List of Omega Psi Phi brothers

This is a list of famous members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated (ΩΨΦ) which was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University.

Contents

Arts | Business | College Presidents | Education | Entertainment | Military | Politics | Science | Sports


Notable members

Arts

Name Original chapter Notability References
Count Basie Xi Phi (Honorary) Famous American Jazz Bandleader [1]
Sterling Brown Gamma Poet, author, writer, and professor emeritus at Howard University
Roland Hayes Gamma (Honorary) Internationally known tenor and orator. Omega Men of Distinction 6th edition.
Langston Hughes Beta Poet [2]
Benjamin Mays Gamma Presidential advisor, author, mentor to MLK Omega Men of Distinction 6th edition.
Max Roach Grand Chapter "Special Intake" Internationally known jazz drummer and improvisationalist. Omegas in the Decades.
Tommy Stewart Gamma Sigma Jazz Musician, Producer

Business

Name Original chapter Notability References
Tony Grant Xi Psi former President of Professional African American Banking Group - Bank of America; Chief Executive Officer of Grant Business Strategies, Inc.
Earl Graves Pi Founder Black Enterprise Magazine

College Presidents

Name Original chapter Notability References
Reginal S. Avery Nu Psi Coppin State University
David Beckley Psi Rust College
Billy Black Albany State College
Ernest A. Boykins, Jr. former President of Mississippi Valley State University
Micky L. Burnim Phi Gamma (Charter Line 1968) current president of Bowie State University
Jesse L. Burns Edward Waters College
Samuel D. Cook Psi Dillard University
Lawrence A. Davis Tau Sigma University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Walter S. Davis Rho Psi, founder Tennessee State University
William E. Gardner, Jr. former president of Savannah State College (1989 - 1991)
William Harris Alabama State University
William Jasper Hale Rho Psi, founder Tennessee State University
William R. Harvey Hampton University
Billy C. Hawkins Texas College, Talladega College
James A. Hefner Chi Omega (1965) Tennessee State University
Andrew H. Hugine Jr. Xi Psi former president of South Carolina State University(2003-2007), current President of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (A&M University or AAMU) 2009- present
Samuel D. Jolley, Jr. Upsilon Sigma Morris Brown College
James E. Lyons Upsilon Epsilon Jackson State University
Roderick McDavis Sigma Psi (Charter Member) Ohio University
Walter E. Massey Psi Ninth president of Morehouse College
Benjamin Mays Gamma Sixth president of Morehouse College
Eddie N. Moore Nu Virginia State University
Ivory V. Nelson Central Washington University
John A. Peoples Upsilon Epsilon (Chapter Charter Member Fall 1948) Jackson State University
Nathaniel Pollard, Jr. Eta Sigma Bowie State University
Oscar Prater Fort Valley State College
Luns Richardson Alpha Sigma Morris College
Robert L. Satcher Saint Paul's College
Albert Sloan Miles College
William W. Sutton Theta Sigma Mississippi Valley State University
H. Patrick Swygert Alpha Howard University
Henry N. Tisdale Lambda Sigma Claflin University
Jimmy R Jenkins Lambda Gamma Livingstone College

Education

Name Original chapter Notability References
Dr. Henry "Hank" Madison Eldridge Gamma Sigma Educator, Dean, Professor Emeritus (Fayetteville State University), Chapter sponsor (Delta Gamma) [3][4]

Entertainment

Name Original chapter Notability References
Bill Cosby Beta Alpha Alpha Comedian, actor and author
Steve Harvey Tau Tau Comedian and radio host
Terrence J Mu Psi Television Personality
Tom Joyner Lambda Epsilon radio host
Rushion McDonald Omega Theta Comedian, Manager, Executive Producer of Steve Harvey Morning Show
Wanya Morris Tau Tau member of R&B group Boyz II Men
Rob Stacks Tau Lambda Disc Jockey
Rickey Smiley Psi Rho Comedian
Joe Torry Eta Sigma Comedian
A.J. Calloway Ghana International Chapter Television Personality

