Throughnearly100years,morethan525,000collegestudentshave embracedAlphaPhiOmega’sCardinalPrinciplesofLeadership,Friendship, andServicewhilebuildingbettercommunities,creatinglastingconnections, anddevelopinglifelonghabitsofgivingtoothers.Ourstudentmembers, today,representandservesocietymorebroadlythaneverinourhistory.
YourFraternityistaking boldactiontoensurethat wecancontinuetooffer strongandrelevantstudent experiencesintheyears ahead.Wearecommitted toprovidinghighquality leadershipopportunitieson ascaleattainableonlyata nationallevel.
Wearecommittedto meetingstudentswhere theyareandengaging theminmeaningful andrelatablewaysthat willhelpthemDevelop Leadership,Promote Friendship,andProvide Servicefortodayandfor theentiretyof theirlives.
Wearecommittedto LeadingtheWayforasecond centuryofAlphaPhi Omega! commitments,the NationalBoardof Directorshasdeveloped aStrategicDirection roadmapandlaunchedthe LeadingtheWaycampaign toraisetheresources necessarytopropelthe Fraternityforward.We inviteyoutobecomea partnerinthenextstage ofAPO’songoingjourney toinspireandempower morestudentstopractice servantleadershipfor theimprovementoftheir campuses,communities, andworld.
APOmembersrealizeandhonetheir leadershipskillsastheyplanand executevolunteerprojectsandfellowship opportunities.Whilemanyorganizations, includingsocialGreekfraternities,provide socialevents,andsomeofferintermittent service-relatedactivities,APOisuniquein itsfocusonleadershipdevelopmentthrough service.
Thetimeisnowtoinvestinthenext generationofleaders.TheAPOLeadership InstitutewilltakeourCardinalPrinciplesto participatinghighschools,withanemphasis onreachingurbanareasandconnecting existingchapterswithhighschool administrators.
APOwilluseanear-peermodel,where anindividualwhoisoneortwostages aheadinalearningspectrumassistsasa mentor.Thiswillenhancehighschool student’sunderstandingoftheprocessto attendcollege,andhelpthemexplorethe possibilityoffutureAPOmembership.It willalsoincreaseAPO’sserviceimpact anddevelopmoreleaderstoimprove localcommunities.
Sectional,regional,andnationalconferencesprovide attendeeswithopportunitiestofosterrelationships withmembersfromacrossthecountry.Theseevents createconnectionsthatcanlastalifetime.
Conferenceshelpchaptersgrowthroughimproved membershiprecruitmentandretainment, introductiontonewandimprovedprogramming, greaterunderstandingofformalmeetingprocedures, andongoingcommunicationandengagementwith membersfromotherchaptersandalumnivolunteers.
Atconferences,newfriendshipsareforged,networks arebuiltandstrengthened,andthevalueofthe brotherhoodisreinforced.
LeadingtheWaywillprovidefundingsomorestudents willbeabletotakeadvantageofAPO’sconferences.
Opportunitiesfornationalleadership developmentprogramsappearrapidlyand providetrainingandleadershipexperiences asinexpensivelyaspossible.Creating anendowmentdedicatedtoleadership programmingwillensurethatvaluable resourcesareavailablewithoutworryof havingtoburdenstudentmemberswith additionalexpense.Thisnewendowment wouldalsobeavailableforchaptersto provideuniqueleadershipdevelopment programming.
LeadingtheWaywillcreateanendowment that,whenfullyfunded,willgenerate $125,000ayeartobeusedforleadership programming.
TheTorchbearerFund,whichdepends onsustainedannualgivingfromdonors, supportsAPO’sday-to-dayoperationswhile keepingstudentfeesreasonable.Thefund providesrevenueforincreasedchapter support,memberservices,communications andleadershipprogramssuchasNational ServiceWeek,SpringYouthServiceDay andAPOLEADS,theFraternity’snational leadershipdevelopmentcourses.
LeadingtheWaywillprovidethreeyearsof fundingsupportforAPO’sregularongoing programs.
Withyoursupport,wewillbebetterpositionedto meetthechallengesofournext100yearsby now.
National President,DeltaAlpha’97, UniversityofCincinnati MBA, MPP,NationalVicePresident, KappaDelta’07,FloridaA&M University
P.E.,Tau Omicron’91,IndianaUniversity PurdueUniversity–Indianapolis Ph.D.,OmicronIota’97, WorcesterPolytechnicInstitute Ed.D.,LambdaOmicron’73, WestVirginiaUniversity
AlphaAlpha’01,Universityof IllinoisatUrbana-Champaign
AlphaZetaIota’09, GrandValleyStateUniversity Esq.,B.C.S.,ZetaUpsilon’90, BostonUniversity AlphaAlphaXi’83,Universityof J.D., NationalLegalCounsel,Alpha Phi’95,WashingtonUniversity
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