Alpha Phi Omega is a National Service Fraternity — college students gathered together in an organization based on fraternalism and founded on the principles of the Boy Scouts of America. Its purpose is to develop leadership, promote friendship and provide service to humanity.

Pledges represent our hope for the future. Our principles of Leadership, Friendship, and Service. They provide a strong base on which to build a successful standard of conduct. It is our hope that you will embrace them, live by them, and share them with others. We wish you great success a you embark upon a lifetime of service in Alpha Phi Omega.

Any student duly enrolled on the campus where a chapter exists, who joins with the chapter’s members in their service projects, accepts the principles of Scouting on which the Fraternity’s ideals are based, and meets the standards of the chapter.  Look here to find a chapter on your campus today!

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With more than 375,000 initiates from over 720 chapters, one could imagine the difficulties Alpha Phi Omega faces in keeping up with alumni. At any given time, the Fraternity has updated records for approximately 50,000 living alumni. Until recently, the Fraternity has sent mail only to Life Members, since theirs are the addresses that have been maintained over the years. The majority of members, who are not Life Members, have not been sent mail because their addresses are not recorded accurately in the Fraternity’s database. 

APO recently partnered with Harris Connect, a company that works with hundreds of organizations to gather and maintain data to build, reinforce and maintain bonds among organization members. In fact, Harris Connect just completed a project for the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) to update the records of every living Eagle Scout. “We would like to be able to provide a chapter or an alumni association with an accurate and complete list of alumni. By having Harris Connect do this work for us and use tools that are cost prohibitive to the Fraternity, we can update the Fraternity’s database and improve the accuracy of our records,” says Robert London, CAE, Executive Director for APO. 

The update will take place over the next eight to 12 months. Harris Connect staff will work to obtain accurate records for all living alumni through direct mail campaigns, phone requests and access to public resources, such as postal APO Alumni Directory Update: Reconnecting fraternal connections records. Though this process will take a small amount of time from our members, it will do a great deal of service to the Fraternity in our attempt to maintain the most accurate member database possible.

After verifying directory information, Harris Connect will give alumni the opportunity to reconnect with the Fraternity, update their information and share their personal accounts of Leadership, Friendship and Service with brothers nationwide who may not otherwise hear these amazing stories of community service. 

“Harris Connect will ask our members about the community service they are involved with today. This will give the Fraternity the opportunity to actually see how effective we are at preparing campus and community leaders, as our mission calls for. The answers to these questions will be published in a book called How We Serve,” says London. 

The book will include a full-color, glossy front section designed by the Fraternity, as well as a gallery of photos with narratives submitted by members. How We Serve will not be just another membership directory. Rather, it will give an in-depth look at our members’ involvement in their communities. Proceeds from the sale of How We Serve will allow Harris Connect to conduct the directory research at no expense to the Fraternity. The purchase of the directory will be marketed to APO members only and not for sale to the general public. 

Both the Fraternity and Harris Connect are aware of the confidentiality of a project such as this.   Harris Connect, on behalf of the Fraternity, will secure and hold the copyright of the directory to restrict the use of the directory solely for communication of a personal nature between members.  This copyright also will make it illegal for nonmembers to use the directory for any purpose. 

Any request from a member to omit any or all biographical information from the directory will be honored by Harris Connect. The directory will also be reviewed against all federal and state “Do Not Call” lists to honor members’ privacy requests. The information submitted to Harris Connect will not, under any circumstances, be sold or rented to anyone. 

Alumni should expect to be contacted by Harris Connect in the coming months. Feel free to give as little or as much information as you want. We look  forward to reconnecting and hearing the community service stories of alumni who have shaped our image and mission.  Rather, it will give an in-depth look at our members’ involvement in their communities.

If you have any other questions, feel free to download a copy of the .pdf document which contains many Q&A regarding this. 

Are you a Parent, Grandparent, Friend or Big Brother to an undergraduate of Alpha Phi Omega?  If so, a life membership can be a great gift. Consider a Lifetime membership in APO for your next birthday, graduation or Christmas gift.  What a great way to invest while instilling Leadership, Friendship and Service in your child.

Our cardinal principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service never leave our members.  One way of promoting an ongoing fraternal bond and dedication to these principles is to become a Life Member.  I extend to you an opportunity to become or give a Life Member in Alpha Phi Omega. 

Upon receiving an application and the one-time fee of $50 for undergraduates (up until 1 year after graduation) or $100 (1+ years after graduation), a handsome lapel pin, certificate and wallet card will be mailed to you or your special student.  Life Membership also includes a lifetime subscription to the Torch & Trefoil, Alpha Phi Omega’s quarterly newsletter.

For additional information, download our Life Member Brochure.

How do I become a Life Member?

Life Membership is available to active, alumni and advisory brothers of the Fraternity. To become a Life Member, a one-time financial contribution of $50 for undergraduates (up until 1 year after graduation) or $100 (1+ years after graduation) for alumni is required. The contribution must be accompanied by the application (below).

Life Memberships are held and invested by the Endowment Trust. Life Membership gifts provide a way for both students and alumni to contribute to the Endowment Trust. Students may purchase Life Memberships for only $50; alumni Life Memberships are $100. A lifetime subscription to the Torch and Trefoil is included as a benefit of Life Membership.

Click here to purchase a Life Membership online

Click here to print out a Life Membership Form (PDF)

If you have questions about these or other ways to give to Alpha Phi Omega, contact our Director of Annual Giving, at the National Office: (Phone) 816-373-8667, ext. 18 or via email.

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