Alpha Upsilon Chapter History

Under the leadership of the Second District Representative, Mifflin T. Gibbs, Alpha Upsilon Chapter (Brooklyn Omega) was founded on October 1st, 1949. Thirty-eight distinguished graduate Brothers from Zeta Psi Chapter were selected to be the charter members of Alpha Upsilon. These Men, who were already prominent leaders in Omega and the community at large, founded Alpha Upsilon with the vision of the Chapter serving as a beacon, emitting an intense inspirational beam of light fully illuminating the road to true Brotherhood. The charter members of Alpha Upsilon Chapter are:

Clarence N. Johnson (First Alpha Upsilon Chapter Basileus), Dr. Addison Z. Bowman, Joseph Bostic Sr., Dr. Bryan Cave, Stanley Douglass, Harry Giles, Clarence V. Harris (Served as 2nd District Representative 1954-1956), William Hutchins, Thomas R. Jones (New York State Supreme Court Justice), Dr. Paul L. Jones, Dr. Herbert E. Marshall, Alfred Miller Sr., Dr. Gerald Seon, James E. Spaulding, Edward H. Taylor (*76 yrs of service to Omega) Charles Trice, Arnold Webb, J. Melvin Coleman (Served as 2nd District Representative 1959-1961), Kenneth Bramwell, Hewitt Bourne, Malcom Dillard, Authur Funn, Greg Gilmer, William Hilton, Dr. Henry Jackson, Dr. Darnell Johnson, Malcolm Martin, Rev Joseph H. May, Carl McCrea, Dr. Hamilton Soden, Donald K. Taylor, Edwin F. Taylor, Leonard Tyson, Arnold Williams, Lindsay White, Norman B. Johnson, Fred Bestman, and Oliver D. Walcott.