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Designates Wednesday, May 7, 2025, as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Day at the Louisiana state capitol, coinciding with the organization's 119th anniversary

Alpha Phi Alpha was founded December 4, 1906, at Cornell University as the first intercollegiate Greek letter fraternity established for African American men

The fraternity's programs include "Go-To-High-School, Go-To-College" campaign, voter registration efforts, Project Alpha, and the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial project

Three current Louisiana Representatives—Ken Brass, Adrian Fisher, and Travis Johnson—are fraternity members, along with 18 past legislative members

Notable members nationwide include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., W.E.B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.