Military

Name Original chapter Notability References
Guion Bluford Astronaut
Charles F. Bolden, Jr. Gamma Nu (1983) Astronaut
Frederick D. Gregory Astronaut
Ronald McNair Mu Psi (1970) Astronaut;Laser Physicist
Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. Xi Epsilon Air Force Pilot, First Black Astronaut
Roscoe Robinson First Black Four Star General - U.S. Army
Togo West Kappa Psi Secretary of the Army
Matthew A. Zimmerman First African American Chief of Chaplins - U.S. Army
William E. "Kip" Ward Pi First Commander of US Africa Command http://www.africom.mil/ward.asp

Politics

Name Original chapter Notability References
Clifford Alexander, Jr. First African American Secretary of the Army [2]
John P. Davis Lawyer, Publisher, Civil rights activist
Roger Gregory Upsilon Nu Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [5]
Nathan Hare Phi Psi The first coordinator of a black studies program; Founding publisher of The Black Scholar
William H. Hastie Alpha Psi First Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands [2]
Benjamin Hooks Chi Psi Executive Director of NAACP,Civil Rights Activist, Minister [2]
Jesse Jackson, Jr. Nu Pi Graduate Chapter Joliet, IL Representative from Illinois
Jesse Jackson, Sr. Pi Psi Founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition,Civil Rights Activist, Democratic Presidential Nominee, Minister [2]
Hank Johnson Kappa Alpha Alpha Representative from Georgia
Jack Johnson Executive of Prince George's County [6]
Vernon Jordan Zeta Phi
Clarence Lightner Tau Psi First popularly elected Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina and the first African American elected mayor of a metropolitan Southern city. [7][8]
Kendrick Meek Upsilon Psi Representative from Florida
Khalid Abdul Muhammad Theta Sigma National Representative for the Nation of Islam & National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party
David Satcher Psi Surgeon General of the United States [2]
Walter Washington Alpha First Home-Rule Mayor of the District of Columbia [2]
George Weaver Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs [9]
Robert C. Weaver Kappa Omicron first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) [2]
Lawrence Douglas Wilder Zeta Governor of Virginia [2]
Roy Wilkins Xi President NAACP

Science

Name Original chapter Notability References
Ernest Everett Just Alpha FOUNDER http://www.oppf.org
Charles Bolden Pi
Percy Julian
Charles Drew

