Pi Upsilon Lambda has focused steadfastly on service to the Prince George’s County community through a wide variety of programs aimed at providing outreach and care for the residents of the county, educational initiatives that assist students in county schools, and informing residents about the positions of candidates for public office and the important role that voting plays in the betterment of the community. These efforts have resulted in the chapter twice being named the Eastern Region Chapter of the Year.

The chapter’s work has continually evolved over 30 years to assure that it is providing an optimal level of service to the community.

For instance, upon its chartering, Pi Upsilon Lambda’s educational initiatives focused on tutoring county students from the elementary through high school levels. The chapter for several years also conducted a college financial aid workshop attended by parents and students across the county. Soon thereafter, the chapter’s efforts evolved into a tutoring/mentoring program at various high schools, with an emphasis on mentoring young men.  Some of these mentees, along with other county high school students, participated in a college tour of HBCUs.

The mentoring program evolved into the Youth Leadership Development Institute (YLDI), supporting the fraternity’s Leadership Development Institute Special Initiative.

Through its partnership with the Pi Upsilon Lambda Charitable Foundation, the chapter also assisted with the development of a beautillion program, a rights of passage initiative that helped to prepare high school students for college, a general introduction to society, and the beginnings of college and adulthood. In fact, the Chapter serves all age brackets of the community: babies, elementary, middle school, high school, young adults in shelters, adults  and seniors.