{"id":217,"date":"2026-10-31T21:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/index.php\/divine-nine\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T21:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:35:43","slug":"divine-nine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/index.php\/divine-nine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Divine Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>.gp{--k:#0B0B0B;--p:#121110;--g:#D4AF5F;--gl:#F1D58F;--i:#F4EFE3;--m:#B9B2A3;--l:rgba(212,175,95,.22);background:var(--k);color:var(--i);font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.65}.gp *{box-sizing:border-box}.gp-sec{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:clamp(56px,8vw,104px) 24px;border-bottom:1px solid 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class=\"gp-eye\">National Pan-Hellenic Council \u00b7 Est. 1930<\/span><h1>The <em class=\"gd\">Divine Nine<\/em><\/h1><p class=\"lede\">Nine historically Black fraternities and sororities. One council. More than a century of scholarship, service, sisterhood and brotherhood. The Gamma Chapter honors every member of our D9 family.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"gp-sec \"><span class=\"gp-eye\">The Nine<\/span><h2>Select an organization to learn its story<\/h2><div class=\"gp-org\"><details style=\"--c1:#0B0B0B;--c2:#D4AF5F\"><summary><span class=\"lt\">\u0391\u03a6\u0391<\/span><span><h3>Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.<\/h3><p>Founded December 4, 1906 \u00b7 Cornell University<\/p><p>The Seven Jewels \u00b7 7 founders<\/p><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"body\"><p>The first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men \u2014 and home of the Gamma Chapter, chartered at Virginia Union in 1907.<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">NPHC member since 1931 \u00b7 Colors: Black &amp; Old Gold<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">Their founders are known as <b style=\"color:#F4EFE3\">The Seven Jewels<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Henry Arthur Callis<\/li><li>Charles Henry Chapman<\/li><li>Eugene Kinckle Jones<\/li><li>George Biddle Kelley<\/li><li>Nathaniel Allison Murray<\/li><li>Robert Harold Ogle<\/li><li>Vertner Woodson Tandy<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><details style=\"--c1:#F4A7A3;--c2:#2E5E1E\"><summary><span class=\"lt\">\u0391\u039a\u0391<\/span><span><h3>Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.<\/h3><p>Founded January 15, 1908 \u00b7 Howard University<\/p><p>The Twenty Pearls \u00b7 20 founders<\/p><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"body\"><p>The first Greek-letter sorority established by African American college women, and one of the five organizations that founded the NPHC.<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">NPHC member since 1930 \u00b7 Charter member \u00b7 Colors: Salmon Pink &amp; Apple Green<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">Their founders are known as <b style=\"color:#F4EFE3\">The Twenty Pearls<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Anna Easter Brown<\/li><li>Beulah Burke<\/li><li>Lillie Burke<\/li><li>Marjorie Hill<\/li><li>Margaret Flagg Holmes<\/li><li>Ethel Hedgeman Lyle<\/li><li>Lavinia Norman<\/li><li>Lucy Diggs Slowe<\/li><li>Marie Woolfolk Taylor<\/li><li>Norma Elizabeth Boyd<\/li><li>Ethel Jones Mowbray<\/li><li>Alice Murray<\/li><li>Sarah Meriweather Nutter<\/li><li>Joanna Berry Shields<\/li><li>Carrie Snowden<\/li><li>Harriet Terry<\/li><li>Julia Brooks<\/li><li>Nellie Quander<\/li><li>Nellie Pratt Russell<\/li><li>Minnie Smith<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><details style=\"--c1:#A6192E;--c2:#F3E9D2\"><summary><span class=\"lt\">\u039a\u0391\u03a8<\/span><span><h3>Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.<\/h3><p>Founded January 5, 1911 \u00b7 Indiana University<\/p><p>The Founders \u00b7 10 founders<\/p><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"body\"><p>Founded at Indiana University, Kappa Alpha Psi was among the five charter members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">NPHC member since 1930 \u00b7 Charter member \u00b7 Colors: Crimson &amp; Cream<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">Their founders are known as <b style=\"color:#F4EFE3\">The Founders<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Elder Watson Diggs<\/li><li>Byron Kenneth Armstrong<\/li><li>John Milton Lee<\/li><li>Henry Tourner Asher<\/li><li>Marcus Peter Blakemore<\/li><li>Paul Waymond Caine<\/li><li>George Wesley Edmonds<\/li><li>Guy Levis Grant<\/li><li>Ezra Dee Alexander<\/li><li>Edward Giles Irvin<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><details style=\"--c1:#5B2C83;--c2:#E2BE55\"><summary><span class=\"lt\">\u03a9\u03a8\u03a6<\/span><span><h3>Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.