A 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Founded December 2020
Building a 100-year institution of financial education.
Beta Gamma Chapter Investment Club, Inc. is the philanthropic investment vehicle of the Beta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., seated at Virginia State University. We pool contributions, educate Participants, and direct every return toward the chapter and the broader community.
How BGCIC differs
Three principles, by charter.
Each of the three below is written into the bylaws: contributions are final under Article VII, every Participant gets one vote under Article II, and the schedule of amendments is fixed in Article XV.
No personal profit
Contributions fund education and community impact. There are no personal distributions, no ownership stakes, and no withdrawals.
One Participant, one voice
Governance is equal regardless of contribution level. The Undergraduate Participant and the Alumni Participant carry the same weight in club decisions.
A 100-year mandate
Every quarter compounds toward a chapter house, a real estate portfolio, and the $1,000,000 pledge to Virginia State University.
The 100-year plan
Four goals towards our trajectory.
BGCIC is built across generations. Each goal compounds into the next; each Participant inherits a longer runway than the one before.
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Ongoing
Educate Participants on investments
Every Participant leaves more financially literate than they arrived. Coursework, deal review, and shared decision-making turn dues into durable understanding.
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Near-term
Acquire a Beta Gamma chapter house
A permanent home for the Beta Gamma Chapter, owned by BGCIC. Serving Brothers across generations and grounding the chapter geographically at VSU.
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Multi-decade
Build a portfolio of real estate assets
A diversified, income-producing real estate portfolio whose returns fund education, the chapter house, and the VSU endowment pledge in perpetuity.
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10-year pledge
Pledge $1,000,000 to Virginia State University
Ten annual installments of $100,000 to the VSU endowment fund for tuition assistance, paid out of portfolio returns.
Portfolio snapshot
Stewardship is the work. Transparency is the proof.
We publish a quarterly portfolio snapshot, meeting minutes, and financials. Sponsors and alumni can verify, at any time, what we hold and why.
- Participants
- 60
- Fiscal Year
- FY26
Newsletter
Learn what we learn.
BGCIC's Financial Literacy Committee teaches Participants the principles of sound investing. The quarterly letter carries that instruction to anyone who subscribes, Participant or not.
- One investment concept explained plainly, drawn from the curriculum
- Portfolio commentary on what we hold and why
- Progress against the 100-year schedule
Join the work
A century is a long time to build alone.
Whether you are an initiated Brother of Beta Gamma Chapter ready to become a Participant, or a friend of the mission ready to support, there is a way in.