Participation
BGCIC is the philanthropic investment vehicle of the Beta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The eligibility rules are set in the BGCIC bylaws and depend on whether you join as an Undergraduate or Alumni Participant.
Universal requirement
You must have crossed into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. via the Beta Gamma Chapter at Virginia State University. Undergraduate Participants enroll during their Initial Membership Development Process.
Alumni Participants only
Alumni Brothers must be financially active with the General Organization of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at the time of contribution to be recognized as a Member in Good Standing with BGCIC.
Participation tiers
Article II gives every Participant one vote in all matters, regardless of what they contributed. Seven Participants make quorum; a majority of those present carries a decision.
Undergraduate Participant
$19.06 one-time
For Beta Gamma Chapter initiates. The contribution is paid once, during the Initial Membership Development Process, and honors Alpha Phi Alpha's 1906 founding.
Alumni Participant
$19.26 one-time
For alumni Brothers of Beta Gamma Chapter. Paid once during the December 4-22 window set by Article VIII, it covers the administrative costs of the brokerage account.
Optional
The $19.26 covers what it costs to run the brokerage account. Article VII lets any Alumni Participant give beyond it, in any amount, and that money goes into the portfolio itself, where it stays invested on the club's 100-year horizon. Gifts above the contribution are recorded as anonymous contributions, which keeps giving separate from standing: every Participant still carries one vote. As with any gift to a 501(c)(3), it may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Give to the fund →Not a Participant?
Anyone can give to BGCIC, whether or not they are eligible to participate: alumni from other chapters, family, faculty, sponsors, community partners. Gifts appear in the published record alongside Participant contributions.
