

An article about the organization in the Chicago Defender is said to have taken the interest of Alpha Phi Alpha founder Robert H. Little is known about the organization other than it having 12 members.

To address those concerns, many black students banded together, some organizing social clubs that mimicked the existing fraternities on campus.

They also limited dining options and enacted prohibitions on the manner in which black students were permitted to socialize. Members of the student body, faculty, and university staff routinely denied housing to black students. Rise in African American enrollments at institutions of higher learning at the turn of the 20th century was met with resistance. The climate for establishing a black fraternity on a predominantly-white campus was influenced by the modern fraternity movement and the black collegiate movement, which coincided in 1911. Middle Western Province has jurisdiction over the northeast section of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma.The regions covered include Delaware, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Northeastern Province has jurisdiction over the northern-most states domestically and two countries internationally.Middle Eastern Province has jurisdiction over North Carolina, the western section of Virginia, and the southern section of West Virginia.Southeastern Province has jurisdiction over Georgia, South Carolina, and the Republic of South Africa.Southwestern Province has jurisdiction over Arizona, most of Arkansas, Louisiana, most of Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas.South Central Province has jurisdiction over Kentucky, the northern part of Mississippi, and Tennessee.East Central Province has jurisdiction over Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and most of West Virginia.North Central Province has jurisdiction over Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and southern Wisconsin.The regions covered include Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Japan, and South Korea. Western Province has jurisdiction over the western-most states domestically and Asia.Southern Province has jurisdiction over Alabama, Florida, the Bahamas, the Republic of Panama, and the United States Virgin Islands.Eastern Province has jurisdiction over Maryland, most of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Bermuda.Northern Province has jurisdiction over Michigan, western New York, the northwestern section of Ohio, and northern Wisconsin.The fraternity is sub-divided into distinct administrative regions, which improve the efficiency of decision-making and communication for its chapters and members.
