GAMMA IOTA THE 75th HOUSE
The Gamma Iota Chapter Of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was chartered on Sunday, February 9, 1947 on the campus of Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia by 15 great men.
Beginning around 1942, there was an increasing interest in fraternities and sororities amongst the student body at Hampton Institute. In 1945, the movement to gain recognition for these brotherhoods and sisterhoods gained momentum when the Student Council polled student faculty, and administrative opinions on the matter. Up to that time, fraternities and sororities had been only a principal topic for discussion.
After the poll, the results were announced. The University community was favorable to the idea. In compliance with the policy of the institute, as approved by the national organizations, rushing, and pledging, shall take place in the second semester only and the period for probation and initiation shall begin during the first week in December.
An exception was made for school year 1946-47, and the first initiations by the new charter groups were permitted in the spring. Following this decision, Brother William B. Proctor, Jr. and Brother Lloyd J. Stark, who had come to Hampton to continue their studies, aided Eastern Regional Vice-President Brother L. H. Schuster in the inception of the seventy-fifth chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, and on Sunday, February 9, 1947, Gamma Iota was born.
