I just visited my fraternity's national webpage,
www.apo.org. and read an article entitled "The Work at Hand" by Patrick Burke, our National Executive Director. The article was focusing on the aftermath of the attack on our country, and the work that still needs to be done. What caught my attention was the concluding paragraph of the article:
Sixty years ago, reflecting on December 7, 1941, our then National President, H. Roe Bartle, 'The Chief' noted in the Torch & Trefoil:
"... Alpha Phi Omega has a greater responsibility now that ever before to give leadership and service. The work of our fraternity is more needed now that at any previous time in our history. We must utilize every opportunity to serve our nation in this crisis. Alpha Phi Omega can render great service because we already have a structure designed for service. No period of preparation is needed; no trial and error effort must be suffered. It is our responsibility to use our organization completely and at once, for the 'work at hand.'"
Those special words from 'The Chief' are just as true today.
-pirate00
Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity
www.apo.org
Kappa Upsilon
www.geocities.com/apoku_99
East Carolina University
www.ecu.edu
Wanna learn more about this man we call "The Chief"? check out
http://www.apo.org/about/bios/bartle_h_roe.shtml