Charter Day History
In 1996, Brother Gernerique T. Stewart (6-95-A) organized the first formal Charter Day celebration honoring the history that is Alpha Chapter. This has evolved into an annual banquet recognizing the worthy contributions of Brothers to Alpha Chapter and the brotherhood.
85th Anniversary
Howard University - Bethune Hall Annex
86th Anniversary
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Keynote Speaker: MARK S. HALL (12-81-A)
87th Anniversary
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Keynote Speaker: LLOYD J. JORDAN, Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
88th Anniversary
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Dr. Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. (6-88-Alpha Omega)
Frank Byron Patterson (15-62-A)
Keynote Speaker: EDWARD A. CLEMENT (15-Fall 1952-A)
89th Anniversary - 2000
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Stephon Henderson (4-80-Mu Zeta)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. (8-66-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Melvin John Washington (20-63-A) awarded posthumously
Keynote Speaker: DR. TAFT H. BROOME, JR. (10-62-A)
90th Anniversary - 2001
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Frank Wright, Jr. (1-86-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Benjamin L. Spaulding (Alpha - Spring 1931)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Henry D. Wesley, Jr. (Alpha - Spring 1938)
Keynote Speaker: HAROLD J. COOK (4-66-A)
91st Anniversary - 2002
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Marlon C. Murphy (4-89-Upsilon Zeta)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: William J. Jefferson, Jr. (2-Spring 1951-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Ivory Gene Cooper (15-79-A)
Keynote Speaker: JAMES B. BROWN, JR. (1-Fall 1957-A)
92nd Anniversary - 2003
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Gernerique T. Stewart (6-95-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Dr. Taft H. Broome, Jr. (10-62-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Marcel A. Pratt, Jr. (14-77-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Rodney W. Griffin II (8-2003-A)
Keynote Speaker: EDWARD H. TAYLOR (Alpha 1928)
EDWARD A. CLEMENT (15-Fall 1952-A)
93rd Anniversary - 2004
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: George D. Stanyard II (10-84-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Dr. Allen W. Toles (9-79-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Geoffrey M. Jackson (2-84-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Byron D. Hughes (3-2004-A)
Keynote Speaker: REV. EDWARD A. HAILES, JR. (1-74-A)
94th Anniversary - 2005
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: André C. Samuels (2-97-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Robert C. Warren, Jr. (11-80-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Barry L. Hudson (1-83-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Montreal C. McMorris (10-2005-A)
Keynote Speaker: IVORY GENE COOPER (15-79-A)
95th Anniversary - 2006
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Milton B. Yates (9-2000-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: George C. Williams (16-77-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Theodus Cook II (21-79-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Ervin C. Roberson II (1-2006-A)
Keynote Speaker: BARRY L. HUDSON (1-83-A)
96th Anniversary - 2007
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Matthew L. Goins (9-2001-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Ivory Gene Cooper (15-79-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Tony A. Taylor (6-81-A)
Keynote Speaker: JEROME R. BAILEY (7-96-A)
97th Anniversary - 2008
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Dr. Steven G. Johnson (4-2008-Alpha Omega)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Wilson T. Bland (8-94-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Lenford C. Lloyd (12-93-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Jason Lloyd (1-2008-A)
Keynote Speaker: GERNERIQUE T. STEWART, PH. D. (6-95-A)
98th Anniversary - 2009
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Dr. Steven G. Johnson (4-2008-Alpha Omega)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Larry A. Brown (1-73-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Robert C. Warren, Jr. (11-80-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Adedamola O. Ademiluyi (3-2009-A)
Keynote Speaker: ARTHUR L. BURNETT, SR. (Alpha 1954)
99th Anniversary - 2010
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Jamal Parker (2-96-B)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Harold J. Cook (4-66-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Andre C. Samuels (2-97-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Kenneth J. Harris, Jr. (8-2010-A)
Keynote Speaker: ROBERT C. WARREN, JR. (11-80-A)
100th Anniversary - 2011
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Dr. Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. (6-88-Alpha Omega)
Frank Byron Patterson (15-62-A)
Keynote Speaker: EDWARD A. CLEMENT (15-Fall 1952-A)
101st Anniversary - 2012
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Jamal Parker (2-96-B)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Harold J. Cook (4-66-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Gernerique T. Stewart, Ph. D. (6-95-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Douglas M. Brooks II (1-2011-A)
Keynote Speaker: JONATHAN A. MATTHEWS (7-83-A)
102nd Anniversary - 2013
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Robert W. Fairchild (Eta Sigma 1964)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Rushern L. Baker III (7-81-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Orlando A. Pizana (11-96-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Julian R.N. Jackson, Jr. (7-2013-A)
Keynote Speaker: ROBERT C. WARREN, JR. (11-80-A)
103rd Anniversary - 2014
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: James D. Thompson (4-2005-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Dr. Michael Jerome Adams (2-83-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Dr. Bernard L. Richardson (6-73-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award:
Keynote Speaker: ROHULAMIN QUANDER (2-64-A)
104th Anniversary - 2015
Armour J. Blackburn University Center Gallery
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Leonard L. Hamlin Sr. (4-81-A)
105th Anniversary - 2016
Armour J. Blackburn University Center Ballroom
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Livingstone Morris Johnson (Alpha, FA'46)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Bro. Dr. Gary D. Rodwell (7-76-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Bro. Frank Wright, Jr. (1-86-A)
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Bro. Thaddeus Richburg (12-96-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Bro. Ramsey D. Lowery (2-2016-A)
106th Anniversary - 2017
Armour J. Blackburn University Center Ballroom
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Keynote Speaker: Bro. Russell Drake (6-02-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Bro. D. Orlando Ledbetter (4-82-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Bro. Vernon Motlow, Sr. (9-84-A)
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Bro. E. Duane Foster (7-94-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Bro. Cortez D. Hardrick (8-2017-A)
107th Anniversary - 2018
Bobby Vann's Grill
Saturday, December 15, 2018
Keynote Speaker: Bro. Dr. Rhadi Ferguson (2-94-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Bro. Duane G. Keye (2-76-Theta Psi)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Bro. Timothy C. Robinson (15-81-A)
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Bro. Jarren Brown (3-2013-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Bro. Malcolm Fox (4-2018-TI)
108th Anniversary - 2019
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Keynote Speaker: Bro. Dr. Micheal R. DeBaun (2-80-A)
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Rev. Bro. Edward A. Hailes, Jr. (1-74-A)
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Bro. Aquanius Freeman (5-2015-A)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Bro. Hafiz Asad (4-2018-A)
Keynote Speaker: EDWARD A. CLEMENT (15-Fall 1952-A)
109th Anniversary - 2020
Virtual Charter Day via Zoom
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Bro. Tushon Robinson (9-93-A)
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Bro. Courtenay L. Miller (6-09-Alpha Omega)
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Bro. Joshua Metoyer (2-2020-A)
110th Anniversary - 2021
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Bro. Marcel Pratt
Omega Reflections: Hon Bro. Quander & Dixon
Frank Byron Patterson Award: Bro. George Hardy
Edgar Newton Jackson, Jr. Award: Bro. Eduard Weathers
Horace Dwight Boston Award: Not awarded
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