ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. ®
THETA THETA LAMBDA CHAPTER
Golf scramble
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated Theta Theta Lambda Chapter Frankfurt, Germany sponsors the annual Dr. Steven Carter’s Reading Exhibition — at the Robinson Barracks Elementary Middle School (RBEMS) as an integral part of Alpha Literacy Week Program and a core component of the Go to high School Go to College Program.
The program format consists of opening remarks from the community commander and the school principal. The program continues in the rich Alpha tradition of excellence and support for national programs designed to cultivate student participation as well as parental encouragement in the out years. The program is ultimately aimed to showcase the student’s public speaking ability and expression through the exploration of great works of art, speeches, and poems. The readings will be evaluated on a standard score sheet by guest judges external to the school faculty and from DoDEA to mitigate bias culminating in prizes awarded in a tiered format.
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The "Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College" program, established in 1922, concentrates on the importance of completing secondary and collegiate education as a road to advancement. Statistics prove the value of this extra impetus in making the difference in the success of young African-American men, given that school completion is the single best predictor of future economic success. Through the Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College educational initiative, young men receive information and learn strategies that facilitate success. Alpha men provide youth participants with excellent role models to emulate.
Scholarship lunch
Goodwill is the monarch of this house, men unacquainted, enter, shake hands, exchange greetings and depart friends.-The House of Alpha
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Brother’s Keeper is a service program developed with the mission of advocating and improving the quality of life for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. brothers, their spouses, and widows who are retired, are elders, have disabilities and are ailing. Upon identification of need, the Brother’s Keeper Program also provides assistance to mature and ailing members of its communities. Limitations caused by advanced age place demands on family members, caregivers, and the larger community to ensure that elders remain independently functional. The goal of the Brother’s Keeper Program is to promote dignity and independence among Alpha family and community members who need help in keeping their lives and homes functional. There are seven objectives to the program:
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Objective 1: Assist in maintaining living environments that are compatible with participants’ levels of functioning
Objective 2: Assist in maintaining the upkeep of participants’ properties
Objective 3: Assist with health care decision-making
Objective 4: Provide companionship
Objective 5: Provide legal services
Objective 6: Provide transportation
Objective 7: Ensure adequate supplies of food, water, and clothing, with special emphasis on disaster management and recovery.
Black/Gold Ball
“A Voteless People is a Hopeless People” (aka VPHP) was initiated as a National Program of Alpha during the 1930’s when many African-Americans had the right to vote but were prevented from voting because of poll taxes, threats of reprisal, and lack of education about the voting process. Voter education and registration have remained a dominant focus of this outreach activity for over 65 years. In the 1990’s, the focus shifted to include political awareness and empowerment, delivered most frequently through town meetings and candidate forums.
