This document summarizes the key points from a pledge class meeting: - It provides reminders about pledge requirements, important dates, and expectations. - Various board members discuss their roles and upcoming events. - A history of the fraternity and local chapter is presented. - The pledge class is challenged to make a video singing the fraternity song for next week.

1. Pledge Class
FEBRUARY 26, 2013

2. PC President – Sawyer
 Check out PhiPortal
 Join the PC Facebook
group!
 Wear your pledge pin!
 Awards to keep in mind
 My role
 Fun fact

3. Super Hero Time!!!

4. Icebreaker
 You are invited to a superhero luncheon. You can
only attend if you bring the right things. I’ll start.

5. VPS – Tiffany
Important Reminders
 Pledge Requirements:  Make sure to log these
 17 HRS of Service BROTHERHOOOD
 At least 9 brotherhood HRS Projects!
 Including 3 brotherhood  Card-Making event (@HL-
projects 1/31)
**Do not sign up if you  PBJ event
cannot attend** (@ESF-1/28, @SC-2/13)
 Service Demerits
 Lose 1 HR/project missed ** Only Non-Brotherhood
**Failure to attend 3+ projects projects between
may prevent you from getting INDUCTIONS &
initiated!!  INITIATIONS count**

6. VPS: Dates to Keep in Mind
 March 24 – Family Day of Service
 Refreshments will be served at 4:30pm @ LSB 001
 April 6 – Relay For Life
 Get up to 7HRS for attending
**PLEASE DO NOT RELY ONLY ON RFL FOR HRS**
[don’t be the one scrambling for them at the end!  ]
 April 13 – Merit Badge Day [Coordinators]
 April 27 – Women In Nature [Carolynn]

7. VPS: New Things
 Service Committee:
 Elect 1-2 ppl from ea. team
 Preferably not only team leaders
 Interested? [please be]
 Email me @ tikwong@syr.edu (w/name, #, & team)
OR speak to me after PC 
 Possible Projects?
 Eastern Farm Workers Association’s Easter Event
 March ___ @10 AM - 2 PM
 Dodge ball Tournament
 Thurs, March 21, @ Archibold Gym(10 pm-1 am)
**PLEASE ACCEPT MY FRIEND REQUEST ON FB <3**
[Thanks to those who have already!...My name is Tiffany Kwong, btw]

8. VPF - Jonny
- Bubble Tea Tuesdays @7
- Varsity Thursdays @5
- Any conflicts for Varsity come talk to me after or email
me at jzwong@syr.edu

9. Treasurer
Amanda Talks Money
 Dues
 ahwong01@syr.edu
 Fundraisers
 EVERY PLEDGE HAS TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE.
 Fundraising committee
 Survey

10. Historian – Robbie S.
 Historian
Committee
 Group Composite
Photos
 Picture of the week

11. Rec Sec - Becca
 Make-up pledge classes will stay on Monday’s but be
between 3:45 and 6. Please contact me if you can’t
attend Pledge class, and when you can come on
Monday at the cube in Schine.
 All group leaders, make sure to hand your folders
and attendance back to me at the end of pledge class
 If you have to miss pledge class please contact me
ahead of time at rascurni@syr.edu

12. SAA - Andrew
SUMO TIME!!!

13. Things You Need to Know
 History
 Founding of the Brotherhood (who, when, where)
 Frank Reed Horton, 1925, Layfayette College in Easton PA
 Phi chapter history
 Founding: 1932
 Families: BL, H-E, Mafia, Sal, Rebelz, 610, Phalcons, DD
 Colors: Blue & Gold
 Know your E-board
 Know your PC E-board
 Know the Toast Song

14. Reminders
 PHISHBOWLS WILL BE SENT OUT TONIGHT
 DUES!!!!
 QUIZ NEXT WEEK
 CHECKPOINT NEXT WEEK
 8 E-board, 15 Brothers, 20 Pledges

15. Don’t…
 Miss 3 service projects
 Miss a pledgeclass without a valid excuse
 Miss 3 pledgeclasses
 Miss a make up pledgeclass if you need to attend one
 Forget to pay dues (Round 1 & 2)
 Do less than 17 hours of service (9 brotherhood)
 Do not make progress in your interviews 3 checkpoints in a row
 Fail the quizes
 Ignore doing your required brotherhood/pledge fellowships (1 of each)
 Ignore doing your interchapter activity
 Forget to do all your interviews
 Forget to be a part of the Pledge fundraiser
 Forget to be a part of the Pledge Service Project
 Forget to do a Final Pledge Project
 Forget to participate in all 5 phishbowls (3 brother, 2 pledge)
If you do any of these No-no’s listed, YOU WILL NOT INITIATE!!!! FOR REAL!
If there is a valid personal/medical/family tragedy exceptions will be made. Otherwise, you MUST fulfill
your responsibilities as a pledge. Do you agree to these terms? If not, come speak to Dan & Laurel after
Pledgeclass.

16. Team Points
Scientist: 620 pts
Spy: 600 pts
Immortal: 570 pts
Vampire: 420 pts
Rogue: 320 pts
Hunter: 90 pts
Beast: 70 pts

17. Super Domo

18. Next Weeks Theme
 Dress in APO Colors

19. This week’s challenge:
 Individual Challenge: Make a youtube video of
yourself singing the toast song. Email your video to
the pledgemaster account by Monday night at
11:59pm!

20. Toast 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
(bum bum bum)
Men of Alpha Phi Omega, Our Fraternity.
Brothers clasp the hands of Brothers, strong the circle we
Ever mindful, ever serving all humanity. Now we raise our
grateful voices in our song to thee
(bum bum bum)
Men of Alpha Phi Omega, may we always be.