Meeting Brothers in random places

[Sister Havana]

(Shamelessly stolen from a couple other GLO fora.)

In this thread, we talk about meeting other Brothers in unexpected places and ways. I'll start it off:

Today I was at Whole Foods in Wheaton when I saw a woman in an APO shirt, carrying an APO tote! Turns out she's a Brother of Eta chapter. Of course I had to tell her I'm a Mu Brother!

[SexySuperstar]

I was in the hospital(my niece was being born) and I was walking around w/my APO tote and another brother came up to me. We hugged, talked for a minute and exchanged numbers. She's actually one of my closest friends now!

[GoldnBlue2004]

I was the 2006 CIAA Tournament in Charlotte, NC and one of the radio stations was on stage at the Convention Center having live prize giveaways. Anyway, the announcer was giving a prize package to the first person to come to the stage who had on a t-shirt with their nalia on. Since I was so close to the stage, people pointed at me and I went up there and shouted out the name of my organization. Afters, I met some old heads who came up to me. One was from Barber Scotia College (Alpha Alpha Iota) Chapter and the other was from FAMU (Kappa Delta) Chapter.

[Scandia]

A long time ago in a tutoring session, one of the students came in wearing his A Phi O letters. I did not know him because he was an alumnus who had just returned to school. And the tutor was an A Phi O brother as well...plus a member of my church group, plus someone I had sold a newspaper subscription to a long time before that.

Also, I don't know if this really counts.

But one of my pledge brothers works for my library system. I did not know she was a librarian- much less working here. I had not seen her in 6 years. I was thrilled to see her. The next time I ran into her, we did the secret handshake.

Another brother from a later pledge class recognized me at school. She is now in our system as well. And again, we did the secret handshake.

[Quala67]

At a job interview about 3 years ago, I was sitting down with the President of the College who was looking to hire me, and he asked about my faith in action. I told him that I tried to live my faith through my community service, which was through my community service organization, Alpha Phi Omega. He looks at me, and says, "APO?" I ask him if he'd heard of it before - and then he tells me that he was an active member as an undergrad! I get up, give him the handclasp, and say, "greetings, my Brother."

I got the job.

[Rain Man]

Originally posted by Quala67
At a job interview about 3 years ago, I was sitting down with the President of the College who was looking to hire me, and he asked about my faith in action. I told him that I tried to live my faith through my community service, which was through my community service organization, Alpha Phi Omega. He looks at me, and says, "APO?" I ask him if he'd heard of it before - and then he tells me that he was an active member as an undergrad! I get up, give him the handclasp, and say, "greetings, my Brother."

I got the job.

Now THAT'S what's up!

[Attractive#7]

Every year TSU has this blue and white football game with food, prizes, fun for the family...the whole 9. Well this year I just happened to stop by to get something to eat when I saw the facepainters. I got Attractive airbrushed on my face. I had an Alpha Phi Omega shirt and a gentlemen walked up to me and said you are in APO? I pledged a long time ago. ('81) Come to find out he was one of my chapter brothers. We talked. He gave me his business card *he does catering and he's a minister*and I gave him my email address and promised to invite him to some chapter events. He got APO the greek letters airbrushed on his arm from the design on my shirt. He sent me the nicest email, which ended in

It was truly a joy taking to you and knowing that the fraternity is still alive and well. I hope in the days to come that I will have some spare time to get to know you and the other frat members better. Until we talk again may GOD bless the Royal Blue
and Gold men and women of Alpha Phi Omega!

Wasn't that so nice? So n e way I invited him to our end of the year picnic and the other chapter brothers go to meet him and he brought some old pics with him...only i got there late and he was gone by the time i got there

Come to find out...he works at the same school as one our chapter brothers and they never knew that the other was frat. He said leave it to "my name here" to find some frat somewhere LOL

[Scandia]

One brother from another pledge class of my A Phi O chapter found me through the A Phi O community. Not so unexpected, but it is glad to run into an old friend. We were not close back then or anything, but we are reconnecting. He has been quite supportive in his comments.

[naraht]

My current job ended up *way* too APO involved for words.

My normal resume does not include anything about Alpha Phi Omega (and I'd advise against those who have been out for more than 2 years to include any college activities), but I'd also registered on monster.com and that has a section where it asks what you do in your spare time. I included my family and Alpha Phi Omega in that listing.

I get to the job interview based on the monster.com resume and it turns out the lead programmer, Sam, is also an Alpha Phi Omega brother, we spent about 10-15 minutes (of 1.5 hours) in the interview talking about APO, which he definitely remembers from Washington U of StL. I comment on the oddity when I get home but think it is a good sign. I end up getting the offer which I accept.

I start the job and try to contain any mention of APO to my boss, the lead programmer mostly because I don't want to exclude the other programmer, Margaret (I'm now the third programmer including the lead). Still, she overhears one of our conversations and it turns out she is from the first co-ed pledge class at Georgetown in 1977! She and the lead programmer had been working with each other for 3 years and hadn't realized they were both APO brothers!

Also, it turns out her officemate, Anthony, is an Honorary brother and is the husband of a brother, Lee Avery who my wife ended up voting against when she ran for sectional chair of the section that I was on staff in!

Bizarre, huh?

YiLFS
Randy Finder

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by naraht

Still, she overhears one of our conversations and it turns out she is from the first co-ed pledge class at Georgetown in 1977! She and the lead programmer had been working with each other for 3 years and hadn't realized they were both APO brothers!

That's hot.

[pirate00]

3 years ago, at a gas station in NC, I was wearing an old APO rush shirt and a deputy sheriff who was doing security there spotted me and whispered our secret motto in my ear! I turned around and he greeted me with the APO handshake. I was suprised because you doun't normally find brothers who greet you like this.

[emb021]

Originally Posted by pirate00

3 years ago, at a gas station in NC, I was wearing an old APO rush shirt and a deputy sheriff who was doing security there spotted me and whispered our secret motto in my ear! I turned around and he greeted me with the APO handshake. I was suprised because you doun't normally find brothers who greet you like this.

Well, that's a little better then how I was greeted one night at a gas station in FL will wearing one of my letter shirts. A couple of blacks saw me and one pulled up his sleeve to show me his APO brand. Shook hands. They were alum from Bethune-Cookman college in FL.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by emb021

Well, that's a little better then how I was greeted one night at a gas station in FL will wearing one of my letter shirts. A couple of blacks saw me and one pulled up his sleeve to show me his APO brand. Shook hands. They were alum from Bethune-Cookman college in FL.

Not that the Brother's race matters in the first place, but in the future try saying "black people" or "African Americans" instead of just "blacks."

[Senusret I]

^^^Are you still coming to meet this Brother in a random place?

[PADFSUGirl2K2]

Some of the brothers that I was coming with are broke so I decided that I am going to stay home this weekend and plan to come up later.