University in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Alpha Phi Alpha
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
1. Alpha Phi Alpha Marker
Inscription.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated was founded on an ice- cold Tuesday December 4th, 1906. It was founded on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by the seven "Jewels” (Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinkle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, Vertner Woodson Tandy). On Monday May 7, 1934 the Alpha Pi Chapter was then chartered at The Louisville Municipal College, but in 1978, the "Horrendous Five", composed of Kenny Gus Simpson, Morris Sonny Jackson, Craig Tellas Chandler, Arthur Lee Simpson and Rickey Tennyson, resurrected the Alpha Pi Chapter at the University of Louisville.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Incorporated was founded on an ice-
cold Tuesday December 4th, 1906. It
was founded on the campus of
Cornell University in Ithaca, New
York by the seven "Jewels” (Henry
Arthur Callis, Charles Henry
Chapman, Eugene Kinkle Jones,
George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel
Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle,
Vertner Woodson Tandy). On Monday
May 7, 1934 the Alpha Pi Chapter was
then chartered at The Louisville
Municipal College, but in 1978, the
"Horrendous Five", composed of
Kenny Gus Simpson, Morris Sonny
Jackson, Craig Tellas Chandler,
Arthur Lee Simpson and Rickey
Tennyson, resurrected the Alpha Pi
Chapter at the University of
Louisville.
Location. 38° 12.967′ N, 85° 45.42′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in University. Marker is on South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the plaza between the Belknap Academic Building and the Student Activities Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2211 S Brook St, Louisville KY 40208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
2. Alpha Phi Alpha Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
3. Alpha Phi Alpha Marker
Featured marker is second from left.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
