Re: Still trying.
 

Having enough numbers is the biggest challenge. But, if that chapter's numbers are alright and they are still getting no where it is probably because of apathy, laziness, or internal conflict. Sounds familiar? We've been there and done that.

Re: Still trying.
 

Hi Sigmacated,

Who are they getting the run around from?

I am the Sponsor of an Interest Group at an HBCU. Any of the students trying to restart APO at MVSU can email me and I can try to answer their questions to the best of my ability. My email is rashid01@hotmail.com.

In Service,
Rashid Darden

Re: Re: Still trying.
 

Well, I just took a quick look on the National Website, and I saw some "possible" problems:

Have the students contacted Alpha Phi Omega's headquarters? That is the first step. APO has to KNOW that there is interest so that they can line up the volunteers necessary to help. This is VERY important because there are NO active APO chapters in Mississippi. Therefore, APO needs to find people who are willing to travel to help the students.

Contact me with any more questions.

Dionysus - Chapter confusion
 

I am completely confused as to what chapter Dionysus attends. He said chapter 362 which is Omicron Beta at Marietta College which is inactive and none of the extension efforts this year that have come to fruition have been at schools called UM (the only one we lost that might fit into that is University of Montana @ Billings)

Dionysus, you need to give more info!

Re: Dionysus - Chapter confusion
 

Oops, maybe it was the 363rd? It was 360 something. Ok, ok it's University of Missouri, Sigma Alpha. Oh, yeah I'm female. :D

Say, sigmacated, is there any chance that you're from Cleveland, Mississippi?

UMSL
 

Cool on Sigma Alpha. Congrats on rechartering.

Is it true A PhI Oue was founded buy members of Omega Psi Phi

No.
 

No, that is definitely not true. The story of our founding can be found on http://www.apo.org.

As Rashid said, The story behind the founding is the place to start.
The founders included 8 brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 5 brothers of Crescents (a local at Lafayette, which became a chapter of Kappa Delta Rho a couple of years later) and one independent. I don't believe Lafayette had enough Negros (non-modern term used deliberately) to make the creation of Omega Psi Phi there reasonable...

As for why the Historically Black chapters of Alpha Phi Omega use the term "Ay Phi Que" and whether that relates to any
membership by brothers of Omega Psi Phi, I don't know, however, it certainly would not have occured until well after the founding of the Fraternity, We were founded in 1925 and the first chapter at a historically black school was at Johnson C. Smith University (then college) in 1947.

Not true Nationally, but I do know of one chapter, Psi Phi @ Tennessee State, where the majority of the chapter founders at the school were also members of Omega.

Where did you get that from?

Always in Service...

I believe that we were founded by SAE.

APO and SAE
 

Alpha Phi Omega was not founded by any fraternity. Rather our founders were members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. However Alpha Phi Omega has no affilitation whatsoever with SAE.

That's what I meant. :D

Like, all but one of the founders was members of SAE.

only 8 SAEs
 

The 14 founders had 8 that were in SAE, 5 that were Crescents (which a year or so later became a Kappa Delta Rho Colony) and one independent. Source Alpha Phi Omega History Book.