Charles Henry Chapman, who after leaving Cornell University chose the field of education as a Professor of Agriculture at Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Florida. Brother Chapman is also the founder of Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. located at Florida A & M University.

George Biddle Kelley, who after leaving Cornell University became the first registered African American civil engineer in the state of New York. Brother Kelley was Alpha chapters first president.

Eugene Kinckle Jones, who although not at Cornell University in 1905-1906, was present on December 4, 1906 when the decision to form a fraternity was made. He was a member of the first committees on organization, constitution, and pins, president of Alpha chapter and maker of Beta, Gamma and Delta chapters. He occupies a dual place in our history, He is the seventh Jewel and one of the first initiates. He also served as the first Executive Secretary of the National Urban League.

Nathaniel Allison Murray, who did college and graduate work at Cornell University and entered the field of education, as a teacher at Armstrong Vocational High School in Washington, D.C.

Robert Harold Ogle, who after leaving Cornell University entered the secretarial field and had the unique privilege of being attached to the office of Committee on Appropriations of the United States Senate.

Vertner Woodson Tandy, who after leaving Cornell University, became a registered architect with offices on Broadway in New York City, New York. Among other activities, Brother Tandy enjoyed the distinction of becoming the first African American man to pass the military examination and receive the commission of First Lieutenant in the Fifteenth Infantry, New York National Guard. Brother Tandy also designed Saint Phillips Episcopal Church in New York and Madame C.J. Walkers' 32 room mansion, the Villa Lewaro.