Make sure you and your chapter are ready for Spring Youth Service Day (SYSD)! SYSD is coming up on April 17-19 in conjunction with Global Youth Service Day, the world's largest service event organized by our partner, Youth Service America.

Click here to learn more about this fantastic event and download the 2015 SYSD Handbook.

The deadline to apply for the 2015 John Mack Scholarship Award is May 1! This award is a scholarship for APO brothers who exhibit leadership and participate in activities to benefit charitable or humanitarian organizations. Recipients of the scholarship are awarded funding to put toward their educational expenses at their current university.

Click here to fill out the application (log in as a member to access the form).

Spring is a great time to show what APO can offer students on your campus. Thanks to all chapters for your efforts to recruit and engage members!

Does your chapter create short, fun and informational videos? Share your work by nominating your video for the Video of the Month! Simply post your video to YouTube, then send a link to the Torch Topics Editorial Staff at publications@apo.org.

Be sure to include Alpha Phi Omega in your summer plans! Cultivate your leadership skills and connect with brothers from across the country by attending Membership Academy, Membership University or APO LEADS Serve.

Membership Academy
Get training on recruiting, developing and retaining members. This program is helpful to those involved with extension efforts or chapters evaluating their membership program. To see more information and register for one of the dates below, click here:
June 5-7: Baton Rouge, LA and Springfield, IL
June 19-21: Bellevue, WA
July 10-12: Portsmouth, NH
July 17-19: South Brunswick, NJ

Membership University
Geared toward leaders of chapters with 75+ members, this program covers technology, chapter culture, succession planning and much more. To read the details and sign up for one of the following dates, click here:
June 5-7: Springfield, IL
July 17-19: South Brunswick, NJ

APO LEADS Serve
Learn how to be a servant leader and practically apply project and meeting management skills in a group setting. To register for a weekend listed below, click here:
June 5-7: Indianapolis, IN and Syracuse, NY
July 10-12: Pittsburgh, PA and St. Louis, MO

Congratulations to Zeta Sigma Chapter on receiving more than $1,300 as the top chapter in the Shop2Care fundraiser! 175 chapters earned money through APO's partnership with Shop2Care and the funds have been paid via check or account credit from the National Office.

The top three participating chapters, who each earned bonuses, were:
- Zeta Sigma Chapter, University of Delaware
- Rho Chapter, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Alpha Beta Psi Chapter, Roanoke College

The Fraternity is excited to announce that 50 chapters are 2015 Youth Service Grant recipients! The Youth Service Grant program provides funds to chapters for Spring Youth Service Day projects and other similar events which are socially positive service projects for children and teens.

Click here to see a list of all chapters awarded the grant.

If you are graduating, explore opportunities to stay involved with APO as an alumni volunteer! The 2015 National Volunteer Conference (NVC) will give you a chance to meet alumni from around the nation and become an effective volunteer with the Fraternity. The NVC will take place July 23-26 in Baltimore, MD.

Click here to get more information and register,