Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. · Iota Mu Lambda · 1906 to 2026
Founders’ Day WeekThreads of Our Legacy
December 3 to 6, 2026 · Puyallup · Fife · Tacoma · Kent
Four days, one brotherhood, and a quilt made of everything we carried in. This is the record.
—Photographs
—Reflections
4Days
120Years
The record is still being assembled. The photographs are being reviewed and the honorees confirmed. This page opens once the chapter publishes it.
The Founders’ Story: Our History. Our Tomorrow.
The film.
Shown first to the room on Saturday. It is here now, for the brothers who were there and the ones who could not be.
Watch the film
The Living Legacy Quilt
Every thread, in its place.
Iota Mu Lambda Special Honors
The Yellow Rose Honors.
Recognition for men and women across the community whose service, leadership and commitment are shaping the places we live. Honorees reach beyond Alpha Phi Alpha, and distinction takes many forms.
2026
2024
In their own words
What we carry forward.
With gratitude
Who made it happen.
The week itself
Four days, as they happened.
A brotherhood that builds beyond time.
Honoring the past. Celebrating the present. Inspiring the future.