Heyyyyyy Hambergers!

If you are going to the Wednesday Pledge Test Review Social, then you don't have to print this off (we'll have them there for you). If you want to start studying now, kudos...here is the review!

PLEDGE TEST REVIEW:

All you ever wanted to know about APO… and more!

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

To be ACTIVE:
-Attend half of brother meetings
-Complete 25 hours of community service
from at least 2 different projects
-Pay $40 in dues
-Committee Credit: attend two-thirds of a
committee’s meetings or complete a job
assigned by an Exec Board member

To be ASSOCIATE:
-No service hours or committee credit required
-Pay $25 in dues
-No brother meetings
-CANNOT BE ON EXEC BOARD
-CAN ONLY GO ASSOCIATE ONCE

If you are on PROBATION:
-You did not complete requirements
-To get off probation, you must complete
requirements

If you are on SUSPENSION:
-You have been on probation for a full semester
-To be reinstated, you must petition Exec Board

If you are INACTIVE/“PHANTOM”:
-You have essentially dropped out of APO

TOAST CIRCLE SONG:

Here's to Alpha Phi Omega, loyal brothers we
True to self and to each other, firm in loyalty
Daily working, daily striving, ever more to be,
Men of Alpha Phi Omega, our Fraternity.

[clasp hands, right over left]
Brothers clasp the hands of brothers, strong a circle we
Ever mindful ever serving all humanity.
Now we raise our grateful voices in our song to thee,
Men of Alpha Phi Omega, may we always be.

THE 7-STEP PLAN:

HOW TO BEGIN A NEW SERVICE PROJECT

1. Begin with a BRIGHT idea!
2. Talk to the Service VP…that’s Wendy Chan!!!
3. Attend a Service Committee Meeting
4. Organize the inner workings of the project
5. Present your idea to the Brotherhood at meeting and get
feedback
6. ENJOY YOUR PROJECT!!!
7. Pass it on to a new project head

TYPES OF SERVICE:
Nation: Blood Drive
Community: Matthew Whaley
Campus: Escort
Brotherhood: W&M News (Delivering Makes Money for the Brotherhood)

INTER-CHAPTER INFORMATION:

Zeta Beta (Nu Rho’s Big Brother!) VT

Chi Gamma JMU

Theta UVA

Alpha Delta Xi CNU

Alpha Delta Iota* VCU

Alpha Beta Omega* ODU

Theta Omega RMC

Alpha Delta Delta GMU

Omicron Phi* UR

[* Chapters to whom we are a Big Brother]

PREVIOUS PLEDGE CLASSES:

Spring 2003—Garrett
Fall 2003—Hancock
Fall 2004—Togo West
Spring 2005—Bremmer
Fall 2005—Schroeder
Fall 2006—Westlake
Spring 2007—HAMBERGER!

FUN OFFICIAL THINGS ABOUT APO:
Jewel: Diamond
Tree: Sturdy Oak
Bird: Golden Eagle
Nicknames: APO, A-Phi-O
Flower: Forget-Me-Not
Colors: Blue and Old Glory Gold
Magazine: Torch and Trefoil
Designer of Insignia, Coat of Arms, and Pin: Everett W. Probst
Designer of Handclasp: Thane S. Cooley

NATIONAL HISTORY OF ALPHA PHI OMEGA:

Once upon a time, Alpha Phi Omega was founded on December 16, 1925 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania by Frank Reed Horton. There were 14 Charter Members and their goals were to do service, be nonsecretive, and grow in number. The organization was based on the Boy Scouts. H. Roe Bartle, aka “The Chief,” was the second president. In 1976, at the Atlanta National Conference, it was decided that all future chapters would be co-ed and all existing chapters be open to women!

NU RHO CHAPTER HISTORY:
Charter date: December 11^th, 1961
Charter President: “The” Sam Sadler
Big Brother Chapter: Zeta Beta of Virginia Tech
Disbanded: 1974 due to Vietnam War
Recharted in: 1978

PLEDGE STAFF:
Pledging Coordinator: Bryan Terrill
Pledge Trainers (2): Mallory Johnson, Mary Russell
A-Bro Chairs (3): Cathleen Chong, Whitney Conroy, Sam Rhodes
Retention Head: Johnny Nuckols
Pledge Fee Coordinator: Yasmin Rayasse

EXEC BOARD:
President: Brian Chiglinsky
Exec VP: Caitlin Tuffin
Service VP: Wendy Chan
Membership VP: Andrew Cunningham
Social VP: Paul McMichael
Treasurer: John Brunda
Secretary: Molly Byrne
Historian: Kalyn Ruud
Inter-Chapter Relations Chair: Elise Dennis
Parliamentarian: Sara Wachter

Facebook Group!

