What is the name of the history book of Alpha Phi Alpha?

• A. The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life
• B. The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Years
• C. A History of Alpha Phi Alpha
• D. Alpha Phi Alpha: A History of College Life

Answer: (A)

The name of Alpha Phi Alpha’s history book is The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life. This exact title includes the article at the start and the subtitle “A Development in College Life,” which signals that the work focuses on growth and experiences during the college years of the fraternity’s early members. That precise wording is why this option is the correct one: it matches the official publication title historically attributed to Alpha Phi Alpha, often associated with its early historian, Charles H. Wesley, and it distinguishes the work from titles that swap words like “Life” for “Years” or alter the order and presence of the initial article. The other forms don’t reflect the official title, so they aren’t the correct name.