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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **FOUNDERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA (The 7 Jewels of the Cornell Seven)** | +=======================================================================+ | 1. **Dr. Henry Arthur Callis** | |...

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **FOUNDERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA (The 7 Jewels of the Cornell Seven)** | +=======================================================================+ | 1. **Dr. Henry Arthur Callis** | | | | - **[Degree]**: Medical degree from Cornell University | | | | - **[Jobs]**: Physician at the Government Hospital in | | Tuskegee, Alabama | | | | 2. **Charles Henry Chapman** | | | | - **[Degree]**: Degree from Cornell University | | | | - **[Jobs]**: Professor of Agriculture at Florida A&M | | University | | | | 3. **Eugene Kinckle Jones** | | | | - **[Degree]**: BA in Sociology from Virginia Union | | University, MA in Social Science from Cornell University | | | | - **[Jobs]**: Executive Secretary of the National Urban | | League for many years | | | | 4. **George Biddle Kelley** | | | | - **[Degree]**: Civil Engineering degree from Cornell | | University | | | | - **[Jobs]**: First African American civil engineer | | registered in New York State | | | | 5. **Nathaniel Allison Murray** | | | | - **[Degree]**: Undergraduate studies at Howard | | University, graduate work at Cornell University | | | | - **[Jobs]**: Teacher at Armstrong Technical High | | School, Washington, D.C. | | | | 6. **Robert Harold Ogle** | | | | - **[Degree]**: Degree from Cornell University | | | | - **[Jobs]**: Professional staff member of the U.S. | | Senate Committee on Appropriations | | | | 7. **Vertner Woodson Tandy** | | | | - **[Degree]**: Architecture degree from Cornell | | University | | | | - **[Jobs]**: First registered Black architect in New | | York State, with offices on Broadway in New York City | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | | | **COLORS** | **FOUNDED** | **MOTTO** | | | +=====================+=====================+=====================+ | | | **[BLACK]{.underlin | December 4, 1906 ; | "First of All, | | | | e}** | Cornell University | Servants of All, We | | | | | | Shall Transcend | | | | -Strength and | **HEADQUARTERS** | All" | | | | resilience | ----------------- | | | | | | ------------------- | **PRINICPLES** | | | | -The African | ------ | ----------------- | | | | heritage of the | Baltimore, MD | ------------------- | | | | fraternity's | **SYMBOL** | ---------------- | | | | founders and | Great Sphinx of G | Manly Deeds, Scho | | | | members | iza | larship, and Love f | | | | | **FLOWER** | or all Mankind | | | | -The struggles and | Yellow Rose | | | | | challenges faced by | **ACTIVE CHAPTERS | | | | | African Americans | IN** | | | | | | America, Africa, | | | | | **[OLD | Europe, Caribbean, | | | | | GOLD]** | Asia | | | | | | | | | | | -Excellence and | | | | | | achievement | | | | | | | | | | | | -The high standards | | | | | | and aspirations of | | | | | | the fraternity | | | | | | | | | | | | -The value placed | | | | | | on scholarship and | | | | | | academic success | | | | | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | | | **NATIONAL | | | | | | PROGRAMS** | | | | | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | | | 1. **Brother\'s | Today Alpha Phi | | | | | Keeper:** aims | Alpha Fraternity, | | | | | to improve the | Inc. is comprised | | | | | quality of life | of **686 active | | | | | for senior | chapters** located | | | | | brothers, their | in the United | | | | | spouses, | States, Germany, | | | | | widows, and | Bermuda, Korea, the | | | | | vulnerable | Virgin Islands, the | | | | | community | Bahamas, and | | | | | members | Canada. | | | | | | | | | | | 2. **A Voteless | | | | | | People is a | | | | | | Hopeless | | | | | | People:** | | | | | | Focused on | | | | | | voter | | | | | | education, | | | | | | registration, | | | | | | and political | | | | | | awareness | | | | | | | | | | | | 3. **Go-to-High-Sc | | | | | | hool, | | | | | | Go-to-College:* | | | | | | * | | | | | | Est. in 1922, | | | | | | emphasizes the | | | | | | importance of | | | | | | completing | | | | | | secondary and | | | | | | collegiate | | | | | | education | | | | | | | | | | | | 4. **Project | | | | | | Alpha:** A | | | | | | collaborative | | | | | | project with | | | | | | the March of | | | | | | Dimes, | | | | | | providing | | | | | | education and | | | | | | skill-building | | | | | | for young males | | | | | | ages 12-15 on | | | | | | issues of | | | | | | responsibility, | | | | | | relationships, | | | | | | and teen | | | | | | pregnancy | | | | | | prevention | | | | | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **THE DEVINE 9** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | | | 7. **Alpha Phi | 8. **Alpha Kappa | 9. **Kappa Alpha | | | | Alpha | Alpha Sorority, | Psi Fraternity, | | | | Fraternity, | Inc.** | Inc.** | | | | Inc** | | | | | | | +=====================+=====================+=====================+ | | | Founded: December | Founded: January | Founded: January 5, | | | | 4, 1906\ | 15, 1908\ | 1911\ | | | | Location: Cornell | Location: Howard | Location: Indiana | | | | University, Ithaca, | University, | University, | | | | NY\ | Washington, D.C.\ | Bloomington, IN\ | | | | Headquarters: | Headquarters: | Headquarters: | | | | Baltimore, Maryland | Chicago, Illinois | Philadelphia, | | | | | | Pennsylvania | | | | Colors: Black and | Colors: Salmon Pink | | | | | Old Gold | and Apple Green | Colors: Crimson and | | | | | | Cream | | | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | | | 1. **Omega Psi Phi | 2. **Delta Sigma | 3. **Phi Beta | | | | Fraternity, | Theta Sorority, | Sigma | | | | Inc.** | Inc.** | Fraternity, | | | | | | Inc.** | | | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | | | Founded: November | Founded: January | Founded: January 9, | | | | 17, 1911\ | 13, 1913\ | 1914\ | | | | Location: Howard | Location: Howard | Location: Howard | | | | University, | University, | University, | | | | Washington, D.C.\ | Washington, D.C.\ | Washington, D.C.\ | | | | Headquarters: | Headquarters: | Headquarters: | | | | Decatur, Georgia | Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | | | | | | | | | | Colors: Royal | Colors: Crimson and | Colors: Royal Blue | | | | Purple and Old Gold | Cream | and Pure White | | | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | | | 4. **Zeta Phi Beta | 5. **Sigma Gamma | 6. **Iota Phi | | | | Sorority, | Rho Sorority, | Theta | | | | Inc.** | Inc.** | Fraternity, | | | | | | Inc.** | | | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | | | Founded: January | Founded: November | Founded: September | | | | 16, 1920\ | 12, 1922\ | 19, 1963\ | | | | Location: Howard | Location: Butler | Location: Morgan | | | | University, | University, | State University, | | | | Washington, D.C.\ | Indianapolis, IN\ | Baltimore, MD\ | | | | Headquarters: | Headquarters: Cary, | Headquarters: | | | | Washington, D.C. | North Carolina | Baltimore, Maryland | | | | | | | | | | Colors: Royal Blue | Colors: Royal Blue | Colors: Charcoal | | | | and Pure White | and Gold | Brown and Gilded | | | | | | Gold | | | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **FIRST 20 CHAPTERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | **1. Alpha Chapter** | **11. Mu Chapter** | | | | | | | | | Founded: December 4, 1906 | Founded: April 12, 1912 | | | | | | | | | Location: Cornell University, | Location: University of | | | | Ithaca, New York | Minnesota, Minneapolis and | | | | | Saint Paul, Minnesota | | | | **2. Beta Chapter** | | | | | | **12. Nu Chapter** | | | | Founded: December 20, 1907 | | | | | | Founded: November 22, 1912 | | | | Location: Howard University, | | | | | Washington, D.C. | Location: Lincoln University, | | | | | Lincoln University, | | | | **3. Gamma Chapter** | Pennsylvania | | | | | | | | | Founded: December 30, 1907 | **13. Xi Chapter** | | | | | | | | | Location: Virginia Union | Founded: December 14, 1912 | | | | University, Richmond, Virginia | | | | | | Location: Wilberforce | | | | **4. Delta Chapter (First)** | University, Wilberforce, Ohio | | | | | | | | | Founded: April 11, 1908 | **14. Omicron Chapter** | | | | | | | | | Location: University of | Founded: January 30, 1913 | | | | Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, | | | | | Canada | Location: University of | | | | | Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon | | | | (Note: This chapter became | University, Pittsburgh, | | | | inactive in 1909 and was later | Pennsylvania | | | | reestablished) | | | | | | **15. Pi Chapter** | | | | **5. Epsilon Chapter** | | | | | | Founded: May 14, 1914 | | | | Founded: April 10, 1909 | | | | | | Location: Case Western Reserve | | | | Location: University of | University, Cleveland, Ohio | | | | Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | **16. Rho Chapter** | | | | **6. Zeta Chapter** | | | | | | Founded: November 3, 1914 | | | | Founded: April 10, 1909 | | | | | | Location: Philadelphia | | | | Location: Yale University, New | Citywide, Philadelphia, | | | | Haven, Connecticut | Pennsylvania | | | | | | | | | **7. Eta Chapter** | **17. Sigma Chapter** | | | | | | | | | Founded: June 5, 1909 | Founded: November 28, 1915 | | | | | | | | | Location: Columbia University, | Location: Boston Citywide, | | | | New York City, New York | Boston, Massachusetts | | | | | | | | | **8. Theta Chapter** | **18. Tau Chapter** | | | | | | | | | Founded: February 21, 1910 | Founded: March 23, 1917 | | | | | | | | | Location: University of | Location: University of | | | | Illinois Chicago, Loyola | Illinois Urbana-Champaign, | | | | University Chicago, and | Champaign and Urbana, Illinois | | | | University of Chicago, | | | | | Chicago, Illinois | **19. Upsilon Chapter** | | | | | | | | | **9. Iota Chapter** | Founded: December 21, 1917 | | | | | | | | | Founded: March 28, 1910 | Location: University of | | | | | Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas | | | | Location: Syracuse University, | | | | | Syracuse, New York | **20. Phi Chapter** | | | | | | | | | **10. Kappa Chapter** | Founded: May 17, 1919 | | | | | | | | | Founded: January 13, 1911 | Location: Ohio University, | | | | | Athens, Ohio | | | | Location: Ohio State | | | | | University, Columbus, Ohio | | | | +================================+================================+ | | | **POEMS** | | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | **HOUSE OF ALPHA By Bro. | **INVICTUS By William Ernest | | | | Sydney P. Brow** | Henley** | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | GOODWILL is the monarch of | Out of the night that covers | | | | this house.  Men, | me,\ | | | | unacquainted, enter,\ | Black as the Pit from pole to | | | | shake hands, exchange | pole,\ | | | | greetings, and depart friends. | I thank whatever Gods may be | | | |  Cordiality exists\ | | | | | among all who abide within.\ | For my unconquerable soul. | | | | \ | | | | | I am the eminent expression of | In the fell clutch of | | | | friendship.  Character and | Circumstance\ | | | | temperament\ | I have not winced nor cried | | | | change under my dominant | aloud.\ | | | | power.  Lives once touched by | Under the bludgeonings of | | | | me become tuned\ | Chance\ | | | | and are therefore amiable, | My head is bloody, but | | | | kindly, fraternal.\ | unbowed. | | | | \ | | | | | I inspire the musician to play | Beyond this place of wrath and | | | | noble sentiments and assist | tears\ | | | | the chemist to\ | Looms but the Horror of the | | | | convert ungenerous | shade,\ | | | | personalities into individuals | And yet the menace of the | | | | of great worth.  I destroy\ | years\ | | | | all ignoble impulses.  I | Finds, and shall find me, | | | | constantly invoke principles | unafraid. | | | | which make for common\ | | | | | brotherhood and the echo | It matters not how strait the | | | | responds in all communities | gate,\ | | | | and princely men are\ | How charged with punishments | | | | thereby recognized. | the scroll,\ | | | |  Education, health, music, | I am the master of my fate:\ | | | | encouragement, sympathy,\ | I am the captain of my soul. | | | | laughter - all these are | | | | | species of interest given on | | | | | self-invested capital.\ | | | | | \ | | | | | Tired moments find me a | | | | | delightful treat, hours of | | | | | sorrow, a shrine of\ | | | | | understanding - at all times, | | | | | I am faithful to the creed of | | | | | companionship.\ | | | | | \ | | | | | To a few, I am the castle of | | | | | dreams - ambitious, | | | | | successful, hopeful dreams.\ | | | | | To many, I am the poetic | | | | | palace where human feeling is | | | | | rhymed to celestial\ | | | | | motives; to the great | | | | | majority, I am the treasury of | | | | | good fellowship.