Founded By

Brother Herbert Humphrey MD - Basileus
Brother Roger H. Yancey - Vice Basileus
Brother Hatcher A. Norris - Keeper of Records and Seal
Brother David G.. Morris MD - Keeper of Finance       
Brother James O’Neal MD - Chaplain
Brother Theodore Inge MD - Editor to the Oracle
And others

Upsilon Phi Brothers Who have Served on a National or District Level

Roger M. Yancey (Upsilon Phi Founder) Second District Representative (1937)
Lee A. Bernard Jr., Second District Representative ( 2000-2002)
Ken Taylor (KF-UP) One of the Founders of Omega Credit Union
Malcolm Corrin: 4th Brother elected 2nd Vice Grand Basileus 1948-1950

Grand Basilius Visits

Dorsey Miller (GB) attended and was keynote speaker at the Upsilon Phi Achievement Awards Breakfast (1995)

District Meetings

Upsilon Phi hosted a District Council meeting (1995), at the Newark museum, Newark, NJ.

District Conference –Robert Treat 1959
Upsilon Phi Host 19th. Annual District Conference
April 21-23, 1967
Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, NJ
Theme: Talent at any age:  A New Challenge for Omega

District Omega Man of the Year

Brother William H.L. Oliver was named District Omega Man of the Year in 1997

Congressional Record

The History of Omega Psi Phi and the History of Upsilon Phi was read into the Congressional Record by Congressmen Donald Payne on (January 7, 1997)

Public Officials:

• Hon. Brother Roger Yancey (First African American Superior Court Judge, Essex County 1961, Bro. Yancey was appointed an Essex District Court Judge in 1956)
• Brother Hutchin F. Inge, MD ( First NJ Black State Senator, 1966)
• Hon. Brother Sharpe James (Mayor of Newark, NJ & State Senator)
• Hon. Brother Samuel T. McGhee, Mayor of Hillside, NJ (1988)
• Hon. Brother William Holt, East Orange City Councilmember
• Hon. Brother Robert L. Brown, Mayor of Orange, NJ (1988)
• Hon. Brother Grady James, Councilmember, City of East Orange, NJ
• Bro. Clifford Minor, Newark Municipal Court Judge and Essex County Prosecutor (First African American, 1992)
• Bro. David Brantley, East Orange Municipal Court Judge
• Bro. Neil Butler, Sr., First Black Mayor & City Commissioner in Gainesville, Fla. (1971 to1972 and 1974 to 1975).

Meeting Venues:

• Quality Inn, Newark, NJ
• YMCA, Newark, NJ
• Quality Inn East Orange, NJ
• Globetrotters Club, Newark, NJ
• Paul Roberson Center, Rutgers Univ., Newark, NJ
• Bro. Tom Henderson’s Home, Orange, NJ
• Bro. James Moore’s Home, South Orange, NJ
• St. Luke AME, Newark, NJ (Bro. Rev. John Ragin, Pastor)
• New Jersey Institute of Technology

Upsilon Phi Firsts

• On June 4, 1949 nine men were initiated into Omega through Upsilon Phi Chapter. They were students at Rutgers University; nine in total, 6 were black and 3 whites. The three white brothers were Antonio Doganiero, Vincent Approzzese and Norman Ledgin. (Source: Email from Brother Michael Freeman, Former 2nd District Representative & Memorabilia Chair)