The University of Alabama

Table of Contents

Locations

  1. Student Life

    1. Housing

      1. Greek Houses

        1. ALPHA PHI ALPHA

          Building ID: 4256

          410 Smithwood Circle
          Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

          Since its founding on December 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., has supplied voice and vision to the struggle of African-Americans and people of color around the world. Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood among African descendants in this country. 

          Currently, Alpha Phi Alpha continues to grow and push for these ideas with nationally mandated programs such as “Project Alpha,” “Go To High School, Go To College,” “A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People,” and many others, which are maintained on both the undergraduate and graduate level as well. The Fraternity has grown steadily in influence throughout the years. It has expanded tremendously to the extent that there are now approximately 800 chapters located throughout the United States, Caribbean Islands, Africa, West Indies, Europe, and Asia. Some of the more prominent sons of Alpha include the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois, Paul Robeson, Dick Gregory, John Hope Franklin, Thurgood Marshall, David Dinkins, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., John H. Johnson, Duke Ellington, and Jesse Owens. The Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. continue to Uphold The Light Of Alpha 100 years later. 

          Chapter Nickname
          Alpha

          Chapter Type
          Fraternity

          CouncilNational
          Pan-Hellenic Council

          Physical Address
          410 Smithwood Circle
          House B
          Tuscaloosa AL 35401

          Mailing Address
          MSC# 870521
          1831 University Station
          Tuscaloosa AL 35487