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CENTENNIAL UPDATE Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. NOVEMBER, 2010 Friendship is Essential to the Soul.” Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. – International World Center – 3951 Snapfinger Parkway – Decatur, GA 30035 – Phone: (404) 284-5533 Fax: (404) 284-0333 MESSAGE FROM THE GRAND BASILEUS Brothers of Omega, As we continue our steady march to the celebration of our 100 th year of service to the nation through our esteemed brotherhood, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., I urge you to seize this onceinalifetime opportunity to be a part of history. Stand with us as we gather from July 27 th through July 31 st for our Centennial Celebration in Washington, DC. The Centennial Committee is hard at work preparing an extraordinary schedule of events that will restore and invigorate our brotherhood as we prepare for our second hundred years. The holidays are approaching quickly, and it is easy to find ourselves caught up in the excitement of family, friends and festive gatherings. While we do, we must also keep our “eyes on the prize.” Early Registration at the price of $375.00 will be closing on the last day of December. After that date, the price of registration increases, and it gets just a little tougher to secure a room in the hotel of your choice. Remember, there will be no onsite registration. We are hard at work on many outstanding programs like our SALUTE TO THE MILITARY that will pay homage to those who protect our shores from enemies foreign and domestic. And, we are making plans for our traditional “Omega Psi Phi Service Awards.” We will tell you a little more about those programs in this issue of the Centennial Update. Meanwhile, if you have any suggestions, questions, or concerns, please feel free to contact OPP HDQ. We are all in this together, so let us work in unison for an extraordinary Centennial Celebration! Fraternally, Brother Andrew A. Ray Grand Basileus CENTENNIAL SALUTE TO THE MILITARY “We Salute our Military Omega Brothers: Past and Present” The “Salute To The Military” is a premier event of the 2011 Centennial Celebration, combining the quiet dignity of acknowledging the brave sacrifices of those who have served our country in the past and in the present, with the pageantry of an evening that is alive with festive activities. The Salute To The Military Ball will take place at the Washington, DC Convention Center on Wednesday, July 27 th , 2011, and it will serve as the official kickoff of the Centennial Celebration. This event will be much more than an evening of pageantry and dancing. It will begin on July 23, 2011, when Brothers will gather at Wilberforce University in Ohio, to prepare for the fourday trip by horseback to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The solemn ceremony, commemorating the historic ride of Colonel Charles Young, will be held on the cemetery’s hallowed ground and will be witnessed by a number of young men from Atlanta and Washington, DC, who were chosen for this lifechanging experience based on their unique positions in their communities. Ideas have been put forward proposing a “ceremonial sword” for this ride. The sword would travel throughout the various Omega Psi Phi Districts, allowing military brothers and the riders to pose for photos at their District meetings. At the conclusion of the Centennial Celebration, the sword will be enshrined at OPPFIHQ in Atlanta, GA. The Salute to Military Ball is on track to be a grand affair, featuring numerous dignitaries from Federal, state and local governments, as well as many celebrities who have gained national prominence in the arts and entertainment. For more information and to purchase extra tickets to the Salute to Military Ball, please visit the OPPF Official Web site: www.oppf.org .

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CENTENNIAL UPDATE Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. NOVEMBER, 2010    “Friendship  is  Essential  to  the  Soul.”  

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. – International World Center – 3951 Snapfinger Parkway – Decatur, GA 30035 – Phone: (404) 284-5533 Fax: (404) 284-0333  

MESSAGE  FROM  THE  GRAND  BASILEUS    Brothers  of  Omega,    

As  we  continue  our  steady  march  to  the  celebration  of  our  100th  year  of  service  to  the  nation  through  our  esteemed  brotherhood,  Omega  Psi  Phi  Fraternity,  Inc.,  I  urge  you  to  seize  this  once-­‐in-­‐a-­‐lifetime  opportunity  to  be  a  part  of  history.    Stand  with  us  as  we  gather  from  July  27th  through  July  31st  for  our  Centennial  Celebration  in  Washington,  DC.      

