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.

Erected 2020.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical date for this entry is December 4, 1906.

Location. 38° 12.967′ N, 85° 45.42′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in University. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

distance of this marker: Alpha Kappa Alpha (here, next to this marker); Kappa Alpha Psi (here, next to this marker); National Pan-Hellenic Council (here, next to this marker); Omega Psi Phi (a few steps from this marker); Delta Sigma Theta (a few steps from this marker); Phi Beta Sigma (a few steps from this marker); Zeta Phi Beta (a few steps from this marker); Sigma Gamma Rho (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

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 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.