Omega Psi Phi
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N 42° 21.738 W 083° 03.861
17T E 330005 N 4692067
Located on the northwest side of Ferry Street, between John R Road and Brush Street. Streetside parking available.
Waymark Code: WM12KF
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2006
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This Victorian structure, built in the early 1890s, houses the Detroit chapter of the first national Greek letter fraternity established at a Negro university. Omega Psi Phi was founded in 1911 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The Greek letters symbolize the motto "Friendship is essential to the soul." DeWitt T. Burton, Francis Dent and O. T. Davis formed Nu Omega, the local chapter in 1923. Fifteen years later Nu Sigma, the undergraduate chapter, began at Wayne State University. Purchased in 1942 by Nu Omega, this house fulfilled the fraternity's initial purpose by creating an association of college men with similar ideals of manhood, scholarship, perseverance and uplift. Many members of this chapter achieved local or national prominence.
Historical Name: DeWitt T. Burton, Francis Dent and O. T. Davis
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #0485
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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