Alpha Phi Alpha

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    Alpha

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    crestAlpha Phi Alpha

    Zeta Xi,

    Scholarships

    Annual Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant; High School Leadership Scholarships; Angel Tree

    Organization Facts

    - Motto: First of All, Servants of All, We shall transcend All
    - Founded: December 4, 1906
    - Where: Cornell University in Ithaca, New York
    - Colors: Black and Old Gold

    - The 7 Jewels: regarded as the founders of the fraternity because they initiated the fraternal idea

    Chapter Facts

    - Founded: May 5, 1968
    - Service Programs:
    -Go to High School Go to College
    -F.E.M.A. (Fraternal Empowerment of Mentalities and
    Attitudes) Special chapter project targeting high school
    seniors and college freshman to help with the transition;
    assisting with study tips, financial guidance, time
    management skills, and overall college life
    -Project Alpha
    -March of Dimes
    -March for Babies
    -Boy Scouts of America
    Providing mentoring and assistance with local troop
    -Habitat for Humanity
    -Provided assistance in Lafayette
    -A Voteless People is a Hopeless People
    -Knocked door to door in Lafayette to provide
    information about upcoming elections
    -Passed out pamphlets on campus
    -Voter Registration Drives
    -Big Brothers Big Sisters
    -Bowl for Kids with Acadiana Lanes
    - Assist Acadiana High School’s Step Team
    - Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation
    - Sun Set Middle 12 hour Lock-In
    - Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
    -Annual MLK Quiz Bowl Tournament
    -Frequent Street Cleanings of MLK Road
    - Special Projects
    -Fundraisers for Jena Six
    (Car washes and Coin drives)
    - St. Joseph’s Diner (Local homeless food shelter)

    Address



    Inter/National website: http://www.alphaphialpha.net/

    Recruitment Info

    Dr. Richard Travers, Chapter Advisor
    (337) 288-8742

    Contacts

    Karlnelius Duhon, Chapter President
    karlneliusduhon@yahoo.com