Gainesville Alphas

Gainesville Alphas The official page of the renowned Nu Eta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. located i The first Alumni Chapter was established in 1911.

Since it’s founding on December 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has supplied voice and vision to the struggle of African-Americans and people of color around the world. Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Broth

erhood among African descendants in this country. The visionary founders, known as the “Jewels” of the Fraternity, are Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy. The Fraternity initially served as a study and support group for minority students who faced racial prejudice, both educationally and socially, at Cornell. The Jewel founders and early leaders of the Fraternity succeeded in laying a firm foundation for Alpha Phi Alpha's principles of scholarship, fellowship, good character, and the uplifting of humanity. Alpha Phi Alpha chapters were established at other colleges and universities, many of them historically black institutions, soon after the founding at Cornell. While continuing to stress academic excellence among its members, Alpha also recognized the need to help correct the educational, economic, political, and social injustices faced by African-Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha has long stood at the forefront of the African-American community's fight for civil rights through leaders such as: W.E.B. DuBois, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Edward Brooke, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young, William Gray, Paul Robeson, and many others. True to its form as the “first of firsts,” Alpha Phi Alpha has been interracial since 1945.

2026 NPHC Founders’ Day Worship Service
05/17/2026

2026 NPHC Founders’ Day Worship Service

Happy Mother’s Day!
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day!

The Gainesville Zetas and The Finer Foundation of Florida Royal Affair Charity Gala.
04/17/2026

The Gainesville Zetas and The Finer Foundation of Florida Royal Affair Charity Gala.

04/05/2026
Today is the late Bro. Dr. Simon Johnson and Verna Johnson's Anniversary. Delivered flowers on behalf of the chapter to ...
02/20/2026

Today is the late Bro. Dr. Simon Johnson and Verna Johnson's Anniversary. Delivered flowers on behalf of the chapter to let her know she's still thought of on this day.

As we honored Brother Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week, We reflected with deep appreciation and rene...
01/21/2026

As we honored Brother Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week, We reflected with deep appreciation and renewed commitment. This week was more than remembrance—it was a reaffirmation of our duty to serve and to act.

Dr. King reminded us that “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” and that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Those words called us to move beyond comfort into action—serving our communities, standing for justice, and protecting the dream through our deeds.

This week strengthened our resolve to continue the work- Steadfast, Unmovable, Against All Odds. As we pressed forward, we carried with us the charge of our Jewel, Brother Vertner Woodson Tandy:

"We will fight til hell freezes over, then fight on the ice.”
✊🏿💛🖤🧊🤙🏿

2026 MLK March
01/19/2026

2026 MLK March

GainesvilleAlphas supporting GainesvilleAKAs at their annual 2026 Founders’ Day Church Service
01/18/2026

GainesvilleAlphas supporting GainesvilleAKAs at their annual 2026 Founders’ Day Church Service

01/15/2026

Happy Founder's Day!

Happy Birthday to our Alpha Brother, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 💛🖤🤙🏿
01/15/2026

Happy Birthday to our Alpha Brother, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 💛🖤🤙🏿

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Gainesville, FL
32614

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