ALPHA RHO CHAPTER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
CENTENNIAL EXPERIENCE
An international spotlight will be sharply focused on Atlanta January 5-7, 2024 when more than 1,000 Alpha Rho Alums, Alpha national members, 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 four-month 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 perviously 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).
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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 15, 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.
Guest Ticketing for the Great Gathering will become available on October 15, 2023 as well.
Morehouse College Alphas (MCA)
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
Lodging And Presidential Hospitality Suite For Registered Guests
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 below 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.
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WELCOME RECEPTION & CENTENNIAL TOAST:
THE EASTERN
800 Old Flat Shoals Road SE
Atlanta, GA
Friday, January 5, 2024 7:00 PM
The theme for the APCAA Welcome Reception is Las Vegas Casino — with bevs, bites, gaming and a carnival atmosphere. The Eastern is a state-of-the-art venue in the Dairies complex in the Reynoldstown neighborhood of Atlanta, located right off of the Atlanta Beltline. The venue boasts a multi-tiered floorplan which offers unrivaled sight lines, top of the line sound and lights, and rooftop which includes a covered performance space, bar, restaurant and open-air seating.
***The Welcome Reception is included in weekend packages for Alpha Rho Brothers who will gather at 7:00 pm for a private Centennial Toast. 8:00 pm general admission tickets for guests will become available on October 15, 2023.
APCAA TOWN HALL:
The Ray Charles Performing Arts Center
900 West End Avenue SW
Atlanta, GA
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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.
APCAA CENTENNIAL PHOTO SESSION
B.T. Harvey Stadium
865 Westview Drive SW
Atlanta, GA
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Saturday, January 6, 2024 12:00 PM
Immediately following the APCAA Town Hall, the Brotherhood will assemble in the stadium seating for the official Centennial Photo. The attire will be BLACK/GOLD.
***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.
Joining the program as centennial year presenters will be hospitality executive Brooke Jackson Edmond (daughter of Bro. Hon. Maynard H. Jackson, Spring 1956), Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) CEO Stacey Davis Stewart (daughter of Bro. Dr. Albert M. Davis, Fall 1936), higher education executive Kimberly J. Alexander (granddaughter of civil rights pioneer Bro. T. M. Alexander, Sr., Fall 1929), motion picture industry executive D'Angela Proctor, Esq. (confidant of Bro. Henry A. Stewart, Spring 1999), and Morehouse College professor Billette Owens Ashford (wife of Bro. Dr. Robin D. Ashford, Fall 1976).
***Ticketed event for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Members and guests.
***All contributions to APCAA are fully tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law (IRS guidelines).
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ALL ALPHA PHI ALPHAS FIRST SUNDAY SERVICE: Ebenezer Baptist Church, Horizon Chapel
101 Jackson Street, NE
Atlanta, GA
Sunday, January 7, 2024 10:30 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.
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APCAA FAREWELL BRUNCH: TBA
Sunday, January 7, 2024 1:00 PM
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
