Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega (APO) is a coed fraternity organized to provide community service, leadership and social opportunities. The fraternity exists in the United States and the Philippines. Unlike other fraternities, APO's primary purpose is to provide volunteer service.Alpha Phi Omega claims to be the largest fraternity. In the U.S., the fraternity has chapters at 350 colleges, a current active membership of approximately 17,000 and has over 300,000 alumni.
It was founded in 1925 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania by a group of former Boy Scouts as a way to continue participating in the ideals of Scouting at the college level. The fraternity was opened to women in 1976. All members are called "Brothers".
Typical fraternity project include blood drives, tutoring, charity fundraising events, Scouting events, and housing construction/rehabilitation. Chapters may have membership requirements which require a certain number of hours of service each semester.
Famous alumni include
- Bill Clinton, U.S. President
- James Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut
- Tom Daschle, U.S. Senator
- H. Roe Bartle, mayor of Kansas City and namesake of the Kansas City Chiefs