The   Centennial   Committee   is   hard   at   work   preparing  an   extraordinary   schedule   of   events   that   will   restore  and   invigorate  our  brotherhood  as  we  prepare   for  our  second   hundred   years.     The   holidays   are   approaching  quickly,  and  it  is  easy  to  find  ourselves  caught  up  in  the  excitement   of   family,   friends   and   festive   gatherings.  While   we   do,   we   must   also   keep   our   “eyes   on   the  prize.”   Early   Registration   at   the   price   of   $375.00  will  be   closing   on   the   last   day   of   December.     After   that  date,  the  price  of  registration  increases,  and  it  gets  just  a   little   tougher   to   secure   a   room   in   the   hotel   of   your  choice.   Remember,   there   will   be   no   on-­‐site  registration.        

We   are   hard   at   work   on   many   outstanding   programs  like   our   SALUTE   TO   THE   MILITARY   that   will   pay  homage  to  those  who  protect  our  shores  from  enemies  foreign   and   domestic.     And,   we   are   making   plans   for  our   traditional   “Omega   Psi   Phi   Service   Awards.”    We  will   tell  you  a   little  more  about  those  programs   in   this  issue  of  the  Centennial  Update.  

Meanwhile,   if   you  have  any   suggestions,  questions,  or  concerns,  please  feel  free  to  contact  OPP  HDQ.    We  are  all   in   this   together,   so   let   us   work   in   unison   for   an  extraordinary  Centennial  Celebration!  

Fraternally,    

Brother  Andrew  A.  Ray                                                                                                                                    Grand  Basileus                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

CENTENNIAL  SALUTE  TO  THE  MILITARY                                                  

“We  Salute  our  Military  Omega  Brothers:                                                                            Past  and  Present”  

The  “Salute  To  The  Military”   is  a  premier  event  of  the  2011   Centennial   Celebration,   combining   the   quiet  dignity   of   acknowledging   the   brave   sacrifices   of   those  who   have   served   our   country   in   the   past   and   in   the  present,  with  the  pageantry  of  an  evening  that   is  alive  with   festive   activities.   The  Salute   To  The  Military  Ball  will   take   place   at   the   Washington,   DC   Convention  Center  on  Wednesday,  July  27th,  2011,  and  it  will  serve  as  the  official  kick-­‐off  of  the  Centennial  Celebration.  

This   event   will   be   much   more   than   an   evening   of  pageantry  and  dancing.     It  will  begin  on   July  23,  2011,  when  Brothers  will   gather  at  Wilberforce  University   in  Ohio,   to  prepare   for   the   four-­‐day   trip  by  horseback   to      Arlington   National   Cemetery   in   Virginia.     The   solemn  ceremony,  commemorating  the  historic  ride  of  Colonel  Charles  Young,  will  be  held  on  the  cemetery’s  hallowed  ground   and   will   be   witnessed   by   a   number   of   young  men   from   Atlanta   and   Washington,   DC,   who   were  chosen  for  this  life-­‐changing  experience  based  on  their  unique  positions  in  their  communities.  

Ideas   have   been   put   forward   proposing   a   “ceremonial  sword”  for  this  ride.    The  sword  would  travel  throughout  the   various   Omega   Psi   Phi   Districts,   allowing   military  brothers  and  the  riders  to  pose  for  photos  at  their  District  meetings.     At   the   conclusion   of   the   Centennial  Celebration,   the   sword  will   be   enshrined   at  OPPF-­‐IHQ   in  Atlanta,  GA.    

The   Salute   to   Military   Ball   is   on   track   to   be   a   grand  affair,   featuring   numerous   dignitaries   from   Federal,  state   and   local   governments,   as   well   as   many  celebrities   who   have   gained   national   prominence   in  the  arts  and  entertainment.    For  more  information  and  to  purchase  extra  tickets  to  the  Salute  to  Military  Ball,  please  visit  the  OPPF  Official  Web  site:  www.oppf.org.  

