Alpha Phi Alpha
| Alpha Phi Alpha | |
| ΑΦΑ | |
| Abbreviation: | {{{Abbreviation}}} |
| Org Founded: | 1906 at Cornell |
| CU Chapter: | Eta |
| Chapter Established: | June 5, 1909 |
| Motto: | "First of All, Servants of All,
We Shall Transcend All" |
| Symbol(s): | Great Sphinx of Giza |
| House: | None |
| Recognition: | MGC |
| Contact: | sonsofeta.aphia@gmail.com |
Alpha Phi Alpha is an African-American-interest fraternity recognized under the Multicultural Greek Council. Columbia is home to the organization's Eta Chapter.
Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood among African descendants in this country. The visionary founders, known as the “Jewels” of the Fraternity, are Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy.
Alpha Phi Alpha Service & Philanthropy
Alpha Phi Alpha works to addresses social issues such as apartheid, AIDS, urban housing, and other economic, cultural, and political issues of interest to people of color. The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial and World Policy Council are programs of Alpha Phi Alpha. The brotherhood also conducts philanthropic programming initiatives with March of Dimes, Head Start, Boy Scouts of America, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Eta Chapter
External Links
- http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/cugreeklife/alpha-phi-alpha/ Alpha Phi Alpha page, Columbia Greek Life Website]
- Columbia Greek Life Website
- National Organization Website
| Greek life at Columbia |
| IFC Fraternities: Alpha Delta Phi • Alpha Epsilon Pi • Beta Theta Pi • Delta Sigma Phi • Kappa Delta Rho • Phi Gamma Delta • Pi Kappa Alpha • Psi Upsilon • Sigma Chi • Sigma Nu • Sigma Phi Epsilon • Zeta Beta Tau |
| Panhel Sororities: Alpha Chi Omega • Alpha Omicron Pi • Delta Gamma • Gamma Phi Beta • Kappa Alpha Theta • Sigma Delta Tau |
| Multicultural Greek Fraternities: Phi Iota Alpha • Alpha Phi Alpha • Kappa Alpha Psi • Omega Psi Phi • Pi Delta Psi • Lambda Phi Epsilon • Sigma Lambda Beta |
| Multicultural Greek Sororities: Lambda Pi Chi • Sigma Iota Alpha • Delta Sigma Theta • Kappa Phi Lambda • Sigma Lambda Gamma |
| Inactive (de-recognized): Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon |
