During the Easter Weekend of 1908 Jewel Eugene Kinkle Jones spread the word of Alpha to Canada. At the University of Toronto, he found a handful of men of worthy character, and who under his tutelage, were eventually introduced to the uplifting vision of Alpha. The initiates of Delta, the fourth chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, included Brother Robert M. Mahlengeni and Brother Keith M.B. Simon.

Brother Robert Macnasseh Mahlengeni		Brother Keith Myric Benoit Simon

Brother Robert Macnasseh Mahlengeni was born at Foleni, Transkei, Cape Colony in South Africa. He came to the Canada to attend in 1904 in pursuit of a degree at the University of Toronto. He proved himself a capable and energetic student during his years with the University of Toronto Medical School Class of 1911. His last known Toronto address according to university records was at 104 University Place and he was last known to have returned to South Africa.

Brother Keith Myric Benoit Simon was born at Rosseau, Dominica and received his early education at the Dominica High school taking the first Government Scholarship for three years. He began his higher education in New York where he studied Chemistry and eventually entered the University of Toronto in 1908 where he took Honours in each year leading to his gradation from the University of Toronto School of Medicine. His last known Toronto address was at 67 Alexander Street.

After these first nine men, the demise of the chapter was met shortly after, due to an insufficiency of the calibre of men worthy of the spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha. The name Delta Chapter was eventually granted to Tillitson College in Austin Texas in 1939. In 1952, Tillotson College merged with Samuel Houston College to form Houston-Tillotson College. Simultaneously, Delta Chapter absorbed Beta Zeta Chapter which had earlier existed at Samuel Houston College to form one unified Delta Chapter which now makes it home at Houston-Tillotson College.

Delta Chapter continues to live strong in Houston-Tillotson College as one of our dearest single letter chapters.