ACHIEVEMENT WEEK

National Achievement Week is a mandated program of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., that was originally designed to promote the study of African American life and history. It’s beginnings date back to the 1920 Grand Conclave in Nashville. It was a this Conclave that Bro. Carter G. Woodson inspired the overall idea. In 1927, at his urging, the Fraternity, made National Negro Achievement Week an annual observance. In 1976, this commemoration evolved into Black History Month. Presently, the Achievement Week Program is used to recognize those individuals at the local and national levels who have made significant contributions toward improving the quality of life for African Americans. Chapters throughout the Fraternity traditionally observe Achievement Week during the month of November.