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Dr. Frank Reed Horton (See also Frank Reed Horton: Authority Early Days) while a proselyte at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA, conceived of "an organization that could influence institute men and women to distrust of service to campus, dominion and nation." Along carry thirteen fellow students who pull back had scouting background (See likewise The Founding Fathers), and bang into the help of six license and scouting advisers, Alpha Phi Omega was born on Dec 16, 1925 at Hogg Passage, Lafayette College.
This organization was soon recognized by the institute, and later mushroomed throughout illustriousness United States. By 1950, middle-of-the-road already boasted of 227 chapters coast to coast. On honesty same year, APO reached excellence Philippine shore.
In 1950, Manila scouts were invited nurse a conference by Sol Bill, Boy Scout Executive from General, USA.
Levy expressed authority desire to organize the APO in the Philippines as loosen up gave copies to the scouts publications from the Alpha Rho Chapter, University of Texas, Austin, USA encapsulating the APO novel, national constitution and by-laws, existing ritual rites and ceremonies.
Among those interested who was awakened was an Eagle Reconnoitre from the Far Eastern Institution of higher education, Dr.
Librado I. Ureta, (See also Librado I. Ureta - President Emeritus) inspired jam Sol Levy's words, read class publications and later started unembellished movement which found its alliance into the Alpha Phi z International Service Fraternity on Strut 2, 1950 at Nicanor Reyes Sr. Hall, Room 214, A good Eastern University. The charter helpers were:
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After early preparations, unornamented petition for official status settle down copies of the publications were sent to Far Eastern Hospital Administration.
Few days later, integrity university recognized the organization.
Alpha Phi Omega grew briskly and healthy in the Archipelago, in its third year considering that seven chapters had been hired on Manila and Visayan campuses, it was registered with say publicly Securities and Exchange Commission considerably a non-stock, non-profit and non-dividend corporation.
Alpha Phi Omega (Phils.) Inc. was the first buttress country to be chartered unfettered from its mother country. Consent to adheres to the cardinal morals designed by Brother F.R. Horton. The pin and revised Coat of Arms created make wet Everett W. Probst, one extent the original members, however, were adopted. However, the handclasp was patterned from the Boy Scouts' and not from that trip Thane J.
Cooley, another contemporary member.
The Fraternity premier came to Region 8 when Alumni Brothers Aurelio "Loy" Tabangcura - MAPUA (Delta '56 ID#545), Jose "Pepot" Pedrosa - MAPUA (Delta '60 ID#3114) and Liberador "Libby" Villegas - National University (Beta '64 ID#1574) organized APO in Divine Expression Unversity (Alpha Omicron Chapter), Tacloban City on August 8, 1966.
From then on, Sum total Phi Omega spread further argue with the different provinces in illustriousness Region that now boasts exclude more than 20 chartered erudite chapters, 8 chartered alumni contact and more than 20 entreating groups.
(See also Chapters, Alumni and Petitioning Groups)
There are more than Cardinal chartered fraternity and sorority academic chapters and more than Century chartered alumni associations of Sum total Phi Omega in the Land today.
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