Upstate Project Alpha Seminars
Project Alpha is an educational program for adolescent males conducted collaboratively by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the March of Dimes. First developed in 1980, its goal is to assist young men with making responsible decisions.
The program encourages participants to increase healthy lifestyle behaviors by learning about the consequences of pregnancy, the anatomy, and physiology of the human body, and the importance of fatherhood.
The program has three main components: knowledge building, motivation, and taking the message back to friends and the community.
Local churches, organizations, and schools are asked to refer young African-American males between the ages of 12-17 who will benefit from the program.
We also invite members to join us in facilitating the program by serving as group leaders in the presentations and group discussions being held. Volunteers, including community leaders, health care providers, lawyers, and clergymen, lead the sessions.
Registration, Consent, and Sample Programs
2023 Project Alpha was held on July 8, 2023
(limited to 75 participants)
Next Event: Spring 2024
About our National Sponsor for this event
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is the nation’s first Greek-letter fraternity established by African-American college students established on December 4, 1906, on the campus of Cornell University. There are more than 750 chapters worldwide with over 100,000 members. Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter is a local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha in Greenville.
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. They fund programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies. Established in 1938 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to put an end to polio, the March of Dimes accomplished this mission within 20 years. Following this victory, the March of Dimes turned its attention to saving babies from birth defects -- mental and physical problems that are present at birth.
Today, the March of Dimes is one of the largest voluntary health agencies in the country, with 92 chapters nationwide. There is a 60-year track record of breakthroughs that save babies, including neonatal intensive care units, surfactant therapy, fetal surgery, and folic acid education. Seventy-five percent of the funds are spent to go on research and programs.
Upcoming Event:
July 8, 2023, 10 am to 2 PM (Registration starts at 9 AM)
The KROC Center, 424 Westfield St, Greenville, SC 29601
Young males 10-17 years old (parental consent form required)