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Old 07-15-2002, 03:02 PM
Honeykiss1974 Honeykiss1974 is offline
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History from their website:

Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorporated was founded at Morgan State College on October 12, 1962. The purpose of the Fellowship is to promote academic awareness, good ethical standards and unity among college and graduate men, to create intelligent and effective leadership, and to study and help alleviate social and economic problems concerning society in order to improve the status of mankind.

What do the letters mean?

The "G" (Groove not Gamma)
During the 1960's, the word "groove" was popular among young Blacks. Websters dictionary defines the verb groove as "to perform deftly or smoothly." As a noun, groove is defined as "a fixed routine in the affairs of life." Hence to go "against the groove" means to work in opposition to the current establishment. Finally, "Groovin'" was also associated with "socializing" or "fellowshipping". All three of these descriptions combine to form the basic essence of our Social Fellowship.

The "Phi"
In Secrets of the Great Egyptians, Peter Thompkins tells us that the Khemit people of Africa (Ancient Egyptians) originated "Phi" as a symbol of the creative function of the male reproductive system and more loosely as "reproduction in endless series". It was a symbolic representation of "the fire of life". This symbol of fertility was adopted in our name to stand for our continual growth and development. Our Phi should in no way be confused with the greek symbol Phi, which takes on the same look but a totally different meaning.

Keeping in step with the reawakening of what has been termed, Black Consciousness, our 14 founders incorporated the prominent cultural and nationalistic ideologies and creeds of the Black Power Movement into an organization that was envisioned and is manifested as a positive alternative to the current fraternal establishment and not an antagonistic organization to the established Black fraternal system or as another Black fraternity without Greek nomenclature

At present, the Fellowship has more than 30,000 members, and more than 150 affiliate graduate and undergraduate chapters throughout the United States. The membership includes a wide-range of backgrounds and occupations, including but not limited to, accounting, engineering, government, medicine, law, information technology, business entrepreneurs, professional athletes, education, skilled crafts, human resources, real estate, protective services, clergy, and the armed forces.

The Fellowship's governing structure center's around the National Conclave, which convenes annually to review and approve major business. Between Conclaves the Executive Board of Directors ensures that major business is properly executed through the Fellowship's administrative officers known as the Directorate Staff. The Fellowship's overall structure is ranked-ordered as follows:
The Conclave
The Executive Board of Directors
The Directorate Staff
Regional Offices
Chapters
Individual Members

Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship, Inc.,
G PHI G, and The Groove Fund, Inc. are registered with the United States Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(7) and 501(c)(3) tax exempt entities, respectively, while both have articles of incorporation on file with The State of New Jersey. In addition, the Fellowship's name, letters and emblem are registered with the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

"Through Loyalty & Integrity We Shall Achieve Greatness."


To ONEPLUS69is70:

A lot of what you have said can be considered "pseudo-anthropological nonsense", depending on who you ask. I can find information from other historians and scholars that is exactly contradictory to what you're saying. No to be mean or anything, but he was just telling history about his organization. Isn't that what this thread is about?
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Last edited by Honeykiss1974; 07-15-2002 at 03:08 PM.
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