Application Checklist
INITIAL REQUIREMENTS — PAGE 1/4
Alpha Phi Alpha does NOT permit the Initial Membership Development Process (IMDP) at the chapter level, and the fraternity has a zero-tolerance policy for hazing and/or pledging activities. Before a candidate can request an application, he will need the following items:
1. A member who commits to be a Sponsor. A sponsor is a brother who guides a candidate through the Initial Membership Development Process (IMDP) from the Interested Candidate stage through his first full year of membership. He will also write a letter of support for a candidate (to be included in his completed application packet).
The qualifications for a sponsor are as follows:
• Must be in Good Standing with the General Organization and the Chapter via which the Candidate wishes to join
• Must be Risk Management Certified
• Must be IMDP Certified
• Must be an active member of the Chapter through which the Candidate wishes to join for one (1) year AND have maintained two consecutive years of active membership with the fraternity (College Chapters are Exempt)
• Must NOT have not been disciplined for violation of the IMDP within a 10-year window of their sponsorship; brothers who have been reinstated after expulsion are ineligible to sponsor candidates
• Must complete the Sponsor section of the candidate’s official application and have it notarized
2. A member who commits to be a Recommender. A recommender is a brother that will write a letter of support for a candidate (to be included in his completed application packet).
The qualifications for a recommender are as follows:
• Must be in Good Standing with the General Organization and the Chapter via which the Candidate wishes to join
• Must be Risk Management Certified
• Must be IMDP Certified
• Must complete the Recommender section of the candidate’s official application and have it notarized
3. A Major Credit Card to process national initiation fees.