\ | | | | | \ | | | | | In fact, I am the college of | | | | | friendship, the university of | | | | | brotherly love;\ | | | | | the school for the better | | | | | making of men.\ | | | | | I AM ALPHA PHI ALPHA! | | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | **IF By Rudyard Kipling** | **TEST OF A MAN** | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | If you can keep your head when | The test of a man is the fight | | | | all about you\ | that he makes,\ | | | | Are losing theirs and blaming | The grit that he daily shows,\ | | | | it on you;\ | The way he stands upon his | | | | If you can trust yourself when | feet,\ | | | | all men doubt you,\ | And takes life's numerous | | | | But make allowance for their | bumps and blows. | | | | doubting too;\ | | | | | If you can wait and not be | A coward can smile when | | | | tired by waiting,\ | there's naught to fear.\ | | | | Or, being lied about, don't | And nothing his progress | | | | deal in lies,\ | bars,\ | | | | Or, being hated, don't give | But it takes a man to stand | | | | way to hating,\ | and cheer,\ | | | | And yet don't look too good, | While the other fellow stars.\ | | | | nor talk too wise; | It isn't the victory after | | | | | all\ | | | | If you can dream -- and not | But the fight that a Brother | | | | make dreams your master;\ | makes.\ | | | | If you can think -- and not | A man when driven against the | | | | make thoughts your aim;\ | wall,\ | | | | If you can meet with triumph | Still stands erect and takes | | | | and disaster\ | the blows of fate\ | | | | And treat those two imposters | with his head held high,\ | | | | just the same;\ | bleeding and bruised and | | | | If you can bear to hear the | pale,\ | | | | truth you've spoken\ | Is the man who will win and | | | | Twisted by knaves to make a | fate defied,\ | | | | trap for fools,\ | For he isn't afraid to fail! | | | | Or watch the things you gave | | | | | your life to broken,\ | | | | | And stoop and build 'em up | | | | | with wornout tools; | | | | | | | | | | If you can make one heap of | | | | | all your winnings\ | | | | | And risk it on one turn of | | | | | pitch-and-toss,\ | | | | | And lose, and start again at | | | | | your beginnings\ | | | | | And never breath a word about | | | | | your loss;\ | | | | | If you can force your heart | | | | | and nerve and sinew\ | | | | | To serve your turn long after | | | | | they are gone,\ | | | | | And so hold on when there is | | | | | nothing in you\ | | | | | Except the Will which says to | | | | | them: "Hold on"; | | | | | | | | | | If you can talk with crowds | | | | | and keep your virtue,\ | | | | | Or walk with kings -- nor lose | | | | | the common touch;\ | | | | | If neither foes nor loving | | | | | friends can hurt you;\ | | | | | If all men count with you, but | | | | | none too much;\ | | | | | If you can fill the | | | | | unforgiving minute\ | | | | | With sixty seconds' worth of | | | | | distance run --\ | | | | | Yours is the Earth and | | | | | everything that's in it,\ | | | | | And -- which is more -- you'll | | | | | be a Man my son! | | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | **TO BE AN ALPHAMAN By Bro. | **DON'T QUIT** | | | | Fred H. Woodruff** | | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | To be an Alphaman means more | When things go wrong, as they | | | | than just to wear a pin,\ | sometimes will,\ | | | | It requires intrinsic | When the road you're trudging | | | | qualities that are developed | seems all uphill,\ | | | | deep within,\ | When funds are low and the | | | | It calls for lasting | debts are high,\ | | | | brotherhood, a word sometimes | And you want to weep but you | | | | used in vain,\ | have to sigh,\ | | | | It means an honest devotion, | When care is pressing you down | | | | not anticipation of personal | a bit,\ | | | | gain. | Rest if you must, but don't | | | | | you quit. | | | | Fraternity speaks of brotherly | | | | | love, that's something to | Life is queer with its twists | | | | achieve,\ | and turns,\ | | | | It's more than just a grip of | As everyone of us sometimes | | | | hands, it's an ideal to | learns,\ | | | | conceive.\ | And many a failure turns | | | | You're proud to be an Alpha, | about,\ | | | | and share her praises won,\ | When he might have won had he | | | | Before you inflate yourself | stuck it out.\ | | | | with pride, ask yourself, | Don't give up, though the pace | | | | honestly,\ | seems slow\ | | | | how much have I done? | You might succeed with another | | | | | blow. | | | | To realize the wealth of | | | | | personal satisfaction, from | Oft the goal is nearer than\ | | | | knowing\ | It seems to a faint and | | | | you've given your all, To have | faltering man,\ | | | | helped her cause | Often the struggler has given | | | | unfalteringly,\ | up,\ | | | | when you rally to her call. | When he might have captured | | | | | the victor's cup.\ | | | | To combine all these | And he learned too late, as | | | | qualities, and root them deep | the night slipped down,\ | | | | within,\ | How close he'd been to the | | | | The product would be an | golden crown. | | | | Alphaman, deserving of his | | | | | pin.\ | Success is failure turned | | | | So take an honest inventory of | inside out,\ | | | | your character within,\ | The silver tint of the clouds | | | | And for every virtue you find | of doubt;\ | | | | missing, try and weave it in. | And you can never tell how | | | | | close you are,\ | | | | For a man without these | It may be near when it seems | | | | virtues isn't worth a grain of | so far.\ | | | | sand.\ | So stick to the fight when | | | | It's plain to see, it's more | you're hardest hit\ | | | | than just a pin, that makes | It's when things seem worst | | | | an\ | that you must not quit. | | | | Alphaman. | | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | **HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY | **THE MAN WHO THINK'S HE CAN** | | | | BROTHER By Bro. Freeman | | | | | Montague, Jr.** | | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | Our family trees are not the | If you think you are beaten, | | | | same; we both have a different | you are;\ | | | | mother\ | If you think you dare not, you | | | | And yet I'd proudly tell the | don't.\ | | | | world that this man is my | If you'd like to win, but | | | | brother.\ | think you can't\ | | | | It's like we've lived our | It's almost a cinch you | | | | lives together, though we meet | won't.\ | | | | for the first time.\ | If you think you'll lose, | | | | As this powerful sense of | you've lost,\ | | | | brotherhood makes everything | For out in the world we find\ | | | | seem fine.\ | Success beings with a fellow's | | | | Spectators stand and look with | will;\ | | | | awe as we do our secret | It's all in the state of mind. | | | | shake.\ | | | | | Never realizing that this | If you think you're | | | | clasping of hands DOES NOT a | outclassed, you are:\ | | | | brother make. | You've got to think high to | | | | | rise.\ | | | | We are brothers in a deeper | You've got to be sure of | | | | sense than they can | yourself before\ | | | | comprehend.\ | You can ever win a prize.\ | | | | For when our bond has just | Life's battles don't always | | | | begun, theirs is about to | go\ | | | | end.\ | To the stronger or faster | | | | When we were searching for the | man,\ | | | | light, as all Sphinxmen must | But soon or late the man who | | | | do.\ | wins\ | | | | They stood aside and laughed | Is the man who thinks he can. | | | | out loud and said "I wouldn't | | | | | do that, would you?"\ | | | | | And yet when we had crossed | | | | | those sands, and the light we | | | | | could finally see.\ | | | | | They stood aside and whispered | | | | | softly Oh how I wish it were | | | | | me! | | | | | | | | | | I know the decision I made was | | | | | wise, of this I'm sure and | | | | | have no doubt.\ | | | | | Each day in my life will have | | | | | blue skies for I'm an ALPHA | | | | | from here on out.\ | | | | | And never again will I be | | | | | lonely for I have brothers | | | | | everywhere.\ | | | | | In cities of population two, I | | | | | even have a brother there. | | | | | | | | | | There is nothing in this whole | | | | | wide world that we wouldn't do | | | | | for one another.\ | | | | | I'm sure I'd even give my life | | | | | to save that of my brother.\ | | | | | But there are still those in | | | | | darkness who cannot | | | | | understand\ | | | | | why I share the burden which | | | | | belongs to another man | | | | | | | | | | When asked "Why weigh yourself | | | | | down with the load of | | | | | another?"