Pleasant Plains in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Phi Beta Sigma
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
1. Top of Phi Beta Sigma Marker, front
Inscription.
Phi Beta Sigma. . In tribute to three visionary Howard University students, the Founders of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., A. Langston Taylor of Tennessee, Leonard F. Morse of Massachusetts and Charles I. Brown of Kansas, who here resolved in 1914 to establish a Fraternity of inclusiveness rather than exclusiveness, to excel amongst all the rest, committed to making a difference in the lives of others through Brotherhood, Scholarship and Service; and Sigma Men who were instrumental here in 1920 with five Zeta Pearls in the founding of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., our constitutionally bound Sisters, and the leaders and faithful Brothers who for One Century have carried forth the torch in organized chapters across the US and abroad, mentoring youth in established Sigma Beta Clubs and impacting our communities through international programs of Education, Bigger and Better Business, and Social Action with a continuing legacy of devotion to mankind through , ,
Culture for Service and Service for Humanity , , Leonard Francis Morse , Founder , , Abram Langston Taylor , Founder , , Charles Ignatius Brown , Founder.
In tribute to three visionary Howard University students, the Founders of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., A. Langston Taylor of Tennessee, Leonard F. Morse of Massachusetts and Charles I. Brown of Kansas, who here resolved in 1914 to establish a Fraternity of inclusiveness rather than exclusiveness, to excel amongst all the rest, committed to making a difference in the lives of others through Brotherhood, Scholarship and Service; and Sigma Men who were instrumental here in 1920 with five Zeta Pearls in the founding of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., our constitutionally bound Sisters, and the leaders and faithful Brothers who for One Century have carried forth the torch in organized chapters across the US and abroad, mentoring youth in established Sigma Beta Clubs and impacting our communities through international programs of Education, Bigger and Better Business, and Social Action with a continuing legacy of devotion to mankind through
Culture for Service and Service for Humanity
Leonard Francis Morse Founder
Abram Langston Taylor Founder
Charles Ignatius Brown Founder
Erected 2014 by Phi Beta Sigma.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans
Location. 38° 55.308′ N, 77° 1.203′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Pleasant Plains. Marker can be reached from College Street Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2400 6th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20059, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
2. Phi Beta Sigma Marker, back
. (Submitted on December 29, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
3. Phi Beta Sigma Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
4. Phi Beta Sigma Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
5. Phi Beta Sigma
Celebrating One Century Of Service
1914
Phi Beta Sigma
2014
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