I wore my APO letters at a party and this girl walked ALL THE WAY across the room to say hello to me JUST BECAUSE she thought I was an Alpha. She was non-Greek.
Woman on the subway, noticing my keychain: "My son is an Alpha, too!" That's great! Too bad I'm in APO. ..
I also have been mistaken for an Omega (Psi Phi) by people who don't know any better.
Pre-frosh at orientation: "I see by your letters that you are a Que, could you tell us a little about Greek life?"
That's it for now. . .
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Originally posted by pirate00
For some strange reason, some people, mainly African-Americans who are non-Greek, love to confuse Alpha Phi Omega, with Alpha Phi Alpha. It's hilarious!! The minute someone sees the first 2 letters on my sweater, they don't even give my Omega the second look, they come and say, "Oh you're an "Alpha", alright!" And everytime I have to correct them on the difference between the two. Some even get the impression that APO is a LOCAL fraternity!!  OK, once and for all here is some obvious differences between the 2 GLO's:
Alpha Phi Omega: Founded 12/16/1925
Alpha Phi Alpha: Founded 12/04/1906
APO: Colors- Blue and Gold
APA: Colors- Black and Old Gold
APO: International Co-ed Service Fraternity
APA: Historically Black all-male Fraternity
...Just to name a few.
-pirate00
"In founding Alpha Phi Omega, not only was a new fraternity formed, but also an entirely new type of fraternity was formed ... dedicated to serving others ..." -Donald Terwilliger, Founding member
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