Sports

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|alist= |- valign="top" | Herb Adderley | align="center" | Sigma | Professional Football Player Green Bay Packers 1st Round Pick 1961 | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Anthony Adams | align="center" | Nu | Professional Football Player Chicago Bears Defensive Tackle | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Mark Anderson | align="center" | Beta Eta | Professional Football Player New England Patriots Defensive End | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Ottis Anderson | align="center" | Eta Pi | Professional Football Player New York Giants Running Back | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Jordan Babineaux | align="center" | Delta Eta | professional football player Seattle Seahawks | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Vince Carter | align="center" | Psi Delta | professional basketball player | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Tony Delk | align="center" | Rho Lambda | professional basketball player | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Mark Duper | align="center" | Theta Delta | former professional football player | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Billy Joe Dupree | align="center" | Sigma | Football Player Dallas Cowboys 1st Round Pick 1973 | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Irving Fryar | align="center" | Tau Kappa | professional football player New England Patriots | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Clarence Gaines | align="center" | Pi | coached most basketball games in college history | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Ken Hamlin | align="center" | Gamma Eta | professional football player | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Ramon Harewood | align="center" | Psi | professional football player Baltimore Ravens | align="center" | |- valign="top" | DeHart Hubbard | align="center" | Phi | 1924 Summer Olympics–first African American to win an Olympic Gold medal for the United States. | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Bradie James | align="center" | Theta Kappa | professional football player |- valign="top" | Malcolm Jenkins | align="center" | Iota Psi | professional football player | align="center" | [10] |- valign="top" | Ed "Too Tall" Jones | align="center" | Rho Psi | former professional football player | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Sean Jones | align="center" | Nu Phi | Former Professional Football Player Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers Defensive End | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Akwasi Owusu-Ansah | align="center" | Gamma Mu | professional football player Dallas Cowboys #27 | align="center" | IUPQues.com |- valign="top" | Jacoby Jones | align="center" | Kappa Sigma | professional football player Houston Texans | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Michael Jordan | align="center" | Omicron Alpha | Hall Of Fame professional basketball player. Owner of the National Basketball Association Charlotte Bobcats | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | David Justice | align="center" | Eta Omega | former MLB player | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Vonta Leach | align="center" | Upsilon Zeta | professional football player Houston Texans | align="center" | [11] |- valign="top" | Robert Mathis | align="center" | Nu Epsilon | Indianapolis Colts defensive end | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Cedric Maxwell | align="center" | Epsilon Zeta | former professional basketball player | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Corey Mays | align="center" | Rho Gamma Gamma | professional football player | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Alonzo Mourning | align="center" | Grand Chapter (Special intake) | former professional basketball player | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Steve McNair | align="center" | Eta | former professional football player | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Shaquille O'Neal | align="center" | Grand Chapter
(Special Intake) | professional basketball player | align="center" | |- valign="top" | John Salley | align="center" | Nu Omega | former professional basketball player; television host | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Bo Scott | align="center" | Iota Psi | professional football player | align="center" | [10] |- valign="top" | Matt Snell | align="center" | Iota Psi | professional football player and 1964 AFL Rookie of the Year | align="center" | [10] |- valign="top" | Terrence Trammell | align="center" | Zeta Zeta | Olympic Silver medalist Hurdles | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Mo Vaughn | align="center" | Kappa Eta | former professional baseball player | align="center" | [12] |- valign="top" | Charlie Ward | align="center" | Thomasville Graduate Chapter | former professional basketball player | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Tim Watson (American football) | align="center" | Lambda Phi | former professional football player | align="center" | [2] |- valign="top" | Chris Webber | align="center" | Grand Chapter
(Special Intake) | professional basketball player | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Steven Wilks | align="center" | Psi Mu | defensive backs coach, currently with the San Diego Chargers | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Corliss Williamson | align="center" | Gamma Eta | professional basketball player | align="center" | |- valign="top" | George Wilson | align="center" | Gamma Eta | professional football player Buffalo Bills | align="center" | |- valign="top" | Rayfield Wright | align="center" | Upsilon Sigma | professional football player - Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame | align="center" | |- valign="top" | James Hasty | align="center" | Chi Alpha Alpha (Washington State - WAZZU) | professional football player - Kansa City Chiefs | align="center" | [2] | align="center" |

Footnotes and References

  1. ^ Omega Men of Distinction Book (6 ed.). http://ecommerce.oppf.org/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=MOD3001. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Famous Omega Men". Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. http://oppf.org/famous.asp. Retrieved 14 September 2010. 
  3. ^ Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
  4. ^ Delta Gamma History
  5. ^ "Lineage of Upsilon Nu". Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Upsilon Nu chapter. http://upsilonnu.org/ChapterLineage.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2010. 
  6. ^ Corpening Rowe, Carolyn; Jane Taylor Thomas, Beverly Babin Woods (2003). Prince George's County, Maryland. Arcadia. p. 54. ISBN 0-7385-1562-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=oed8kZP84RwC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=&source=bl&ots=9n54ahQOJ6&sig=MJ_pAogo4pPfaNY0vZGiE3Em_k4&hl=en&ei=-QveTLuWGcP7lwf2rL3WDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=%22&f=false. Retrieved 12 November 2010. 
  7. ^ "Mt. Hope Cemetery". The Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WK.html#1320BPMW1. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 
  8. ^ "Clarence Lightner -- Mayor, 80". New York Times. 2002-07-12. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE1DE1030F931A25754C0A9649C8B63. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 
  9. ^ "George L-P. Weaver Collection". Reuther Web Holdings. http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/collections/hefa_1295.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-09. 
  10. ^ a b c "Ohio State Ques". Archived from the original on 2008-07-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20080714024547/http://ques.org.ohio-state.edu/Ques+in+the+News.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-20. 
  11. ^ "ESPN.com". http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/photos?photoId=1754470&gameId=271213034. Retrieved 2008-01-20. 
  12. ^ The Making of Mo Vaughn. http://webpages.charter.net/joekuras/nomomo.htm.