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This resolution commends Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for its 118 years of service and leadership, highlighting the organization's significant historical and ongoing contributions to African American communities. Founded in 1906 at Cornell University, Alpha Phi Alpha was the first Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans, initially created as a support group for minority students facing racial prejudice. The resolution emphasizes the fraternity's foundational principles of scholarship, fellowship, and community service, and recognizes its global reach with nearly 800 chapters and 200,000 members worldwide. The document celebrates the fraternity's notable members, including civil rights leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and W.E.B. DuBois, and highlights its involvement in important social programs such as Project Alpha and Go-To-High-School, Go-To-College initiatives. The resolution also acknowledges the fraternity's Arkansas-based members, including prominent politicians, educators, and community leaders, and specifically commends the organization's ongoing commitment to addressing policy issues that impact its communities under the current leadership of General President Lucien J. Metellus, Jr.

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hr1078&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R