{"id":14157,"date":"2024-04-15T10:10:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/?p=14157"},"modified":"2024-04-15T10:10:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:10:52","slug":"alpha-phi-alpha-fraternity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/15\/alpha-phi-alpha-fraternity\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. launches new fraternity at ULV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The University of La&nbsp;Verne welcomes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apa1906.net\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. to the campus Greek Life community this spring. The new <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Phi Upsilon Chapter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> makes the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/student-life\/fraternity-sorority-life\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ninth Greek organization<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and third fraternity at the university.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are excited to continue to grow the diversity of Greek organizations and welcome another Divine Nine historically Black Greek-letter organization to the community,\u201d said Adam Wong, associate dean of students. \u201cHaving the additional fraternity helps increase opportunities to embrace and foster diversity and inclusion not just in our fraternities and sororities, but also the broader campus.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alpha Phi Alpha is the first intercollegiate Greek-letter organization established in 1906 at Cornell University to promote fraternity and support among black students. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">there are more than 730 chapters throughout the world. Its mission is to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">develop leaders, promote brotherhood and academic excellence, and provide service and advocacy for communities. M<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">embers have included civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., NAACP founder, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Justice Thurgood Marshal and others.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHere at the University of La&nbsp;Verne, we aspire to engage the community collegially, academically<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and communally \u2013 that is the driving effort of all five founding members,\u201d said Heath W<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">illiams, a junior at the university and the chapter\u2019s first president. \u201cAs student leaders, we hope to foster understanding of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">injustices, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mentorship and brotherhood, especially among black male students.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:-20,&quot;335559737&quot;:-20,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About 150 students participate in University of La&nbsp;Verne Greek organizations. Many are involved in campus in other capacities such as athletics, student government, student employment, resident assistance, orientation leadership, honor society membership and more. The chapters host events and activities focused on leadership skills, professional development, and community.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Any University of La&nbsp;Verne students interested in joining should email Deanna Villagran, coordinator of student engagement and leadership, at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:d&#118;&#105;l&#108;&#97;&#103;&#114;a&#110;&#64;&#108;&#97;v&#101;&#114;&#110;&#101;&#46;&#101;&#100;u\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">dvilla&#103;r&#97;n&#64;l&#97;ve&#114;ne.&#101;&#100;&#117;<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for more information.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of La&nbsp;Verne welcomes Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to the campus Greek Life community this spring. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4814],"tags":[9854,9855],"class_list":["post-14157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-laverne-edu-news-university-campus-life","tag-alpha-phi-alpha-fraternity-inc","tag-greek-life","ulv_author-university-of-la-verne"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.8 (Yoast SEO v23.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. launches new fraternity at ULV | University of La Verne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The University of La Verne welcomes Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 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