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Individual Members of Black Greek Orgs Are Putting Money Together to Help Alpha Phi Alpha Brother Pay for Brain Surgery

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Individual members of the Black greek community are coming together to help Alpha Phi Alpha brother Kawan Akil Glover, a 23-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland College Park pay for his $100,000 brain surgery.

In August of 2014, Glover developed something called a cavernous malformation on his brain stem which caused him to lose control of right side motor functions, develop slurred speech, and have difficulty swallowing. The mass was found and removed and he returned to college but the problem came back.

“I was president of the campus chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, taking a full load, and pursuing opportunities outside the classroom. Due to my incessant work ethic, I was not able to slow down and I suffered a stroke on September 18, 2014,” he stated.

Following his stint in rehab, he returned to the University and completed a successful spring 2015 semester, graduating from college and went on to start his career while doing checkups with the doctor.

Earlier this month the problems came back full force.

“The left side of my face is numb and non-responsive, I cannot taste on the left side of my mouth, and the deficits on my right side are returning as I type,” he stated. “I woke up the next morning with double vision and nausea so It was back to the ER. It was discovered that yet another hemorrhage had taken place in the same area. The doctors had done two approaches already and the risks we high for a third entry so we were referred to a skull based specialist at Rutgers University hospital. All of my previous work had been done at George Washington University Hospital. The doctor is highly qualified and is very confident that he can fix the problem in my brain.”

The current problem Glover and his family are facing is that his insurance does not cover surgery at the new hospital.

Friends, family and individual members of Black fraternities and sororities from across the nation are putting their money together to pay for the costs and in less than two days 1,000 of them have raised over $49,000 for Glover and his campaign for help is trending on the GoFundMe platform. He has $50,000 dollars left to go before the surgery takes place in October and is still looking for help, medical and insurance advice.

He recently shot this video explaining the situation.

Glover is a Spring 2013 initiate of the Iota Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.

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The Members of Alpha Phi Alpha at Duke Are Some Dapper Brothers

The brothers of the Kappa Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha just released photos from their recent chapter photo shoot and we’ve got to say, these are some DAPPER young brothers.

The photo shoot was do at the nearby Tobacco Road Campus and features the brothers suited, highlighting their chapter’s professionalism.

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The Alphas at UNC Chapel Hill Just Raised the Bar With Their Fall 2017 Lookbook

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The Alphas at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill just did a Fall 2017 Lookbook to highlight their chapter and it has raised the bar by 1906%.

The chapter’s “Mu Zeta Fall 2017 Lookbook” features photos of the chapter and individual brothers in addition to profiles. There is even a section on proper attire and etiquette for young men crafted by one of the chapter’s brothers.

Check out some photos from the lookbook below. At the bottom of this page click on the arrows to see the individual profiles and the segment they wrote on proper attire and etiquette for young men.

Click on the arrows below see each of the their individual profiles and pictures.

Trust us, the rest of the pages are amazing.

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Harlem Alphas Become the First BGLO in 18 Years to Have a Float in the African American Day Parade

Harlem Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated organized massive Alpha and AKA participation in the 2017 African American Day Parade in New York this year.

Joined by Alphas and AKA’s from every New York City Chapter, Long Island, Westchester and even Newark, NJ, the 2017 African American Day parade will be long remembered for how the Alphas and AKA’s represented Black Greek Letter organizations.

The Alpha Gamma Lambda Chapter (Harlem Alphas) secured an “Alpha Float” for all members of their Fraternity. According to parade organizers, this marks the first time in 18 years that a Black Greek Letter Organization purchased a float for the parade.

“We are proud to have led this effort,” said Harlem Chapter President Larry Scott Blackmon. “The Brothers in New York stepped up like never before. Additionally, we are proud to have been joined by our Sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. We all are the talk of the parade.”

The Harlem Alphas are on the move and the parade proves it for all to see.

The chapter continues to throw impactful events for the community, just days ago they held an immigration forum to help immigrants get updates on developments in Washington D.C., understand their individual rights, and provide individual consultations.

For more information about upcoming events, visit www.Harlemalphas.org.