Recognizing, honoring, and congratulating Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated on its 112th Founders' Day and declaring January 9th Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated Day in the City of Philadelphia.

Recognizing, honoring, and congratulating Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated on its 112th Founders’ Day and declaring January 9th Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated Day in the City of Philadelphia. WHEREAS, The Philadelphia City Council traditionally recognizes significant contributions to our community, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated is one such contributor and prepares to celebrate its 112th Founders’ Day on January 9, 2026; and WHEREAS, On January 9, 1914, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was established on the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C, by three young Black visionaries, Abram Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown; and WHEREAS, The founders of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated wanted to organize a Black Greek-letter fraternity that would truly exemplify the ideals servicing the community, brotherhood and fellowship, integrity, scholarship, and maintaining strong principles; and WHEREAS, The founders desired for their fraternity to exist as part of an even greater brotherhood which would be devoted to the “inclusive we” rather than the “exclusive we” and would deliver services to the general community; and WHEREAS, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded on the simple belief that rather than gaining skills exclusively for themselves and their families, members should return their newly acquired skills to the community from, which they had come which is expressed in their motto “Culture For Service and Ser…