<\/h3><p>Founded November 17, 1911 \u00b7 Howard University<\/p><p>The Founders \u00b7 4 founders<\/p><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"body\"><p>The first fraternity founded at a historically Black university, and a charter member of the NPHC.<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">NPHC member since 1930 \u00b7 Charter member \u00b7 Colors: Royal Purple &amp; Old Gold<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">Their founders are known as <b style=\"color:#F4EFE3\">The Founders<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Edgar Amos Love<\/li><li>Oscar James Cooper<\/li><li>Frank Coleman<\/li><li>Ernest Everett Just (faculty adviser)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><details style=\"--c1:#B11226;--c2:#F3E9D2\"><summary><span class=\"lt\">\u0394\u03a3\u0398<\/span><span><h3>Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.<\/h3><p>Founded January 13, 1913 \u00b7 Howard University<\/p><p>The Twenty-Two Founders \u00b7 22 founders<\/p><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"body\"><p>Founded at Howard University in 1913, Delta Sigma Theta was one of the five organizations that established the NPHC.<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">NPHC member since 1930 \u00b7 Charter member \u00b7 Colors: Crimson &amp; Cream<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">Their founders are known as <b style=\"color:#F4EFE3\">The Twenty-Two Founders<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Osceola Macarthy Adams<\/li><li>Marguerite Young Alexander<\/li><li>Winona Cargile Alexander<\/li><li>Ethel Cuff Black<\/li><li>Bertha Pitts Campbell<\/li><li>Zephyr Chisom Carter<\/li><li>Mary Edna Brown Coleman<\/li><li>Jessie McGuire Dent<\/li><li>Frederica Chase Dodd<\/li><li>Myra Davis Hemmings<\/li><li>Olive Claire Jones<\/li><li>Jimmie Bugg Middleton<\/li><li>Pauline Oberdorfer Minor<\/li><li>Vashti Turley Murphy<\/li><li>Naomi Sewell Richardson<\/li><li>Mamie Reddy Rose<\/li><li>Eliza Pearl Shippen<\/li><li>Florence Letcher Toms<\/li><li>Ethel Carr Watson<\/li><li>Wertie Blackwell Weaver<\/li><li>Madree Penn White<\/li><li>Edith Motte Young<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><details style=\"--c1:#1E4FA3;--c2:#FFFFFF\"><summary><span class=\"lt\">\u03a6\u0392\u03a3<\/span><span><h3>Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.<\/h3><p>Founded January 9, 1914 \u00b7 Howard University<\/p><p>The Founders \u00b7 3 founders<\/p><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"body\"><p>Founded at Howard University, Phi Beta Sigma joined the NPHC in 1931 and shares a constitutional bond with Zeta Phi Beta.<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">NPHC member since 1931 \u00b7 Colors: Royal Blue &amp; Pure White<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">Their founders are known as <b style=\"color:#F4EFE3\">The Founders<\/b><\/p><ul><li>A. Langston Taylor<\/li><li>Leonard F. Morse<\/li><li>Charles I. Brown<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><details style=\"--c1:#1E4FA3;--c2:#FFFFFF\"><summary><span class=\"lt\">\u0396\u03a6\u0392<\/span><span><h3>Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.<\/h3><p>Founded January 16, 1920 \u00b7 Howard University<\/p><p>The Five Pearls \u00b7 5 founders<\/p><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"body\"><p>Founded at Howard University as the sister organization of Phi Beta Sigma, and a charter member of the NPHC.<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">NPHC member since 1930 \u00b7 Charter member \u00b7 Colors: Royal Blue &amp; Pure White<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">Their founders are known as <b style=\"color:#F4EFE3\">The Five Pearls<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Arizona Cleaver Stemmons<\/li><li>Pearl Anna Neal<\/li><li>Myrtle Tyler Faithful<\/li><li>Viola Tyler Goings<\/li><li>Fannie Pettie Watts<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><details style=\"--c1:#1F4BA0;--c2:#F2C744\"><summary><span class=\"lt\">\u03a3\u0393\u03a1<\/span><span><h3>Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.<\/h3><p>Founded November 12, 1922 \u00b7 Butler University<\/p><p>The Seven Founders \u00b7 7 founders<\/p><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"body\"><p>Founded by seven educators at Butler University in Indianapolis, Sigma Gamma Rho joined the NPHC in 1937.