Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown along with nine other Howard students as charter members. In 1920, they would assist their sister organization, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
The founder A. Langston Taylor, was born in Memphis, Tennessee. The Reverend Leonard F. Morse was the son of a distinguished New England family, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Morse of Boston, Massachusetts. Charles I. Brown is believed to have been born in Topeka, Kansas in 1890.
Motto: “Culture For Service and Service For Humanity”
Color: Royal Blue & White
Rep. John Lewis
Al Roker
Richard Sherman
Lou Brock
Terrence Howard
Jerry Rice
Some other famous members include Blair Underwood, Harry Belefonte, Emmit Smith , Hines Ward, Ryan Howard , Bill Clinton , Al Sharpton, Reginald Hudlin , Flex Alexander, Dr. George Washington Carver , Bobby Jones to name a few.
