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Chapter of the Month: Mu Zeta
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Mu Zeta Chapter at San Francisco State University hosted a Multi-Cultural AIDS Awareness Day on April 16, 2008. In collaboration with the university administration, community-based AIDS organizations and campus organizations, Mu Zeta was able to help students link the global HIV/AIDS issue to the SF State campus.
Activities at the event included a performance by AYO and Rockson Yan, free HIV testing, and a panel discussion by youth living with HIV.
Mu Zeta was later honored by the City and County of San Francisco for the chapters 12th year of grass-roots HIV/AIDS education efforts on the SF State campus, as well as being awarded the 2008 Outstanding Student Organization Award by the SF State Office of Student Programs and Leadership Development.
Click here to check out more pictures from Mu Zeta’s AIDS Awareness event.
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Mu Zeta Web site
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"Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men."
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Summer is almost here! And so are finals, so we decided to give you a couple of study guides to get you through your summer service opportunities, recruitment period and officer transitions.
Enjoy this installment of Torch Topics and have a great summer!
P.S. Torch Topics will take a short break during June and July, but you will see us back in your inbox in August for the start of the 2008-2009 academic year!
If you have questions, comments, article suggestions for Torch Topics, or you want to nominate your chapter for the August Chapter of the Month, please send us an e-mail at director.communications@apo.org
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Remembering Virginia Tech…
On the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech Massacre, campuses across the nation paused to remember the lives lost and the lives damaged during a campus shooting that took the lives of 32 students and teachers.
Alpha Zeta Gamma co-organized a memorial LIE-IN on the College of New Jersey campus in order to pay tribute to the fallen and to a day that will remain engraved in the history books of college campuses nationwide.
Click here to read more about the Virginia Tech Memorial LIE-IN.
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10 Ways to Serve When Life Gets Hectic!
At times it seems like life gets in the way of the mission of servitude that is imbedded in the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega. In order to help busy seniors, stressed undergrads and new alumni find time to serve during the end of the semester and the begining of a busy summer, Theta Alpha Chapter at Stevens Institute of Technology put together this list of ways brothers can continue to serve, even when their plate is full.
Click here to see the top 10 ways to serve with a hectic life!
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Man-to-Man Recruiting Technique
Beta Zeta Chapter at the University of Georgia held a recruitment period at the beginning of the spring 2008 semester, but was only able to bring in three pledges. Frustrated with this outcome, Beta Zeta decided to step outside their usual recruiting techniques and get face-to-face with their peers to spread the word about Alpha Phi Omega and its mission.
Click here to find out what Beta Zeta did to add 12 new pledges to their chapter in one week!
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IMPACT…
… your life by becoming a brother
… your chapter by serving as an officer
… your fraternity by continuing the tradition of leadership excellence
Find out how your chapter can participate in the lastest APO training program, in order to create a better lead, better run chapter.
Click here for more information on the latest and greatest in chapter training with APO IMPACT!
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It’s Not Too Late to Register for NVC!
If you will be a new alumnus as of May 2008 and are interested in attending the National Volunteer Conference, register online today and become part of this exciting event. NVC is the premier event in Alpha Phi Omega where brothers from all over the country gather together to celebrate the Fraternity, as well as train to become better volunteers.
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Don’t Let This School Year End Without Joining the 1925 CLUB!
Encourage your entire chapter to join and be among those chapters listed on the very first 1925 CLUB recognition display at the National Office. Active brothers who donate at least $19.25 each year to Alpha Phi Omega’s Annual Fund recieve the honor of being a member of this student giving program.
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