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Alpha 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

- Aims: Manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind

- 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)

-Holy Family Fun Day in conjunction with Sigma Gamma Rho

Address

PO Box 41889

Lafayette, LA  70504

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

Recruitment Info

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

Contacts

Nicholas Potier, Chapter President

ngpotier@yahoo.com