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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, founded December 4, 1906, at Cornell University by seven students, is the first and oldest intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans.

The fraternity was founded by seven visionaries known as the "Jewels," including Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy.

Alpha Phi Alpha currently operates 800 chapters with 160,000 members across the United States, Caribbean Islands, Africa, West Indies, Europe, and Asia, and participates in programs including Project Alpha, Go To High School Go To College, and Boy Scouts of America.

The fraternity's legacy includes notable members such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Duke Ellington, Jesse Owens, and numerous Arkansas political figures including Representatives and Senators.

The House of Representatives acknowledges Alpha Phi Alpha members for providing over one hundred years of outstanding service and leadership to their communities.