LDI

The World is in Need of Alpha Men: An Urgent Call for Mentorship

As part of their 107th anniversary convention, members of Alpha Phi Alpha from around the world conducted a community service project called the “Leadership Development Institute” (LDI). This service project paired youth from the Austin metropolitan area with fraternity members who worked with them on developing leadership skills, team building, and how good leadership yields success from the classroom to the boardroom. While we continue to be outraged over the verdict in the Trayvon...

ALPHA PHI ALPHA Statement on Zimmerman Trial Verdict

On the evening of February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed. That night, Tyravon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, and father, Tracy Martin, lost a son. That night, Trayvon Martin’s brother, Jahvaris Martin, lost his younger brother. On July 13, 2013, George Zimmerman, the man who killed Trayvon Martin, was acquitted. There is much that can be said about the killing of this young man, Trayvon Martin. It is without question that young black men have long-been...

Leadership Development Institute (LDI – North)

The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) was chartered in the Eastern Region of the fraternity in 1983. Geographically, the Eastern Region includes the eastern seaborne; from Maine to Virginia,as well as chapters in Bermuda, Germany, South Africa, and Liberia.  This year, in partnership with the E TL Education Foundation , LDI will be held three times, once in the spring at the site of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity  Eastern Region Convention, and again during the summer in the Washington DC/Baltimore area, and...

Leadership Development Institute (LDI – South)

The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) was chartered in the Eastern Region of the fraternity in 1983. Geographically, the Eastern Region includes the eastern seaborne; from Maine to Virginia,as well as chapters in Bermuda, Germany, South Africa, and Liberia.  This year, in partnership with the E TL Education Foundation , LDI will be held three times, once in the spring at the site of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity  Eastern Region Convention, and again during the summer in the Washington DC/Baltimore area, and...

Keeping ahead of COVID-19

This rapidly evolving corona virus (COVID-19) has imposed an upsetting, fluid situation upon our fraternity, region, chapters, families, communities, business and the world. While the leaders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and the Eastern Region aim to maintain a “business as usual” approach, we urge you to protect yourself and your love ones by practicing social distancing. #StayHome