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Greetings! ,

Wipe the sweat off your brow - FINALS ARE OVER AND SUMMER IS HERE! 

Summer is a great time to relax and enjoy friends -- and brothers! Take a roadtrip with fellow chapter members to one of the scheduled Membership Academies. This is a great way to spend a weekend and will give you fantastic tips and skills to take back to your chapter in the fall. 

For those of you who recently graduated - congratulations. The next step in your life will be a grand one. We can't wait to see and hear all of the amazing things you do post-grad.     


Enjoy this issue of Torch Topics!
Alumni Connection Editorial Team

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Delta Gamma Chapter at Ohio University in Athens held the third annual Ava Nichols Faculty Pageant on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  Admission was $3, and all proceeds went to St. Jude. About 500 students showed up to support the Nichols family and to watch OU faculty members dance, tell jokes and juggle in honor of 6-year-old Ava, who was battling brain cancer.
 
Ava, Traci and David all attended this year’s event, where Ava was crowned pageant queen. 

For Delta Gamma chapter members, this event created a particularly special memory, as it was the last pageant Ava attended.

Unfortunately, a mere six days after this year’s pageant, Ava lost her battle to cancer.

Click here to read more about Delta Gamma Chapter's pageant... 

Best way to share how amazing Alpha Phi Omega is??? WORD OF MOUTH! In this news clip, Myranda Owca, Delta Gamma '11, talks about activities she is involved in on the Ohio University campus and her favorite part of being a member of Alpha Phi Omega's. We are happy to call you brother Myranda!

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 August Video of the Month. Simply post your video to YouTube, then send a link to the Torch Topics Editorial Staff at publications@apo.org.
Rosie Nelson, Gamma Gamma '03
Brother Rosie Nelson, Gamma Gamma '03, was selected bt the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service (MCVS), in coordination with the Office of the Governor and First Lady Deborah Bryant, as a 2012 Governor's Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Award honoree. The GIVE Awards celebrate ordinary people in Mississippi doing extraordinary things to improve lives and communities across the state. Rosie was presented the inaguaral award for Outstanding Service by a National Service Participant at the GIVE Awards luncheon on April 16.

Rosie joined Gamma Gamma Chapter at the University of California at Berkeley in 2003. She later transferred to the University of Mississippi where she revived Epsilon Omega Chapter. She continues to service Epsilon Omega Chapter as an advisor. In addition, Rosie is a member of the National Service Committee as the Region VII Representative. 

Do you know a brother who deserves to be the featured brother in Torch Topics? E-mail publications@apo.orgwith your nomination!  
JUNE
06/22...APO LEADS Serve, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
06/22-23...Board of Director's Meeting, Anaheim, California
06/29...APO LEADS Serve, Kansas City, Missouri 
06/27-07/01...Membership Academy, Orlando, Florida

JULY
07/04...Independence Day
07/20-22...Membership University, Memphis, Tennessee
07/27-29...Membership Academy, Chicago 
07/31...Chapter of Excellence/Pledge Program of Excellence Paperword Due 
07/31...End of Fiscal Year  

Click here to register for Membership Academy
Click here to register for Membership University 
Click here to register for APO LEADS Serve 

Epsilon Mu, University of Maryland/College Park - Weed Warrior Marc Imlay Leads the Battle to Conquer Invading Plants.

Sigma Rho, Elon University - "Pie Your Professor" Fundraiser  

Eta Sigma, Illinois College - IC Service Group Finds Experience Rewarding

Motel 6 is pleased to offer the Alpha Phi Omega members a 10 percent discount to any Motel 6 nationwide. Since Motel 6 is the lowest priced hotel of any national chain, this just adds onto the savings for you! To book your discounted reservation please click on the Motel 6 logo or call 1-800-4-Motel6 and give them your APO discount code - CP558653

 
Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity
14901 E. 42nd St. S., Independence, MO
Phone: (816)373-8667 

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