Hey cupcake faces -

If you haven't already, please join the facebook group the Happenin' Hambergers! It's great to show some pledge class pride and it also happens to help me keep track of who I've interviewed and who I still need to meet. So please join!

http://wm.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2238466938

BOWLING

Hey guys! I go bowling every monday night (at 8:15 and will prob go till 11), so if you need to interview me or just want to have fun, I can take 4 people with me! I'll pay for the first hamberger to email me at srrhod@wm.edu and say they are coming! The first 4 get to come! Please dont make me go alone! :-)

A-Bro Socials

Hamberger Spring 2007

1. Cookies and Card Decorating – February 11, 7pm Jamestown North 1st Lounge
2. Brothers’ Lunch – February 16, 12pm Marketplace
3. Ice-skating – March 2, UC Steps 6pm $6
4. Midnight Games – February 21, 11:59pm Sunken Gardens
5. Pledge-Brother Football – February 24, 2pm Sunken Gardens
LOCK-IN 1 – February 25, 1-4pm Tidewater A
6. Coldstone – February 27, 7pm PBK Steps $
7. Bowling – March 5, 8:15pm UC Steps $
8. Games and Sundaes – March 6, 8pm, Tazewell basement
9. Mongolian – March 22, 7:30pm UC Steps $14
10. New Town (movie and/or Cheeburger Cheeburger) – March 24, 12pm UC Steps $
LOCK-IN 2 – March 25, 1-4pm Tazewell
11. Ghost Tour – March 28, 10pm Tucker Steps $1
12. Easter Egg Dying – April 1, 7pm Jamestown North 1st Lounge
13. Aromas – April 2, 10pm
14. Matoaka – April 3, 7:30pm PBK Steps
15. Pledge Test Review – April 4, 6pm McGlothlin-Street Hall 20

Send Awards!

Hey Hambergers! Want to send a message and a treat to your friend? Send them an award! Send your pledge awards to pledgeawards@yahoo.com. Keep your fellow pledges motivated! They’ll get candy and fame and fortune! How about brothers? Send an award to an awesome brother (like… oh… maybe your A-Big) by emailing brotheraward@hotmail.com.

What should you write in your message? Anything!
Recipient’s full name
Fun message
Sender’s full name

How about some examples:
(to pledgeawards@yahoo.com)
Sam Meckley
Great job ice-skating on Sunday. We tore up the place. No one can say we’re bad now.
Andrew Cunningham

(to brotheraward@hotmail.com)
Sam Rhodes
Dude! You are doing a great job on pledge staff! You’ve been so helpful. I love your scarf, too.
Andrew Cunningham

(to brotheraward@hotmail.com)
Brian Chiglinsky
You are a goober.
Andrew Cunningham

See? So easy! Try it!
Pledges. Brothers.

HALF-REQUIREMENTS!

Hey Hambergers!

Remember that half-requirements are sneaking up quickly! For Thursday night pledges, they are due on March 1st, while for Monday-nighters they are due March 5th.

Here is a run-down of everything you need to have completed by your respective date:

7 Service Hours
2 Socials
4 Pledge Meetings
1 Brothers' Meeting
1 Brother Committee Meeting (Histocial, Service/ICR)
20 Brother Interviews (Short or Long)
30 Pledge Interviews
5 Pledge Staff Interviews
3 Executive Board Interviews
3 A-Bro questions
1 Lock-in
$85 in dues

And remember, if you CANNOT make the first lock-in this Sunday, February 25th, you MUST speak to me or Andrew (e-mail: bjterr, ascunn respectively) so we can give you the substitute requirements which must be completed for Half-Requirements!
If you cannot make the second lock-in, you also must let us know. The substitute requirements will be the same, but they do not need to be completed until the date of the pledge test (April 5).

Thanks, and Good Luck!!!
~Bryan

Send Awards!

Hey Hambergers! Want to send a message and a treat to your friend? Send them an award! Send your pledge awards to pledgeawards@yahoo.com. Keep your fellow pledges motivated! They’ll get candy and fame and fortune! How about brothers? Send an award to an awesome brother (like… oh… maybe your A-Big) by emailing brotheraward@hotmail.com.

What should you write in your message? Anything!
Recipient’s full name
Fun message
Sender’s full name

How about some examples:
(to pledgeawards@yahoo.com)
Sam Meckley
Great job ice-skating on Sunday. We tore up the place. No one can say we’re bad now.
Andrew Cunningham

(to brotheraward@hotmail.com)
Sam Rhodes
Dude! You are doing a great job on pledge staff! You’ve been so helpful. I love your scarf, too.
Andrew Cunningham

(to brotheraward@hotmail.com)
Brian Chiglinsky
You are a goober.
Andrew Cunningham

See? So easy! Try it!
Pledges. Brothers.

Requirements!

