Eric Christopher Webb, DDiv., CPLC

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/Editor of The Sphinx

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s 31st General President Johnson elected Grand Sire Archon-Elect of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity

(The Boulé)

Dallas, TX — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s 31st General President Brother Harry E. Johnson, Sr. has been elected Grand Sire Archon-Elect of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (The Boulé) during the organization’s 58th Grand Boule in Dallas, Texas. The Boulé is the oldest graduate-level African American Greek-letter organization.

A distinguished attorney, businessman, philanthropist, and public servant, Brother Johnson currently serves as President and CEO of the Memorial Project Foundation, the organization responsible for building the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC.

During his tenure as General President, Brother Johnson championed initiatives that advanced economic empowerment across the fraternity. His leadership emphasized entrepreneurship, franchise ownership opportunities, and the establishment of “value-added services” partnerships designed to deliver increased benefits to the membership.

Prior to serving as General President, Brother Johnson served as the fraternity’s General Counsel and as Regional Vice President of the Southwestern Region. His election places him in historic company—joining 27th General President Charles C. Teamer of New Orleans, Louisiana as one of only two past General Presidents to later serve as Grand Sire Archon of Sigma Pi Phi, as well as continuing the lineage of several past Grand Sire Archons who are members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

PGP Brother Johnson will begin his term as Grand Sire Archon in July 2028.

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About Alpha Phi Alpha

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men, was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.  The Fraternity has long stood at the forefront of the African American community’s fight for civil rights through Alpha men such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; late former Congressman Adam Clayton Powell; late former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; legendary activist, actor and performer, Paul Robeson, former Ambassador Andrew Young; late former Senator Edward Brooke; scholar, Cornel West; Senator Raphael Warnock; Congressman Steven Horsford, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; General CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; six other members of the U.S. Congress, numerous state, and local lawmakers across the United States, as well as President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Boakai, Sr. The fraternity, through its more than 720 college and alumni chapters and general-organization members, serves communities in the United States, and other parts of North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.