National Director of Intake
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
2313 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Membership brochures can be obtained from your local college or university, or
by calling Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Corporate Headquarters at (410)
554-0040.
An application for membership in Alpha Phi Alpha will be mailed to the aspirant after the form is received at the Fraternity headquarters. To be eligible for the Fraternity’s membership intake process, the aspirant will need to return the fully completed application, all related documents and the membership fee. The membership fee includes a non-refundable administrative charge. If an application is rejected or an individual chooses not to complete the intake process, he is entitled only to the refundable portion of the fee. The fee must be paid by certified check, money order or an approved credit card. The aspirant’s parents/guardians and college may be notified that an aspirant has applied for membership in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
The completed application package should be mailed directly to the National Director of Intake at the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Headquarters at 2313 St. Paul Street; Baltimore, MD 21218. DO NOT give the application package to a member of the Fraternity.
The Fraternity will not consider an application for membership unless all requirements for membership are fully satisfied. An aspirant will not be considered for membership in the Fraternity unless his application package is complete.
More than 150,000 men have joined the ranks of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, since the organization’s founding in 1906. The Fraternity is international with local chapters located throughout the United States, District of Columbia, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Africa. The organization has been interracial since 1945.
Any grievances and disputes regarding membership intake should be referred to the National Intake Director for investigation and resolution. Aspirants to the organization agree to follow all rules, regulations and guidelines relating to the intake process. The aspirant further agrees to report in writing any infractions and violations of the rules, regulations and guidelines relating to the intake process. Failure by the aspirant to abide by the intake process or to report illegal activities may exclude the aspirant from membership in the Fraternity. The information should be sent to the National Intake Director at the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Headquarters; 2313 St. Paul Street; Baltimore, MD 21218.
Pledging has been officially abolished as a means of obtaining membership in Alpha Phi Alpha and pledge “lines” have been officially abolished by the Fraternity. Aspirants must not submit themselves, or agree to submit themselves, to any membership activities that are prohibited by the Fraternity. Members of Alpha Phi Alpha are forbidden from requiring any aspirant to engage in prohibited membership activities. Members of Alpha Phi Alpha are not authorized to require any aspirant to engage in prohibited membership activities.
All official contact and correspondence to the aspirant regarding membership intake will come from the Corporate Headquarters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. via the National Director of Intake. The only official and sanctioned contact regarding intake is outlined for the aspirant in the Fraternity’s description of the “MEMBERSHIP PROCESS”. Aspirants should only participate in membership activities when the date, time and place have been established by the Corporate Headquarters. Further, no individual member or chapter of the Fraternity may require additional or different terms or conditions of membership for an aspirant or group of aspirants. Aspirants should immediately report any infraction or irregularity in membership intake to the Corporate Headquarters.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION: “HAZING...is any action taken or situation created that involves or results in abusive physical contact or mental harassment of a prospective Fraternity member. Any such action is considered HAZING whether it occurs on or off the Fraternity premises, campus or place where chapters or prospective members meet. HAZING also is described as any action that results in excessive mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment or harassment. Such activities include, but are not limited to, paddling, creation of excessive fatigue, physical or psychological shock, morally degrading or humiliating activities, late work sessions that interfere with scholastic activities, and any other activities inconsistent with fraternal law and the regulations and policies of the affiliated educational institution and federal, state or local law. The above described actions are expressly forbidden. Members or chapters involved in such infractions are subject to disciplinary action.” -THE STANDING ORDERS of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Anyone who participates in hazing an aspirant does not represent Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Instead, that person will be considered a criminal by the Fraternity. Any person who commits hazing is individually and personally liable to the victim and can be subject to a lawsuit for monetary damages. Individuals involved in hazing also face severe disciplinary action by the Fraternity.