Fraternity Facts

FOUNDED:  Tuesday, December 4, 1906

 FOUNDED AT:  Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

 MOTTO:  " First of all, Servants of all, We shall transcend all."

 FRATERNITY COLORS:  The Most Distinguished Black and Old Gold

FRATERNITY FLOWER: The Yellow Rose

The most remarkable leadership in the African American community in the 20th  century

has without question come from the ranks of

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 

Since its founding on Tuesday, December 4, 1906, the Fraternity has supplied voice and vision to the struggle of African Americans and people of color around the world. Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity in the United States established for men of African descent, was  founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for strong bond of Brotherhood between African Americans.

FACTS

60 % of all Black Male Doctors
75 % of all Black Male Lawyers
65 % of all Black Male Dentists 
and
95 % of All Black Colleges
have been headed by Alpha Men

This page is respectfully dedicated to all of those men who have inspired us as men of Alpha.