The fraternity has been led by 36 General Presidents. The fraternity through its college and alumni chapters serves the community through nearly a thousand chapters in the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. North American Interfraternity Conference.
Frederick Douglass is distinguished as the only member initiated posthumously when he became an exalted honorary member of Omega chapter in 1921. Deceased brothers are respectfully referred to as having their membership transferred to Omega Chapter, the fraternity's chapter of sweet rest. No chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha is designated Omega, the last letter of the Greek alphabet that traditionally signifies "the end".
The only alumni chapter that does not end in "Lambda" is Rho Chapter, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A chapter name ending in "Lambda" denotes an alumni chapter. Members traditionally pledge into a chapter, although some members were granted honorary status prior to the fraternity's discontinuation of the practice of granting honorary membership. Alpha Phi Alpha opened chapters at other colleges, universities, and cities, and named them with Greek letters. Convened in December 1905 as a literary society with the first presiding officer being CC Poindexter, it was established as a fraternity on Decemat Ithaca, New York. Alpha Phi Alpha is the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter organization established for Black college students. The list of Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) brothers (commonly referred to as Alphas) includes initiated and honorary members. Cornell was the site of the founding of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. The Cornell University sign at the West Campus entrance.
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