Chapter Initiatives

The Fraternity’s initiatives are community outreach mentoring initiatives that have been adopted by the organization’s governing body and mandated for implementation by all of its chapters. The Epsilon Xi Lambda Chapter initiatives include the following:

The Bro. LaDarrius Milton
1,906 Book Campaign

This campaign was created by Bro. LaDarrius Milton (2019-2020 Vice President) as a means to receive donated books to encourage youth and young adults to engage in reading.

How can people donate? You may either send an email to AlphaEXL1951@gmail.com stating you would like to contribute to this initiative along with your town of residency so that a local member of our chapter can receive the book(s) or place them in one of our four book houses at the stated locations (TBA).

The Premier College Prep Academy
(To be announced)

The Premier College Prep Academy was established in 2021 as an initiative of the Fraternity’s Go-To-High-School, Go-To-College National Program.

Its purpose is to provide male high school students and college attendees with the necessary information and skills for their preparation for and advancement through college to become active, productive, and contributing citizens within society.

There are 7 Ice Cold Units (I.C.U.) that each candidate must acquire before completing the academy, four of them being the pillars on which the academy is established:

  • I.C.U. #1 – Application Review Process & Acceptance
  • I.C.U. #2 – Orientation and “Frozen Mixer”
  • I.C.U. #3 – Pillar of Academics
  • I.C.U. #4 – Pillar of Communication
  • I.C.U. #5 – Pillar of Personal Communication
  • I.C.U. #6 – Pillar of Professional Development
  • I.C.U. #7 – Completion Ceremony

The Academy will operate in partnership with board-approved high schools in our Chapter’s service area, which includes Bolivar, Coahoma, Sunflower, and Washington Counties. Senior males and college attendees of any ethnicity may participate in the Academy upon completing an application with the consent of their parent(s)/legal guardian(s) where applicable.

There are no financial requirements for the students to participate.

Disclaimer: The Premier College Prep Academy is not a recruitment program for future membership into the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.®  It is designed to help young men understand, prepare for, and be better equipped to pursue a post-secondary education.