Quiz 1
The Parable of the Oar and Paddle
A paddle can only be used by one person, maybe two, and therefore it can only move small ships. An oar is typically anchored in place and must be used by a team of people working together. Together, that team can move large ships over great distances
The Three Cardinal Principles of Alpha Delta
Leadership, Brotherhood, Service
Three Old Service Projects
Concession stand, Ugly Man on Campus, Humans vs. Zombies, Foodrun, and many others
Open Membership vs. Coed Membership
Open organizations grant membership to anyone willing and able to join, while coed organizations still retain the right to decide who joins and who does not
The Threefold Purpose of Founder's Day
Remember the Past, Celebrate the Present, Hope for the Future
The Four Pledge Class Offices and what they do
President: presides over the PC and its activities in conjunction w/ the Membership VP
VP: substitutes for the president, manages planning and organizing of the new brother project
Secretary: records minutes of pledge meetings, and to notify pledges of pledge functions
Historian: records PC activities through print and/or picture
Fraternity Symbology
Motto: In Brotherhood we stand, in Service we rise
Tree: Giant Sequoia
Colors: Onyx, Forest Green, Old Gold
Bird: Great Horned Owl
Flower: Daffodil
Stone: Onyx
The Foundation of APO (when and where)
Lafayette College, Easton, PA, on December 16, 1925
The Gentleman's Agreement (what, when, where)
Atlanta, September 28th, 1976
APO had been denied exemption to Title IX, as it as a community service organization with no valid reason to exclude women. In Atlanta, the bylaws were changed to include them- something many chapters (including Sigma Xi) threatened to dissolve over. The Gentleman's Agreement allowed existing chapters to remain all-male, but decreed that all future APO chapters must be coed.
When do we celebrate Founder's Day?
On or as close to May 13th as possible. Historically, it falls on the weekend before the last week before finals
The Three Points of the Rationale of Pledging Most Important to You
Any of the points would work here
3 Roles of an Advisor, and 3 Advisors
Installation of the Sigma Xi Chapter of APO (when/where)
May 13, 1967 in the Memorial Union's FFA Room
What Was the Change in Focus?
In the Summer of 2005, APO Nat'l President Fred Heismyer made a proposal to the National Board of Directors that APO would become an open membership organization, and that the students affected should not get a choice in the matter, as it as for compliance with national law. Changes were made to the nat'l structure reducing the number and power of the student elected officials of the Board. APO went from being a student lead fraternity, to a student focused organization.
The 7 Serious Founder's Day Awards
1. The Senior Key
2. The Leadership Award
3. The Brotherhood Award
4. The Service Award
5. The Spirit Award
6. The Distinguished Service Award
7. The Brother of the Year Award
The 8 Sections of Brotherhood Meetings
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. President's Report
4. Treasury Report
5. Old Business
6. New Business
7. Miscellaneous
8. Second Half
The Four Areas of Service
Campus, fraternity, community, nation
The Founder of APO, and Four Other Reasons He's Important
Frank Reed Horton
1. Presided over the first initiation ceremony
2. First national president
3. Provided leadership to expand APO to 18 campuses
4. Established national fraternity infrastructure
Who Made the Decision to Dissolve the Sigma Xi Chapter, and when?
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Dan Hodgkins made the motion to dissolve the Sigma Xi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega
Followup: what did we do next?
A: we got drunk
Other Awards at Founder's Day
1. The Kevin J. Brodeur "Choke Your Chicken Award"
2. The Order of the Empty Bottle
3. Any other award you want to make up to make fun of your brothers
The 14 Exec Board Positions
1. President 2. Membership VP 3. Service VP 4. Fellowship VP 5. Treasurer 6. Risk Manager 7. Parliamentarian 8. Secretary 9. Communications Director 10. Alumni Secretary 11. Historian 12. Sergeant at Arms 13. Immediate Past President 14. Advisory Chair
Name Three Roles of an Active Brother
Attend all meetings, serve on at least one chapter committee, contribute ideas, pay all financial obligations, participate in service projects, serve as a chapter officer or project chair, recruit at least one new pledge
"The Chief" and 3 Reasons He's Important
Dr. H. Roe Bartle
1. 1st Nat'l president after Frank Reed Horton
2. Expanded APO to 109 campuses
3. Secured the endorsement of scouting
What was the All Male Congress? (when, where, and who did we send?)
August 4th, 2007, Washington D.C.
The all-male chapters of APO met, and the end result was our Declaration of Independence from Alpha Phi Omega. Sigma Xi sent Sean O'Mara, Brian Chick, and Dave Haluska.
The Purpose of Alpha Delta shall be...
to assemble college men in a national fraternal order as envisioned by Frank Reed Horton and the Boy Scouts of America. This Fraternity is dedicated to developing leadership among its brothers, forging the bonds of brotherhood regardless of race, creed, or background and developing an understanding that service is not an obligation, but a higher calling.