ALPHA RHO CHAPTER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
CENTENNIAL EXPERIENCE
We Cordially Invite You To Celebrate Alpha Rho Chapter's Centennial January 5-7, 2024!
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NEW Alpha Rho Chapter Brother Co-Captains ($999/Gold and $499/Black) Seats: PURCHASE HERE!
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$300/Individual General Admission + Other Brothers of Alpha + Friends + Family (seats and tables) + Memorial Tributes and Donations: PURCHASE HERE!
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Outstanding/Completing Alpha Rho Centennial Captain Pledges ($1,000, $5,000, $15,000 and $25,000+): PURCHASE HERE!
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All Questions: CONTACT APCAA HERE!
An international spotlight will be sharply focused on Atlanta January 5-7, 2024 when more than 1,000 Alpha Rho Alums, Other Brothers of Alpha, and cultural dignitaries make a momentous return to the city for Alpha Rho Chapter Alumni Association's (APCAA) Centennial Weekend Experience, a 3-day observance of the 100th anniversary of the date that Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. chartered its 38th chapter on the campus of Morehouse College.
"With our scholarship mission clearly defined and the celebratory details finalized, the 30-day countdown to a spectacular centennial weekend is fully underway," stated BMaynard Scarborough, APCAA President and Founder. He continued, "this is the culmination of ten years of research, network development, and event planning by a dedicated team of Chapter members and industry professionals, and we look forward to welcoming Brothers to Atlanta from around the globe to celebrate our milestone."
The Alpha Rho Chapter Alumni Association — also known as APCAA, is the federally sanctioned 501(c)(3) private non-profit foundation founded in 2014 to provide scholarship opportunities for undergraduate students at Morehouse College. The association currently has 810 active members worldwide. Alpha Rho is recognized as the only fraternity chapter whose charter members were all previously initiated into the fraternity (via Eta Lambda Chapter) while also undergraduate students at the seat (Morehouse College) at the time chartering.
CENTENNIAL CAPTAINS:
Alpha Rho Chapter Leaders Who Invest In The Success Of Centennial 2024
This milestone celebration is made possible by the underwriting strength of APCAA's Centennial Captains — 100 Alpha Rho Chapter Alumni who have signed-on to emphasize that centennial fundraising remain true to the association's founding mission: scholarships.
In keeping with the founding mission, the APCAA has designated this once-in-a-lifetime gathering as the launch of the non-profit's Westside Scholarship Consortium that will benefit incoming Morehouse College undergraduates who live in the neighborhoods adjacent to the southwest Atlanta campus.
APCAA Chief Scholastic Officer Robert P. Williams (Spring 1999) — Principal of westside Atlanta's M. Agnes Jones Elementary School — has crafted a mentorship pipeline that engages high school-aged young men (and their families) from 9th grade through their undergraduate studies at the college. This scholarship initiative is the centerpiece of the APCAA's founding mission, and will serve as the association's continuing legacy and community engagement program as the Chapter enters its next century.
***All contributions to APCAA are fully tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law (IRS guidelines).
GENERAL ADMISSION & SPONSORSHIPS:
Weekend Pass For Alpha Rho Chapter Brothers
The Brotherhood will have access to Welcome Reception, Town Hall, and Great Gathering passes beginning October 22, 2023. Seating will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis, with priority grouping for line brothers who purchase passes in advance of November 15, 2023.
NEW Alpha Rho Chapter Brother Co-Captains ($999/Gold and $499/Black) and $300/Individual Seat: PURCHASE HERE!
An exclusive sponsorship opportunity has been established to recognize APCAA's milestone Anniversary. Participation details can be found here: MOREHOUSE COLLEGE ALPHAS.
HOST HOTEL:
WESTIN PEACHTREE PLAZA HOTEL
210 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA
To book your stay at the APCAA rate: RESERVE HERE!
Atlanta's landmark Westin Peachtree Plaza has been selected as the host hotel for Alpha Rho Chapter's Centennial Weekend in January 2024, and we are now accepting hotel reservations for our upcoming event stay. Through our exclusive website link featured above you can now book, modify or cancel your hotel reservations and receive updated information about the weekend.
Notes on booking:
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The exclusive rate of $179 is valid until the entire AP hotel block is filled;
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If you are "wait listed" at booking, please contact alpharhochapteralumni@gmail.com and we will force book and confirm on your behalf;
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Modifications/cancellations can be made as late as 3 days prior to check-in with no penalty.
