Gordon Holmes Jones became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Society (at that time) on October 30, 1906, and made the first writing reference of ΑΦΑ on the Banquet program. In the fall on Oct 5, 1907, he was nominated for secretary but was defeated (shared a room with Vertner Woodson Tandy). 

He supported efforts of incorporation as he made the motion of taxation of Brothers of $2.50 to cover this expense and approved. Nominated as a trustee for incorporation but respectfully withdrew his name. He was listed on the 5th Initiation Banquet on November 6, 1910, at Cornell University. His last known mention was as a signatory for the Alumni Chapter in NYC on November 19, 1912. He became a successful engineer with the Public Service Commission in New York City. He was active in the NAACP and entered the Omega Chapter in 1944. His son Gordon Holmes Jr. was enrolled at Virginia State University in the 1930s.