Gamma Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to Donate $100,000 to FVSU Foundation in Honor of Chapter’s 75th Anniversary

Fort Valley, GA — During this year’s Homecoming astatine Fort Valley State University (FVSU), scheduled for Saturday, October 23, 2021, the Men of the Gamma Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., College and Alumni Brothers, volition beryllium celebrating their 75th Anniversary arsenic a Chapter connected campus. The Gamma Zeta Chapter was chartered connected November 11, 1946.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded connected December 4,1906 connected the field of Cornell University, successful Ithaca, NY. As such, it is the oldest Black Fraternity successful America founded by assemblage students. Alpha Phi Alpha’s aims are: “Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind.” To that end, an Alpha Phi Alpha – Gamma Zeta Legacy Fund was established implicit a twelvemonth agone to assistance rise funds to lend to the FVSU Foundation. A Steering Committee was formed to solicit donations from each Gamma Zeta Brothers, existent and former, arsenic good arsenic chap Alpha Brothers and friends of the Fraternity.

The Steering Committee plans to marque a $100,000 “Big Check” donation to the FVSU Foundation astatine immoderate constituent during the Homecoming Game connected Saturday. There volition besides beryllium an abbreviated programme held successful the Tailgating Lot aft the game, nether the Alpha tents, with recorded speeches and a scrolling presumption from FVSU Alphas from respective decades.

The FVSU Wildcats volition host

the Clark-Atlanta University Panthers.