This Senate resolution congratulates and commends Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., on reaching 119 years of service. The text recites that the fraternity was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University by the "Seven Jewels." It notes the fraternity's mission to develop leaders, promote brotherhood and academic excellence, and provide service and advocacy. The resolution lists the fraternity headquarters in Baltimore, more than 720 college and alumni chapters, notable Alpha members (for example, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and others), and programs such as Brother's Keeper, A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People, Go-to-High School, Go-to-College, and Project Alpha. The resolution also notes the fraternity led the effort to erect the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.
This is a Senate resolution that formally recognizes and praises Alpha Phi Alpha for its history and activities. The document expresses the Senate's congratulations and describes the fraternity's founders, mission, programs, and notable members. No specific changes to programs, funding, or legal rights are described in the text of the resolution.
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The resolution presents the fraternity as an organization that has promoted leadership, academic achievement, civil-rights leadership, voter engagement, and youth education for many years. It highlights the fraternity's founders, global chapter network, notable members, and community programs as reasons for congratulating and commending Alpha Phi Alpha on 119 years of service.
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