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On October 14, 1945, a group of nine men introduced Alpha Phi Gamma to the campus of Central College. “MOKE” --- shouted across campus, and painted red on the foreheads of college men --- was the sign to the campus that a new organization had been born with the purpose of expanding the perception of brotherhood among its members, and establishing a new source of social life to the students.
Early in its life, Alpha Phi Gamma became an active organization, a tradition which holds true today. The Gammas, as they were called in 1946, began developing a social program for themselves, which included picnics, hayrides, and rush dances.
1947 saw the initiation of one of the highlights of the campus social events --- the Valentine Sweetheart Ball where Miss Pat McGlothlin was crowned the first Sweetheart of Alpha Phi Gamma. The tradition has continued each year to the present.
The first spring dinner-dance was held off-campus in 1949. Recent additions to Moker traditions have been the Moker Play Day initiated in 1959, the Moker Bloodmobile in 1965, Flag Football for kids in 1968, the Children’s Christmas Party in 1968, the “Survival Kit” Program in 1969, Parent’s Day in 1992, the Headstart Easter Egg Hunt, Adopt-A-Highway, Moker Scramble benefit golf tournament in 2005, and a sponsor to Endless Options for the Special Olympics. Members of Alpha Phi Gamma began to the former campus radio station, KMOE, in 1960 and continued for more than 15 years.
Alpha Phi Gamma has members from every walk of life, and is well represented in campus organizations. Its members rank among the highest scholastically and frequently has among it leaders, student body officers, homecoming kings and attendants, and the student leaders of the campus. Since its founding, Alpha Phi Gamma has had seventeen members serve as student body president.
Alpha Phi Gamma has always been represented in CMU Homecoming activities and intramural sports. The Mokers have won 22 first place awards for their homecoming floats. The first and only intramural trophy ever retired was won by Alpha Phi Gamma in 1961, after having defended the trophy in competition for three consecutive years. Alpha Phi Gamma has no sister sorority. It has long been fraternity policy to be on equal terms with all sororities and other fraternities on campus.
A part of the Moker tradition has always been a close-knit brotherhood of men working with a sincere desire to see that Alpha Phi Gamma remains the leading fraternity on this campus. More than nine hundred Mokers have helped continue the tradition…A tradition of SIXTY THREE YEARS.
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