A CONDENSED HISTORY OF
PSI PHI CHAPTER OF OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Psi Phi Chapter was established and chartered by the fraternity’s Supreme Council on January 23, 1932 and the Charter was signed and sealed on March 6, 1932. The Charter members were: Brothers Hobart T. Allen, Francis L. Atkins, Samuel G. Baker, Clark S. Brown, Sr., W. Otto Gill, Issac P. Perry, William L. Stepp, Sr., Andrew I. Terrell, E. Friar Wilson and Chauncey G. Winston, respectively. All of whom are now in Omega Chapter.
The first officers of the chapter at its conception were, Baslieus, Bro. Ernest F. Wilson, Vice Baslieus, Bro. Clark S. Brown, Sr., Keeper of Records and Seal, Bro. Samuel G. Baker, Keeper of Finance, Bro. Andrew I. Terrell, Sr., and Chaplain, Bro. Chauncey. G. Winston.
Bro. Jasper Alston (Jack) Atkins, a member of Psi Phi Chapter, was the Founder of the Omega Talent Hunt Contest, which is now one of the fraternity’s nationally mandated programs. The program helped discover and encourage many of our great musicians and music teachers. Bro. Atkins also served as our ninth Grand Basileus from 1921-1924.
The following brothers from Psi Phi Chapter served as Sixth District Representative, the highest position at the district level: Bro. Kermit Hightower (1943-1944), Bro. Andrew I. Terrell, Sr. (1944-1945), Bro. W. O. Yarborough (1951-1953), Bro. Jasper Alston (Jack) Atkins (1955-1957), and Bro. William H. Hoffler, Jr. (1987-1989).
The distinguished list of former Basilei reflects the strong leadership Psi Phi Chapter has been fortunate to have had through the years. The following list of brothers is a testament to that kind of leadership.
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Name |
Year |
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Bro. Ernest F. Wilson |
1932-1935 |
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Bro. Chauncey G. Wilson |
1935-1938 |
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Bro. Andrew I. Terrell, Sr. |
1938-1941 |
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Bro. Horace Woodland |
1941-1943 |
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Bro. W. Otto Gill |
1943-1945 |
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Bro. Edwin L. Patterson |
1945-1947 |
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Bro. Hobart T. Allen |
1947-1949 |
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Bro. William H. Watson |
1949-1951 |
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Bro. Andrew B. Reynolds |
1951-1953 |
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Bro. Lafayette A. Cook |
1953-1955 |
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Bro. Carl H. Russell, Sr. |
1955-1957 |
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Bro. John W. Hauser |
1957-1959 |
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Bro. Charles W. Gadson |
1959-1961 |
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Bro. Harold Kennedy, Jr. |
1961-1962 |
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Bro. Joseph O. Lowery |
1962-1964 |
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Bro. Lemuel L. Johnson |
1964-1968 |
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Bro. C. Brady Hauser |
1968-1971 |
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Bro. Lemuel L. Johnson |
1971-1973 |
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Bro. Issac M. Falls |
1973-1975 |
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Bro. Rudolph V. Boone, Sr. |
1975-1978 |
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Bro. Virgil G. Simpson |
1978-1980 |
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Bro. William H. Hoffler |
1980-1982 |
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Bro. Issiah Tidwell |
1982-1984 |
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Bro. James A. Rousseau |
1984-1986 |
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Bro. James D. Franklin |
1986-1988 |
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Bro. Robert McCollum |
1988-1990 |
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Bro. James A. Rousseau |
1990-1992 |
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Bro. Ronald E. Hughes |
1992-1994 |
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Bro. Kenny H. Faulkner |
1994-1996 |
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Bro. Clarence McKee |
1996-1998 |
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Bro. Charles E. Hairston |
1998-2000 |
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Bro. Benny Murrill |
2000-2002 |
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Bro. Joseph Daniels |
2002-2004 |
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Bro. Galvin Crisp |
2004-2006 |
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Bro. Gregory Bradsher |
2006-2008 |
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Bro. John Card
|
2008-2010
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| Bro. Charlie Bethea | 2010-2012 |
| Bro. Keith Vereen | 2012-2014 |
| Bro. Cassius Smith | 2014-2016 |
| Bro. Linwood Jerald | 2016-2018 |
| Bro. Tim Smith | 2018-2020 |
| Bro. Andre Crawley | 2020- |
Psi Phi Chapter has been the recipient of all of the Sixth District’s highest awards over the years. Psi Phi Chapter received the District’s “Chapter of Year” award for three consecutive years beginning in 1998 through 2000 under the leadership of Basileus Clarence McKee and Basileus Charles Hairston, and again in 2001-02 under the leadership of Basileus Benny Murrill. The chapter has received the District “Chapter of the Year” award a total of five times over the years. Bro. Benny Murrill was the 1999 District “Omega Man of the Year” with Bro. Charles Hairston receiving the same award in 2000.
Members of Psi Phi Chapter have had an active role working for the fraternity at all levels. Psi Phi Chapter brothers have served on the following committees at the District level: Membership Selection, Talent Hunt, Scholarship, Achievement Week, Nominating, Ways and Means, Boys Camp, Reclamation, and Retention.
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