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Founded - December 4, 1906 -- Cornell University, Ithaca New York Type - Social Mission Statement - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood, and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. Motto - First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All Colors - Black and Old Gold symbol - Great Sphinx of Giza Flower - Yellow Rose Chapters - 730+ Members - 290,000+ lifetime Factoid - The first inter-collegiate Gree-letter organization established for African Americans. Aims - Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind Headquarters - Baltimore, Maryland, United States Founders are known as: - the "Seven Jewels" Preserved Archives - Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Where are chapters charted? - Howard University and Virginia Union University in 1907 Active chapters located ? - Americas, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia Alpha Phi Alpha evolved into a primarily service organization and provided leadership and service during : - Great Depression, World Wars, and Civil Rights Movements It addresses social issues such as: - apartheid, AIDS, urban housing, and other economic, cultural, and political issues of interest to people of color. Programs of Alpha Phi Alpha - The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial and World Policy Council. March of Dimes, Head Start, Boy Scouts of America, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Members of Alpha Phi Alpha include: (not the founder) - Jamaican Prime Minister Norman Manley, Nobel Prize winner Martin Luther King, Jr., Olympian Jesse Owens, Justice Thurgood Marshall, United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young, Singer Lionel Richie and Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson.