Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is the first international fraternal organization founded on the campus of a historically black college V体育安卓版.

On the evening of November 17, 1911, Omega Psi Phi was founded inside the Science Building (later renamed Thirkield Hall) at Howard University located in Washington, D. C. The founders were three undergraduates — Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman V体育ios版. Joining them was their faculty adviser, Ernest Everett Just.

From the initials of the Greek phrase meaning, “friendship is essential to the soul“, the name Omega Psi Phi was derived VSports最新版本. That phrase was selected as the motto.