List of Omega Psi Phi members

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This is a list of notable members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated (ΩΨΦ) which was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University.

Arts

Name Original chapter Notability References

Count Basie

|- style="vertical-align:top;" class="vcard" | class="fn" | Count Basie | style="text-align:center;" class="org" | Xi Phi (Honorary) | class="note" | Famous American Jazz Bandleader | style="text-align:center;" | |- style="vertical-align:top;" class="vcard" | class="fn" | Sterling Brown | style="text-align:center;" class="org" | Gamma | class="note" | Poet, author, writer, and professor emeritus at Howard University | style="text-align:center;" | |- style="vertical-align:top;" class="vcard" | class="fn" | Roland Hayes | style="text-align:center;" class="org" | Gamma (Honorary) | class="note" | Internationally known tenor and orator. | style="text-align:center;" | Omega Men of Distinction 6th edition. |- style="vertical-align:top;" class="vcard" | class="fn" | Langston Hughes | style="text-align:center;" class="org" | Beta | class="note" | Poet | style="text-align:center;" | |- style="vertical-align:top;" class="vcard" | class="fn" | Benjamin Mays | style="text-align:center;" class="org" | Gamma | class="note" | Presidential advisor, author, mentor to MLK | style="text-align:center;" | Omega Men of Distinction 6th edition. |- style="vertical-align:top;" class="vcard" | class="fn" | Max Roach | style="text-align:center;" class="org" | Grand Chapter "Special Intake" | class="note" | Internationally known jazz drummer and improvisationalist. | style="text-align:center;" | Omegas in the Decades.

Business

Name Original chapter Notability References Bernard Kinsey Grand Chapter (Special Intake) Philanthropist & Entrepreneur in African-American history

College Presidents

Name Original chapter Notability References Reginal S. Avery Nu Psi Coppin State University David Beckley Rust College Billy Black Chi Epsilon Albany State College Ernest A. Boykins, Jr. former President of Mississippi Valley State University Micky L. Burnim Phi Gamma (Charter Line 1968) current president of Bowie State University Nathaniel Glover Chi Edward Waters College Samuel DuBois Cook Psi Dillard University, 1974–1997 Lawrence A. Davis Tau Sigma University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Walter S. Davis Rho Psi, founder Tennessee State University Albert W. Dent Psi Dillard University, 1941–1969 16th Grand Basileus William E. Gardner, Jr. former president of Savannah State College (1989 - 1991) William Harris Alabama State University William Jasper Hale Rho Psi, founder Tennessee State University William R. Harvey Gamma Psi Hampton University Billy C. Hawkins Texas College, Talladega College James A. Hefner Chi Omega (1965) Tennessee State University Andrew H. Hugine Jr. Xi Psi former president of South Carolina State University(2003-2007), current President of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (A&M University or AAMU) 2009- present Samuel D. Jolley, Jr. Upsilon Sigma Morris College James E. Lyons Upsilon Epsilon Jackson State University Roderick McDavis Sigma Psi (Charter Member) Ohio University Walter E. Massey Psi President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2010-present; ninth president of Morehouse College, 1995-2007 Benjamin Mays Gamma Sixth president of Morehouse College, 1940-1967 Eddie N. Moore Nu Virginia State University James Nabrit, Jr. Psi Dean of Howard University School of Law, 1958-1960; Second Black president of Howard University, 1960-1965, 1968-1969 Ivory V. Nelson Central Washington University , Lincoln University, PA John A. Peoples Upsilon Epsilon (Chapter Charter Member Fall 1948) Jackson State University Nathaniel Pollard, Jr. Eta Sigma Bowie State University Oscar Prater Fort Valley State College Luns Richardson Alpha Sigma Morris College Robert L. Satcher Saint Paul's College Albert Sloan Miles College William W. Sutton Theta Sigma Mississippi Valley State University H. Patrick Swygert Alpha Howard University Henry N. Tisdale Lambda Sigma Claflin University Jimmy R Jenkins Lambda Gamma Livingstone College Thomas H Scheer Theta Phi Kaplan College Jacksonville John M. Rudley Texas Southern University

