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Originally posted by SAEalumnus
Ok, so here's the deal...
I've heard about APO ever since elementary school, because it was always mentioned in the back of my old Boy Scout manual. I found out later that just over half of APO's national Founders were also SAEs. APO once existed at the college I attended, but was closed a few years prior to my freshman term.
So my question is: Is it possible, as an alumnus, to get involved with APO? If so, how?
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Here are your options, in general order of easier to harder.
1. Most chapters will allow grad students to join, either as a pledge or make then an advisor. This is how I joined APO, as there were no chapters at the schools I was an undergraduate at. I pledged as an grad student. Don't go to grad school for the purposes of being an APO Brother, but if you do decide to continue your schooling, something to keep in mind.
2. Become an advisor. If you are an active scouter, you could become a chapter's scouting advisor. More difficult would be to become a community advisor. Ideally you should have something you can 'bring to the table' that would make you an asset to the chapter, such as being involved in community organizations.
3. Honorary membership. ALL chapters can make someone an honorary. But realize that it costs the chapters to do so, so they are going to be doing this ONLY as a way to honor someone the chapter has come to know and respect, such as a university official, community personage, or the like.
To be honest, option 1 or 2 are the best methods.