Chi Gamma Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi kicks off ‘Achievement Week’ with Founders Award Banquet

In celebration of their annual Achievement Week, the Cobb County Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Chi Gamma Gamma, commenced a series of activities with the Founders Award Banquet on Saturday, November 11, at the Marriott Hotel on Interstate North Parkway. Grace City Church Pastor Sherman Scott and 11Alive Weatherman Chesley McNeil served as Masters of Ceremony for the event.

Attended by hundreds in their finest attire, the fraternity, led by Chapter Basileus Christopher Drayton, shared the history of Omega Psi Phi, and presented various achievement awards to community members and fraternity brothers. Awards included the High School Essay Contest Award and Community Awards in Education, Public Service, and Sponsorship. Fraternity Achievement Awards were given for Citizen of the Year, Founders Lifetime Achievement, Superior Service, and Omega Man of the Year.

Notable awardees included Cobb Democracy Center Executive Director Dr. Monica Wills Brown, honored with the Public Service award for her contributions to voter literacy, and Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens, recognized as Citizen of the Year.

The week of activities for the chapter continues with Monday Night Football with the Divine Nine at J.R. Crickets on South Cobb Drive in Smyrna. Click here for other activities during Achievement Week.

The history of Omega Psi Phi

On November 17, 1911, three Howard University undergraduate students, with the assistance of their faculty adviser, Professor Ernest E. Just, gave birth to the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The three liberal arts students were Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper, and Frank Coleman. From the initials of the Greek phrase meaning “friendship is essential to the soul,” the name Omega Psi Phi was derived. The phrase was selected as the motto. Manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift were adopted as cardinal principles.