Our Story
UPSILON XI SIGMA CHAPTER OF PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INC. WAS CHARTERED BY FIVE FRATERNAL MEMBERS: BROTHER BARRY L. DOUGHTY, J.D., DR. GARY V. AMMONS, BROTHER ROBIN LEWIS, DR. AL HOGWOOD, AND PASTOR AL CHANDLER. TOGETHER, THEY UNITED TO ESTABLISH A BROTHERHOOD IN REPRESENTATION OF THE WESTERN TIDEWATER COMMUNITY. THE UPSILSON XI SIGMA CHAPTER SERVES AND SUPPORTS THE CITIES OF SUFFOLK, FRANKLIN, AND SMITHFIELD, VIRGINIA, DEDICATED TO PROMOTING BROTHERHOOD, SCHOLARSHIP, AND SERVICE. TOGETHER, WITH OVER 60 YEARS OF FRATERNAL EXPERIENCE, UPSILON XI SIGMA PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS DEEPLY EMBODYING THE FRATERNAL MOTTO: CULTURE FOR SERVICE AND SERVICE FOR HUMANITY.
PROGRAMS
BIGGER BETTER BUSINESS
BIGGER BETTER BUSINESS IS ONE OF PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED’S NATIONAL INITIATIVES, PROMOTING BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. UPSILON XI SIGMA CHAPTER TAKES PRIDE IN SUPPORTING, SMALL, AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE WESTERN TIDEWATER COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE SUFFOLK, FRANKLIN, SMITHFIELD, AND CHESAPEAKE COMMUNITIES.
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL ACTION IS THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR BELOVED FRATERNITY. 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 IN THE WESTERN TIDEWATER COMMUNITIES, AND WE SERVE TO DRIVE THE MOST IMPACT. OUR SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAM IS SEGMENTED INTO FOUR FOCUS AREAS: BROTHERHOOD FOR JUSTICE REFORM, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, SAFE COMMUNITIES, AND VOTING EMPOWERMENT.
EDUCATION
THE EDUCATION PROGRAM STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE FRATERNITY’S ENDURING COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY IMPACT. ORIGINATING FROM THE TRANSFORMATIVE 1945 CONCLAVE IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, THIS PROGRAM EVOLVED INTO AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE, REFLECTING THE FRATERNITY’S BELIEF IN EDUCATION AS A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS. RECOGNIZING THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, OUR INITIATIVES EXTEND BEYOND INDIVIDUAL ACADEMIC PURSUITS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT AT THE BROADER SOCIETAL LEVEL.
