Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - Beta Iota Lambda Chapter

nity leader in the Baton Rouge area and Brother Felton G. Clark was a renowned educator and served as President of Southern University and A&M College. Additionally, Brother William H. went on to become the President of Florida A&M University. Despite the many achievements and great service of those brothers along with the many that followed, August 1993 marked the beginning of a new era in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At the request of then Chapter President, Bro. Donald Carlyle Wade, brothers of the Beta Iota Lambda Chapter assembled in an unused two story building at 2219 Plank Road. Brother Wade had a vision to make the impoverished building into what is known today as the “Alpha Center.” For over eighty (80) years, the Alpha Center has served as a place to accommodate cultural, educational, social-literacy, and charitable activities for the community. Beta Iota Lambda also functions as the advisory alumni chapter to the Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. located on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is through this fraternal and brotherly bond that the work of Alpha consistently strives to uplift and enlighten not only brothers but members of the local communities. Such enlightenment is depicted through numerous national and joint projects like: Project Alpha, Annual Henry Bellaire Memorial Senior Citizens’ Dinner, Go to High School Go to College Initiative, Brother’s Keeper Program, A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People Initiative, March of Dimes and Boy Scouts of America partnerships, Annual Alpha Scholarship Golf Tournament, Project I.C.E. and a host of other activities. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the Brothers of the Beta Iota Lambda Chapter will forever be a beacon of hope and vital resource within local communities, while cultivating tomorrow’s leaders throughout the world.