Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is the first intercollegiate historically Black Greek-lettered fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven visionary African American men: Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy.

Alpha Phi Alpha was established with the mission of providing leadership, scholarship, and service to the community. The fraternity played a significant role in the advancement of civil rights and social justice, with members involved in prominent historical events, such as the Civil Rights Movement.

Some noteworthy members of Alpha Phi Alpha include civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Olympian Jesse Owens, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Dr. John Hope Franklin. The fraternity continues to be a prominent and influential organization in the Black community, with a strong focus on education, philanthropy, and community service.