[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 534 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 534

  Honoring Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., on reaching the historic 
     milestone of 119 years of brotherhood as ``Servants of All''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             December 8 (legislative day, December 4), 2025

 Mr. Warnock submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., on reaching the historic 
     milestone of 119 years of brotherhood as ``Servants of All''.

Whereas Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., (referred to in this preamble as the 
        ``Fraternity'') was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University 
        in Ithaca, New York, as the first intercollegiate fraternity founded by 
        African-American men, who are affectionately known as ``The Seven 
        Jewels'', Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle 
        Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold 
        Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy;
Whereas the mission of the Fraternity is to develop leaders and promote 
        brotherhood and academic excellence while providing service and advocacy 
        to their communities;
Whereas the Fraternity, which is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, includes 
        more than 720 college and alumni chapters and general-organization 
        members, serving communities in the United States and other parts of 
        North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia;
Whereas the Fraternity, whose motto is ``First of All, Servants of All, We Shall 
        Transcend All'', has long stood at the forefront of the African-American 
        community's fight for civil rights through Alpha men including--

    (1) Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;

    (2) late former Congressman Adam Clayton Powell;

    (3) late former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall;

    (4) legendary activist, actor, and performer Paul Robeson;

    (5) former Ambassador Andrew Young;

    (6) former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Q. 
Brown, Jr.;

    (7) late former Senator Edward Brooke;

    (8) scholar Cornel West;

    (9) Maryland Governor Wes Moore;

    (10) the first Black Senator of Georgia, Senator Reverend Raphael 
Warnock;

    (11) former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Congressman 
Steven Horsford;

    (12) 5 other Members of Congress;

    (13) numerous State and local lawmakers across the United States; and

    (14) the President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Boakai, Sr.; and

Whereas the Fraternity, which was responsible for and led the effort to erect 
        the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, engages in general programs, 
        including--

    (1) ``Brother's Keeper'', which advocates for and improves the lives of 
its senior members and members with disabilities, as well as their spouses 
and widows;

    (2) ``A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People'', which engages in voter 
registration, engagement, and empowerment;

    (3) ``Go-to-High School, Go-to-College'', which concentrates on the 
importance of completing secondary and collegiate education as a road to 
advancement; and

    (4) ``Project Alpha'', which is designed to provide education, 
motivation, and skill-building on issues of responsibility, relationships, 
teen pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases for young males ages 12 
to 15 years of age: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Original Resolution Honoring 
Alpha Phi Alpha''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNITION.

    The Senate congratulates and commends Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 
Inc., on 119 years of service.
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