Eta Sigma Lambda Fraternity Records 1965-2008 1970-2000

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Eta Sigma Lambda Fraternity Records 1965-2008 1970-2000

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Records in this collection document the structure, finances, history, culture, and charitable contributions of the Alpha Phi Alpha alumni chapter Eta Sigma Lambda, which is based in San José, California. Materials of this collection were collected and donatedby Eta Sigma Lambda. Notable materials include documents, pamphlets, and photographs that record the chapter's involvement with young African Americanmen through programs like Project Alpha.

10 boxes; (8.34 linear feet)

eng,

San José State University. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6660301

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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

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Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded on December 4, 1906, 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. The seven visionary founders, known as the “Jewels” of the fraternity, are Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Ha...

Eta Sigma Lambda

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Organizational History On December 4, 1906 at the campus of Cornell University, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity earned the distinct honor of being the first Greek letter college fraternity to be founded by African American men. Nearly 60 years later, eight African-American men founded the Eta Sigma Lambda (ESL) chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in Palo Alto, California. The founders of the Eta Sigma Lambda chapter laid the foundation t...