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Chartered at the University of Maryland: January 25, 1972
National founding date: January 9, 1914
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Chapter email: [email protected]
The founders desired an organization that would be "a part of" the general community rather than "apart from" the general community. They believed each potential member should be judged on his own merits rather than his family background or affluence, without regard to race, nationality, skin tone or texture of hair.
Since the fraternity's inception, the founders concieved Phi Beta Sigma as a mechanism to deliver services to the community. Rather than acquiring skills to be used exclusively for themselves and their immediate families, they would return their acquired skills to the community from which they had come. This conviction is mirrored in the fraternity's motto, "Culture for service, and service for humanity."
Today, Phi Beta Sigma has blossomed into an international organization. No longer a singly entity, the fraternity has established:
-Phi Beta Sigma Educational Foundation
-Phi Beta Sigma Housing Foundation
-Phi Beta Sigma Federal Credit Union
-Phi Beta Sigma Charitable Outreach Foundation
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Official Colors: Royal Blue and Pure White
Official motto: Culture for service, service for humanity
Founding values: Brotherhood, scholarship, service
Philanthropic cause: Hurrican Katrina Disaster Relief Aid
Major events: Radical Reading and Trick or Treating, Words from the Wise, Networking Workshop
Prominent members: Michael Steward, Emmett Smith, Thorris Chestnut, Jerry Rice, Blair Underwood, Stefan Charles-Pierre