Awards, Grants, & Scholarships

Celebrating Our Members

Awards, Grants, & Scholarships

Through decades of generous donations of alumni members the Fraternity is able to cover grants, scholarships and awards to current student members and chapters.

Annually, thousands of dollars are given to individual members in scholarships to those who show leadership through service in their community. There are also numerous grants given annually to chapters that assist in the furtherance of our Cardinal Principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service.

We are grateful to our alumni who started these programs as well as those who regularly contribute to these programs and allow the Fraternity to increase the amount of scholarships and grants given annually.

National Awards

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Phyllis Churchill Tenney Excellence in Advising Award

This award recognizes service for exemplary advising to an individual chapter over a substantial period of time. Recipients are presented with the award at the biennially National Conventions by the Awards and Appreciation Reference Committee. Nominations can be submitted by active or alumni members of the advisor’s chapter and multiply awards may be presented.

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Earle M. Herbert National Friendship Award

The Earle M. Herbert National Friendship Award is presented every two years at the National Convention to the chapter which has the best overall membership program. The criteria for the award will include training activities, as well as fellowship activities, conducted by the chapter for pledge and active members.

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Josiah Frank Historians Award

The Josiah Frank Historian’s Award is a plaque presented every two years at the National Convention to the chapter compiling and maintaining the best chapter history, which records and perpetuates the principles and traditions of Alpha Phi Omega.

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Howard R. Patton National Leadership Award

The Howard R. Patton National Leadership Award is presented to the chapter with the best overall leadership program as determined by the Leadership Development Reference Committee.

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M. R. Disborough Scouting Service Award

The M.R. Disborough National Service to Scouting Award recognizes the chapter with an exceptional service to scouting as a part of their service program.

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Dean Arno Nowotny National Service Award

The Dean Arno Nowotny National Service Award is a plaque presented every two years at the National Convention to the chapter with the best overall, most well-balanced service program.

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Herbert G. Horton Service to Youth Award

Awarded by the National Scouting and Youth Service Committee to an active, alumni, advisory or honorary brother who has made a significant contribution to the youth of their community through scouting and/or another youth service organization and who has worked to strengthen the relationship between Alpha Phi Omega and the youth service organization at a local, regional, state and/or national level. This award is a neck medallion, lapel pin and certificate presented at a regional conference or at the National Convention.

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Fall Pledge Class Namesake Honoree

Each year, Alpha Phi Omega selects an honoree after whom to name the fall pledge class, someone who reflects the Fraternity’s Cardinal Principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service.

National Distinguished Service Key

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National Distinguished Service Award

The Fraternity’s highest level of distinction, the National Distinguished Service Award, established in 1956, recognizes brothers for outstanding service to the Fraternity above and beyond. A blue key with diamonds and a certificate are awarded at National Conventions to those who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to the National Fraternity.  A National Committee composed of past recipients is appointed by the National President to accept and consider nominations to determine recipients.

  • Distinguished service on a national basis; that is, making an outstanding and unique contribution to the welfare of the entire fraternity.
  • Exemplifying and furthering in demonstrable ways the principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service.
  • Making a sustained contribution in a leadership role over a period of time.

Other Distinguished Service Key Awards

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APO National Alumni Distinguished Service Key

The National Alumni Distinguished Service Key recognizes those alumni who have continued to further the principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service beyond their college years in exceptional ways. The award is a gold key that displays the Greek letters of the Fraternity in gold and is given in recognition to brothers for outstanding service to their region. Brothers are presented with the award at the National Convention on the recommendation of the Alumni Relations Committee.

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Regional Distinguished Service Key Award

The Regional Distinguished Service Key Award is a region’s highest level of distinction. The award is a red key that displays the Greek letters of the Fraternity in gold and is given in recognition to brothers for outstanding service to their region. Brothers are presented with the award at regional conferences on the recommendation of an awards committee.

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Sectional Distinguished Service Key Award

The Sectional Distinguished Service Key Award is a section’s highest level of distinction. The award is a green key that displays the Greek letters of the Fraternity in gold and is given in recognition to brothers for outstanding service to their section. Brothers are presented the award at sectional conferences on the recommendation of an awards committee.

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Chapter Distinguished Service Key Award

The Chapter Distinguished Service Key Award is a chapter’s highest level of distinction. The award is a black key that displays the Greek letters of the Fraternity in gold and is given in recognition to brothers for outstanding service to their chapter. Brothers are presented the award at a chapter event or banquet on the recommendation of a special chapter committee.

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Alumni Association Distinguished Service Key

The Alumni Association Distinguished Service Key is the highest honor that a recognized Alumni Association of Alpha Phi Omega may receive. The award is an orange key that displays the Greek letters of the Fraternity in gold.  This key is given to members in recognition of their service to their local alumni association.  You may contact the president of the local alumni association to learn how to nominate a brother for this honor.

Chapter Awards

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Chapter of Excellence 

The purpose of the Chapter of Excellence (COE) awards is to recognize chapters whose programs of Leadership, Friendship and Service promote growth, retention and stability for the active chapter, while providing a positive, inviting and educational environment for prospective and new members. This award is designed to promote better communication between the chapter, sectional, regional and national leadership through regular and timely reporting of chapter activities.

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Pledge Program of Excellence

The Pledge Program of Excellence award is to recognize chapters whose programs of Leadership, Friendship and Service promote growth, retention and stability for the active chapter, while providing a positive, inviting and educational environment for prospective and new members. This award is designed to promote better communication between the chapter, sectional, regional and national leadership through regular and timely reporting of chapter activities.

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Joseph Scanlon Certificate

At the close of each fiscal year, Alpha Phi Omega presents the Joseph Scanlon National Certificate of Merit to active chapters who have experienced total membership growth.

Chapter Awards

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John Mack Scholarship

The John Mack Scholarship is awarded to students who exhibit leadership in extracurricular activities to benefit those in need and/or charitable and/or humanitarian organizations.

Recipients are awarded funding toward their educational expenses at their current college or university to help them achieve future success.

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Jamie Conover Stewart Chapter Growth Grant

The Jamie Conover Stewart Chapter Growth Grant is a program meant to encourage and aid in extending the benefits of Alpha Phi Omega to more campuses and more students through development and membership recruitment events. It also helps to strengthen struggling chapters.

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Youth Service Grant

The Youth Service Grant program provides funds for Alpha Phi Omega chapters that are seeking assistance for Spring Youth Service Day projects, which are socially positive service projects for pre-college age youth.

See the change…BE the change…

If you are looking for a way to make actual impact in your community, build lifelong friendships, and create a network of service-oriented contacts, reach out to see how you can join one of our existing chapters or even start a new chapter at your college or university.