Alpha Phi Omega

Intro To Alpha Phi Omega

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Alpha Phi Omega is a national coed service fraternity, built upon the principles of leadership, friendship, and service. Our local UTSA Chapter consists of about 60 active men and women. All of our brothers represent a variety of fields of study and many different backgrounds, but we are united in our desire to volunteer and serve our communities.

Leadership

Becoming a leader is learning how to evaluate the strengths of your peers and guiding them effectively towards a common goal. Since no one wants to be bossed around, this is challenging skill to master. In APO, we assist you in discovering and developing your potential. We teach you basic skills that are applicable in many different professional and personal situations. APO is more than just a college organization on the UTSA campus. We are a nation-wide organization, with chapters all across the U.S., Canada and the Philippines. With over 300 active chapters in the US, there is plenty of opportunity to meet people and to develop contacts for your life outside of just the San Antonio area.

Friendship

One of the most important parts of Alpha Phi Omega is fellowship. Although we are primarily a service organization, we serve with our friends for a more rewarding experience. We also get together outside our service projects, from small camping trips to yearly semi-formal parties. This allows us to develop a spirit of brotherhood, which helps every brother have a support system throughout their lives.

Service

APO provides service in four fields: " the college," "the community, " "the fraternity," and " the nation " as participating citizens. For the college, our chapter assists with the Babcock Roadside Clean up, FiestaUTSA, and the Plunge. APO is very active within the San Antonio/Austin community. Our projects range from alternative spring break programs, to facilitating community fun days. Usually we have a service project within a short commute every two weeks, with projects farther away occurring during the long weekends and holidays.

Brothers (and pledges!) serve the chapter by running events, both inside the chapter and the fraternity as a whole. There is a large range of opportunity to help by organizing weekly service projects, being chairs of various chapter skills, or serving as officers for a term. Finally, there is service to the nation as participating and engaged citizens. All brothers are encouraged to vote and be aware of the current political situation, and how that effects the different services people may need.