The Michigan Department of State / Secretary of State will never ask people to send money or personal information via text message, email or QR code. Please contact the Michigan Department of Attorney General for more information on how to identify scams and to file a complaint.
Only one amateur radio operator plate may be issued per person. The plate is issued with your official amateur radio operator call sign as the plate number.
The Federal Communications Commission established amateur radio as a voluntary, non-commercial radio communications service. Licensed "ham" radio operators can improve their communications and technical skills, while providing the nation with a pool of trained radio operators and technicians who can provide essential communications during emergencies.
You must be licensed as a technical, general, conditional, advanced, or extra class amateur radio operator to apply for an ARO plate. Citizens Band (CB) operators and novice operators aren't eligible.
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Freemasonry is first and foremost a fraternity. It is also "A Way of Life." The activities of Freemasonry are designed to promote friendship, morality, and brotherly love.
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Founded in 1915, the Fraternal Order of Police is the nation's largest police organization with a membership of 310,000. The State Lodge of Michigan was formed in 1939 and is Michigan's largest and oldest law enforcement organization. They have a membership of 7,500 active and 5,000 associate members organized in 70 lodges throughout the state.
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Established in 1934, it is Michigan's largest professional career firefighters organization, representing over 5,000 members. Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union is affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters.
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The Michigan State Firemen's Association was formed in 1875 as a means for firefighters to share experiences, learn from each other, and to socialize. The MSFA provides several services to meet this goal including being a distributor of fire service training manuals and books, and providing training opportunities.
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The Police Officers Association of Michigan is a full-service labor organization formed to provide every labor-related service from negotiations, grievance processing, legal and legislative representation to Act 312 arbitrations.
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Alpha Phi Alpha™, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded on December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country.
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a private, not-for-profit organization founded on January 13, 1913, with the focus of providing assistance and support through established programs in local communities and around the world. An organization with over 350,000 initiated members committed to sisterhood, scholarship and service, they address the social issues of the time. The organization has more than 1,077 chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, West Africa, Southern Africa, United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Korea.
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Kappa Alpha Psi® is the second oldest existing collegiate historically Black Greek letter fraternity and the first intercollegiate fraternity incorporated as a national body. It is the first Greek letter organization to establish its Alpha Chapter on Indiana University’s campus. The fraternity has over 250,000 members with 700 undergraduate and alumni chapters in nearly every state of the United States, and thirteen international chapters in Nigeria, South Africa, Bermuda, Bahamas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Panama, United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, Dominican Republic, Abu Dhabi, Canada, and Japan.
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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. is a historically Black Greek-letter organization founded at Howard University on January 9, 1914. Established by Honorable Bro. A. Langston Taylor, Honorable Bro. Leonard F. Morse, and Honorable Bro. Charles I. Brown, the fraternity is built upon the principles of Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Service. The organization serves the community guided by the motto "Culture For Service and Service For Humanity".
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated is an international, historically Black organization founded on January 16, 1920, at Howard University. Established by five visionary women, it is grounded in Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood.The sorority empowers communities through initiatives like Zetas Helping Other People Excel and Get Engaged, focusing on education, leadership development, and advocacy. Members support youth, promote health and wellness, encourage civic engagement, and address issues impacting underserved populations—while fostering lifelong sisterhood and impactful leadership.
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