Promoting Academic Excellence and Distinguished Collegians
The Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation allows for the investment in our brothers and the next generation of leaders. As brothers continue to move onward and upward in our scholastic endeavors, we quickly realize how costly it can be to achieve an education and excel in college. Brothers are often not aware of the scholarships and other financial assistance opportunities that are available to them through our brotherhood. Fortunately, the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation provides scholarships for college brothers or brothers who are pursuing post graduate education; I encourage all college brothers that meet the requirements to apply.
The Distinguished Collegian Award honors brothers who have exemplified outstanding scholarship, community service, and leadership within their fraternity chapter and campus community.
Forms for both the Education Foundation Scholarship and the Distinguished Collegian Award are available on our official website at www.apa1906.net. Click the following link to go to the Forms page: http://www.alpha-phi-alpha.
For More Information: Email edfoundation@apa1906.net or call our corporate office at (410) 554-0040. The deadlines are approaching very soon so apply as soon as you can.
Don’t Forget to Register for the Alpha Leadership Academy
The 15th academy will be held June 9 ~ 15, 2012 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Each new class has a Greek-letter name and we are now on the Omicron class. To date, approximately 350 Brothers have received training during the week-long event.
I ask that you, and your chapter, strive to get a college brother to attend this year. It will be an investment much appreciated in that every participant will reap great rewards down the road. For More information: Contact Brother Dr. Ralph Johnson directly at 443.538.7602. You may also reach him via Email: Rjohns1706@gmail.com.
Brother Mark S. Tillman
Candidate for 34th General President
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Brother LeAaron Foley is fully invested in Brother Mark S. Tillman for 34th General President
Why I support Brother Mark S. Tillman for 34th General President
To My Fellow College Brothers:
As I reflect on the last three years of being a college brother, in what I believe to be the greatest fraternity in the history of the world, I have come to believe that great leadership is not an innate ability. Great leadership takes shape in the form of deliberate and intentional actions. Great leadership requires personal relationships in which the business of Alpha is handled professionally and efficiently with the concerns of the college brother at the forefront. With this said, it is my utmost pleasure to endorse Midwestern Regional Vice President Bro. Mark S. Tillman for 34th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Upon meeting Bro. Mark S. Tillman at the first business meeting I attended as a Neophyte in 2008—overwhelmed as we all have been at one point as college brothers—I was reassured that there would always be a brother looking out for the best interests of my chapter and our fraternity. Bro. Mark S. Tillman was one of the first leaders I had the privilege of meeting as a new initiate. With the ability to meet with regional leadership, I came to realize that carrying Alpha at her highest would not be a difficult task as long as I knew we, as college brothers, had leadership open to discussions and conversations with the youngest of brothers. As the future of this fraternity, time spent with college brothers is time well spent.
Bro. Tillman’s passion to serve this fraternity and his respect for college brothers serves as the prime reasons for my support. I know every action he takes and every step he makes, the well-being of the college brother is always forthright. My fellow college brothers, I encourage you to support Bro. Mark S. Tillman. Bro. Tillman has been a dedicated leader in the Midwestern region and I am more than confident he will be just as dedicated serving the interests of the college brothers as General President.
Fraternally,
LeAaron A. Foley
Chapter President
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. | Nu Rho Chapter
Illinois Institute of Technology & DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois
leaaronfoley5@gmail.com
Spring 2008 Initiate
Alpha Leadership Academy – Nu Class
Brother Mark S. Tillman and Brother LeAaron Foley share a light moment
Brother Jarvis Givens is fully invested in Brother Mark S. Tillman for 34th General President
Beloved Brother of Alpha,
As a former Western Region Assistant Vice President, I had the opportunity to sit at the table of leadership. While serving in this capacity I saw a board member who set himself apart from the usual politics of the day and demonstrated his leadership with results and accountability—Brother Mark Tillman.
Our organization and this nation are yet again at a pivotal moment in history. As the climate has drastically changed socially, economically, and politically over the past few years it becomes even more pressing that Alpha Phi Alpha’s next steps are calculated and effective. We must change the way we do business, including how we prioritize the issues we choose to address as an organization. I am convinced that Brother Mark Tillman’s leadership is necessary to make the systemic changes in this fraternity to ensure our relevance in the years to come.
I have personally experienced his invested interest in the wellbeing of this organization, as a brother who met this candidate as a neophyte at my first convention in Kansas City and from the time I spent with him on the Board of Directors. As a neophyte I saw Brother Tillman engage with a group of college brothers whose chapter was on the brink of suspension. Despite the circumstances, he maintained a level of compassion that served to be developmental. I witnessed first hand how critical it was for Alumni brothers, especially those in positions of leadership, to build up undergraduates in their time of need. A selfless leader is what Brother Tillman has proven himself to be. The best interest of the organization always comes first to his personal agenda and this is exactly the type of leadership needed in Alpha Phi Alpha.
Brother Tillman understands the importance of being a compassionate yet firm leader. Not afraid to make hard decisions, he does so in a tactful manner. Furthermore, coupled with his dynamic leadership skills, he has the consciousness necessary to make the changes our organization needs in regard to heightened community action, the development of college brothers, and its economic stability. We need a leader that will not simply maintain the order of the house, but one who will be willing to challenge what has become the status quo—one who will set new standards, standards that are relevant to the context of today! For these reasons, I am convinced that Brother Mark Tillman’s leadership is necessary to protect our organizations integrity.
As the Vice President of the Midwestern Region for two terms, he has had proven results in regards to transparent and prudent fiscal management. As a fellow board member, he proved himself to be an accessible and ethical leader, more importantly a leader who understands the core principles of organizational behavior.
Brother Tillman’s investment in Alpha is characterized by a good balance between business and brotherhood. He has the experience, the vision, and the consciousness needed to take this fraternity to new heights. I endorse Bro. Mark Tillman in his candidacy for the office of our 34th General President without reservation!
Fraternally,
Brother Jarvis Givens
Past Western Region AVP
Gamma Phi Lambda Chapter│Berkeley, CA
Alpha Epsilon, Fall 2007│UC Berkeley