Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ, pronounced A-Phi-A) Fraternity is the oldest Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded for African American men in the United States.

National programs

The Washington, D.C. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation is a project of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (Inc.) of which King was a member. In 1998, the fraternity was authorized by United States Congress to establish a foundation to manage fundraising and design of a memorial to Dr. King http://www.alphaphialpha.net/.

Related Topics:
Martin Luther King, Jr. - 1998 - United States Congress

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The fraternity sponsors Project Alpha in conjunction with March of Dimes. Other programs of the fraternity are Go To High School, Go To College and Voteless People Is a Hopeless People. The fraternity combines its efforts with Head Start, Boy Scouts of America and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

Related Topics:
March of Dimes - Head Start - Boy Scouts of America - Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

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The United States Postal Service has honored fraternity members W.E.B. Dubois, Duke Ellington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Paul Robeson and Whitney M. Young with stamps in their popular Black Heritage Stamp series.

Related Topics:
United States Postal Service - Duke Ellington - Martin Luther King, Jr. - Thurgood Marshall - Paul Robeson - Whitney M. Young

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The fraternity is one of nine Greek letter international sororities and fraternities comprising the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).

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