Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on November 17, 1911 at Howard University by four great men:

Oscar James Cooper,

Frank Coleman,

Ernest Everett Just, and

Edgar Amos Love.

     Cooper, Coleman, and Love were undergraduates in the college of liberal arts and sciences while Just, a biology professor and world renowned scientist, served as their faculty advisor. The Fraternity was founded on Four Cardinal Principles of Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance, and Uplift and the phrase "Friendship is Essential to the Soul" was chosen as the Fraternity's motto. Omega was the first black fraternity founded at an historically black college or university.

    Since 1911, the Fraternity has initiated more than 140,000 men worldwide and has nearly 700 chapters in all parts of the world including the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Bahamas, the Virgin islands, Japan, and Panama. Additionally, Omega Psi Phi has several Nationally-Mandated Programs geared towards aiding downtrodden humanity and uplifting all of mankind. These programs include:
                    Achievement Week
                    National Social Action Program
                    Talent Hunt Program
                    Assault on Illiteracy Program
                    National High School Essay Contest
                    United Negro College Fund
                    Scholarship
                    Reclamation
                    Memorial Service
                    South Africa Project
                    Senior Citizens Project
                    Perpetuation of the Black Male Project
                    Habitat for Humanity Project