PHOTOS: Alpha Phi Alpha Founders Day
Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., founded in 1906, celebrate their 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. at the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018. According the fraternity’s website, Alpha Phi Alpha was “the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men and was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country.” PHOTOS: Marissa Weekes Mason
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member Michael H. Jackson, (Rho chapter), left, and Leonard Whitmore (Rho chapter), second from left, join Lynn Divine, center, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member Frank Divine (Zeta Omicron Lambda chapter) during the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. at the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018. PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia Dr. William R. Hite, Jr. stands inside the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018 where he was honored by members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for his contribution to education during their ‘Celebrating Excellence in Advocacy & Education’ themed 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member and 2018 Linback Distinguished Teacher Zahmu Sankofa, left, greets superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia Dr. William R. Hite, Jr., right, inside the City Line Avenue Hilton where the two were honored for their contributions to education during the organization’s 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. on Saturday, December 1, 2018. PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member Idris Robinson, right, is joined by his wife Marcia Robinson during the organization’s 112th anniversary founder’s day gala celebration presented by the Alpha House, Inc. at the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018. PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member Dr. Craig Smith, left, joins superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia Dr. William R. Hite, Jr., right, inside the City Line Avenue Hilton where Dr. Hite was honored for his contribution to education during the organization’s 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. on Saturday, December 1, 2018. PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member and president of the Rho chapter Robert Bruce Hill, Jr. stands inside the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018 during the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. celebrate their 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. at the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018. PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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From left, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member and Alpha House board member and secretary Lee King, joins Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member and president of the Alpha House, Inc. Darrell L. Tiller, 2018 ArtWell Visionary Leader Student Award recipient and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 112thanniversary founder’s day gala honoree Kadidja Cisse, founder and executive director of ArtWell and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 112thanniversary founder’s day gala honoree Rev. Susan Teegan, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member, 2018 Linback Distinguished Teacher and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 112thanniversary founder’s day gala honoree Zahmu Sankofa and superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 112thanniversary founder’s day gala honoree Dr. William R. Hite, Jr. inside the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018. PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and guests celebrate the organization’s 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. at the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018.
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Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., founded in 1906, celebrate their 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. at the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018. According the fraternity’s website, Alpha Phi Alpha was “the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men and was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country.” PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. celebrate their 112th anniversary founder’s day gala presented by the Alpha House, Inc. at the City Line Avenue Hilton on Saturday, December 1, 2018. PHOTO BY MARISSA WEEKES MASON
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