Alpha Phi Omega is a National Service Fraternity of college students
gathered together in an organization based on fraternalism and
founded on the principles of Leadership, Friendship, and Service.
Its goal is to further the freedom that is our national, educational
and intellectual heritage.
Membership is open to any student enrolled on a campus where a chapter exists who is approved for membership by that chapter. If there is no chapter at your college, but there is a campus nearby where a chapter is located, contact that chapter and they might invite you to become part of their service program.
College should be more than the acquisition of facts and figures: it should also broaden your experiences, and expand and test your inherent abilities, and sharpen your social skills. Alpha Phi Omega, through is unique program of leadership friendship and service, can add this necessary but often lacking aspect of college life—and at the same time enable you to help others while helping yourself.
Under the Chapter Articles of Association and National Bylaws, each
chapter is its own self-governing organization, electing its own
officers and establishing its own operating rules and programs. Each
chapter also elects and Advisory committee consisting of three or
more members of the faculty or administration and one or more
scouting and community representatives. These advisors ensure
continuity of operation as the student leaders change, and encourage
the achievement of fraternal, scholastic and service goals.
Alpha Phi Omega is a student based organization. The supreme authority of the fraternity is the National convention, which meets every two years. It is composed of two voting delegates from each active chapter through out the nation. Between the conventions the National Board of Directors — elected by the convention delegates — runs the fraternity within the framework of the Bylaws established by the chapter delegates. Only the National convention may amend the Bylaws.
Almost all Board members are elected by the student delegates at the National Convention. The Board is composed of the National President, the National Vice President and six other members elected at large; ten Regional Directors elected by the chapter delegates in the respective regions; past National Presidents; Life Members of the Board; and the surviving Founders of the fraternity. In addition, the following are ex-officio members: the International Relations Director, the National Archivist, the National Legal Counsel, the National Executive Director, and one representative of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Alpha Phi Omega was founded on the principles of Scouting. The Boy scouts of
America is represented on our National board of Directors: HOWEVER: BSA does not
govern, control or finance Alpha Phi Omega in any way, and previous membership
in a scouting group is NOT REQUIRED to join our fraternity!
"Once a member—always a member!" The alumni of Alpha Phi Omega are an important part of our fraternity there are more than 36 active alumni associations which help chapters out across the nation. Also alumni help serve on sectional, regional, and national committees, as well as Advisory committees and alumni associations. Also alumni are becoming invaluable in supporting Alpha Phi Omega's expansion efforts.
Alpha Phi Omega is unique: it is a SERVICE fraternity. We use the concepts of fraternalism as a means of providing service, to ourselves as well as others. The fact that our meetings are held in campus meeting rooms or in a brother's dorm room or apartment does not decrease our sense of brotherhood. In addition, since we are unique, we have no conflict with social fraternities; independents; commuters; dorm dwellers and social fraternity Members: all are welcome as members of Alpha Phi Omega.
Leadership
Friendship
Service
Soon, you will be able to check your service hours on the web by accessing the Service index page at: https://apokx.tripod.com/service02/ . However the web-developement team is working hard to get the script to do this working. Until this script is ready, please contact the Vice Presidents of Service directly for questions regarding service hours, and how many hours you have etc. The Contact information for the VP of Service is located here.
You can find the Service Projects on the Service Web pages at: https://apokx.tripod.com/service02/.
Yes. As long as you meet the qualifiers of the membership, outlined in our Pledge Requirements page at: https://apokx.tripod.com/pledge/pledgereq.htm you are more than welcome to join our Brotherhood.
By following the link below and see if you meet all the requirements, and than contact the Pledge Educator.
You may find all the pertinent information on joining APO at: https://apokx.tripod.com/pledge/
In order to join Alpha Phi Omega (read "A Phi O") at Creighton University, you must be at least a second semester freshman. However you can find more detail in requirements at the Pledging Information pages.