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This resolution formally recognizes Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first intercollegiate fraternity established for African American men, and the Mississippi Alpha Network on the occasion of its 55th anniversary. The resolution highlights the fraternity's founding principles of scholarship, fellowship, and the uplifting of humanity, and traces its history in Mississippi from its first alumni chapter in 1927 to its current presence with multiple alumni and college chapters. It specifically commends the Mississippi Alpha Network for its role as a unifying body for these chapters over the past 55 years, fostering collaboration, leadership training, youth development, and programs focused on education, economic empowerment, health awareness, and social justice, all while building upon the fraternity's historic legacy of leadership in Mississippi and the nation.

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SR/SR0052.xml