Beta Lambda Education/Scholarships

The "Go to High School, Go to College" Program, initiated in 1929, counsels the youth on the importance of a post-secondary education. This effort continues today, as the Beta Lambda Educational Institute and the Beta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. provide a vigorous scholarship program for college-bound youth. This program focuses on assisting our young people through education, to achieve the American dream. Tutoring and counseling programs in the areas of time management, note taking, study skills and test taking were presented in 95 classes at the Central Middle School of the School District of Kansas City, Missouri.

ACTIVITIES

• Spring college tour - Last year, Beta Lambda took 43 high school students to visit 14 historically black colleges. Among the schools:
  LeMoyne-Owen College
  Lane College
  Fisk University
  Tennessee State University
  Meharry Medical College
  Knoxville College
  Morehouse University
  Spelman; Clark-Atlanta University
  Morris Brown College
  Tuskegee University
  Talladega College
  Oakwood College
  Alabama A&M University
  Lincoln University (Missouri)

• Scholarship Program -- $1,000 scholarships are presented to college bound high school graduates annually.
• Fine Arts Scholarship Award -- presented to assist an outstanding fine arts students to continue their college education.
• Book Awards and Certificates - presented to the African American student in each public high school in the metro area with the highest grade point average.