Social Action Overview
Formulated in 1934, the Social Action program was conceived by Bro. Elmo M. Anderson to focus on improving the general well being of minority groups. Today, Social Action is the heartbeat of our beloved fraternity and we should continue to honor our dear Bro. Anderson through meaningful and measurable activities. Our communities need strong leadership with a clear BOLD vision and message from our great fraternity. We need to continue to be the voice for the voiceless and work in the communities we serve to drive the most impact. We also need to ensure that we have a lens of equity when it comes to the partnerships that we have established. Our Social Action program is segmented into four focus areas: Brotherhood for Justice Reform, Healthy Communities, Safe Communities, and Voting Empowerment. For decades Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity maintained strong relationships with leading community organizations.
- American Cancer Society
- Center for Policing Equality
- Micha's Voice
- NAACP
- SCDAA
- St. Jude's Research Hospital
Mental Health Awareness
The program’s purpose is to create varying levels of engagement opportunities increasing the awareness of various mental health initiatives or causes resulting in a sustainable mental health eco-system within Phi Beta Sigma.
Prostate Health & Sexual Recovery
The program’s purpose is to advocate for and persuade social determinants of health to drive the need for early detention of prostate cancer in communities of color.
American Red Cross Chapter Blood Drive
In support of the American Red Cross, the purpose is to donate blood, sponsor blood drives and increase advocacy and awareness of the need for African Americans to donate blood.
Prostate 5K Run/Walk
The purpose is to increase knowledge of prostate cancer, raise money for research, screening and treatment considerations.
Sigma Wellness – Fitness Challenges
Chapters are encouraged to develop plans and programs for participants that help “challenge” and modify behavior that engages healthy fitness practices and. combat and bring awareness to the racial disparities in health in the U.S.
Walk with the Stars Run/Walk or Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Program
The purpose is to increase knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease, screening and treatment and access to treatments that improve quality of life of people with blood donation, bone marrow donation registry and financial support for partners.
Three (3) Days of Good Trouble
Honors and pays tribute to Honorable Brother John R. Lewis, civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th congressional district from 1987 to 2020. The program shall occur the first weekend in March, commemorating “Bloody Sunday,” when in 1965, hundreds of people marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to fight for voting and civil rights of African Americans, only to be attacked and met with unjust violence.
The purpose is to positively impact his country’s voting culture by increasing participation in elections amongst people of color and marginalized communities with an emphasis on African American males.
Voter Registration, Education & Mobilization
The purpose of this initiative is to change the voting culture by increasing participation in each election by helping to close the race and age gap within our prospective communities and insure that more males are participating in the voting process.
Blue & White Legislative Days
Each year Phi Beta Sigma Chapters are encouraged to convene at their respective state capitols to engage their elected government officials and representatives to discuss issues and legislation that affect the communities we serve.
Human Trafficking Awareness
Each year Phi Beta Sigma Chapters are encouraged to convene at their respective state capitols to engage their elected government officials and representatives to discuss issues and legislation that affect the communities we serve.
Sigma Justice Alliance
Each year Phi Beta Sigma Chapters are encouraged to convene at their respective state capitols to engage their elected government officials and representatives to discuss issues and legislation that affect the communities we serve.
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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Western Region