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Name: "Strawberry Shortcake"
Chapter/School: Delta Rho, Rutgers University
Pledged: Fall 2002
Offices I've Held: Pledge class Pres, Secretary, Regionals I/II Banquet and Service chair
Why I Joined APO: My friend was pledgemaster and dragged me in actually...but I love her for it! I made some great friends :)

Welcome!
 

welcome to APO on greetchat!

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Name- Raw (george)
Chapter- MU
Class-SP'05
Offices I've Held:webmaster, recruitment chair

Welcome, fellow Mu Brother! :)

Hey hi hooo! =) Now I can post here.

Name: Tracy "Joystick"!
Chapter/School: Nu Gamma, Texas State University (formerly known as SWT)
Pledged: Fall 2006
Offices I've Held: Currently VP of Fellowship!!!!
Why I joined APO: One of my friends is one of the founders for APO, when they started the rechartering process. I talked to her about APO a few times throughout the year, and finally decided to give it a go this year. I'm glad I did! =)
Anything Else:I was somewhat anti-Greek before I considered joining APO, and now I'm super glad I did. I even will be getting a roommate out of it! (She and I are moving in together in January!)

Hey y'all
 

Name: Colleen "Wonder Woman"
Chapter/School: Nu Theta, Rowan College (now U)
Pledged: Fall 1996
Offices I've Held: Secretary, Pledge Mom
Why I Joined APO: Oh, let's see.... spent 5 years in Scouts, was always involved in service groups in school (Youth Ending Hunger, Interact, etc)... Many of the friends I made freshman year were brothers, my twin sister pledged Spring '96...
Anything Else: I haven't been very active, although I've been involved in the re-chartering at Johns Hopkins University and have seen the rebirth of Nu Theta in Glassboro :D

hey!!!
 

Name: Katie VanDuzer
Chapter/School: Mu Lambda Chapter/University of Rochester
Pledged: fall 2006
Offices I've Held: Historian, Fellowship chair
Why I joined APO: My best friend dragged me to a rush event and i really enjoyed meeting people who hold the same ideals as me thus i joined.

Welcome Katie!
 

Welcome my brother!

Hi there!
 

Name: Meris
Chapter/School: Alpha Delta Xi...Christopher Newport University
Pledged: Spring 2007
Offices I've Held: Am holding Sergeant-At-Arms next year
Why I Joined APO: I didn't like the politics of social sororities, and APO seemed like a place of amazing fellowship...and I love service!
Anything Else: I just made my first letter shirt tonight, haha. :)

Congrats Meris and welcome!!!

Welcome!
 

Welcome my Brother!!

Name: Mz_Doc
Chapter/School: Omicron...The University of Iowa
Pledged: Spring 2007
Offices I've Held: Pledge Class Secretary
Why I Joined APO: It sounded fun and interesting and I like volunteering!!
Anything Else: I love APO!!:p

Spring '07
 

Welcome! I see Spring '07 is in the house!

Welcome fellow Big Ten Brother! :)

Congratulations Mz_Doc and welcome!!!

Since Sister Havana told me to . . .
 

I figured I should pipe up here!

Name: Beth
Chapter/School: Theta Tau (UT Arlington)
Pledged: Spring 1991 (I think -- so long ago it all blurs together!)
Offices I've Held: None because I got married and quit school *laugh*
Why I Joined APO: Philanthropy, friends, fun, something to keep me out of trouble
Anything Else: I returned to school in 2005 -- to the University of North Texas. UNT has a much bigger APO chapter than UTA had had (as I believe Theta Tau is not active now) -- but in order to become active they basically told me I had to transfer my membership and essentially "re-pledge" (with their chapter -- not that I would *be* a pledge, but I would be regarded as such for a semester). I'm not sure if that was entirely accurate, but it was what I was told. I opted instead to retain my alum status with Theta Tau and joined a local spirit & service group instead for this 2nd time around in school.

Welcome!

Yes, Theta Tau is inactive, but I think that there is the beginnings of a rechartering effort there (mostly due to glitches in the chapter listing software at the National Website that I think I understand. :)

As for UNT's policy, I believe that is within the rules, they get to vote on accepting transfers and having a semester of learning about chapter traditions (and getting a chapter Big Brother might be another) I think is acceptable. The chapter I was active in (Kappa @ Carnegie-Mellon) didn't do it.

:)
 

Hi Naraht!

That's awesome about Theta Tau -- it always seemed odd to me that UNT has always had such a large chapter, while UTA struggled (and then went inactive).

I knew UNT was within bounds :) I just couldn't fathom going through it all again! *laugh* I'm 34!

Yup. You may want to contact the Regional director and ask about Theta Tau. I understand, there was a proposed by-law amendment at one point to allow older (>30) year olds to be advisors as Undergrads. Didn't pass though. :(

Name: CP or stllegend83 would be fine
Chapter/School: Eta Epsilon (Millikin University)
Pledged: Spring 2007
Offices I've Held: Pledge Class VP of Fundraising, All-Around Nice Guy
Why I Joined APO: One of my good friends kept begging me...for almost 5 years. Also I loved the ideals of what APO is about...I haven't looked back since
Anything Else: I've had one of the shortest active memberships in my chapter's history (I graduate in a few days) but that doesn't mean I'm going to go quietly into the night.