David Satcher

Entertainment

Name Original chapter Notability References Bill Cosby Beta Alpha Alpha Comedian, actor and author Steve Harvey Tau Tau Comedian and radio host Terrence J (Terrence Jenkins) Mu Psi Television Personality Tom Joyner Lambda Epsilon radio host Wanya Morris Special Intake member of R&B group Boyz II Men Rickey Smiley Kappa Beta Comedian Doug Stewart Sports Radio/TV Personality (The 2 Live Stews) Ryan Stewart Sports Radio/TV Personality (The 2 Live Stews) Joe Torry Eta Sigma Comedian A.J. Calloway Tau Chi Television Personality Kevin McCall Chi Alpha Alpha Singer Tau Lambda Disc Jockey Brian James (radio personality) Gamma Kappa Radio & TV Host Lil' JJ Alpha Delta Pi Comedian

Bill Cosby Joe Torry

Military

Name Original chapter Notability References Charles F. Bolden, Jr. Gamma Nu (1983) USMC Major General, Astronaut; Current NASA Administrator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bolden Charles Young Third Black West Point Graduate, Col. US Army, Buffalo Soldier http://www.ques-lgg.org/content.aspx?club_id=781981&module_id=14931&page_id=22 Frederick D. Gregory Alpha Omega US Air Force Colonel, Astronaut, Former NASA Deputy Administrator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_D._Gregory Robert H. Lawrence, Jr.; PhD Xi Epsilon Major US Air Force, Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot, First Black Astronaut http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henry_Lawrence,_Jr Roscoe Robinson First Black Four Star General - U.S. Army Togo West Kappa Psi Secretary of the Army Matthew A. Zimmerman First African American Chief of Chaplains - U.S. Army William E. "Kip" Ward First Commander of US Africa Command http://www.africom.mil/ward.asp

Politics

Name Original chapter Notability References Clifford Alexander, Jr. First African American Secretary of the Army John P. Davis Lawyer, Publisher, Civil rights activist Roger Gregory Upsilon Nu Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Nathan Hare Phi Psi The first coordinator of a black studies program; Founding publisher of The Black Scholar William H. Hastie Alpha Psi First Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands Benjamin Hooks Epsilon Phi (1942) Executive Director of NAACP,Civil Rights Activist, Minister Jesse Jackson, Jr. Nu Pi Graduate Chapter Joliet, IL Representative from Illinois Jesse Jackson, Sr. Pi Psi Founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition,Civil Rights Activist, Democratic Presidential Nominee, Minister Hank Johnson Kappa Alpha Alpha Representative from Georgia Jack Johnson Executive of Prince George's County Vernon Jordan Zeta Phi Clarence Lightner Tau Psi First popularly elected Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina and the first African American elected mayor of a metropolitan Southern city. Kendrick Meek Upsilon Psi Representative from Florida Kweisi Mfume Grand Chapter (Special Intake) Former President/CEO of NAACP, Congressman Khalid Abdul Muhammad Theta Sigma National Representative for the Nation of Islam & National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party Bayard Rustin Upsilon leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, pacifism and non-violence, and gay rights. David Satcher Psi Surgeon General of the United States Walter Washington Alpha First Home-Rule Mayor of the District of Columbia Robert C. Weaver Kappa Omicron first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lawrence Douglas Wilder Zeta Governor of Virginia James E. White Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Tyler County Roy Wilkins Xi President NAACP

Clifford Alexander William Hastie Jesse Jackson, Jr. Jesse Jackson, Sr. Hank Johnson

Science

Name Original chapter Notability References Ernest Everett Just Alpha Founder http://www.oppf.org Charles Bolden Pi Ronald McNair Mu Psi (1970) Astronaut (perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986); Laser Physicist; member of the Bahá'í Faith Ernest Melville DuPorte Sigma Entomologist. In group of 13 members that were first international members of the fraternity, in newly established Sigma chapter at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. (The chapter later moved to Michigan State University.) http://www.oppf13th.org/13thdistrict/ Charles Drew Alpha Psi Responsible for the single most important significant medical event with the creation of blood/plasma separation. This process has saved millions of lives in times of peace and war. William Montague Cobb Alpha Psi As the first African American to earn a Ph.D in anthropology, President of the NAACP from 1976 to 1982. Founder of Kappa Psi Chapter John Hopps Psi Nuclear engineer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense under George W. Bush Percy Julian

