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Letters from Linda
SAME PAGE
National Convention Update
Dear Suzy & Sam Service...
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August Chapter Bulletin Reminders
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Letters From Linda!
 
Dear chapter members,
 
The ship has set sail for the 2008 National Convention in Boston. I hope your chapter is ready to get on board and attend the Convention with brothers from across the nation. In order to fully participate and send voting delegates your chapter must be free of any outstanding financial obligations due at the National Office.
 
Read on to see the financial responsibilities expected of your chapter in order to maintain good financial standing with the National Office.
 

Chapter of the Month

Torch Topics is searching for September's Chapter of the Month. If your chapter is working daily to better exemplify the Cardinal Principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service, nominate them by sending a short essay describing your chapters work in the community and in the Fraternity and explaining why your chapter should be selected.
 
In order to be honored as the Torch Topics Chapter of the Month, your chapter must be in good standing with the National Office, and a photo of your chapter and a submission essay must be sent to the Director of Communications at director.communications@apo.org.
 
Chapters across the nation are excited to hear what is going on in APO on a chapter level. Nominate your chapter to share your story.
 
 
 
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.
 
Check out the APO IMPACT Live Calendar for the Fall 2008 Semester!
 
Click here for more information on the latest and greatest in chapter training with APO IMPACT!
SAME PAGE 
Coming to a chapter near you! 
Your chapter president, treasurer and advisory chair will soon be receiving a copy of the SAME PAGE guide. This guide helps chapters determine what forms and fees are to be submitted and the due dates. It also provides information about service reporting requirements, the Youth Service Grant and the John Mack Scholarship, etc. The new guide was created to keep everyone on the SAME PAGE so that chapters will be in "good standing" with the Fraternity.
 
Click here for an electronic copy of SAME PAGE.
 
 
 
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.
 
 
Click here to be apart of the 1925 CLUB!
Dear Member  
 
Welcome back to school! This semester of Torch Topics will be chalk full of recruitment information, service tips and problem solutions, fundraising information, exeriences from brothers and chapters across the nation.
 
In this installment of Torch Topics, we will supply you with the Chapter Bulletin information you usually receive in the mail. From Pledge Class Namesake announcements to AAMD information, this issue is the one-stop shop for information you will need to be better prepared for upcoming semester activities.
 
If Torch Topics didn't answer your questions, or you have comments and/or article suggestions for Torch Topics, please send us an e-mail at director.communications@apo.org
 
Have a great fall semester!
Wilfred M. Krenek -- 2008 Fall Pledge Class Namesake
 
It is with great honor that the Alpha Phi Omega National Board of Directors announces Brother Wilfred M. Krenek as the 2008 Fall Pledge Class Namesake. 
 
Brother Krenek was initiated into Alpha Rho Chapter at the University of Texas at Austin in 1971. Over the course of his 37-year relationship with APO, Krenek has served at every level of the Fraternity, and continues to soar as a brother, donating both his time and experience.
 
Click here to read the rest of this article ...
The Brothers Are Coming!
The Brothers Are Coming!
 
 
From the founding of the first institution of higher learning in the Real World to the catalytic nation-shaping acts of the American Revolution, the city of Boston has served as an international icon of leadership, community service and avant-garde thinking. So too has APO become synonymous with a commtment to leadership and service in fostering the youth of the world.
 
From December 27-30, the 2008 Alpha Phi Omega National Convention will set its name within this illustrious history, as well as that of our own Fraternity, with a boat-rocking revolution of its own. "Revolutionary Service: Make History in Boston" will offer actives, alumni, staff and guests a host of unique, never-before-seen opportunities. Take up the rallying cry and join the revolution!
 
Click here for more information on the Boston National Convention ... 
 
Click here to visit the National Convention Web site ...
2008-2009 Annual Charter Reaffirmations ... 
 
will be mailed to all chapter presidents on September 8th. Electronic copies will also be sent to the president, treasurer, vice president of membership and advisory chair. This is a new procedure beginning this year so chapter officers and advisory chairs can become involved in the process of submitting the information.
Chapters must submit the completed reaffirmation forms, as well as Annual Active Membership Dues (AAMD) as part of the "good standing" requirements. AAMD is $32 per Active Member ($25 AAMD, plus a $7 insurance fee). The completed and signed form, along with AAMD, are due in the National Office by November 15th.
 
If you have any questions, or if the chapter president does not receive a hard copy, please contact Judy Mitchell, Director of Chapter Services at chapter.services.dir@apo.org immediately.
Suzy and Sam Service ... answer your chapter's service questions and help solve your service problems. If you or your chapter have service questions or problems you need help with, e-mail Suzy & Sam Service at service.director@apo.org!
 
THEY SAY THEY WANT NEW PROJECTS-DO THEY?
 
Dear Suzy & Sam Service,
 
Help!  I'm vice president of service for my chapter and I was really excited to become an officer, but now I'm not sure I'm cut out for it. My chapter brothers say they want to try new projects but whenever I propose new things all I hear are the reasons people don't want to do them. 
 
Should I keep looking for new projects or am I wasting time?
 
Fraternally, 
 
-- Should I Bother Brother
 
Click here to find out what advise Suzy and Sam Service gave to "Should I Bother Brother" ...
SYSD 2008 regional spotlight
 
 
Click here to find out how chapters in your region and around the nation made a difference in the life of a child on Spring Youth Service Day 2008.
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it."
 
Theodore Roosevelt
Chapter Bulletin Reminders!!!!!!

Get your chapter ready to meet COE and PPOE award requirements! 
Recipients of the 2008 Chapter of Excellence and Pledge Program of Excellence awards will be recognized in December at the 2008 National Convention in Boston!
 
Start working NOW to meet the requirements for this school year (August 1 - July 31) to earn the award! Criteria for the awards and checklists can be found in SAME PAGE, which will be sent to chapters in September and is available on the www.apo.org under Publications and Forms
 
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact your region director, section chair or the National Office.
 
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Update your chapter officers   
Elections are over, so it's time to update your chapter officer information! An updated list of your chapter officers is due to the National Office by October 1. 
 
Click here to update your officer information online.  

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E-mail address updates
Don't forget to let the National Office know of any changes to e-mail addresses for your chapter officers and advisory chair. This information allows the staff to reach you, for a variety of reasons, in a timely manner.
 
Click here to update officer and advisor e-mail addresses ...
 
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Membership Certificates and ID Cards ... 
for new members, for whom we received applications and fees in the National Office late this spring, will be mailed on September 8.