JAMES LEHAMAN
4/20/26
BACKGROUNDER
HISTORY
BETA PHI LAMBDA IS A GRADUATE CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., THE FIRST INTERCOLLEGIATE HISTORICALLY BLACK GREEK LETTER FRATERNITY, FOUNDED DECEMBER 4, 1906, AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY. ALPHA PHI ALPHA WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ADVOCACY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN DURING A TIME OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. OVER TIME, THE FRATERNITY EXPANDED NATIONWIDE, ESTABLISHING GRADUATE CHAPTERS LIKE BETA PHI LAMBDA TO CONTINUE ITS WORK BEYOND COLLEGE CAMPUSES. THE CHAPTER CARRIES ON THIS LEGACY THROUGH SERVICE, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ITS LOCAL AREA. BETA PHI LAMBDA WAS CHARTERED FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 , 1940. TH
MISSION / PURPOSE
THE MISSION OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. IS TO DEVELOP LEADERS, PROMOTE BROTHERHOOD AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND PROVIDE SERVICE AND ADVOCACY FOR COMMUNITIES. BETA PHI LAMBDA REFLECTS THIS MISSION BY FOCUSING ON UPLIFTING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, AND ENCOURAGING CIVIC INVOLVEMENT. THE CHAPTER AIMS TO CREATE LASTING IMPACT THROUGH LEADERSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND CONSISTENT COMMUNITY SERVICE.
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
BETA PHI LAMBDA PROVIDES A RANGE OF COMMUNITY FOCUSED SERVICES AND PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL INITIATIVES ESTABLISHED BY ALPHA PHI ALPHA. THESE INCLUDE MENTORING YOUNG MEN THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE PROJECT ALPHA, PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS THROUGH GO-TO-HIGH SCHOOL, GO-TO-COLLEGE, AND ENCOURAGING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH A VOTELESS PEOPLE IS A HOPELESS PEOPLE. THE CHAPTER ALSO ORGANIZES LOCAL SERVICE PROJECTS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND SCHOLARSHIP EFFORTS. MEMBERS FREQUENTLY COLLABORATE WITH INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS THAT SUPPORT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWER YOUTH, INCLUDING MALE MENTORSHIP AND COMMUNITY SUMMITS.
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3/22/26 CONTACT
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [JAMES LEHAMAN] [470-503-3943] [JAMESLEHAMAN@GMAIL.COM]
[ALPHA’S IN ACTION] [COMMUNITY LEADERS]
SAVANNAH, GA – THE BROTHERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INC., BETA PHI LAMBDA CHAPTER, CONTINUE TO MAKE AN IMPACT THROUGH MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. RECENTLY, THE CHAPTER TOOK ITS ALPHA BEARS ON AN EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE, GIVING THEM A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT COLLEGE LIFE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR FUTURE. DURING THE VISIT, THE GROUP ALSO TOURED THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CENTER FOR NONVIOLENT SOCIAL CHANGE, WHERE STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. THE EXPERIENCE WAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY A CONVERSATION WITH VICE PRESIDENT OF ENROLLMENT AND STUDENT AFFAIRS, BRO. DR. JAMES FREDDY ALLEN, WHO SHARED VALUABLE INSIGHT ABOUT MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE AND ENCOURAGED THE STUDENTS TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.
IN ADDITION TO THIS TRIP, THE BROTHERS PARTICIPATED IN MEGAGENESIS XX, A SIGNATURE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PREPARING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE. HELD AT WOODVILLE-TOMPKINS HIGH SCHOOL, THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 1,000 PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDED RESOURCES TO HELP STUDENTS NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT PROCESS. THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT, THE BROTHERS ASSISTED AT LEAST 25 STUDENTS WITH REGISTRATION AND STATUS CHECKS, HELPING MOVE THEM ONE STEP CLOSER TO HIGHER EDUCATION. THESE EFFORTS REFLECT THE CHAPTER’S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO GUIDING AND UPLIFTING THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND EDUCATION.
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ABOUT BETA PHI LAMBDA CHAPTER
THE BETA PHI LAMBDA CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., CHARTERED IN 1940 IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, IS AN ALUMNI CHAPTER COMMITTED TO SERVICE, SCHOLARSHIP, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. AS PART OF THE FIRST INTERCOLLEGIATE GREEK LETTER FRATERNITY ESTABLISHED FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN, THE CHAPTER UPHOLDS THE PRINCIPLES OF MANLY DEEDS, SCHOLARSHIP, AND LOVE FOR ALL MANKIND THROUGH SUSTAINED OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY IN THE SAVANNAH COMMUNITY.
BIO AND PICTURES
BETA PHI LAMBDA IS A GRADUATE CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. THAT PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND OUTREACH. SINCE ITS CHARTER ON NOVEMBER 8, 1940, THE CHAPTER HAS FOCUSED ON BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHILE ADDRESSING SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. THE CHAPTER PLACES A STRONG EMPHASIS ON MENTORSHIP, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG MEN, BY CREATING SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE GROWTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING COMMUNITY EVENTS, PARTICIPATING IN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, AND SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. THESE EFFORTS OFTEN INCLUDE COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND THEIR IMPACT.
BETA PHI LAMBDA IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THE CHAPTER SUPPORTS VOTER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS EFFORTS, ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND WORKS TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT AFFECT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS TAKE PART IN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES, SERVICE PROJECTS, AND PUBLIC EVENTS THAT STRENGTHEN BOTH THE FRATERNITY AND THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH CONSISTENT SERVICE AND ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT, BETA PHI LAMBDA CONTINUES TO UPHOLD THE VALUES OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA WHILE FOCUSING ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, BUILDING CONNECTIONS, AND MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS.