Ernest Just William Montague Cobb Ronald McNair

Sports

Name Original chapter Notability References Herb Adderley Sigma Professional Football Player Green Bay Packers 1st Round Pick 1961 Anthony Adams Nu Professional Football Player Chicago Bears Defensive Tackle Mark Anderson Beta Eta Professional Football Player Buffalo Bills Defensive End Otis Anderson Eta Pi Professional Football Player New York Giants Running Back Jordan Babineaux Delta Eta professional football player Seattle Seahawks Thaddeus Bullard Former University of Florida and professional football player, current WWE superstar known as Titus O'Neil Vince Carter Special Intake professional basketball player Tony Delk Rho Lambda professional basketball player Mark Duper Theta Delta former professional football player Billy Joe Dupree Sigma Football Player Dallas Cowboys 1st Round Pick 1973 Irving Fryar Tau Kappa professional football player New England Patriots Dr. Rhadi Ferguson Alpha For Judo USA Champion and 2004 Olympian Clarence Gaines Pi coached most basketball games in college history Alex Gordon (American football) Psi Theta professional football player Ken Hamlin Gamma Eta professional football player Ramon Harewood Psi professional football player Baltimore Ravens DeHart Hubbard Phi 1924 Summer Olympics–first African American to win an Olympic Gold medal for the United States. Billy Hunter Grand Chapter (Special Intake) Former professional football player for the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins; Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association Malcolm Jenkins Iota Psi professional football player Ed "Too Tall" Jones Rho Psi former professional football player Sean Jones Nu Phi Former Professional Football Player Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers Defensive End Akwasi Owusu-Ansah Gamma Mu professional football player Dallas Cowboys #27 Jacoby Jones Kappa Sigma professional football player Baltimore Ravens Michael Jordan Omicron Alpha Hall Of Fame professional basketball player. Owner of the National Basketball Association Charlotte Bobcats David Justice Eta Omega former MLB player Vonta Leach Upsilon Zeta professional football player Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis Grand Chapter (Special Intake) professional football player Baltimore Ravens Robert Mathis Nu Epsilon Indianapolis Colts defensive end Cedric Maxwell Epsilon Zeta former professional basketball player Corey Mays Rho Gamma Gamma professional football player Alonzo Mourning Grand Chapter (Special intake) former professional basketball player Steve McNair ETA Chapter Alcorn State University former professional football player Shaquille O'Neal Grand Chapter (Special Intake) professional basketball player John Salley Nu Omega former professional basketball player; television host Bo Scott Iota Psi professional football player Jerome Singleton Psi Gold medalist at 2008 Summer Paralympics, current world 100M champion and world's fastest amputee Matt Snell Iota Psi professional football player and 1964 AFL Rookie of the Year Stephen A. Smith Grand Chapter (Special Intake) Former collegiate basketball player, Sports Reporter, Columnist, Radio Host, Television Personality Terrence Trammell Zeta Zeta Olympic Silver medalist Hurdles Mo Vaughn Kappa Eta former professional baseball player Charlie Ward Thomasville Graduate Chapter former professional basketball player Tim Watson (American football) Lambda Phi former professional football player Chris Webber Special Intake former professional basketball player Steven Wilks Psi Mu defensive backs coach, currently with the San Diego Chargers Corliss Williamson Gamma Eta professional basketball player Alvin Williams Beta Eta Professional Football Player - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Defensive Back George Wilson Gamma Eta professional football player - Buffalo Bills Wesley Woodyard Rho Lambda professional football player - Denver Broncos Rayfield Wright Upsilon Sigma professional football player - Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame James Hasty Chi Alpha Alpha (Washington State - WAZZU) professional football player - Kansas City Chiefs Teddy Williams Alpha Delta Lambda (University of Texas San Antonio- UTSA) professional football player - Dallas Cowboys James Jones Xi Gamma (San Jose State) professional football player - Green Bay Packers Quinton Coples Psi Delta professional football player - New York Jets Brad Jones Chi Phi professional football player - Green Bay Packers J.T. Thomas Nu Zeta professional football player - Jacksonville Jaguars

Larry Anderson Professional Football Player [Pittsburgh Steelers] wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Anderson_%28American_football%29 Vince Carter Michael Jordan Jerry Porter John Salley Jerome Singleton

External links

Omega Psi Phi's official page Famous Omega Men Paul Williams Architect