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About Us
The Sigma Tau Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was chartered on Sunday, February 28, 1993 on the campus of The University of South Carolina at Aiken. The chapter was chartered by seven men, Mario Bonner, Kendrick Christie, Christopher Gantt, Jonathon Gordon, Thomas O'Banner, Michael Thom, and Andre Weans. The Chapter functions under the guidance of the Omicron Tau Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - the Aiken graduate chapter. In 2002, the chapter went a rebuilding phase where the membership collasped to zero active brothers on campus. However, in 2005 the re-emergence of the Sigma Tau chapter brought forth a great awakening on campus. Now the chapter is more vital and active than and proves to be a viable force on campus and in the commuity.The brothers remain active in the fraternity's national programming and many local projects. To name a few; weekly volunteers at the The Boys and Girls Club, The united Way's Brothers and Sisters of Aiken County, East Aiken Elementary's Quest Zone program, Leavelle McCampbell Middle School's Gentlemen's Club, Aiken Youth Empowerment and Teen Pregnancy Prevention, The Aiken Autism Association, The Cumbee Center to Assisted Abused Persons, The March of Dimes, the National Society of Black Engineers and many other activities. Recently the chapter was recognized as the top fundraiser of South Carolina Alpha Chapter for the March of Dimes Annual Campaign; the only undergraduate chapter ever awarded this feat. . The Sigma Tau Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated is a resilient chapter that holds high the light of Alpha and will continue this great work for years to come.
Each year The Sigma Tau Chapter hosts the annual Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant. The reigning queen is Miss Jillian Gaymon of Columbia, South Carolina.
National History
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated was founded on Tuesday, December 4, 1906 in Ithaca, New York at Cornell University. The framework for the great institution known as Alpha Phi Alpha was laid by 7 men known as the "Seven Jewels." There names are as follows: Jewel Henry Arthur Callis, Jewel Charles Henry Chapman, Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones, Jewel George Biddle Kelley, Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray, Jewel Robert Harold Ogle, and Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy. The aims of Alpha Phi Alpha are "Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind." With these aims Alpha Phi Alpha has created three National Programs: Go-To-High-School-Go-To-College, Project Alpha, and A Voteless People is a Hopeless People. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is the first Intercollegiate Black Greek Letter Organization. Being the first, Alphas have a great light to uphold. This is why Alpha Phi Alpha has spread across the world traveling to other countries and continents. This is also why men like Dr. Martin Luther King, W.E.B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Duke Ellington, Rev. Jospeh Lowery, Andrew Young, Maynard Jackson, Jesse Owens, Hill Harper, Roland S. Martin, Lionel Richie and Keenan Ivory Wayans decided to join this brotherhood.
Fraternity Mission Statement
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities.
Fraternity Vision Statement
The objectives of this Fraternity shall be: to stimulate the ambition of its members; to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom, and dignity of the individual; to encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood; and to aid down-trodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status.
Each year The Sigma Tau Chapter hosts the annual Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant. The reigning queen is Miss Jillian Gaymon of Columbia, South Carolina.
National History
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated was founded on Tuesday, December 4, 1906 in Ithaca, New York at Cornell University. The framework for the great institution known as Alpha Phi Alpha was laid by 7 men known as the "Seven Jewels." There names are as follows: Jewel Henry Arthur Callis, Jewel Charles Henry Chapman, Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones, Jewel George Biddle Kelley, Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray, Jewel Robert Harold Ogle, and Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy. The aims of Alpha Phi Alpha are "Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind." With these aims Alpha Phi Alpha has created three National Programs: Go-To-High-School-Go-To-College, Project Alpha, and A Voteless People is a Hopeless People. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is the first Intercollegiate Black Greek Letter Organization. Being the first, Alphas have a great light to uphold. This is why Alpha Phi Alpha has spread across the world traveling to other countries and continents. This is also why men like Dr. Martin Luther King, W.E.B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Duke Ellington, Rev. Jospeh Lowery, Andrew Young, Maynard Jackson, Jesse Owens, Hill Harper, Roland S. Martin, Lionel Richie and Keenan Ivory Wayans decided to join this brotherhood.
Fraternity Mission Statement
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities.
Fraternity Vision Statement
The objectives of this Fraternity shall be: to stimulate the ambition of its members; to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom, and dignity of the individual; to encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood; and to aid down-trodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status.
