Alpha Phi Alpha™, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country. 

The Delta Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha was organized in Pine Bluff on December 11, 1948, and continues today as a foundation of fraternal brotherhood and community service.