Calendar of Events
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OCTOBER
10/1: Chapter Officers List Due 10/2: Friendship and Retention Day
10/7: APO IMPACT Live: Reporting
10/10: Legislation Mailed to Chapters
10/13: APO IMPACT Live: Workshop Development
10/15: Sections 53/55 Bisectional Conference, University Center, MI
10/19: APO IMPACT Live: Service Officer 10/22: Sections 94/96 Bisectional Conference, Worcester, MA
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H. Roe Bartle Award
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The H. Roe Bartle Chapter Award and Anual Chapter Evaluation should be completed and returned to the National Office by November 15.
Make sure the packet is started soon enough so there is plenty of time to complete it and mail it back.
Click here for more information on the award and evaluation... |
APO Receives 2010 In2Books Community Service Award
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The ePals Foundation recently announced Alpha
Phi Omega National Service Fraternity as one of the 2010 recipients of its
In2Books Community Service Award. This award recognizes 10 organizations that have
demonstrated a strong commitment to the academic achievement and digital
literacy of high needs students through the exemplary service of their
employees or members as online eMentors in the Foundation’s In2Books program.
Click here to learn more about this award...
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Dear Subscriber
First of all, we'd like to welcome all the new brothers to Alpha Phi Omega!
Our chapters are doing a fantastic job recruiting this semester. If you want to share your chapter's recruitment numbers with your fellow APO chapters, feel free to post them on the Fraternity's Facebook Page. More than 30 chapters have already shared their recruitment stats for the year! Click the Facebook button below to visit the Fraternity's page. In other news, can you believe National Service Week is only 41 days away and less than 91 days before the 41st Biennial National Convention in Atlanta? It's going to be a busy fall semester; however, with a little planning your chapter will be prepared for both! This issue of Torch Topics will put everything you need for both right in front of you. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact the National Office. Office hours and contact information are available at the bottom of this e-newsletter.
See you in Atlanta, brothers!
Torch Topics Editorial Team
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Online National Convention Registration is OPEN. Register TODAY to save money by purchasing a registration value package! In order to receive the value packages discounted rate, members must be registered and paid in full by November 8, 2010. Click here to register online... |
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 September Video of the Month: Zeta Mu Chapter at Catholic University of America
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Is your chapter working hard to create fun, informational and educational videos for recruitment, etc.? Share your efforts with brothers across the nation by nominating your video for the October Video of the Month. Simply post your video to YouTube, then send a link to the Torch Topics Editorial Staff at publications@apo.org. |
National Service Week 2010: November 7-13
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The National Service Week Handbook is available online. Be sure to share this information with your chapter. This handbook is a great resource for project planning, public relations and partnership information.
Click here to view the National Service Week Handbook...
Continue checking
Torch Topics and the Fraternity's quarterly magazine,
Torch & Trefoil, for more NSW information and resources.
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The FIVE Step Model of Recruitment
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 Recruiting new members to the Fraternity is a vital function of APO chapters; however, not all members are as comfortable as others with meeting and talking to people they don't know on campus. The key to having successful recruitment is to understand that the process of meeting people, making them your friends, connecting them with brothers, introducing them to the organization and inviting them to join is continuous and necessary.
To learn more about the Five Step Model of Recruitment, Click here... |
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is challenging college campuses nationwide to help raise funds and awareness for cystic fibrosis (CF) while competing in an afternoon kickball tournament.
Kick CF - Colleges Curing Cystic Fibrosis is a single-elimination, charity kickball tournament benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
There are many ways to participate in Kick CF. Whether you publicize the event, organize teams on your campus or raise awareness, Kick CF is a fun, easy way to support the fight against CF, a life threatening genetic disease that impacts the lungs and digestive system.
Interested in learning more? Go to our website www.cff.org/kickcf , email kickcf@cff.org, or call Jessica Knutzon at (800) FIGHT CF, x662. |
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