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Alpha Phi Omega takes on Spring 2023 semester
BY ADVAIT DANTULURI, STAFF WRITER
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Joining a fraternity provides an opportunity to meet new people and fnd a group you can fall back on. If you are looking for a fraternity that’s all about service and community, then look no further. Alpha Phi Omega (APO) is a national co-ed service organization that’s founded on the cardinal principles of leadership, fellowship, and service.
According to the president of Alpha Phi Omega’s chapter on our campus, Julia Zatyko, the current events for the semester aren’t fnalized, as the frater- nity tends to come up with ideas for events as the semester progresses. There are a few events that are fnalized, though: celebrating the Chapter’s Birthday in March, the National Youth Service Day, the chapter’s leadership retreat, and welcoming the newest member class.
With service as one of the three tenets, Alpha Phi Omega places a lot of importance on ensuring it runs an amazing service program that is benefcial to the members participating in the fraternity, Stevens, the local Hoboken community,
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“Then, the Honor Board sends an investigation notice to the accused. Once this is sent, the Procedural Assistant (PA), also reaches out to the accused. The job of the PA is to help the accused with the procedures confdentially. The ICC sets up a meeting with the accused to get their side of the story. After speaking with them, the Honor Board is updated and voters decide whether to proceed again. During the entire process, the accused is allowed to confess, ask for a stipulated confession, or plead not responsible. If the accused confesses, then the Honor Board votes on the penalty using the penalty matrix which can be found on our website.”
The accused can appeal the penalty as long as they do not ask for a stipulated confession. A stipulated confession means that the accused signs of on a punishment voted on by the Honor Board. If the accused pleads not responsible and the Honor Board has sufcient evidence, the case goes to a hearing. “Before the hearSEE HONOR PAGE 2
