In the spring of 1964, nine men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. petitioned the 1st District and International Headquarters for a Graduate Chapter to be established in Waterbury, CT. As a result of the efforts of Bro. John Davis, Bro. Harold Petteway, Bro. Thomas Petteway, Bro. William Gaines, Bro. Warren Henderson, Bro. David Holmes, Bro. Virgil Franklin, Bro. Theodore Brown and Bro. Emmitt Griffie, the Lambda Rho Chapter was established in Waterbury, CT, on March 1, 1964.