Notable Members Of Phi Beta Sigma, Fraternity Inc. @victoriasaidit January 9, 2023 at 8:00 am in ENTERTAINMENT, WHUR Tweet 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. Tags: Al Roker, Jerry Rice, Lou Brock, Phi Beta Sigma, Richard Sherman, Terrence Howard