The first historically black fraternity to colonize at OSU in 1958, the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, paved the way for other organizations and broadened campus opportunities for African American students. Four of the eleven founding members, along with the chapter’s adviser, Dr. Henry Ponder, attended the first OSU Diversity Hall of Fame in 2015, when the fraternity was inducted along with OSU’s first black student Nancy Randolph Davis and its first black counselor Dr. Howard J. Shipp Jr.  The fraternity members at the gala were joined by President Burns Hargis for a photo after the hall of fame ceremonies.