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OMEGA   PSI   PHI   CREDIT   UNION   OFFERS        EXCLUSIVE  CENTENNIAL  PACKAGES    

The   Omega   Psi   Phi   Fraternity   Federal   Credit   Union  (OPPFFCU)   has   set   its   sights   on   building   a   membership  that   is   twenty   thousand   strong   approaching   the  

centennial  year  and  beyond.    With  its  focus  on  celebrating  a   legacy  of   fiscal   responsibility  and  growth,  the  OPPFFCU  has   designed   a   special   Centennial   package   for   its  

membership  that  is  all-­‐inclusive.  Not  only  does  it  take  the  guesswork  out  of   the  planning  process,  but  also   it  offers  you  a  choice  of  several  financial  alternatives.      

The  Centennial  packages  listed  below  are  available  to  all  

Credit  Union  members  who  meet  loan  qualification  requirements:                                                                                                                              

Founders  Package  -­‐  $5,000  (Life  Membership,  Ring,  Brick,  Registration,  Hotel,  and  Travel  Expenses)                                                                                              Purple  Package  -­‐  $3,000  (Ring,  Brick,  Registration,  Hotel,  

and  Travel  Expenses)                                                                                                                                                          Gold  Package  -­‐  $2,000  (Ring,  Registration,  Hotel,  and  Travel  Expenses)  

We  hope  you  will  take  advantage  of  this  unique  “bundling  opportunity.”    For  further  information,  please  call  Brother  

Norris  C.  Middleton  at  the  OPPFFCU  on  (678)  546-­‐5178.  

Founders  Bricks  are  now  available  for  purchase  on  the  Official  OPPF  Web  site.    Bricks  are  $500.00  each  and  include  four  (4)  lines  of  inscription,  with  no  more  than  20  characters  per  line.    The  details  for  including  your  inscriptions  are  listed  in  the  information  section  and  must  be  followed  implicitly.    You  must  purchase  your  Brick  no  later  than  January  15,  2011,  in  order  for  your  brick  to  be  installed  by  the  date  of  the  Dedication  of  the  Founders  Brick  Walkway.    This  event  will  take  place  on  Saturday  July  30,  2011.  You  may  visit  the  OPPF  Web  site www.oppf.org at any time to purchase your brick. The purchase price of a brick is tax deductable.  

CENTENNIAL  SERVICE  AWARDS                                              RECOGNIZING  YEARS  OF  DEDICATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Our  Centennial  Celebration  provides  the  opportunity  to  recognize  Brothers  who  have  given  unselfishly  of  their  

time  and  energy  in  service  to  our  esteemed  brotherhood.    During  this  once-­‐in-­‐a-­‐lifetime  celebration,  Omega  Pi  Phi  Fraternity,  Inc.  will  recognize  Brothers  with  25,  40,  50,  60,  

70,  75,  or  80  years  of  service  to  our  fraternity.      

We  salute  these  Brothers,  because  they  not  only  have  longevity  in  our  organization,  they  also  have  lived  by  our  guiding  principles.    

To  receive  an  award,  a  Brother  must  have  been   financial  for  each  of  the  immediate  past  10  years,  and  he  must  be  

financial  for  the  2010-­‐  2011  fiscal  year.    All  Brothers,  who  receive  an  award,  also  must  be   in  “good  standing”  with  the  fraternity.  

Life  Members   who   apply   for   an   award  must   be   in   good  standing  with   the   Fraternity   and  must   satisfy   one   of   the  

following  conditions.      

• If   a   Brother   became   a   Life   Member   during   or  

prior   to   2000,   he   has   no   past   international   dues  obligations,   and,   therefore,   is   eligible   for   the  award  outright.    

• If a Brother became a Life Member between 2000 and 2010, he shall be responsible for any international dues he did not pay for the period between 2000 and the year he became a Life Member.

• Back dues owed by any applicant for a service award in 2011 must be paid at the rate that was in effect for that year. The amounts were as follows:

  YEAR       DUES  AMT.  

• 1999-­‐2001       $  75.00  

• 2002-­‐2010     $100.00  

If  you  are  uncertain  of  your  eligibility  under  these  rules,  please  contact  the  Membership  Department  at  OPPF-­‐  IHQ  

on  (404)  284-­‐5533.      The  staff  will  be  happy  to  assist  you.  

