The Eta Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Monrovia, Liberia, has efficiently concluded its 2026 Annual Management & Planning Retreat, held from January 23 to 25, 2026, in Gbarnga Metropolis, Bong County. The retreat marked a major second within the Chapter’s historical past, because it was convened exterior Montserrado County for less than the second time.
Held below the theme “Crafting the Future, Creating Leaders,” the three-day retreat introduced collectively Brothers of the Fraternity for considerate dialogue and strategic planning targeted on management growth, governance reform, brotherhood, neighborhood engagement, and nationwide impression, core ideas aligned with Alpha Phi Alpha’s beliefs of Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind.
Along with inside planning, the Chapter prolonged its impression to the host neighborhood by means of significant service actions. These included an eye-screening outreach and a profession growth and management symposium at Bong County Technical Faculty, reaffirming Alpha Phi Alpha’s long-standing dedication to training, mentorship, and neighborhood upliftment.
Throughout its core planning periods, the Chapter adopted a complete set of resolutions to information its work all through 2026.
In line with a launch issued on January 25, the Chapter formally adopted its strategic course for the yr, emphasizing stronger brotherhood, energetic member engagement, and disciplined execution of applications.
Governance and organizational reforms have been additionally authorized, together with committee restructuring, enhanced accountability, and strengthened compliance with nationwide insurance coverage, tax, and statutory necessities.
Management growth was prioritized by means of endorsement of IMDP certification for officers and members, whereas the Alpha Scholarship & Awards Ball was elevated because the Chapter’s flagship fundraising and academic empowerment initiative.
The Chapter additional authorized expanded mentorship and teaching programs concentrating on youth and rising leaders, approved continued strategic consultations on regional engagement, together with potential affiliation with the West Africa Nationwide Pan-Hellenic Council (WA–NPHC), and reaffirmed its dedication to constructive participation in nationwide discourse on training, youth growth, governance, and public coverage.
In his State of the Chapter Handle, Chapter President Amb. Bro. B. Elias Shoniyin described Eta Epsilon Lambda as “secure, revered, and poised for development,” emphasizing that the retreat served as a strategic reset designed to maneuver the Chapter from reflection to execution.
The Chapter declared the retreat a powerful success and counseled the Brothers of Bong County and the Host Planning Committee, led by Bro. Hon. Henrique Tokpa, Bro. Hon. Prince Moye, Bro. James Sao and others, for his or her exemplary management and hospitality, which ensured a productive and dignified gathering.
The retreat concluded with a thanksgiving service on the Gbarnga First Baptist Church, the place Brothers gathered for worship, reflection, and fellowship. Because the Chapter departed Bong County, Eta Epsilon Lambda reaffirmed its dedication to unity, self-discipline, and purposeful motion, pledging to rework the resolutions adopted in Gbarnga into measurable outcomes that advance training, management, and repair to humanity in Liberia.
Alpha Phi Alpha was based in 1906, and the fraternity is the primary intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity initially established for African American males and now composed of males of advantage around the globe. The Fraternity is internationally acknowledged for its management in scholarship, service, and advocacy for social justice and human growth. – Press launch.
