Chapter History

The Alpha Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was chartered on April 19, 1927, planting the Fraternity's principles at one of the most storied institutions in American higher education.

Our home, Wilberforce University, was founded in 1856 and stands as the oldest private historically Black college or university owned and operated by African Americans. To build a chapter here was to join a legacy of self-determination and scholarship that predates the Fraternity itself.

For nearly a century, Alpha Alpha brothers have lived out "Culture For Service and Service For Humanity" on campus and in the surrounding community. In 2027 we celebrate our Centennial — one hundred years of men committed to a cause that speeds on.

Across the decades, Alpha Alpha has been shaped by extraordinary men. In 1948, Bro. Demetrius C. Newton — who would go on to become a celebrated civil rights attorney and Alabama legislator — served as Dean of the chapter's Membership Intake Process. In later years, Hon. Bro. James "Chewy" Stephens (DSC #206) played a pivotal role in rebuilding Alpha Alpha through some of the chapter's darkest days.