Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Kappa Zeta Lambda
Clarksville, Tennessee
"First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All"
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Our Heritage
About Alpha
The First
Alpha Phi Alpha was founded December 4, 1906 at Cornell University — the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity for African-American men.
The Seven Jewels
Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy.
Our Aims
Manly Deeds — Service and responsibility. Scholarship — Academic excellence. Love for All Mankind — Compassion and equality.
Our Mission
"Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities."
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Deeper Understanding
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A Legacy of Excellence
Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity for African Americans, was founded at Cornell University on December 4, 1906 by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood.
Today, Alpha Phi Alpha has supplied voice and vision to the struggle of African-Americans and people of color around the world, with over 200,000 members initiated.
1906
The Beginning
Founded at Cornell University
1908
Expansion
First chapters at Howard and VUU
1911
Alumni Growth
First alumni chapter established
1919
Go-To-High-School
Flagship program launches
1945
Integration
Becomes interracial fraternity
2011
MLK Memorial
National memorial dedication
Alpha Phi Alpha has produced history's most influential leaders, activists, artists, and change-makers.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights Leader
Thurgood Marshall
Civil Rights Leader
W.E.B. Du Bois
Civil Rights Leader
Jesse Owens
Civil Rights Leader
Duke Ellington
Civil Rights Leader
Andrew Young
Civil Rights Leader
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Stimulate Ambition
To stimulate the ambition of its members and prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity.
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Promote Dignity
To encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood, freedom, and dignity of the individual.
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Aid Humanity
To aid downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic, and intellectual status.
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Foster Brotherhood
To develop strong bonds of brotherhood that transcend geographical, economic, and social boundaries.
Servant Leadership
Chapter Leadership
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Community Impact
Our Programs
A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People
Voter registration and civic engagement initiative empowering our community.
1000+ Registered
Go-To-High-School, Go-To-College
Flagship education program promoting academic achievement.
Since 1919
Project Alpha
Youth mentorship in partnership with March of Dimes.
500+ Mentored
My Brother's Keeper
Brotherhood and professional development initiative.
Active Program
Investing in Tomorrow
Education Foundation
KZL Education Foundation
Established to make a significant difference to students who need financial assistance while striving for academic excellence. Through generous donations, we invest in future leaders.
$50K+
Awarded Annually
100+
Scholars Supported
Available Scholarships
Academic Excellence Award
3.5+ GPA Required
$2,500
Leadership Scholarship
Demonstrated Leadership
$1,500
Community Service Award
Outstanding Service
$1,000
STEM Achievement Award
STEM Major
$2,000
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Support Our Mission
Your contribution directly supports scholarships, mentorship programs, and community initiatives.
Chapter Moments
Our Gallery
Words of Wisdom
Our Poems
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To a few I am the Castle of Dreams,
Ambitious, successful, hopeful dreams.
To many, I am the Poetic Palace
Where human feeling is rhymed to celestial motives.
I am the Treasury of Good Fellowship.
The University of Brotherly Love;
The School for the Better Making of Men.
I AM ALPHA PHI ALPHA!
— Alpha Phi Alpha
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Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
— William Ernest Henley
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An old man going a lone highway,
Came at the evening cold and gray,
To a chasm vast and deep and wide.
The old man crossed in the twilight dim,
The sullen stream had no fear for him;
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.
— Will Allen Dromgoole
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To a few I am the Castle of Dreams,
Ambitious, successful, hopeful dreams.
To many, I am the Poetic Palace
Where human feeling is rhymed to celestial motives.
I am the Treasury of Good Fellowship.
The University of Brotherly Love;
The School for the Better Making of Men.
I AM ALPHA PHI ALPHA!
— Alpha Phi Alpha
Get in Touch
Connect With KZL
The Kappa Zeta Lambda Chapter proudly serves the Clarksville, Tennessee community. We welcome inquiries from those interested in Alpha Phi Alpha.
Location
Clarksville, Tennessee
contact@kzlalphas.org
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