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Litt le Known Facts About Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Men

~1920 through 1960~

   

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                     Langston  Hughes:    Black  Poet  

Laureate  in  the  1920s,  excelled  as  a  poet,  a  playwright,  and  a  celebrated  novelist.    He  was  a  lyricist,  and  humorist.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Langston  Hughes:  An  Omega  Man!                      

   William  (Count)  Basie:  World  renowned  Jazz  pianist  and  band  leader.    He  was  the  first  leader  of  a  Kansas  City  style  swing  band  to  rise  to  national  fame.  William  “Count”  Basie:  An  Omega  Man!                    

 

     

                                                                                                                                                                       Sterling  Allen  Brown:  Teacher,  poet,  

writer,  and  Professor  Emeritus  of  Literature  at  Howard  University,  Has  a  foundation  for  folk  culture  and  jazz  music.    He  earned  a  Masters  Degree  in  English  from  Harvard  University  in  1923.  A  major  player  in  the  cultural  rise  of  jazz  during  the  Harlem  Renaissance.                                                                                                                                                              Sterling  Brown:  An  Omega  Man!                                                                                                                                                                

Dr.  Carter  G.  Woodson:  Father  of  Black  History  Month;  Dean  of  the  School  of  Liberal  Arts  at  Howard  University;  founder  and  editor  of  the  Negro  History  Bulletin,  and  the  author  of  more  than  thirty  books        He  completed  his  Ph.D.  in  history  at  Harvard  in  1912.                                      Dr.  Carter  G.  Woodson:  An  Omega  Man!  

 

 Roland  Hayes:  Internationally  known  tenor  of  the  1920's.  He  sang  in  five  different  languages,  and  was  quite  famous  in  capital  cities  across  Europe  as  well  as  at  home  in  the  United  States  of  America.                                                                                                                  Roland  Hayes:  An  Omega  Man!  

Joe  Black:    Negro  League  and  Major  

League  Baseball  pitcher  for  the  Brooklyn  Dodgers  who  became  the  first  Black  pitcher  to  win  a  World  Series  game,  in  1952.    He  held  the  record  for  the  Lowest  Earned  Run  

Average  (ERA)  in  Baseball’s  Major  Leagues.                                                                                                                                                  Joe  Black:  An  Omega  Man!  

Max  Roach:  New  York  drummer                      who  helped  shape  modern  jazz  during  the  bebop  era                        

of  the  1940s  and  '50s. He paved  the  way  for  percussionists  like  Charlie  Parker  to  move  beyond  the  role  of  timekeeper  and  become  true  instrumentalists.                                                                                              

Max  Roach:  An  Omega  Man!

 William  DeHart  Hubbard:    First  African  

American  to  win  an  Olympic  gold  medal  in  an  individual  event.      His  1925  jump  of  25  feet  3½  inches  (7.71  m)  stood  as  a  Big  Ten  record  until  Jesse  Owens  broke  it  in  1935.      

William  DeHart  Hubbard:  An  Omega  Man!  

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Roy  Wilkins:  American  civil-­‐rights  leader  who  served  as  the  executive  director  of  the  NAACP.      He  was  a  reporter  for  the  Kansas  City  Call,  and  in  1923  he  became  the  managing  editor.                                                                                                              Roy  Wilkins:  An  Omega  Man!  

Dr.  Edwin  (E.B.)  Henderson:  A  Captain  and  outstanding  player  on  the  Washington  12th  Streeters  from  1906  to  1910.  He  is  known  by  many  as  the  "Father  of  Black  Sports  History."                                                                                                            Dr.  Edwin  (EB)  Henderson:  An  Omega  Man

 James  M.  Nabrit  Jr.:  Joined  Howard  University’s  law  faculty  in  1936,  and  taught  the  first  formal  civil  rights  law  course  at  an  American  law  school.  He  was  Howard  University’s  second  Black  president  and  one  the  leading  constitutional  and  civil  rights  lawyers.      James  M.  Nabrit,  Jr.:  An  Omega  Man  

 Dr.  LeRoy  Walker:  Served  as  president  of  the  U.S.  Olympic  Committee.    He  has  served  the  sport  of  track  and  field  as  both  a  coach  and  as  a  well-­‐respected  sports  administrator.                                                                                                                                                  Dr.  LeRoy  Walker:  An  Omega  Man!  

