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Established at the 1929 Conclave, the Distinguished Service Chapter is the highest honor bestowed on a member that has been active in the Fraternity for at least 10 years and who has distinguished himself with outstanding contributions and extraordinary service to the Fraternity and/or in his respective communities.

Membership in the Distinguished Service Chapter must be recommended and approved by the awardees’ chapter, region and by the General Board of the Fraternity before being voting upon at the International Conclave. Former Phi Beta Sigma International President Dr. Parlett L. Moore described the Distinguish Service Chapter as “Sigma’s Hall of Fame.”

He said, “Our illustrious Brothers who have received this highest honor that Phi Beta Sigma bestows upon its members have contributed a full measure of service for the enrichment of our culture. They have made praise-worthy contributions to the cause of Sigma and to the cause of humanity.”

Hon. Bro. Dr. Clarence Muse ^*
Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society Honorary Inductee
26. Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter

Hon. Bro. Dr. William Savage ^*
Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society Honorary Inductee
47. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. H.A. Howard ^*
Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society Honorary Inductee
61. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. William Perry ^
1. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
76. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. Oscar Morgan ^
2. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
70. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. Gilbert Lindsay ^*
Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society Honorary Inductee
90. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. R. Eugene Davis ^*
Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society Honorary Inductee
91. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. Dr. William Riley
4. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
111. Distinguished Service Chapter
Alpha Nu Sigma Chapter | Oakland, CA

Hon. Bro. Anthony Essex (Samad)
6. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
158. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. Charles H. Odom ^
7. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
117. Distinguished Service Chapter
Alpha Epsilon Sigma Chapter | Phoenix, AZ

Hon. Bro. James Anderson ^
8. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
125. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. Emmett Spencer ^
9. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
131. Distinguished Service Chapter
Alpha Epsilon Sigma Chapter | Phoenix, AZ

Hon. Bro. Jeffery Whitmore (2000) ^
10. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
166. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. Ron Carter (2002)
11. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
147. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Hon. Bro. Dr. Ernest Miller (2003)
12. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
157. Distinguished Service Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Chapter | Los Angeles, CA

Bro. Phillip Hubbard III (2004)
15. Hon. Bro. William Perry Distinguished Service Society
203. Distinguished Service Chapter
Alpha Alpha Epsilon Sigma Chapter | Inland Empire, CA

^ = Joined the Omega Chapter.
* = DSS was not in existence at the time of the Brother's service to the Fraternity.