Our Common Goal

Our Common Goal

            During WWI, Frank Reed Horton, our Founder, was discouraged by young people getting into trouble.  He resolved to help young people get the right start in life by holding up to them a standard of manhood that would withstand the test of time.  He also wanted to help the nations of the world settle their disputes in a more sensible and legal manner than by war.
Alpha Phi Omega was established in 1925 for the purpose of assembling college students in a National Service Fraternity, in the fellowship of the principles of the Boy Scouts of America as embodied in the Scout Oath and Law.  Our common goal is to develop Leadership, to promote Friendship, and to provide Service to humanity; and to further the freedom that is our national, educational, and intellectual heritage.
Alpha Phi Omega’s program of service reaches out to the members of the fraternity, to the campus, to the community, and to the nation.  The responsibility for the success of Alpha Phi Omega’s service program lies within each individual member.  The spirit of friendliness, humanity, charity, and good will direct us towards a program of unselfish service.
Alpha Phi Omega captures the best parts of what FRATERNITY life is all about.  Alpha Phi Omega is a common bond-an alliance that is life long.  This unselfish sharing of ideas, interests, success, and even failures is what makes Alpha Phi Omega strong.

-Michael V. Scanlon

Zeta Beta President (1985-1986)