Alpha Phi Omega

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Coordinates: 39 ° 2 ′ 36.2 ″  N , 94 ° 24 ′ 16.7 ″  W.

Alpha Phi Omega (ΑΦΩ, also APO) is the largest fraternity in the United States and primarily unites former scouts .

Alpha Phi Omega was founded in 1925 at Lafayette College . It grew rapidly in the years after the Second World War. In 1950 there were 227 chapters in the United States. In the same year the first was founded in the Philippines . In 1976 membership was also opened to women.

Today there are over 600 active chapters and more than 400,000 brothers worldwide.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ apo.org: Our Story ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.apo.org
  2. ↑ apo.org.ph: History of Alpha Phi Omega
  3. ↑ CWRU student becomes 400,000th member of Alpha Phi Omega March 1, 2012

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