Psi Alpha

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San Antonio , TX

About Psi Alpha

November 1, 2020 marked 80 years of service to the Alamo City by Psi Alpha Chapter. From our humble beginnings we are now a Chapter of close to 200 financial members. San Antonio is a Chapter influenced by the large active duty and retired military who reside in our City. These 8 Great Men who chartered our Chapter, they did not find or found anything. So many articles call them our "Founders" but Omega Psi Phi only has 4 Founders and countless others who have Chartered Chapters but they did not find anything. In 1940, eight professional men from varied careers ranging from 4 educators, a dentist, a civil servant, a physician, and a businessman who had become members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated during their college years, decided that the time was right to form a Graduate Chapter here in the City of San Antonio. They were as young as 24 years of age to as old as 49 years of age. They all had attended historically Black Colleges and University’s (HBCU’s) due to segregation in the United States at this time in history. Some were raised in San Antonio, some from other cities in the state of Texas, one from Georgia, and one from Virginia. Two were Veterans of WWI and one went on to serve in WW II after the Chapter was chartered. After compiling all of the necessary information, paperwork and complying with the National Body's Guidelines, the Local Chapter was chartered by the Supreme Council of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated on November 1, 1940, and given the name of Psi Alpha. “Long Live the Alamo City Ques!” Charter Members of Psi Alpha Chapter Dr. William Virgil Hurd DDS 1894-1961 WWI - Ω Fort Des Moines War Chapter/Delta Chapter 1917 Valmo Bellinger Businessman and Editor 1899-1994 - Ω Beta Chapter, Lincoln University 1922 Ernest M. Foxx Educator 1906-1995 - Ω Theta Chapter, Wiley College 1926 Dr. Madison L. Preacher Physician and Business 1904-1982 Ω Eta Psi, Fisk University 1926 Samuel D. Kane Educator/Principal 1908-1984 - Ω 1st Basileus Theta Chapter, Wiley College 1928 G.P. Inge Jr. Educator/Principal 1891-1973 WWI - Ω Sigma Psi, Samuel Huston College 1935 John Paul Chretien Civil Servant 1916 – 1989 WWII - Ω Theta Chapter, Wiley College 1935 Dr. (PhD) Richard D. Kidd Professor and Dean- 1913-1973 - Ω Chapter of Initiation Unknown Psi Alpha Basileus 1.Brother S.D. Kane Ω 1940-1944 2.Brother Dr. W.V. Hurd DDS Ω 1945-1957 3.Brother S.D. Kane Ω 1958 4.Brother George W. Mervin Ω 1959 5.Brother S.D. Kane Ω 1960 6.Brother Valmo Bellinger Ω 1961-1962 7.Brother S.D. Kane Ω 1963 8.Brother Clarence R. McGowan Ω 1964-1965 9.Brother George W. Mervin Ω 1966-1967 10.Brother John Middleton Ω 1968-1973 11.Brother Leonidas Watson Ω 1974-1976 12.Brother John Mosby Ω 1977-1978 13.Brother Eddie Harris Ω 1979-1980 14.Brother Clarence Hill 1981 - 1982 15.Brother Hanscell T. Gordon Ω (Eddie Chew) 1983 - 1985 16. Brother Eddie Chew 1986 - 1987 17.Brother Steven Braimer, Jr. 1988 - 1990 18.Brother Herbert Nance 1990 - 1992 19.Brother Eddie Chew 1992 - 1993 20.Brother Eddie Pinchback 1994 - 1996 21.Brother Wallace Pope 1997 - 1999 22.Brother Willie C. Pope 2000 - 2002 23.Brother John D. Cooper 2003 - 2005 24.Brother Greg Thompson 2006 - 2008 25.Brother James Blair - Ω (Billy W. Fair) 2009 - 2011 26.Brother Billy W. Fair - Ω (E.J. Moore) 2012 - 2014 27.Brother E.J. Moore 2015 - 2017 28.Brother Jimmie McMillon 2018 - 2020 29.Brother George M. Mayers 2021 - Present The works of Psi Alpha assisted in the City being fully integrated by 1960 and San Antonio, Texas was the first Southern City to fully integrate. Psi Alpha men continue to be instrumental in local politics, education, medical professionals, military service, federal service, and the private sector. Psi Alpha men since 1940 have held various District and National positions within the Fraternity while serving our local Chapter and community concurrently. Please visit our website and all our Social Media platforms. If you are ever in our City please contact us so you can fellowship with us! F.I.E.T.S.S.