About APO:
The following areas are the very building blocks of Alpha Phi Omega (read on to learn more about the roles they play in Alpha Delta Iota!):
LEADERSHIP:
One of the Cardinal Principles of Alpha Phi Omega is Leadership. Realistically, leadership is a matter of development. Alpha Phi Omega develops leaders, and we are very proud of that. As we grow, we seek qualities of leadership, and throughout our lives, we pursue the development of those qualities and the development of other, "well-rounding," qualities. Through our leadership development program in Alpha Phi Omega, we are able to develop ourselves. And, as we aspire to greater things in life, we become aware of limiting factors - which we can't control, the external forces that shape our destiny until we control and develop what we have inside of us. We discover our own talents and strive to better our skills. We study, we learn, we practice.
There are many ways in which members of the fraternity develop and exercise leadership, including serving on the chapter's executive board, serving as a Pledge Class officer, chairing a service project, serving on a committee, or organizing a friendship activity. Even after graduation, members of Alpha Phi Omega gain leadership can experience either within the fraternity itself, by serving on a National Committee or Sectional/Regional Staff, or outside the fraternity in other positions of the community!
Click here to view the past Executive Boards of ADI Chapter.
| Chapter President | Ryan Johnson |
| Executive VP | Aya Roebuck |
| Service VP | Tara Shea Franklin |
| Membership VP | Alice Bryan |
| Friendship VP | Jaeau Obcemea |
| Treasurer | Rebekah McCurdy |
| Secretary/Webmaster/Historian | Leslie Taylor |
| Pledgemaster | Leigh Anne Every |
| Sergeant-at-Arms | Lena Reardon |
ADVISORS:
| Scouting Advisor
Jon Fitzpatrick Brother Fitz (as he likes to be called) pledged the Zeta Beta Chapter at Virginia Tech in Spring 1988. While at ZB, he served as Sergeant-At-Arms and Boy Scouting Co-Chair. Fitz graduated from Tech in 1991 with a B.S. in Management, and then again in 1992 with a B.A. in Political Science. After graduating from Tech, Fitz served as an Advisor to Pi Omicron Chapter at Emory & Henry College and later as Advisor to the Alpha Delta Iota Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he currently is the Advisory Chair. Brother Fitz was named the Pledge Class Namesake for Zeta Beta's Spring 1999 Pledge Class, and was awarded the Chapter Distinguished Service Key (CDSK) by the Alpha Delta Iota Chapter at VCU, Spring 2000. He is currently employed as a Material Planner with Infineon Technologies, a semiconductor manufacturer in Richmond. Brother Fitz has always been very active with Scouting, and is an Eagle Scout, Brotherhood Member of the Order of the Arrow, has achieved the Scouter's Training Award and has completed Woodbadge Training. He is also an Assistant Scoutmaster with a troop in the Robert E. Lee Boy Scout Council in Richmond. He is also currently the Section 83 Scouting Relations Coordinator. |
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| Community Advisor
John Conover, Sr. Brother John, Sr., became involved in Alpha Phi Omega when ADI chartered in 1994, when his son, John, Jr., was starting up a chapter at VCU and asked if he wanted to help out! John, Sr., was educated at Frederick College in Suffolk, Va., where he studied Chemistry. He is currently employed with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) here in Richmond. John, Sr., is a recipient of the Chapter Distinguished Service Key. |
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| Advisory Board Chair & Community Advisor
Victoria Conover Brother Victoria first became involved in Alpha Phi Omega when her son, John, Jr., as chartering a chapter at VCU and asked if she would interested in being an Advisor for the group. She is currently an O.R. Nurse at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals. Victoria is a recipient of the Chapter Distinguished Service Key. |
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| Faculty/Staff Advisor
Beth Ward Brother Beth is the chapter's newest advisor, joining ADI in the Spring of 2005. She is the Coordinator for Volunteer Services in the Student Organization Service Center at VCU. |
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| Faculty/Staff Advisor
Dr. Jennifer S. Wayne Dr. Wayne is an Associate Professor in the Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery Department at VCU's MCV Campus, and Director of the Orthopaedic Research Labratory. She originally pledged the Zeta Beta Chapter at Virginia Tech and has been involved in ADI since chatering. |
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FRIENDSHIP:
Brotherhood is the spirit of friendship. It implies respect, honesty and dependability. It means that we overlook differences and emphasize similarities as we join together in unselfish service. It means listening to Brothers whose views on issues might differ from our own. It means working closely with people whom under other circumstances we might not choose as our friends.
At ADI, we do many things together as friends. Whether it is going to formal banquets in the spring, or our traditional feast at Friendly's Restaurant after Pledge Induction, hanging out together in the Commons between classes, playing football in the mud, or just hanging out chatting on AOL Instant Messenger, the bonds of friendship formed during our years here at VCU we will carry with us throughout our lives!
The Friendship Vice President this year is Jaeau Obcemea. If you have any ideas for friendship activities this semester, please contact him!
SERVICE:
Our Chapter service program provides many opportunities for the development of social awareness, friendships and leadership skills. Participation in our service program helps make Alpha Phi Omega the unique fraternal organization that it is, and also a lot more fun!
Through the years, ADI has participated in several service projects with many organizations, including sponsoring a successful Blood Drive on campus with Virginia Blood Services, assisting with outdoor projects with Camp Skyanchor near Hopewell, Va., working with the Robert E. Lee Council of the Boy Scouts of America at Camp Brady-Saunders, collecting food for the Central Virginia Food Bank at a Halloween Food Drive, playing volleyball with youth at Oak Ridge Correctional Facility, and helping the Omicron Phi Chapter at the nearby University of Richmond with their annual Teeter for Tots program.
You can email the Service Vice President, Tara Shea Franklin. If you have any ideas on service projects this semester, or are part of another organization looking to cosponsor an event, please let her know!
CORE VALUES:
THE OATH OF LOYALTY AND SERVICE
''I will do my best to exemplify the principles and to advance the organization of Alpha Phi Omega by taking part in the activities of this Fraternity and by obeying the laws of this Brotherhood. I furthermore promise that I will give unselfishly of my time and energy, building a program of service for my Fraternity, for my college, for the youth of all Nations, for my community and for my Nation as a participating citizen.''
THE SCOUT OATH
The Scout Oath is, ''On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.''
THE SCOUT LAW
The Scout Law states, ''A Scout is: trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.''