{"id":3811,"date":"2024-11-17T19:53:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T19:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawtondailynews.com\/?p=3811"},"modified":"2024-11-17T19:53:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T19:53:16","slug":"mayor-booker-presented-a-proclamation-recognizing-the-omega-psi-phi-fraternity-for-its-significant-contributions-to-the-lawton-fort-sill-community-and-its-historical-importance-as-a-fraternal-organiza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enidpost.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/17\/mayor-booker-presented-a-proclamation-recognizing-the-omega-psi-phi-fraternity-for-its-significant-contributions-to-the-lawton-fort-sill-community-and-its-historical-importance-as-a-fraternal-organiza\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Booker presented a proclamation recognizing the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity for its significant contributions to the Lawton-Fort Sill community and its historical importance as a fraternal organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lawton, OK &#8211;\u00a0Founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Omega Psi Phi became the first international fraternity established on the campus of a historically Black college. The fraternity\u2019s founders included Oscar James Cooper, M.D., Frank Coleman, Ph.D., Edgar Amos Love, D.D., and faculty advisor Ernest Everett Just, Ph.D.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Psi Upsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi was chartered in Lawton on July 5, 1952, at the Patterson Center. Since its founding, the chapter has upheld the fraternity\u2019s core principles of manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift. Members have been actively involved in voter registration drives, scholarship programs, and youth mentorship, making a lasting impact on the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As part of the fraternity\u2019s annual Achievement Week Celebration, the Psi Upsilon Chapter will commemorate over 71 years of service to the Lawton-Fort Sill area. Events are planned from November 10 to November 17, with Friday, November 15, declared Psi Upsilon Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI love what they do,\u201d said Mayor Booker. \u201cThese guys have a positive impact on young men, and I really appreciate what they do\u2014it\u2019s important to the community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The City of Lawton expressed its gratitude to the Psi Upsilon Chapter for its dedication, service, and ongoing efforts to uplift the community through various initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawton, OK &#8211;\u00a0Founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Omega Psi Phi became the first international fraternity established on the campus of a historically Black college. 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