Omega Psi Phi is 100 years old!
 

On Friday evening, 17 November 1911, three students of the Junior class at Howard University in Washington D.C. (Bishop Edgar A. Love, Dr. Oscar J. Cooper, Professor Frank Coleman, with the assistance of their faculty advisor, Professor Ernest E. Just) founded Omega Psi Phi, the first national Greek-letter fraternity established at a historically black college/university, based on the Cardinal Principles of Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift and under the banner of the open motto "Friendship is essential to the soul".

God bless the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity!!!!

The Omega Psi Phi Hymn at the Centennial Celebration Founder's Banquet:
Omega Dear
by
W. Mercer Cook & Charles Drew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17dUK...eature=related
Omega Dear we are thine own;
Thou art our life, our love, our home;
We'll sing Thy praises far and nigh,
We love Omega Psi Phi.

To all Thy precepts make us true;
Live nobly as all real men do,
Let Manhood be our eternal shrine;
With faith in God and heart and mind.

Through days of joy or years of pain,
To serve Thee e'er will be our aim;
And when we say our last goodbye
We'll love Omega Psi Phi.

And, a beautiful hymn it is, indeed. Happy Centennial! Here's to another 100 years.

Congratulations on 100 years to the men of Omega Psi Phi!

Congratulations to all of the members of Omega Psi Phi over the past 100 years, and best wishes for a fruitful second 100!

Thank you for sharing the hymn, it is beautiful.

Congratulations! Welcome to the century club!

Very cool, congratulations and Happy Anniversary!

Two ladies talking..

One mentioned that her significant other (don't know if she is married) was going to a 100-year old fraternity celebration this weekend. She didn't say the name of the fraternity but I think the gathering is in Alabama.

She was happy to be having some free time.;)

Happy Centennial Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc!!

Happy Centennial!

Congratulations on a wonderful milestone!

Happy Founders Day. Congrats on reaching 100 years.

The father of blood banking also wrote this? That's great.

Happy Centennial to The Men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
Congrats on 100 successful years.

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Yes, Bro. Dr. Drew of the 'Blood for Britain Campaign' during WWII wrote the 2nd and 3rd stanzas of the hymn while Bro. W. Mercer Cook wrote the music and the first stanza. (They were students at old Alpha Psi Chapter at Amherst College.)

Congratulations to Omega Psi Phi on its first 100 years!