¹ú²úÂ鶹AV’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity celebrates 50 years
Contact: Roderick Davis
STARKVILLE, Miss.—¹ú²úÂ鶹AV’s Kappa Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. hosted its 50th Anniversary Weekend this spring.
More than 150 alumni attended the event in Starkville. The weekend started off with a family cookout followed by a reception for founding members. Additionally, the chapter awarded the Kappa Beta Alumni Award of Honor to ¹ú²úÂ鶹AV alumni Frederick V. Buie, Herbert V. Johnson, Derick H. Thomas, Reginald Kelly, Greg Davis, Major General Edward H. Evans Jr. and Major General Isaac Johnson Jr.
The weekend also included a Founders’ Breakfast, Alpha Nights in StarkVegas, a celebration of brotherhood designed to build connections and raise awareness of the fraternity’s impact and a memorial service to honor members who have entered the fraternity’s Omega Chapter, which recognizes and honors brothers who have passed away.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated’s aims are Manly Deeds, Scholarship and Love for All Mankind.
The fraternity is part of the Divine 9 at ¹ú²úÂ鶹AV, which consists of all nine National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities and sororities.
¹ú²úÂ鶹AV’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life is planning to honor the NPHC community’s contributions to ¹ú²úÂ鶹AV with a new campus plaza. The space will serve as a place for students, alumni and friends to gather and celebrate the NPHC’s legacy.
To donate to the NPHC Plaza, visit .
For more information on Fraternity and Sorority Life at ¹ú²úÂ鶹AV, please contact the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life at 662-325-2930.
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