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Member Services

• The National Office keeps permanent records of all Members by Chapter and by name. This ever-expanding file now records more than 275,000 Members in more than 700 Chapters.
• The National Office issues identification cards and Membership certificates to newly initiated Members. Advisors and Honorary Members also receive identification cards and Membership certificates.
• The National Office provides the structure and organization that allows the chapters to operate on each campus.
• Pledge Manuals and other informative publications are supplied without charge, as well as Pledge and active applications, advisory and honorary applications, Membership transfer forms, and jewelry order forms.

Chapter Services

• Torch & Trefoil, the national magazine, is published four times during each academic year. Photographs and articles feature service projects, Chapter activities, new Chapters, sectional meetings, and matters of general interest to the Fraternity. Copies are provided for Actives, Advisors, Pledges and Life Members.
• A series of leadership handbooks for Chapter officers, advisors and committee Members describe the organization, operation and procedures of the Fraternity. Suggestions for Chapter programs and service projects are included and Chapter administration is outlined.
• The Pledge Manual, furnished to each new Pledge, outlines the history and objectives of Alpha Phi Omega and the duties and opportunities of each Pledge in the development of Leadership, Friendship and Service.
• Questions and Answers, an informational booklet designed especially for college administrators, prospective Members and groups forming new Chapters of Alpha Phi Omega, includes a listing of service projects that Chapters have conducted and a roster of active Chapters.
• National Bylaws, as adopted by the National Convention, are available to all Chapters. The bylaws booklet includes the Standard Chapter Articles of Association, which serve as the constitution for each Chapter.
• Ritual books are provided to all Chapters for Pledge and Initiation ceremonies and a memorial service for deceased Brothers, as prescribed by National Convention action.
• Service bulletins and informational exchanges are sent to Chapters.
• An organizational guide, for preparatory groups, outlines the steps to be taken in applying for Chapter status in Alpha Phi Omega.
• Each new Chapter is presented at installation with an engraved charter bearing the name of the college or university, the name of the Chapter, the date of installation, and the names of all charter Members and advisors.
• Hundreds of orders annually for Alpha Phi Omega insignia, decals, armbands, notebooks, name badges, and other special supplies are processed, packaged and mailed by the National Office.
• Numerous letters are written each month to Chapter officers, Sectional Chairs, Sectional Representatives, Board Members, Chapter Advisors and Alumni.
• Chapter reports are received and processed. Chapter suggestions and ideas for service projects derived from these are shared in service bulletins and in the national magazine.

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