President's Message - Jan. 2025
Bro. Mikael E. LaRoche
JANUARY 2025 NEW YEAR MESSAGE
A New Year, The beginning of a renewed SPIRIT
Our Balance of BROTHERHOOD & BUSINESS remains a prevailing goal of mine as I sit and hand-craft my time as a leader in the chapter. I write this message with the fortunate surroundings of my Caribbean heritage, surrounded by the calming waves of the Caribbean sea, and the warmth of the sun on my back. I invest in my balancing energy, dreading the cold of D.C.
Upon arrival at St. Kitts International Airport, I crossed paths with 3 different brothers. which reminded me of the importance of growing stronger as a kind, fraternal, and approachable man. Through my social media, many have had the opportunity to recognize my very light candor and human side. I retain the ideology that the future of Alpha is nestled in the dynamics of each of our powerful members. We are not a monolith. 2025 we have members from around the world with varied experiences, backgrounds, and cultures. We come together under the same flag regularly to achieve similar goals.
The AIMS, MISSION, VISION, NATIONAL PROGRAMS, and other precepts remain the engine we drive this vehicle forward with annually - It is our BUSINESS. But we are the fuel, and we often need checks to ensure we are still functioning at a premium as a BROTHERHOOD. Annually I find ways to reset and recharge my battery, whether by myself or with family and friends. It keeps my Alpha battery charged.
As we drive Mu Lambda towards its 102nd year of Service in Washington D.C., I continue to praise the brothers who have employed a healthy balance of brotherhood and continue to push the business of our chapter into the next century. Last year was successful because of this symbiosis. May we continue to grow, to learn, to encourage, to change the face of Alpha - as THE LEADERS, THE TORCHBEARERS OF ALPHA’S LIGHT.
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Brother Mikael E. LaRoche,
(10-Mu Lambda-13)
President
2024 - 2025
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Mu Lambda Chapter
About Mu Lambda
Mu Lambda is Alpha's eleventh alumni chapter, chartered October 1, 1923, in Washington D.C. The chapter was established, in part, in response to the desire of graduate brothers, many of whom were initiated into Beta Chapter at Howard University, to give aid to the undergraduate brothers and continue the work of Alpha. Chartered by 22 distingushed men of Alpha which included Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray and Jewel Robert Harold Ogle.
