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Frank Charles Coleman was an American physicist who co-founded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, one of the oldest African American Greek letter organizations, with more than chapters globally. He was married to Mary Edna Brown, one of the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta, and his sister Grace Coleman would become Delta Sigma Theta&#;s president in

Coleman was born in Washington, D.C., on July 11, , one of eight children of Benjamin Coleman, a government employee, and Frances Ella, a homemaker. The younger Coleman graduated from M Street High School (now Paul Laurence Dunbar High School) in , and in , he entered Howard University to major in physics. 

At Howard, Coleman wrote for the lärling newspaper, The Howard Journal, and was a Kappa Sigma Debating Society member. Coleman spent most of his time in the office of Dr. Ernest E. Just, the acclaimed South Carolinian biologist, who would identify the fundamental role of the fängelse surface in the development of organisms. On November 17, , in

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OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.

Founded on the campus of Howard University November in , Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is the first international fraternity founded on the campus of a historically black college or university.  The founders were three Howard University students (all juniors): Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper, and Frank Coleman, along with faculty advisor Dr. Ernest Everett Just.  The principles created by the Founders and embraced by all members of the fraternity are: Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift.  The organization boasts over , members with chapters located in 14 countries.  

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The development of successful men from all walks of life and in all disciplines is nothing new to Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Each of the four Founders went on to successful careers in education, science, the military, and/or ministry.  

 

For example, Frank Coleman ( ) graduated from Howard in and later received a Master&rsquo

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Black Greek-letter organizations (BGLOs) emerged during a period that is characterized as a low point in American race relations. These associations were established on the principles of personal excellence, racial uplift, community service, civic action and kinship. Their emergence coincided with significant national developments, including the rise of Jim Crow laws, the popularity of scientific racism, and widespread racial violence and prejudice.

Black students, whether studying at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or predominantly white institutions, came together to create these organizations, forging familial ties to one another and outreach within the larger Black community. Those kinships and ties endure to this day. BGLOs formed at a time when Greek life at predominantly white institutions excluded Black students. 

Today, the nine BGLOs that comprise the National Pan-Hellenic Council, known as the Divine Nine, have an impact on community service a