32 CHAPTERS AWARDED YOUTH SERVICE GRANT
The Alpha Phi Omega Youth Service Grant program awards grants to APO chapters to enable them to perform proactive service to pre-college-age youth. The goal of a Youth Service Grant funded project is to encourage and inspire children and young people before problems develop in their lives and/or become severe, and to provide the youngsters with tools to succeed…even against the odds.
This year, 32 chapters were awarded a Youth Service Grant. Click here to view a list of recipients...
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Is your chapter ready for Spring Youth Service Day 2013,one of Alpha Phi Omega’s largest service events? Participation in this event is an excellent way to rededicate ourselves to the youth of all nations through service for and with them. Spring Youth Service Day is scheduled in conjunction with Global Youth Service Day, which is the world’s largest service event organized by our partner, Youth Service America. This year Spring Youth Service Day and Global Youth Service Day are being held April 26-28, 2013.
Spring Youth Service Day reports are due May 1, 2013 and should be completed through the Chapter Officer Portal .
Read on for more information and planning tips.
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IMPROVE CHAPTER OPERATIONS. BECOME A GRADUATE OF MEMBERSHIP ACADEMY!
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Join brothers from across the country this summer at Membership Academy and Membership University. Membership Academy is a weekend-long skills training course designed to educate APO brothers in the basics of chapter membership operations. Learn new and creative ideas for recruitment and retention, as well as how to get your chapter on track to become a Chapter of Excellence or a Pledge Program of Excellence.
Membership Academy (click here to register)
June 7-9 in Atlanta and Denver
June 21-23 in St. Louis
July 12-14 in Mobile, Alabama
ATTENTION LARGE CHAPTERS!! Register for Membership University, a program geared toward chapters that have 75+ members. This program is intended to help chapters improve their existing programs, deal with nonperforming officers, work with social greek organizations, help with membership retention and much much more!
Membership University (click here to register)
May 17-19 in Boston
June 21-23 in St. Louis
July 12-14 in Pleasanton, California
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EARN TUITION $$ APPLY FOR A JOHN MACK SCHOLARSHIP TODAY!
The John Mack Scholarship Award is a scholarship for members that exhibit leadership and participation in extracurricular activities to benefit charitable or humanitarian organizations, or more simply - organizations in need. Recipients of the Mack Scholarship are awarded funding to put toward their educational expenses at their current university. Applications are due May 1. If May 1 falls on a weekend, applications will be due the following business day.
For more information and to obtain the application for this scholarship please click here .
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Do you have exceptional brothers in your chapter and want to share their achievements and/or stories of service to the four fields? The Fraternity would love to hear from you! We are constantly looking for member and chapter stories to share online and in the Fraternity magazine,
Torch & Trefoil.
Click here for submission details...
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Want to learn more about how you and your chapter might benefit from Youtopia? Attend the webinar " Exploring Youtopia" on Wednesday, March 27, and Tuesday, April 16, at 8 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!
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Are you a graduating senior who wants to stay involved with Alpha Phi Omega after college? Are you ready to develop and enhance your skills as a volunteer? Join us for the 2013 National Volunteer Conference (NVC)! This event is the perfect opportunity for graduates to kick off their alumni volunteer experience. This weekend-long event focuses on providing alumni the training and resources necessary to be an effective and knowledgeable volunteer.
When: July 18-21, 2013
Where: Kansas City, Missouri, Holiday Inn on the Country Club Plaza
Click here for more information or to register for this event...
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| Emily Lowndes, Chapter Consultant |
Spring is here - though you wouldn't know it by the weather - and it is time to kick your chapter's service efforts into high gear. Spring Youth Service Day is only weeks away, so there's no better time to start planning a project for or with the youth of our nation. In addition, the spring weather opens up the opportunity for your chapter to help out at a Relay For Life event and give your brothers a chance to get outside while serving a worthy cause.
Continue reading for more information on ways to get your chapter involved with Spring Youth Service Day and Relay For Life... |
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| Brother Cole Boozer, left, and Brother Parker Stephenson, right, drag a sapling up the steep embankment of the earthen dam at Walnut Point State Park. (courtesy of Beacon-News Photo/G.HENRY |
Alpha Alpha Chapter at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign completed some back-breaking work Saturday, March 9, at Walnut Point State Park in Oakland, Illinois. More than 125 brothers showed up for this service project to help prepare the park for warmer weather. With only one employee, this service project saved the park weeks worth of clean up. Brothers helped clear culverts, remove invasive shrubbery and trees from the park's earthen dam, and generally cleaned up day use areas and campgrounds.
Click here to read an article on Alpha Alpha Chapter's cleanup efforts at www.parisbeacon.com...
Click here to watch a video about the project from WEIU TV...
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Call for Nominations: 2013 Fall Pledge Class Namesake Honoree
Do you know of someone who constantly reflects the Fraternity's Cardinal Principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service? The Fraternity is seeking nominations for the 2013 Fall Pledge Class Namesake Honoree. Nominations are due May 1.
The criteria used in considering nominations are:
- For nominees whose accomplishments are within the Fraternity (including Chapter Advisors), we are looking for those who have had a significant and positive impact at the regional level, at minimum, over a sustained period of time.
- For those nominated for work outside of Alpha Phi Omega, we are looking for persons who have had a comparable impact at the National level, over a sustained period of time.
Read on to learn how to make a nomination for the 2013 Fall Pledge Class Namesake Honoree...
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