SPRING 2007 HAMBERGER PLEDGE CLASS REQUIREMENTS

LFS
Leadership

• Participation in a Pledge Committee
  
• Seven (7) Pledge Meetings
  
• Two (2) Brothers’ Meetings
  
• One (1) Executive Board Meeting
  
• One (1) Histocial Committee Meeting
  
• One (1) Service/ICR Committee Meeting

Friendship

• Five (5) Alpha-Brother Socials
  
• Two (2) Lock-ins - 2/25, 3/25
  
• Forty (40) Short Brother Interviews
  
• Ten (10) Long Brother Interviews
  
• Fifty-five (55) Pledge Interviews
  
• Nine (9) Pledge Staff Interviews
  
• Seven (7) Executive Board Interviews
  
• Six (6) Alpha-Brother Questions

Service

• Twelve (12) Brother service hours
  
• Three (3) Pledge Project service hours
  
• Three (3) Carnival service hours

Fiscal Issues - $115
Examination - Passing score on the Pledge Exam

Do you check hamberger blog?

The first pledge to send me an email (ascunn@wm.edu) with the words "mac and cheese" in the subject field will get a candy bar from me at their next meeting! Tell me in your email what kinds of candy bars you like. Thanks!

Calendar!

Calendar!

Get your service done!

Hey hotshots -

I know we've probably drilled this stuff in your head, but it's nice to have a refresher available.

The service hour system can be a little confusing. Twelve hours of independent service, with at most 3 hours going to any one project. This is done mostly to make sure you try out a few different projects that APO has to offer.

Here's how it works: You can do as much service in as many projects as you want. However, it's only the first three hours from any one project that count to your twelve. Any pledge will have to try out four different projects to be able to complete requirements.

How about some examples?

Joey Pledge loves old people, so he goes to Williamsburg landing every chance he gets. Over the pledge process, Joey racks up 34 hours of service at Williamsburg Landing. Joey is so into the elderly that he decides not to go to escort, Matthew Whaley, or anything else. Does Joey make requirements?

No. While that's really impressive, Joey didn't try out what APO has to offer. According to his folder, Joey only did 3 hours of service that can count toward his requirement.

Jenny Hamberger is kind of finicky. She really can't decide what she likes, so she often tries new things. Jenny is really intrigued by the service manual in the back of her folder and decides that she's going to check them all out. Jenny finds 24 different projects and does a half-hour of service in each, looking for a project that suits her. Does Jenny make requirements?

Yes. Jenny tried out lots of projects and her total hours (24 x .5) equal twelve. She didn't go over 3 hours in any project, so all her volunteer hours count as pledge hours.

Carrie Aporocks loves to do escort. In fact, she did two shifts in one week, totaling eight hours. Carrie tried going to Matthew Whaley one day (1 hour), but decided not to go back. She did the same with Dreamcatchers (2) and Housing partnerships (3). Carrie tried four projects and did 14 hours of service. Does Carrie make requirements?

No. Carrie tried lots of projects, but she invested too much time in one. Only those first three escort hours count, so she's only completed nine hours of the pledge requirements.

In each of these cases, none are the ideal. How can they fix their problems? Joey only tried one project, so when he becomes a brother, he probably won't have know about any other projects he'd like to do. If he explored other projects, he might find that he really likes those too! Jenny completed requirements, but she hasn't set herself up for a successful time as a brother. She should probably try to invest more time in fewer projects to really get an idea of what they are like. Finally, Carrie is on the right track, but just a little more time on other projects or trying out new projects will give her a better idea of service projects she could do in the future.

Let's take the case of Amanda Brother:

Amanda is really excited to pledge and can't wait to become a brother. The first week, she works an escort shift (4 hours), tutors at James Blair (1hr), and works housing partnerships (3 hrs). The next week, after working at Williamsburg landing (1 hr), she decides that she missed her kids at James Blair and went back (1 hr). Amanda really likes housing partnerships and James Blair, but wants to make sure she tries lots of things, so she shows up for William and Mary news one Thursday (2 hrs). Unfortunately, it wasn't her thing, so she continues to work housing partnerships and James Blair tutoring for the rest of the pledge process (5 hours each)

Here, Amanda demonstrated the two things we really want from you in pledge service. 1) Amanda tried lots of projects in many different fields (Community, Campus, and Brotherhood service) so she would at least know what those projects were like. Amanda's pledge service count is (3 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 2) = 12 hours
2) After trying some projects out, Amanda decided what she liked and continued doing it, even if they didn't count towards her pledge service count. Amanda's actual service count was (4 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2) = 22 hours

Got it all straightened out? If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us!

Pledge Trainer Office Hours

Hey all you phenomenal Hambergers!
If you miss a meeting and need to get the lesson, Mary and I will be holding Office Hours every Wednesday from 7-8 PM at the Mews in Swem. It's also a great opportunity to get interviews, too! Hope to see you then!

Mallory :)

Welcome Hambergers!

Hey prospective pledges! Welcome to APO Nu Rho. This site should give you everything you need to be the best pledge ever. Check back regularly for news and updates on pledging!

Andrew