ETA Lambda

This official Eta Lambda Chapter App is for members of the chapter to find out

about our events, chat with Chapter members, View Chapter Documents, View

Chapter Directory, Pay Chapter Dues, Donate to the Chapter and

much more. The ability to effectively communicate with Chapter members will

help us continue to develop leaders, promote brotherhood and academic

excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our community.

1st President Joseph D. McGhee help welcome the 11th Annual NAACP Conference with Bro. W. E. B. Dubois in attendance.

On February 24, 1921, Eta Lambda hosted Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones, the executive director of the National Urban League.

Sidney Phillip inspired with brothers of Eta Lambda wrote “The House of Alpha,” one of the Alpha’s most renowned poems.

Brother Maynard H. Jackson, the first black Mayor of Atlanta, GA in 1974. During his administration, it was only fitting that the “Alphas in Atlanta” host the 71st Anniversary Convention.

From August 9-14, 1985, Eta Lambda hosted the 79th Anniversary Convention.

During the 1980s, Eta Lambda’s membership grew from its original 15 to over 275 brothers in 1987.

During the 1990s, Eta Lambda continued its legacy of leadership in Alpha with three Brothers of the year and three Chapter of the year awards.

Speeding into the millennium, the Alphas of Atlanta held the 2000 Millennium Convention which had the largest registration in history.

The first 10 years of the chapter’s existence set the tone for the next 82 years. Alpha men in Atlanta would be involved in every aspect of the business, social, civic, and educational development of Atlanta. The chapter has hosted five National Conventions, had five General Presidents, six National Alumni Brothers of the Year, and won seven National Alumni Chapter of the Year awards.

Today, Eta Lambda Chapter, the mother chapter of Alpha in Atlanta, is one of the largest chapters in Alpha with more than 200 active brothers. The chapter has a legacy of leadership, service, and commitment worth remembering. Eta Lambda continues its legacy by fostering relationships with its three mentee chapters: Alpha Rho (Morehouse), Alpha Phi (Clark Atlanta), and Zeta Mu (Georgia State)The year 1973 was historic. A charter was issued on November 15, 1973, for the beginning of a new Alpha chapter, the chapter was Kappa Iota Lambda of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. The Chapter was assigned Key Number 532. The year 1973 culminated in a decision by Alpha men in South Jersey.