 

OMEGA  PSI  PHI  CENTENNIAL  COMMITTEE      

The  following  Brothers  are  committee  members:  

Dr.  C.  Tyrone  Gilmore,  34th  Grand  Basileus,  Chairman                                                                                                  Dr.  Dorsey  C.  Miller,  Jr.,    35th  Grand  Basileus,  Vice-­‐  Chair                                                                                                                                                                                          Dr.  John  S.  Epps,  Executive  Director  of  the  Centennial                Conclave              

Burnel  E.  Coulon,  Co-­‐Chair,  31st  Grand  Basileus                                                                                                                                Dr.  Moses  C.  Norman,  Co-­‐Chair,  33rd  Grand  Basileus                                                                                                                                                                                    Lloyd  J.  Jordan,  Esq.,  36th  Grand  Basileus                                                        Dr.  George  H.  Grace,  37th  Grand  Basileus                                                                                  James  S.  Avery,  28th  Grand  Basileus                                                                        Dr.  Edward  J.  Braynon,  Jr.,  30th  Grand  Basileus                                                                                                                              Kenneth  A.  Brown,  Grand  Marshal                                                                              Larry  A.  Brown,  Secretary                                                                                                  Robert  Littlejohn,  Jr.,  2nd  Vice  Grand  Basileus                                                                                                                        Darrell  G.  Comer,  Jr.,  Undergraduate  Representative    to  the  Supreme  Council                                                                                                                                    Noah  Holt,  Jr.,  Site  Selection  Chair,                                                              George  A.  Smith,  OPPF  Interim  Executive  Director                  Lawrence  E.  Moon,  Chairman,  Omega  Life  Membership  Foundation,  Inc.                                                                                                                                    Theodore  N.  Greer,  Immediate  Past  Chairman,  Omega  Life  Membership  Foundation,  Inc.                                                                                                          Henry  Porter,  Director,  Omega  Centennial  Chorale                                                                                                                                                                                  Donald  R.  Lee,  Coordinator,  Col.  Young  Ride  Project                                                                                                                    Aubrey  “Nick”  Pittman,  Esq.,  Former  Grand  Counselor                                                                                                                                                                          Anthony  R.  Knight,  3rd  District  Representative                      Keith  R.  Jackson,  7th  District  Representative                                          Dr.  Adam  E.  McKee,  Jr.,  Former  First  Vice  Grand    Basileus                                                                                                                                                                                      Edgar  Mathis,  Former  7th  District  Representative                                                                            Dr.  Steve  Johnson,  Howard  University  Liaison                      George  K.  McKinney,  Former  2nd    District  Representative                                                                                                                  Col.  Conrado  Morgan,  Co-­‐  Chair,  Salute  to  the  Military                                                                                                                    Dr.  Walter  Richardson,  Chair,  Salute  to  Education                                                                                                          Tony  Grant,  Chair,  Salute  to  Sports  and  Entertainment                                                                                                                              Isaiah  Reese,  Vice  Chair,  Salute  to  Sports  &    Entertainment                                                                                                                                            Robert  Holmes,  Chair,  Salute  to  Business,  Civic  and  Political  Involvement                                                                                                              Walter  Body,  Vice  Chair,  Salute  to  Business,  Civic  and  Political  Involvement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

The  Centennial  Celebration  is  ONLY  239  days  from  November  30,  2010.    Register  Now!    Go  to  the  Fraternity’s  website;  www.oppf.org    

Information  for  insertion  of  Brothers  pictures  in  Souvenir  Journals  for  the  Centennial  Conclave  salutes  will  be  available  on  the  website  12/21/10.