Welcome back! We hope your winter break was relaxing and provided you a much needed break from school. The Fraternity accomplished a lot this winter and we are excited to share the great news with you!
The 2012 National Convention was a wonderfully successful showing of the Cardinal Principles! More than 1,500 brothers from across the country traveled to Anaheim, California to develop themselves as leaders and get down to fraternity business. This newsletter is full of various items that came back from the Convention. Be sure to check out the announcement regarding the Fraternity's new relationship with Youtopia.com, the message from the CEO of Girl Scouts of the United States of American, and much more in this issue of Torch Topics!
Stars of Service Make History at the 2012 National Convention!!!!
More than 1,500 brothers from across the country gathered in Anaheim, California from December 27 through December 30, 2012 for the 42nd Biennial National Convention. This was an amazing showing of the Cardinal Principles! From a greeting by Anna Marie Chauvez, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America , to the election of the Fraternity's Board of Directors, the 2012 National Convention was a great success! Click the picture above to check out photos from the Fraternity's official photographer, Kevin Lowe, Gamma Beta '02.
Note: These pictures are for viewing only and should not be reproduced or distributed without prior concent from Brother Lowe.
APO Announces Official Relationship with Youtopia.com
Get to know Alpha Phi Omega's newest partner, YouTopia!Youtopia is a member engagement platform that provides instant access to plug-and-play gamification tools (points, badges, and leaderboards) that incentivizes pledges, chapter members and alumni to become more engaged in their chapter, campus, community and the Fraternity. Youtopia matures with students from pledge status through initiation and beyond graduation. Now chapter officers of APO have a fun and easy way to inspire their members to do all of the good things they want them to do; a way to acknowledge their hard work; and a way to reward them for going above and beyond. YouTopia is a great resource for chapter members and alumni!
Want to learn more about how you and your chapter might benefit from Youtopia? Attend the webinar " Exploring Youtopia " on Wednesday, February 20 at 9 p.m. CST. Register NOW for this webinar presented by the Youtopia Team. They will take you on a tour of the site and go over the benefits Youtopia provides to the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega!
Alyson Clark, Chapter Consultant
Happy New Year, brothers! As we say goodbye to 2012, we welcome in the New Year, as well as the new opportunities it brings. The Chapter Consultants have put together some Alpha Phi Omega New Year's resolutions to help you and your chapter succeed in 2013. Pick your favorite (or more!) and set yourself up for a happy and prosperous new year!
Introducing the 2013-14 Alpha Phi Omega Board of Directors
National President: Mark A. Stratton
National Vice President: Hon. John K. Ottenad, J.D.
Program Directors AR&IVD: Melody A. Martin
Finance & Operations: Carla Moran
Leadership Development: Dawn Gurganious
Membership & Extension: Marilyn L. Mims
Risk Management: Robert M. Coop, P.E.
Service: Michael E. Haber
Regional Directors
Region I: Christine J. Topacio
Region II: Richard I. Koval, P.E.
Region III: Megan Sheedfar
Region IV: Laura K. Fowler
Region V: John T. Strada Jr.
Region VI: Jeremy Bingman
Region VII: Cole T. Robertson
Region VIII: Matthew C. Rom
Region IX: Ginny Combs
Region X: Craig R. Tanner
Region XI: Ping Huang
Mu Alpha Chapter at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., hosted its first-ever organ registration drive to encourage students to become organ downers. Great job brothers!
As you are reading this, approximately 100,000 people are waiting to hear if they will receive a critical organ transplant that they desperately need. With the help of the Eye Bank Association of America, the Mu Alpha Chapter at Georgetown University launched its first ever organ registration drive to encourage students to become organ donors. Over the course of two weeks in October 2012, Mu Alpha brothers passed out flyers, manned informational tables, and directed students to APO4hope.org - an incredible online resource set up for us by the EBAA that made the registration process fast and simple. "It was so surprising to see how many students were not registered as an organ donor but were interested in doing so. Registering just one donor can save up to seven lives- it's hard to find a project that takes so little time yet makes such a huge impact!" - Tom Barnes, Mu Alpha chapter president.
If your chapter is interested in holding an organ registration drive, contact Kevin Corcoran (Kevin@restoresight.org) at the Eye Bank Association of America today!
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