[KAPital PHINUst]

Naraht, your post eloquently illustrates why I think APO should be more selective in what schools they issue charters to: not every school is conducive to maintaining a chapter long term for a variety of reasons. The mere presence of students that want to petition for form a chapter does not change this.

It is for this reason I am for APO reinstating extension membership for such schools to form either a city-wide or a swing chapter (a swing chapter is essentially an annex of a stronger chapter located nearby). Issuing charters to such schools without consideration of whether its environment is conducive for long-term survival further reinforces the service club mentality. Just as not every student is fit for Alpha Phi Omega (contrary to popular belief), not every school is fit for an APO charter. Our high inactive chapter rate makes that very clear.