AUSTIN, TEXAS · CHARTERED 1945

First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all.

The Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the Austin Alpha Foundation are one brotherhood with one mission: developing leaders, promoting brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for the Greater Austin community.

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1906

Alpha Phi Alpha founded at Cornell University, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men

1945

Gamma Eta Lambda chartered in Austin, serving the city for eight decades

1983

Austin Alpha Foundation formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit for scholarship and community programs

Undergraduate chapters supported at Huston-Tillotson, UT Austin, and Texas State

ONE BROTHERHOOD, TWO ENTITIES

The Chapter serves. The Foundation invests.

THE CHAPTER

Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

The alumni brothers of Austin. They mentor young men, advise three undergraduate chapters, and have carried Alpha Phi Alpha’s national programs into schools and neighborhoods across the city since 1945.

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THE FOUNDATION

The Austin Alpha Foundation

The chapter’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm since 1983. It awards scholarships to Austin-area high school seniors and funds programs that address educational, economic, and social inequities in our communities.

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First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all.

The Chapter serves. The Foundation invests.

Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

The Austin Alpha Foundation

Programs with a long record

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