Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated was the first Black Greek Letter organization established for collegiate black men. It was founded by 7 young men on the prodominantly white campus of Cornell University in 1906. Open to men of all diversities, Alpha Phi Alpha has become a pillar worldwide with prominent members such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cornell West, Hill Harper Frederick Douglas, Olympian Jesse Owens, Duke Ellington, and many more.
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated was the first Black Greek Letter organization established for collegiate black men. It was founded by 7 young men on the prodominantly white campus of Cornell University in 1906. Open to men of all diversities, Alpha Phi Alpha has become a pillar worldwide with prominent members such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cornell West, Hill Harper Frederick Douglas, Olympian Jesse Owens, Duke Ellington, and many more.
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated was the first Black Greek Letter organization established for collegiate black men. It was founded by 7 young men on the prodominantly white campus of Cornell University in 1906. Open to men of all diversities, Alpha Phi Alpha has become a pillar worldwide with prominent members such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cornell West, Hill Harper Frederick Douglas, Olympian Jesse Owens, Duke Ellington, and many more.