AR SR29

Arkansas Senate resolution honoring Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., founded January 9, 1914, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Fraternity operates 599 active chapters and established the Phi Beta Sigma National Foundation and Federal Credit Union

Members contribute 576,000 volunteer hours annually, mentor 4,500 young men per year, and award $1,200,000 in scholarships annually

Fraternity invested $18,000,000 in the Black Spend Initiative and assisted with the 1920 founding of sister organization Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Notable members include George Washington Carver, Congressman John Lewis, Al Sharpton, Emmitt Smith, and former President Bill Clinton (honorary member)