{"id":210,"date":"2026-10-31T21:35:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/index.php\/home-gamma\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T21:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:35:40","slug":"home-gamma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>.gp{--k:#0B0B0B;--p:#121110;--g:#D4AF5F;--gl:#F1D58F;--i:#F4EFE3;--m:#B9B2A3;--l:rgba(212,175,95,.22);background:var(--k);color:var(--i);font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.65}.gp *{box-sizing:border-box}.gp-sec{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:clamp(56px,8vw,104px) 24px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--l)}.gp-hero{padding-top:clamp(48px,7vw,96px)}.gp-eye{display:block;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--g);margin:0 0 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chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., chartered at Virginia Union University. More than a century of scholarship, brotherhood and service to all mankind.<\/p><div class=\"gp-btns\"><a class=\"gp-btn\" href=\"#story\">Our Story<\/a><a class=\"gp-btn ghost\" href=\"\/EKJ\/index.php\/events\/\">Upcoming events<\/a><\/div><\/div><div><figure class=\"gsk gsk-hero\"><span class=\"gsk-hero__frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"974\" src=\"https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gamma-ekj-portrait.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"gsk-hero__sheen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption>Founder of Alpha Phi Alpha \u00b7 Virginia Union alumnus \u00b7 Chartered Gamma \u00b7 December 30, 1907<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"gp-sec \"><div id=\"story\"><\/div><span class=\"gp-eye\">Our Story<\/span><h2>Three chapters in, <em class=\"gd\">a legacy<\/em> that never stopped.<\/h2><p>Founded December 4, 1906 at Cornell University, Alpha Phi Alpha became the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. On December 30, 1907, Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones \u2014 himself a Virginia Union graduate \u2014 returned to his alma mater and chartered Gamma with seven charter members, carrying the light south.<\/p><div class=\"gp-stats\"><div><b>1907<\/b><span>Year chartered<\/span><\/div><div><b>3rd<\/b><span>Chapter of the fraternity<\/span><\/div><div><b>97<\/b><span>Lines on record<\/span><\/div><div><b>382<\/b><span>Brothers in the lineage<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gp-btns\"><a class=\"gp-btn ghost\" href=\"\/EKJ\/index.php\/alpha-history\/\">Alpha history \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/section><section class=\"gp-sec \"><span class=\"gp-eye\">Virginia Union University \u00b7 1907<\/span><h2>The Charter Members<\/h2><div class=\"gp-sc\"><ul class=\"gsk gsk-people\" role=\"list\"><li class=\"gsk-person\"><span class=\"gsk-person__photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gamma-booker-258x300.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Simeon S. Booker\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><span class=\"gsk-person__name\">Simeon S. Booker<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gsk-person\"><span class=\"gsk-person__photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gamma-bluford-240x300.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Ferdinand D. Bluford\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><span class=\"gsk-person__name\">Ferdinand D. Bluford<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gsk-person\"><span class=\"gsk-person__photo\"><span class=\"gsk-gamma-tile \" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Compton A. Cleveland\">\u0393<\/span><\/span><span class=\"gsk-person__name\">Compton A. Cleveland<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gsk-person\"><span class=\"gsk-person__photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gamma-elliott-300x300.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Beale Elliott\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gamma-elliott-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gamma1907.com\/EKJ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gamma-elliott-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"gsk-person__name\">Beale Elliott<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gsk-person\"><span class=\"gsk-person__photo\"><span class=\"gsk-gamma-tile \" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Richard P. Graves\">\u0393<\/span><\/span><span class=\"gsk-person__name\">Richard P. Graves<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gsk-person\"><span class=\"gsk-person__photo\"><span class=\"gsk-gamma-tile \" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"James M. Lewis\">\u0393<\/span><\/span><span class=\"gsk-person__name\">James M. Lewis<\/span><\/li><li class=\"gsk-person\"><span class=\"gsk-person__photo\"><span class=\"gsk-gamma-tile \" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Cecil L. Rowlette\">\u0393<\/span><\/span><span class=\"gsk-person__name\">Cecil L. Rowlette<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section><section class=\"gp-sec \"><div class=\"gp-two\"><div><span class=\"gp-eye\">What\u2019s happening<\/span><h2>The Gamma calendar<\/h2><p>Founders\u2019 Day, Charter Day, service days and chapter events, all in one place.<\/p><div class=\"gp-btns\"><a class=\"gp-btn\" href=\"\/EKJ\/index.php\/events\/\">Open the calendar \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><div><ol class=\"gsk gsk-upcoming\" role=\"list\"><li style=\"--gsk-kind:#F1D58F\"><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__date\"><span>Dec<\/span><b>4<\/b><\/span><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__body\"><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__title\">Founders\u2019 Day<\/span><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__in\">In 34 days<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"--gsk-kind:#D4AF5F\"><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__date\"><span>Dec<\/span><b>30<\/b><\/span><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__body\"><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__title\">Gamma Charter Day<\/span><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__in\">In 60 days<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"--gsk-kind:#E8C27A\"><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__date\"><span>Jan<\/span><b>14<\/b><\/span><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__body\"><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__title\">Jewel Callis\u2019s Birthday<\/span><span class=\"gsk-upcoming__in\">In 75 days<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"gp-sec \"><span class=\"gp-eye\">Gamma Lineage<\/span><h2>Find your line. Find your brothers.<\/h2><p>Every line since 1907 \u2014 searchable by year, line name or brother.<\/p><div class=\"gp-btns\"><a class=\"gp-btn\" href=\"\/EKJ\/index.php\/lineage\/\">Explore the full lineage \u2192<\/a><a class=\"gp-btn ghost\" href=\"\/EKJ\/index.php\/alumni-spotlights\/\">Alumni spotlights \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/section><section class=\"gp-sec \"><span class=\"gp-eye\">Service &amp; Programs<\/span><h2>Manly deeds. Scholarship. Love for all mankind.<\/h2><div class=\"gp-cards\"><div class=\"gp-card\"><span class=\"k\">01<\/span><h3>Go-To-High-School, Go-To-College<\/h3><p>Mentoring that keeps young people on the path to graduation and higher education.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"gp-card\"><span class=\"k\">02<\/span><h3>Brother\u2019s Keeper<\/h3><p>Service to elderly, disabled and underserved neighbors.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"gp-card\"><span class=\"k\">03<\/span><h3>A Voteless People Is a Hopeless People<\/h3><p>Voter education and registration drives on campus and in the community.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"gp-card\"><span class=\"k\">04<\/span><h3>Project Alpha<\/h3><p>Education for young men on healthy relationships and responsibility.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"gp-band\"><section class=\"gp-sec\"><h2>Keep the light of Gamma burning.<\/h2><p>Alumni support funds scholarships, service programs and the Gamma archive.<\/p><div class=\"gp-btns\"><\/div><\/section><\/div><section class=\"gp-sec \"><div class=\"gp-two\"><div><span class=\"gp-eye\">Connect<\/span><h2>Reach the chapter<\/h2><p>Questions, RSVPs and alumni updates go to the chapter inbox.<\/p><\/div><div><ul class=\"gsk gsk-contact\" role=\"list\"><li><a href=\"mailto:&#049;90&#055;gam&#109;a&#064;&#103;&#109;&#097;i&#108;&#046;&#099;&#111;&#109;\">1907&#103;&#097;&#109;m&#097;&#064;&#103;&#109;&#097;&#105;&#108;.c&#111;m<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gamma1907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@gamma1907<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.apa1906.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Membership: my.apa1906.net<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0393Est. 1907 \u00b7 Richmond, Virginia The Gamma Chapter The third chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., chartered at Virginia Union University. 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