Founders’ Day 2026

Every generationadds a thread.

A shared collection of stories, service and connection.

A black, gold and ivory woven quilt with an ΑΦΑ patch stitched in gold.

The Living Legacy Quilt

Threads of Our Legacy

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The quilt

Each photograph keeps its place and thread number for good. Searching dims the rest of the quilt rather than rearranging it. How the quilt works.

Your story belongs
in the weave.

Stories. Service. Creativity. Connection. Together, our threads reflect the legacy we carry and the community we build.

Add your thread

District memories: use your personal district email link to share up to seven photos, with no ticket required. Add your thread is the separate event photo route: up to thirty photos across eligible events, with guest check-in required. Both routes feed this quilt after committee review.

Photograph: Carlton Winfrey / The Seattle Times Our inspiration What we keep, keeps us. Why this quilt, and this theme: Brother Carlton Winfrey on Jim Tharpe and the 19th-century quilts his family kept. Read the whole story here. Read the story

How the quilt works

One quilt, stitched from many hands.

Brothers, families and guests share photographs from the four days and from the years before. A chapter moderator reviews guest submissions before publication. Approved photographs are given a permanent place on the quilt and a thread number of their own, a link that never changes, so a thread can be shared, found and revisited long after the weekend.

Photographs stay the way they were shared. Contributors choose whether a thread can be viewed only or shared; originals are kept privately in the chapter archive and never published.

CapacityUp to 2,000 threadsThe quilt is complete at any size; the ceiling protects the archive, it is not a target.
Each personThirty photographsAcross Thursday, Friday and Saturday together.
FormatsJPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebPStraight from a phone or a camera.
PermanencePositions never moveOnce a thread is placed, only an administrator can change it.

Founders’ Day Week

December 3–6, 2026

Great Northwest District

Registration

Choose your Founders’ Day experience.

Thursday and Saturday are ticketed. Friday’s next thread is in the making, and Sunday’s worship needs no ticket. Whatever you hold lands on one pass, with one QR code for the door.

Already registered? Open your pass

Directions

Where each day takes place.

Tap a venue for the drive, or use the ways below it to take transit or a ride. The forecast appears about two weeks out.

Guest support

How can we help?

Directions, arrival guidance, timing and registration details live on each day’s page and are updated as they are confirmed.

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Founders’ Day 2026 · The Living Legacy Quilt

Threads of Our Legacy

Every Thread Carries a Story.

Hosted by Iota Mu Lambda Chapter · Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.