LUCIEN F. METELLUS, JR.

GENERAL PRESIDENT-ELECT METELLUS was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Holy Cross School.  A man of Haitian descent, at the age of 14, the family moved to Queens, NY. There he attended the now-closed Springfield Garden’s High School. His education continued at Syracuse University, where he secured a degree in Policy Studies.

Brother Metellus entered the House of Alpha at Zeta Zeta Lambda Chapter, seated in St. Albans, NY. Since then, he has served as a chapter President, Vice President, Secretary, Director of Educational Activities, Associate Editor to the Sphinx, and fundraising chair. He has served as chapter advisor for the college chapter Theta Epsilon, seated at St. Johns University.  He is also a Life member of the Fraternity.

Service at the District level includes tenures as Parliamentarian, Secretary, Director of Competitions, NY State Director of Conferences, NY City Area Director, NY State President, and District Director.

Throughout his time in Alpha, Bro. Metellus has been active and has been in service to the fraternity’s Eastern Region as March for Babies Coordinator, Parliamentarian, and Director of College Brothers Affairs. He also served as a Parliamentarian for the General Organization and became a voting Board of Directors member with his election as the 28th Eastern Regional Vice President.

Due to varied leadership roles in Alpha Phi Alpha, Bro. Metellus has been accorded opportunities to hold high the name of the fraternity in external leadership positions, as well. Among those, he also sat as the chair of Founders’ Day, Membership, Board Member, Parliamentarian, Vice-President & President for the Pan Hellenic Council of Greater New York, within the city chapter of NPHC. The Pan Hellenic Council encompasses the 9 primary historically black fraternities and sororities in the New York City Area, which serves collectively 50 different alumni, alumnae & graduate chapters.

On January 12, 2024, he was officially elected as the 37th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, and will take office on January 1st, 2025.

Professionally, he has worked in the information technology field for 20 years, and is currently employed at Centrilogic as a Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst, he works on providing solutions for clients and customers. In his career, he has managed projects that provided millions of dollars of savings to businesses through the utilization of technology. He has over 10 professional certifications and degrees in leadership, project management, religion, and technology.

In keeping with the fraternal traditions of “Servants of All,” Bro. Metellus has assisted at Center for Hope and Safety, a Domestic Violence shelter in New Jersey; Youth Partnership of Bergen County; has been a Boy Scout Troop Leader; and also worked with the March of Dimes and Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America.

Additionally, he is a published poet & writer. At present, he serves as chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, appointed by the mayor, in Frederick, MD., teaches the Word to young adults in the area of Christian Education at his church, and has served as a minister in various churches.

The Alpha man is also a family man, who is happily married to Esther Slack-Metellus & they share a son, Jeremiah & a daughter, Janae.