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Originally Posted by kaitapoul
Oh, wow. I go on vacation and come back to such a lively thread.
We're a Big East School for athletics. Our men's basketball previously coached at an SEC school, in state. 
We currently have around 22 actives, but like I said, 10 or 12 of us graduate this year. We are trying to rebuild, essentially because our previous leadership didn't have the best reputation (simply put).
I designed our shirts for rush this semester (which is the first time in a while that we've even had shirts). On the front is says "Be a Bro. Rush A-Phi-O" with a fleur de lis on the front. On the back it says "Alpha Phi Omega: Be a Leader, Be a Friend, Be of Service. Ask me about rush or check us out on Facebook Alpha Phi Omega - Chapter Chapter."
Our PR person is really trying to stress our values, so I agree with this, however we are trying to find a happy medium with our letters and the values. Obviously we are service fraternity and that is what we do, so it's important for us to stress that.
I really like the idea that Senusret I had about emailing the socials...I'll have to look into that. We do have a few people that are in socials as well as with us, and we are hoping to maybe team up with those fraternities/sororities to do service projects.
Another issue we have is reaching our to our minority peers on campus. Do you have any suggestions on how to recruit a more diverse population? We are an extremely urban campus, and our lack of diversity is disheartening. |
Hey hey hey! I pledged at a Big East chapter, too! (Mu Alpha - Georgetown)
Our chapter has also been concerned with ensuring that minority populations are aware of the chapter, too. Here are some things we've done:
- Had rush/recruitment events at
The Black House.
- Co-sponsored service projects majority-minority clubs/organizations
And although APO is not a multicultural fraternity, you can create rush fliers which highlight the fraternity's diversity. At Mu Alpha, it's a big deal to have fliers with Bill Clinton, because he's a Mu Alpha initiate. Why not create a series of fliers to hang around campus?
Here is a list of African American brothers you might want to include in your advertisements:
Michelle Obama
Melody Barnes (White House Domestic Policy Advisor)
St. Claire Bourne (African American Documentary filmmaker)
Rashid Darden (Author - jk jk haaaaa that's me)
H. Patrick Swygert (Former President of Howard University)
Togo West (Former Secretary of the Army, Former Secretary of Veteran's Affairs)
Mike Garrett
Bob Love
Sid Williams (husband of Maxine Waters - not sure if he is black though)
Samuel Pierce (Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)
Howard Thurman
and
Martin Luther King, SENIOR
Pick a few of these to go with other brothers on your fliers. If nothing else, it's positive public relations.
Good luck!
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