Revisiting Eta Nu Nu Alumni Chapter — Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: Impact in Columbus, Ohio
By Lana Reid | May 21, 2025
As part of the Black Men Matter Series, this feature revisits the Eta Nu Nu Alumni Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. — one of the fraternity’s newer chapters making a powerful mark in Columbus, Ohio. Through scholarships, STEAM initiatives, and community outreach, Eta Nu Nu is demonstrating how a brotherhood rooted in history continues to adapt and lead in today’s world.
About Eta Nu Nu Alumni Chapter
𝗘𝘁𝗮 𝗡𝘂 𝗡𝘂
Graduate Chapter
Columbus, Ohio
Chartered in 2020
The chapter has made a significant impact in the community, highlighted by an impressive rise in scholarships from $500 to an incredible $515,625.11. Their “Man P.L.E.A.S.E., Check Yourself” event has been pivotal in raising awareness about prostate cancer and their newly formed Omega Book Club delves into scholarship, fraternity history, and vital issues facing the Black community. In 2025, they also distributed over 2,500 STEAM books to Columbus Public Schools students and offered invaluable mentorship through their Chess for Success program. This is just a glimpse of the extensive community outreach efforts by Eta Nu Nu, which have earned the chapter numerous awards in under five years.
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝗮 𝗡𝘂 𝗡𝘂:
http://www.614ques.org
https://www.instagram.com/614ques
https://www.facebook.com/groups/614ques
https://www.youtube.com/@HN2Omegapsiphi
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Omega Psi Phi’s Mission and Legacy
“Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is the first international fraternal organization founded on the campus of a historically black college.
On the evening of November 17, 1911, Omega Psi Phi was founded inside the Science Building (later renamed Thirkield Hall) at Howard University located in Washington, D.C. The founders were three undergraduates — Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman. Joining them was their faculty adviser, Ernest Everett Just.
From the initials of the Greek phrase meaning, “friendship is essential to the soul“, the name Omega Psi Phi was derived. That phrase was selected as the motto.
Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift were adopted as Cardinal Principles.” (https://oppf.org)