\ | | | | | I simply smile at them and | | | | | say,\ | | | | | He ain't heavy, He's my | | | | | Brother!!! | | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A black background with blue letters Description automatically | | generated | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **500 WORDS ON ALPHA PHI ALPHA** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. stands as a pioneering force in the | | landscape of African American collegiate organizations. Founded on | | December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, it holds | | the distinction of being the first intercollegiate Greek-letter | | fraternity established for African American men. The visionary | | founders, known as the \"Seven Jewels,\" recognized the pressing need | | for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in America | | during a time of profound racial prejudice and societal challenges. | | | | The fraternity\'s inception was rooted in a desire to create a | | supportive environment for minority students facing educational and | | social discrimination at Cornell. What began as a small study and | | support group quickly evolved into a powerful force for change, | | laying the foundation for Alpha Phi Alpha\'s enduring principles of | | scholarship, fellowship, good character, and the uplifting of | | humanity. | | | | Throughout its history, Alpha Phi Alpha has been at the forefront of | | social progress and civil rights advocacy. The fraternity has played | | a crucial role in addressing issues such as apartheid, AIDS, urban | | housing, and various economic, cultural, and political concerns | | affecting people of color. Its national programs and initiatives, | | including \"A Voteless People Is a Hopeless People,\" \"My Brother\'s | | Keeper,\" and \"Go To High School, Go To College,\" demonstrate the | | organization\'s commitment to community service and empowerment. | | | | The fraternity\'s impact extends far beyond its immediate membership. | | Alpha Phi Alpha has been instrumental in shaping African American | | leadership across various fields. Its roster of distinguished members | | includes civil rights icons like Martin Luther King Jr. and W.E.B. Du | | Bois, as well as influential figures in politics, arts, sciences, and | | sports. This legacy of excellence has solidified Alpha Phi Alpha\'s | | position as a crucible for developing leaders who have significantly | | influenced American society and beyond. | | | | Alpha Phi Alpha\'s commitment to education and scholarship is evident | | in its long-standing advocacy for Black history. The fraternity has | | been a staunch supporter of the Association for the Study of African | | American Life and History (ASALH) since its inception, with many | | Alpha men serving in leadership roles within the organization. This | | dedication to preserving and promoting African American history | | underscores the fraternity\'s broader mission of uplifting the | | community through knowledge and cultural awareness. | | | | The fraternity\'s influence has expanded globally, with chapters | | established across the United States and internationally, including | | in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia. This global presence | | allows Alpha Phi Alpha to address issues affecting people of African | | descent worldwide, truly embodying its motto: \"First of All, | | Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All\". | | | | As Alpha Phi Alpha continues to evolve, it remains committed to its | | founding principles while adapting to address contemporary | | challenges. The fraternity\'s focus on leadership development, | | academic excellence, and community service positions it as a vital | | institution in the ongoing struggle for equality and social justice. | | | | In conclusion, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has, for over a | | century, stood as a beacon of brotherhood, scholarship, and service. | | From its humble beginnings at Cornell University to its current | | status as a global organization, Alpha Phi Alpha continues to shape | | leaders, promote excellence, and serve communities, embodying the | | vision of its founders and inspiring future generations to strive for | | greatness in the face of adversity. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+