President Clinton Inducted Into Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

NEW ORLEANS, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., in
session at its 95th Anniversary Conclave in New Orleans, LA, voted to induct
the Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United
States of America, as an honorary member of the organization. Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity's International President Paul L. Griffin, Jr. commented, "It is a
high privilege and a matter of great significance that we the members of Phi
Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. accept and welcome the Honorable William Jefferson
Clinton into our wondrous band."

President Clinton has been focusing on the activities of the William J.
Clinton Foundation since he left the White House. He wanted the Clinton
Foundation to address the areas where he could make the most difference as a
private citizen. The Foundation has grown into a global non-governmental
organization with more than 1,400 staff and volunteers in more than 40
countries and with offices in New York City, Little Rock, Ark., Boston, Mass.,
and other cities around the world. The Foundation, working in collaboration
with governments and other partners, makes a significant impact in the lives
of hundreds of millions of people around the world.

Phi Beta Sigma's programs, including Bigger and Better Business, Social Action
and Education are compatible with the mission of the Clinton Foundation. The
Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a partnership between the Clinton
Foundation and the American Heart Association to help combat childhood
obesity, is in alignment with Phi Beta Sigma's partnerships with the March of
Dimes and the American Cancer Society. The Clinton HIV/Aids initiative is
right on target with Phi Beta Sigma's partnership with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) which provides awareness and prevention
strategies through its Conversation Among Brothers Series (CABS). Clinton's
Economic Opportunity Initiative embraces the same values that have been core
to Phi Beta Sigma's Bigger and Better Business program since its inception in
1925.

Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), a long-time member of Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, Inc. responded, "I am so pleased and delighted that President Bill
Clinton has accepted membership in my fraternity. As a true servant-leader it
is fitting for him to join the ranks of civil rights activist and labor leader
A. Philip Randolph, Atlanta businessman Herman Russell, former U.S. Secretary
of Education Rod Paige, former NAACP Leader James Weldon Johnson and renowned
scientist George Washington Carver. My heart is warmed today."

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity is an international organization dedicated to the
principles of Brotherhood, Scholarship and Service, founded in 1914 at Howard
University in Washington, DC, comprised of college and professional men,
predominantly of African American origin, open from its inception to men of
all race, religion, class and national origin. The Fraternity holds as its
motto, "Culture for Service and Service for Humanity." With over 150,000
alumni and collegiate members, located in over 500 chapters throughout the
United States, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, the organization has its
international headquarters in Washington, DC. It conducts national programs in
the areas of Education, Social Action and Bigger & Better Business, a youth
mentorship program of Sigma Beta Clubs for young men from 8 to 18, and a Sigma
Wellness program in partnership with the American Cancer Society and the March
of Dimes. Notable members include James Weldon Johnson, George Washington
Carver, Congressman John Lewis (GA), Congressman Edolphus Towns (NY), Former
Mayor Harold Washington (Chicago), and African Presidents: Kwame Nkrumah
(Ghana), Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe (Nigeria) and William Tolbert (Liberia). For
more information, visit www.pbs1914.org.

SOURCE Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Marco W. MacMillian, International Executive Director of Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, Inc., +1-202-726-5434, execdirector1914@gmail.com; or Lyria
Howland of Howland PR, Inc., +1-214-979-0079, cell, +1-214-642-0397, fax,
+1-214-979-0205, lhowland@howlandpr.com, for Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.