The Phi Beta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. has championed ‘culture for service, and service to humanity’ throughout Los Angeles. The visionary men of this chapter launched the Phi Beta Sigma Los Angeles Alumni Foundation and have given over $100,000 in scholarships since 2009.

The 2024 William Nickerson Jr. Scholarship Luncheon will be hosted at The Guest House a private venue in View Park, CA.

The scholarship luncheon is named for Bro. William Nickerson Jr. a charter member of the Phi Beta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Nickerson was a prominent Los Angeles-based businessman and founder of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, which at one time was the largest black-owned business west of the Mississippi.  He attended Bishop College in Marshall, Texas where he studied economics. Later he received a teacher's certificate at Prairie View Industrial and Normal School (later Prairie View A&M University) in Prairie View, Texas.