2012 National Convention: Taking Advantage of Available Workshops
The Alpha Phi Omega National Convention has arrived once again! The Facebook statuses are everywhere and brothers across the country are reminiscing about Atlanta 2010 while they speculate about Anaheim 2012. The anecdotes of previous National Conventions usually include tales of banquets and napkin tying, midnight gatherings to sing the toast song, and real life examples of the diversity of APO. As you may have already experienced, all of these accounts are completely true! The National Convention will supply fond memories, and the chapter and personal skills you learn during workshops will prove beneficial for years to come.

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Cultivating Leadership Through APO LEADS Serve - Register TODAY! 

Alpha Phi Omega offers many programs designed to enhance both personal and group leadership development. The APO LEADS courses are designed for all types of membership to cultivate a leadership skill set. Serve, one of the five APO LEADS courses, is a weekend-long training session designed to allow students to learn and practically apply project and meeting management and delegation in a group setting. During the weekend-long Serve course, participants will apply those skills while working in small groups to plan a chapter project. The skills taught over the course of the weekend also include delegation of tasks and developing and managing a positive image through marketing. This set of tools will be valuable to any member holding an officer position. 

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Whether this is your first time attending the Alpha Phi Omega National Convention or  you haven't been in a while, regist-ration at the Convention can seem overwhelming. 

Use this guide to help prepare your chapter, voting delegates and non-voting delegates for the registration process at the 2012 National Convention in Anaheim, California.

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Important Chapter Business: Is Your Chapter in "Good Standing" 

It is important for chapter officers to understand the good standing requirements for APO chapters. Being in good standing with the Fraternity impacts your chapter voting delegates at the Convention. 

Continue reading  to find out what your chapter must complete in order to maintain its good standing with the Fraternity...

 

 

 

 

2012 National Convention Tentative Schedule

The tentative schedule for the 42nd Biennial National Convention in Anaheim, California is available on www.apo.org.  

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320Reality is "Who's Got Talent" combined with "Shark Tank" in an online pitch fest. Think 'crowdsourcing peace solutions.' Winners will be fully funded by global thought leaders at a meeting in California in 2013. In addition to getting service credit, your chapter's idea could literally change the world - especially if it gets funded. Learn more at http://www.320Reality.com.

Each year, all chapters or alumni associations must file a 990-N also known as the e-Postcard.  All chapters must file the e-Postcard by the 15^th day of the 5 month from the chapter’s year end if the chapter has gross receipts greater than $50,000. 

If you do not know the chapter year end, an officer of the chapter must contact the IRS at 1-877-829-5500 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-877-829-5500 FREE  end_of_the_skype_highlighting and request the year end.  If you try to efile before the year end the form will be rejected by the IRS.   

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