Welcome to Alpha Phi Omega, a national,
co-ed, service fraternity. For over seventy-five years, we have set the standard
for college campus-based volunteerism. Alpha Phi Omega strives to help each
member develop leadership skills, secure lasting friendships and provide service
to others.
What is AFW All About? The Purpose of this Fraternity...
APO Alpha Delta Chapter
The Alpha Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi
Omega was chartered on the San Diego State University campus on June 14, 1932.
It is one of the oldest chapters in the Fraternity. Unfortunately, for
reasons unknown, our chapter became inactive on February 10, 2001. In the
Fall of 2005, Michael Toy, a freshman at SDSU, contacted the Section 2 staff and
was interested in rechartering the Alpha Delta chapter. He quickly
gathered a group of students who were enthusiastic and determined to regain
Alpha Delta's chapter. Lead by two graduate students at SDSU who were also
APO Alumni, Jamie Tran and David Wilson, this group of students dove into the
greatest experience of their lives. Having recently obtained their "Petitioning
Group" status, the Alpha Delta chapter expects to regain their charter by the end of
2007. As a community service-based organization, we provide various services to the
campus, the community, and the nation! If you know anyone or any place in need of service, or have any
ideas for service, please feel free to contact us through our contact page.
Alpha Phi Omega is Born
During World War I, head founder
of Alpha Phi Omega, Frank Reed Horton (July 17, 1896 - August 28, 1966), vowed
that if he made it
out of the war alive, he would try to do his best to "help
young people get the right start in life by holding up before them a 'standard
of manhood' that would withstand the test of time!" and more importantly to
"help the nations of the world settle their disputes in a more sensible and
legal manner than by war." After the war, he attended Lafayette College in
Easton, Pennsylvania. As a Scoutmaster, he found that the Scout Oath and
Law were what he had been seeking - a standard of manhood that would withstand
the test of time and a code of ideals created and accepted by some of the
greatest leaders the world has ever known. As a senior at Lafayette
College, response was good when he spoke to some of the men (from his fraternity
Sigma Alpha Epsilon), with a Scouting background, about an organization that
would strengthen men in high ideals, clean living, and an opportunity for
Leadership experience and for Service to others. These men would join an
organization based on the ideals of Scouting. Fourteen undergraduates
signed as charter Members, and the Lafayette College Faculty approved the
petition for recognition. On December 16, 1925, F.R. Horton conducted the
Ritual Initiation and Alpha Phi Omega was born.
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