<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">NPHC member since 1937 \u00b7 Colors: Royal Blue &amp; Gold<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">Their founders are known as <b style=\"color:#F4EFE3\">The Seven Founders<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little<\/li><li>Dorothy Hanley Whiteside<\/li><li>Vivian White Marbury<\/li><li>Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson<\/li><li>Hattie Mae Dulin Redford<\/li><li>Bessie M. Downey Martin<\/li><li>Cubena McClure<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><details style=\"--c1:#4A3628;--c2:#E0C068\"><summary><span class=\"lt\">\u0399\u03a6\u0398<\/span><span><h3>Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.<\/h3><p>Founded September 19, 1963 \u00b7 Morgan State University<\/p><p>The Twelve Founders \u00b7 12 founders<\/p><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"body\"><p>Founded at Morgan State University in 1963, Iota Phi Theta became the ninth member of the NPHC in 1996, completing the Divine Nine.<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">NPHC member since 1996 \u00b7 Colors: Charcoal Brown &amp; Gilded Gold<\/p><p class=\"gp-small\">Their founders are known as <b style=\"color:#F4EFE3\">The Twelve Founders<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Albert Hicks<\/li><li>Lonnie Spruill Jr.<\/li><li>Charles Briscoe<\/li><li>Frank Coakley<\/li><li>John Slade<\/li><li>Barron Willis<\/li><li>Webster Lewis<\/li><li>Charles Brown<\/li><li>Louis Hudnell<\/li><li>Michael Williams<\/li><li>Charles Gregory<\/li><li>Elias Dorsey Jr.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><\/div><p class=\"gp-small\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">Organization names and Greek letters belong to their respective organizations. Shown here in tribute.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"gp-sec \"><span class=\"gp-eye\">1906 \u2192 1996<\/span><h2>How the Nine came together<\/h2><ol class=\"gp-tl\"><li><b>1906<\/b><div><h3>Alpha Phi Alpha<\/h3><p>Founded December 4 at Cornell University.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><b>1908<\/b><div><h3>Alpha Kappa Alpha<\/h3><p>Founded January 15 at Howard University.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><b>1911<\/b><div><h3>Kappa Alpha Psi &amp; Omega Psi Phi<\/h3><p>Kappa founded January 5 at Indiana University; Omega founded November 17 at Howard University.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><b>1913<\/b><div><h3>Delta Sigma Theta<\/h3><p>Founded January 13 at Howard University.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><b>1914<\/b><div><h3>Phi Beta Sigma<\/h3><p>Founded January 9 at Howard University.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><b>1920<\/b><div><h3>Zeta Phi Beta<\/h3><p>Founded January 16 at Howard University.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><b>1922<\/b><div><h3>Sigma Gamma Rho<\/h3><p>Founded November 12 at Butler University.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><b>1930<\/b><div><h3>The NPHC is formed<\/h3><p>The National Pan-Hellenic Council is established at Howard University on May 10.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><b>1963<\/b><div><h3>Iota Phi Theta<\/h3><p>Founded September 19 at Morgan State University.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><b>1996<\/b><div><h3>The Nine are complete<\/h3><p>Iota Phi Theta joins the NPHC, completing the Divine Nine.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/section><div class=\"gp-band\"><section class=\"gp-sec\"><span class=\"gp-eye\" style=\"color:#2A2416\">A salute from Gamma<\/span><h2>Nine organizations. One shared legacy of lifting as we climb.<\/h2><p>Alpha Phi Alpha was the first, and we never walked alone. The Gamma Chapter honors our brothers and sisters of the Divine Nine \u2014 at Virginia Union University, across Richmond, and around the world \u2014 for a century of service, scholarship and leadership in the communities we share.<\/p><\/section><\/div><section class=\"gp-sec \"><div class=\"gp-two\"><div><span class=\"gp-eye\">Connect<\/span><h2>Reach the chapter<\/h2><\/div><div><ul class=\"gsk gsk-contact\" role=\"list\"><li><a href=\"mailto:&#049;&#057;07ga&#109;ma&#064;gm&#097;i&#108;&#046;c&#111;&#109;\">1&#057;&#048;&#055;ga&#109;&#109;a&#064;g&#109;&#097;il&#046;&#099;o&#109;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gamma1907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@gamma1907<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.apa1906.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Membership: my.apa1906.net<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9National Pan-Hellenic Council \u00b7 Est. 1930 The Divine Nine Nine historically Black fraternities and sororities. 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