Where was Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. founded?

Where was Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. founded?

• A. Howard University
• B. Cornell University
• C. Fisk University
• D. University of Virginia

Answer: (A)

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 1914, by A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown. Howard University, established in 1867 as a historically Black university, provided the setting where the founders organized the group around brotherhood, scholarship, and service. The fraternity was not founded at Cornell University, Fisk University, or the University of Virginia, which are not the birthplace of Phi Beta Sigma.

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 1914, by A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown. Howard University, established in 1867 as a historically Black university, provided the setting where the founders organized the group around brotherhood, scholarship, and service. The fraternity was not founded at Cornell University, Fisk University, or the University of Virginia, which are not the birthplace of Phi Beta Sigma.