The South Carolina Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., will convene its 64th District Conference on October 3-5, 2024, on the campuses of Claflin University and South Carolina State University. Themed “SC Brother Embracing the Alpha IMPACT: Voter Registration! Voter Education Voter Mobilization!” the threeday conference plans to make a huge impact in the Orangeburg community and provide strategies and initiatives that the South Carolina Chapters of the historic Fraternity can implement in all communities statewide.
Leaders of the South Carolina Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., have planned great educational and fellowship opportunities for the attendees. Business sessions are closed to the public and are only open to registered members of the Fraternity. Community outreach events include a HBCU college fair for high school students, free community breakfast (sponsored by Denny’s Mobile Relief Diner), a graduate school and career fair, and a blood drive (sponsored by The Red Cross).
Founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has supplied voice and vision to the struggle of African Americans and people of color around the world. The Fraternity initially served as a study and support group for minority students who faced racial prejudice, both educationally and socially. Famous fraternity members who have been in the forefront of civil rights include W.E.B. DuBois, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Edward Brooke, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young, William Gray, and Paul Robeson.
Today Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is comprised of more than 750 active chapters located in the United States, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the
Caribbean.
There are a total of 33 chapters in South Carolina representing the cities of Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Bennettsville, Clemson, Columbia, Conway, Charleston, Denmark, Florence, Fort Mill, Georgetown, Greenville, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, Summerville, and Sumter. This also includes chapters at higher education institutions including Allen University, Benedict College, Charleston Southern University, Claflin University, Clemson University, The College of Charleston, Coastal Carolina University, Francis Marion University, Morris College, South Carolina State University, University of South Carolina (Columbia), University of South Carolina (Aiken), University of South Carolina (Upstate), Voorhees University, and Winthrop University.
For more information, visit www/scalpha.org or call (803) 546-5499
