"Know All Men
by these presents:
That the general organization of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.,
pursuant to and by virtue of its authority
does hereby order, grant, ordain, and establish
a Chapter of the said general organization of the
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., said Chapter known as
Gamma Gamma Lambda, located in Greenville,
South Carolina on August 24, 1941."
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Chapter History
Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter was chartered on August 24, 1941
with the following brothers:
- Bro. Robert W. Anderson, II
- Bro. Jiles R. Edwards
- Bro. Douglass W. Greene
- Bro. L. W. Long
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- Bro. Roscoe Singleton
- Bro. Henry Sherman Smiley
- Bro. Clairmont Allen Williams, Jr.
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The Chapter was chartered as the third Alumni chapter in South Carolina under
the Fraternal administration of Brother Ray W. Logan, 16th General
President and Brother Jos. H. B. Evans, General Secretary.
For more than seventy-five years, and under the Umbrella
of the National Organization, Gamma Gamma Lambda
Chapter has set as its objective to carry out the mandates
of "Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for
All Mankind".
From the ranks of Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter has come
several leaders in Alpha at the Area, Cluster, District,
and Regional levels. including the first South Carolina
State Director of Alpha Phi Alpha, the Late Brother
Luke H. Chatman.
The chapter, through the Alpha Phi Alpha Greenville Foundation, has sponsored or
co-sponsored several programs for the good of the community
including the following events:
Gamma Gamma Lambda chapter is a proud member of the local
National Pan Hellenic Council, Greenville Urban League, and we make
regular contributions to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation, NAACP, Urban
League, Maudlin Chamber of Commerce, Phillis Wheatley Community
Center of Greenville, Multicultural Center of Greenville, United
Negro College Fund, and March of Dimes.
In Fraternal activity,
the Chapter has hosted several Area Membership Intake Clusters,
District (State) Conferences including hosting the 2014 SC District Conference, and even the 1996 Southern Regional
Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha. The Chapter's several social activities to
include our annual Christmas and Valentine Parties and
Chapter Retreats.
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Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter, 1943
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Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter
w/ General President Belford B. Lawson, 1945
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Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter, 1978
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The Chapter has for more than twenty-five years coordinated
and given the Luke H. Chatman Memorial
Scholarship which last year gave three $3,000.00 scholarship
($750 for four years), and has given more than $70,000 in scholarships
to worthy local high school students.
Our slogan is still, "First of All, Servants
of All, We Shall Transcend All."
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