Alpha Phi Alpha’s Epsilon Rho Lambda Chapter hosts 2025 beautillion

Eleven younger males had been offered July 12 throughout a Fayetteville fraternity’s beautillion.

Alpha Phi Alpha’s Epsilon Rho Lambda Chapter held its eighth annual beautillion, the theme of which was “Fantastic Voyage: The Journey from Beaus to Men,” at Fort Bragg’s Iron Mike Center, according to a news release from the fraternity.

The beautillion is the culminating event of the chapter’s mentoring program for high school seniors in Cumberland, Hoke and Harnett counties.

2024 beaus: 8 young men will be presented at Alpha Phi Alpha’s annual beautillion in Fayetteville

“The beautillion has become one of the most popular and highly anticipated programs in our area,” Jeffery Womble, chairman, stated within the launch. “It’s an event in which the brothers in the chapter take a great deal of pride, because they get to work with a great group of young men who want to become successful college students and productive citizens when they grow older. A lot of work goes into the planning, but it is all well worth it to see the transformation these young men make over the course of the program.”

Arrington Richardson, a current graduate of Massey Hill Classical High School, was named this yr’s Beau of the Year, the discharge stated. Arrington, the son of Vertis Richardson and Laquanda Gipson, will attend Fayetteville State Univeristy within the fall, the place he’ll main in music schooling.

Other beaus offered in the course of the ceremony had been:

• Chris Baring, son of Christina McAllister, Northwood Temple Academy in Fayetteville
• Nigel Cooper, son of Niakeya and Marvin Cooper, Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville
• Christian DeWitt, son of Kacheckia and Maurice DeWitt, Lee Early College in Sanford
• Jeremiah Headley, son of Cathy Headley, Hoke County High School in Raeford
• Terrell Jackson, son of Terrell Jackson and Sherice Alford, Berean Baptist Academy in Fayetteville
• Cayden McKoy, son of Carolyn and Clifton McKoy, Overhills High School in Spring Lake
• Mekhi Moreland, son of Teonte’ Thomas and Moe Green, Cape Fear High School in Fayetteville
• Xavier Scott, son of Joyce Burgess, SandHoke Early College High School
• Zion Welch, son of Tracy Welch and Kevin Johnson, Pine Forest High School in Fayetteville
• Tony Woodard, son of Monique McLeod, E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville