Education

A brief description of the Education program

The Education program developed from the Fraternity’s traditional emphasis on education academic achievement as an ingredient for success. During the 1945 Conclave in St. Louis, Missouri, the Fraternity engaged in a restructuring of its programming, leading to the birth of Education as an International program. The program focuses on providing a variety of services to alumni and collegiate members of the Fraternity, which in turn translates to services to local communities. In-house programs include providing scholarships, conferences, college fairs, mentoring and tutoring at local, regional and national levels.

Scholarship

Scholarship is one of the three guiding principles of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. The opportunity to enhance one’s future through educational opportunities is a requirement of all chapters.

The scholarship component is designed to have Phi Beta Sigma grow its impact in the area of as- sisting (preferably) African American men to cover the cost of education at both the high school and college levels through the awarding of scholarships at both levels.

Adopt-A-School

The Adopt-A-School component is designed to get Sigma men into the schools in your community, working with teachers and principals to assist students in improving their knowledge, skills academically and build student literacy.

While in the schools, your chapter will implement one or more of the sub-components of this initiative which include: