The de-coded Chapter picture featured in the 1925 "Tiger: Second Edition" Morehouse College yearbook is comprised of Charter Members and initiates from Spring 1924, Fall 1924 and Spring 1925.

Pictured: The de-coded Chapter picture featured in the 1925 "Tiger: Second Edition" Morehouse College yearbook is comprised of Charter Members and initiates from Spring 1924, Fall 1924 and Spring 1925.

By, B Maynard Scarborough, APCAA President + APCAA Editorial Staff

In recognition of the 98th anniversary of the chartering of Alpha Rho Chapter at Morehouse College, we are releasing the latest, and clearly the most significant update to the timeline since the Alpha Rho International Census (APIC) was completed in 2014.

The identities of the Alpha Rho Brothers pictured in the "Tiger, Second Edition" yearbook from 1925 have been a mystery for our team of researchers for almost a decade, as it features 35 Morehouse undergraduates without proper name tags. It was, however, determined early on that it does feature 11 of the 13 Charter Members who were initiated into the fraternity via the Eta Lambda Chapter -- but who were the other 24 Brothers?

As it turns out, extensive research now reveals that six of those pictured are new-found initiates from Spring 1924, another six are initiates from Fall 1924, and the remaining 12 are members of the previously identified line from Spring 1925.

Following a 55-day forensic review of the 1925 Alpha Rho section in the yearbook utilizing a vintage Sphinx Magazine, Morehouse catalogues, fraternity databases, census reports and more than 15 other trusted resources, APCAA was able to verify the identities of all 35 Brothers in the historic 1925 image we and subsequently updated the APCAA database to honor their inclusion in our number.

The verification of the Brothers in this historic 1925 picture ranks up there with the recognition of the Chapter's 13 Charter Members, as this recent discovery classifies the first six Morehouse College students (Spring 1924) who were initiated into the fraternity under the Alpha Rho banner.

During this same research initiative we uncovered another substantial twist that revolves around the unique initiation rights granted to Eta Lambda Chapter and the undergraduate students at Morehouse College and Atlanta University. A special provision was granted at the 1923 General Convention in Columbus, Ohio to allow Eta Lambda to intake both undergraduate and graduate members.
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Source: Alpha Rho Chapter Alumni Association (APCAA)
Historic Image De-Coded To Reveal 12 Previously Unknown Alpha Rho Initiates In SP1924 + FA1924