Sigma/Wiley College (Omega Chapter)

9.  Alvin Nurse - Alpha Epsilon/UC Berkeley (Founder 1922) (Omega Chapter)

10. Judge Cecil Poole - Epsilon/University of Michigan

11. T.W. Washington - Beta Epsilon/North Carolina A&T Collage