Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 98th General Convention and 118th Anniversary Convention
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DateJuly 16 - 20, 2025
Event Details
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s 98th General Convention and 119th Anniversary Convention, “Reimagining Alpha For the Future” is being held from July 16 through July 20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men, was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. The Fraternity has long stood at the forefront of the African American community’s fight for civil rights through Alpha men such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; late former Congressman Adam Clayton Powell; late former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; legendary activist, actor and performer, Paul Robeson, former Ambassador Andrew Young; late former Senator Edward Brooke; scholar, Cornel West; Senator Raphael Warnock; Congressman Steven Horsford, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; General Charles “CQ” Brown, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; six other members of the U.S. Congress, numerous state, and local lawmakers across the United States, as well as President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Boakai, Sr. The fraternity, through its more than 720 college and alumni chapters and general-organization members, serves communities in the United States, and other parts of North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
For more information:
Email: convention@apa1906.net
Contact Phone Number: 410-554-0040
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