Selectivity And Apo

[naraht]

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Alpha Phi Omega owes NOTHING to a candidate, and as long as the attitude within the org is that a candidate is entitled to membership once they express an interest in joining, the org will continue to suffer from one -and-done members (read: one meeting/service project and they're gone), high percentage of inactive chapters (currently slightly > 50%), and the campus perception that that APO is merely Circle K with a ritual.

There is a difference between requiring objective criteria and having easy criteria. I've seen pledge programs with Objective Criteria that fulfill the National Pledging Standards that take more time for students than classes (including homework) in their major. 2 hours for the pledge meeting, 2 hours for the chapter meeting, and at least 2-3 other hours per week. While the quizzes may not be as tough as those for their classes, still, add additional study time for that.

Hmm. Pledge quiz as tough as those for classes...
1. Name the first chapter chartered for whom the school name has changed since they chartered. Give the old name of the school.
2. Name the last State to have a chapter chartered in it.
3. Name the only National President for whom the end of their time in office did not co-incide with a National Convention.
4. Name any student who initiated in the 1925-1926 school year *other* than the 14 student founders.
5. Name any section in the Fraternity whose borders have not changed since it was established at Con-con.
6. Where was the 1942 convention *supposed* to be?
7. Where was the 1994 convention *supposed* to be?
8. Name any charter at a closed school.
9. Name the calendar years since the Fraternity was founded in which we did not charter any chapters
10. What were there six of in the fraternity's original crest.