Founder Byron K. Armstrong and Past Grand Polemarch Earl B. Dickerson were prime movers n establishing the Chicago Alumni Chapter. Brother C. Leon Wilson, Hale C.Parker, William J. Prince, Thomas Mayo, George C. Ellis and Troy Smith worked closely with Armstrong and Dickerson. Founder Ezra D. Alexander, Founder Paul W. Caine and Founders Edward G. Irvin were also members of Chicago Alumni.