^^^Welcome to APO and congratulations on your upcoming graduation!!!

Welcome my brother!

I saw one brother with about the same about of time as a brother as an undergrad start a chapter as a graduate student. All of the same opportunities after graduation no matter how long you were active!

Randy

Welcome!

I was just in Decatur the other weekend. :D

Name: David
Chapter/School: Nu Sigma, Stephen F. Austin State University
Pledged: Spring 2006
Offices I've Held: Pledge Class Fellowship VP(Spr 06), Pledge Trainer(Fall 06), Sergent at Arms(Fall 07)
Why I Joined APO: I wanted to find myself and what I really was about. So I feel like serving the fraternity, community and school was the best way to do it.
Anything Else: I was the oldest to pledge in my chapter, and my nicknames are Old Man River, Granddaddy South, Father Time, and Doc Holliday.

Welcome!
 

Welcome to the board!

How do APO & GSS interact at SFASU?

YiLFS
Randolph Finder
James W. Dean Pledge Class (Fall 1986)

Name: Jeremy
Chapter/School: Pi Chi, Duquesne University
Pledged: Fall 2005
Offices I've Held: Historian, current Membership Vice President.
Why I Joined APO: I knew a bunch of the brothers before i joined, but I mainly went to the first rush event because there were free wings. Yes, free wings is the reason why I joined A Phi O.
Anything Else: I have a beard that makes Chuck Norris tremble with fear

Welcome!

One of the brothers in my pledge class ended up coming to a rush event because he liked the movie we were playing there.

Name: Charles
Chapter/School: Alpha Epsilon, LSU
Pledged: Spring 2007 (Shout out to MK 23)
Offices Held: Sgt at Arms (Fall 07) and Service Vice-President (SPR 08)
Why I joined: A friend of mine who was a member knew of my passion for service invited me to an informational where I gained a genuine interest in APO. A interest that consisted of service and brotherhood!!!
Anything else: I was feeling this quote I took from someone's facebook that I thought I would share with you, "Others on campus will judge you based on your actions and inactions. Brothers IN action are the best representation of Alpha Phi Omega".

Welcome
 

Welcome Charles!

Name: Andrew

Chapter: Pi Chi, Duquesne University

Pledged: SPC o7

Offices: Sgt.-At-Arms

Why I pledged?

Tradition

Grandfather-Kappa Beta 1954
Uncle-Pi Chi 1974

I'm third generation

Welcome Andrew!
 

Welcome Andrew!

Did the chapter know you were a legacy? I've heard of both situations. My undergraduate chapter had one sibling pledge 3 years after the other so we all knew. OTOH, I also heard of one chapter where chapter didn't know until the legacy's father showed up for initiation.

Randy

Yes the whole chapter knew

It's not something I hid from the chapter as I was pledging, my uncle pledged the same chapter as I did It and many of the alumni that pledged when he did all those years ago are still quite active and close to the chapter

Cool
 

Did he make it there to see you initiate? :)

No they couldn't make it sadly

My grandfather hasn't associated himself with Alpha Phi Omega for a long time, he pledged over 50 years ago

But we made my uncle our chapter advisor

Thank you for the info. I know that Alpha Phi Omega, unlike some other groups, doesn't have any official meaning in the recruitment process, but it is still interesting to me to hear about those for whom it is true.

Randy

Name: Onnolee
Chapter/School: Alpha Gamma Mu - William Paterson University of New Jersey
Pledged: Spring 2006 - Alpha Zeta Class
Offices Held: Recording Secretery, Rush Chair, Service Vice President, Assistant Pledgemaster.
Why I joined: It's a bit of a long story. Two years before I actually pledged, a pledge from that semester's pledge class approached me and asked me to fill out a survey about what type of service the campus needs most. From them on, I was interested in APO, but I never pledged or did anything about it. Fast forward 2 years later, and I'm in RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) preparing to be baptised. There was a weekly bible study and I had been unable to go all semester until this one particular day. I rushed down to the chapel, and no one is there, because it was Club Fair day. So my priest put me in his car and we went over there. Down from the Chapel table was the APO table and I saw a brother that I knew. The rest is history. I feel like, in a corny way, that it was fate for me to become a brother though.
Anything else: I think I said enough up there, haha. ^_^

Name: Heather

Chapter/School: Alpha Beta Gamma, Knox College

Pledged: Spring 2007

Offices Held: None to date

Why I joined: To find a useful outlet for all of my service related ideas and passion while improving the lives of others. And the fact that I had some really great friends pledge with me.

Anything else: Way excited to try to re-legitimitize APO on my campus.

Welcome Heather and all brand new brothers!

Hi!
 

Name: Shana
Chapter/School: Alpha Gamma Mu, William Paterson University
Pledged: Fall 2005
Offices I've Held: President, Service Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Sunshine, Banquet, Webmaster, Asst Pledgemaster, PledgeMaster
Why I Joined APO: I love doing community service. I've been doing it since I was 12.
Anything Else: I love all my brothers!