Programs

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (excerpted from http://www.alphaphialpha.net/home.html) *National Programs:* The Spirit of Sankofa Assisting Communities Through Leadership, Scholarship, and Service National Programs/Special Projects: The fraternity's National Programs and their areas of focus are presented in this section. National Programs are programs/projects which have been adopted by the General Convention and mandated for implementation by all chapters. Our National Programs are: Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College, Project Alpha, and A Voteless People is a Hopeless People Special Projects: Special Projects are programs and activities which are sustained through collaborative efforts, memoranda of understanding, and/or outside financial assistance which may or may not be implemented by chapters. Existing Special Projects include: Alpha Academy Alpha HeadStart Big Brothers/Big Sisters Boy Scouts of America Leadership Development Institute	Local Programs
	Alpha Youth Leadership/ Junior Alpha Men Year Around
	Alpha Man of the Year Annual Award
	Alphamen, Incorporated 501(C) (3) Corporation Year Around
	Black and Gold Ball July
	Circle City Classic ® First Weekend in October
	Founders' Day December 4 (Nearest Weekend)
	Go to High School Go to College National Information - Implemented at Iota Lambda as Part of Alpha Esq./Youth Leadership (above)Year Around
	Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration ® July
	IUPUI Dr. Martin Luther King Dinner January (Sunday before M. L. King Holiday)
	March of Dimes Iota Lambda Joins the Fraternity Nationally as a March of Dimes Partner. As Nationally Announced
	Mozel Sanders Thanksgiving Dinner Thanksgiving (eve and day of)
	Project Alpha (Teen sexual responsibility) National Information - Implemented at Iota Lambda as Part of Alpha Esq./Youth Leadership (above) October or as announced
	A Voteless People is a Hopeless People (Voter Registration); National Information - Implemented at Iota Lambda in Partnership with Local CommunityAs Announced