Rangel New York , Andrew J. Young, Jr. Georgia , and later U. Lewis Georgia and Elijah E. Cummings Maryland. Other members of the fraternity have included Ralph J. Williams, who in performed the first open heart surgery, Roy O. Weaver, who in became the first black American to serve in a U. Presidential Cabinet, Thomas J. Brimmer, Economist, who was the first black American to serve as a governor of the U. Federal Reserve System, and Samuel P.
Massie, scientist, and J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. Other members who were prominent scientists include Ernest E. Julian, a renowned chemist, and the noted theoretical statistician David H. Members of the fraternity whose contributions are noteworthy in the arts and humanities include Hale A.
Woodruff artist , Arna W. Bontemps poet , Ulysses S. Kay and Olly W. Wilson, Jr. Billy Taylor Jr. Many of the first meetings of the Fraternity were held at the old Bayard home. According to history, the mother of the first two initiates, Mrs. Bayard, took a deep interest in the organization and used her influence to steer Tau Phi Delta in the right direction. On one occasion she entered the library of her home to find a meeting of the Fraternity in progress. The business of the hour was the adoption of an appropriate motto.
No satisfactory agreement on the subject had been reached. Man partly is and wholly hopes to be. Skip to main content. Toggle menu Go to search page. Search Field. Sigma Pi. Chapter Name:. February 26, at Vincennes University. Chartered at OSU:. Chapter Facts:. Total Members:.
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