Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity. It was founded December 4th, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven young men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among the African-American men in this country. These visionary founders, known as the “Jewels” of the fraternity, are:

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 Henry Arthur Callis

Charles Henry Chapman

Eugene Kinckle Jones

George Biddle Kelley

Nathaniel Allison Murray

Robert Harold Ogle

Vertner Woodson Tandy

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Since it's founding, Alpha Phi Alpha has tirelessly served and advocated for people everywhere and been at the forefront of countless movements, boasting such notable members as W.E.B. Dubois, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King Jr.

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"First of All, Servants of All, We shall Transcend All"