The Tau Delta Chapter, born of 'The Notorious' Gamma Psi Chapter, of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is established at Florida International University. Tau Delta was founded by Brother Wellington Richards. This outstanding Brother saw a large African-American student population that needed to form a postive unity. This unity was formed through Alpha Phi Alpha.
FIU already had some presence of The Divine Nine in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., but had not yet been graced with the presence of Alpha. In 1995, Brother Kenneth Lundy transferred to FIU from the University of California-Davis, and brought with him an Alpha presence. Upon graduation in 1996, Kenneth accepted a job working in Student Minority Services and began spreading the word of what an Alphaman is. In the summer of 1997, Kenneth met Wellington, who transferred from St. Augustine College in North Carolina, where he pledged at 'The Notorious' Gamma Psi Chapter. That summer, Wellington and Kenneth began working together to get the presence of Alpha recognized across campus. They were successfully reaching the entire campus, with Kenneth focusing on the administrators and Wellington on the students.
The Brothers were deteremined, and instead of just walking around in Black and Old Gold all day handing out flyers, they did things the Alpha-Way, networking. Wellington joined the Caribbean Students Organization on campus, and Kenneth joined the male African-American organization, 500 Role Models.
In 1998, the Tau Delta Chapter was proposed to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. State Convention, which was held in the Bahamas that year. There it was approved, thus forming the foundation of the Chapter.
The founding line of Tau Delta consisted of Mustafa Strachan and Seth Crapp. Their linename's are Faceoff and Nutty Professor, the name of their line is Know Thy Self, and they crossed in Spring '99. Wellington was their Dean of Pledges.