CENTENNIAL MARCH TO THE OBELISK:
MLKJr Chapel Plaza, Morehouse College
830 Westview Drive SW Atlanta, GA
Friday, January 5, 2024 10:45 AM
Join the Undergrad Chapter Brothers as they lead our ceremonial pilgrimage to the APCAA 90th Anniversary Memorial Obelisk on the historic campus of Morehouse College.
***Open to all Metro-Atlanta area Alpha Men and visiting Brothers. Attire: Nalia.
WELCOME RECEPTION & CENTENNIAL TOAST:
No18
3017 Bolling Way NE, Buckhead Village District
Atlanta, GA
Friday, January 5, 2024 7:00 PM
The theme for the APCAA Welcome Reception is casual elegance — with bevs, bites, networking — in a private executive club atmosphere.
***The Welcome Reception is included in weekend packages for Alpha Rho Brothers who will gather at 7:00 pm for a private Centennial Toast.
APCAA TOWN HALL:
The Commerce Club, Atlanta
191 Peachtree Street NE, 49th Floor
Atlanta, GA
Saturday, January 6, 2024 10:00 AM
Leadership from APCAA's Budget & Sponsorship, Community Service, Rites, Rituals & Traditions, Centennial Keepsake, and Henny Leadership Award Caucuses will present to the Brotherhood. In addition, we will recognize Centennial Captains, the 2023-24 Guardian Of The Obelisk, fundraising/participation category winners, and senior chapter members in attendance.
***Alpha Rho Brotherhood Only.
THE GREAT GATHERING:
The Marriott Marquis Hotel
265 Peachtree Center Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA
Saturday, January 6, 2024 6:00 PM
The Chapter's January 6, 2024 "Great Gathering" is being developed as a two-part happening: A black-tie VIP reception & dinner, followed by a live performance of the original stage musical "The Alpha Rho Show" — a multi-act presentation on the Chapter and its luminaries throughout the past century. Brothers M. Lavell Sanders (Fall 1979) and Richard Makerson III (Spring 2001) will serve as Co-Chairmen of the weekend's signature experience at the legendary Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown Atlanta.
Headlining as host for The Alpha Rho Show is television personality and director/producer Shaun Robinson, a Spelman College alumna who was crowned as Miss Alpha Rho Chapter in 1982.
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NEW Alpha Rho Chapter Brother Co-Captains ($999/Gold and $499/Black) and $300/Individual Seat: PURCHASE HERE!
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Other Brothers of Alpha + Friends + Family (seats and tables) + Memorial Tributes and Donations: PURCHASE HERE!
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Outstanding/Completing Alpha Rho Centennial Captain Pledges ($1,000, $5,000, $15,000 and $25,000+): PURCHASE HERE!
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All Questions: CONTACT APCAA HERE!
***All contributions to APCAA are fully tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law (IRS guidelines).
ALL ALPHA PHI ALPHAS FIRST SUNDAY SERVICE: Ebenezer Baptist Church, Horizon Chapel
101 Jackson Street, NE
Atlanta, GA
Sunday, January 7, 2024 10:00 AM
Another highlight of Centennial Weekend will be the First Sunday Public Ecumenical Service hosted at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, now pastored by fellow Morehouse College Alumnus and Alpha Phi Alpa Fraternity, Inc. Brother Senator Raphael G. Warnock (Alpha Gamma Lambda, Fall 1993).
This fellowship will bring together fraternity brothers from Atlanta graduate chapter Eta Lambda, Alpha Phi (Clark Atlanta University, Iota (Morris Brown College), Zeta Mu (Georgia State University), Mu Alpha (Emory University), Nu Mu (Georgia Institute of Technology), Tau Zeta (Kennesaw State University), Zeta Pi (University of Georgia), Upsilon Omicron (Oglethorpe University), and the legions of Morehouse College men who joined the fraternity following undergrad.
The gathering is co-chaired by Rev. Brothers M. Lavell Sanders (Fall 1979) and George B. Walker, Jr. (Fall 1989).
***Service open to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Brothers and guests.
ALPHA RHO CHAPTER CENTENNIAL YEAR AT-A-GLANCE
APCAA
Centennial Weekend/Great Gathering
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan. 5-7 2024
Morehouse On
The Vineyard/
APCAA Honor
Martha's Vineyard,
Massachusetts
Aug 5-11 2024
APCAA
Scholarship Consortium
Launch
Atlanta, Georgia
June 2024
Morehouse Homecoming Centennial
Tailgate
Atlanta, Georgia
October 2024
APCAA At
XXXIII Olympic
Centennial
Summer Games
Paris, France
Aug./July 2024
APCAA
Centennial Day
Of National
Service
Nationwide
Dec. 9 2024
