This Is Alfsa Poem by Emmanuel Barlow

Out of the dust of life’s trial and pain
Come forth organizations that were said to have no gain.
See it is the it is the teaching of their past that have brought them to the present
And have given them hope for the future far beyond the heavens.
they can now stand fast and look their enemies straight in the eye
And proclaim “we will live and we shall not die.”
And their founders would be so proud to see this day.
They are the organizations that come together to make up ALFSA.
Which is the African Latino Fraternal Sororal Alliance
They are the Alpha Phi Alphas(AΦ A) and the Kappa Alpha Psi’s (KAΨ ;)
The Lambda Alpha Upsilons (Λ AY) , Lambda Upsilon Lambdas(Λ YΛ ;) , and the Phi Iota Alphas.(Φ IA)
The Alpha Kappa Alphas (AKA) and the Delta Sigma Theta’s(Δ Σ Θ ;) , The Lambda Pi Chi (Λ Π X) and The Lambda Pi Upsilon’s(Λ Π Y) .
They are the Lambda Theta Alphas(Λ Θ A) , The Sigma Gamma Rho’s (Σ Γ P) and The Sigma Iota Alpha’s(Σ IA)
And of course you can’t forget the Zeta Phi Beta’s.(ZΦ B)
However the letters don’t make them. They make the Letters.
In an endless effort to make this world even better.
Through countless hours of community service
And a life time dedication
People have tried for years to tear them down but the still stand even today.
Why because their lives aren’t determined by what people say
At the end of the day they are the masters of their fate.
And the masters of their souls.
This is determination
This is dedication
This is unity
This is prosperity
This is Achievement,
Longevity,
Faith,
Structure and
Academics,
This is ALFSA