Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter
Membership Requirements

Members begin their time with Alpha Phi Omega as pledges. All pledges must go through a 6 to 10 week long pledge period. During the pledge period, pledges learn abou fraternity at the National and Chapter level. They must complete service hours, pay dues, and attend meetings. The pledge period is a chance for people to get a taste of Alpha Phi Omega before fully committing to it.

During the pledge period, pledges will be assigned a Big. A Big is an active member in the chapter. A Big's job is to give advice to his or her pledges; make them feel welcome, and in general, show them "the ropes" of being in a fraternity.

At the end of the pledge period, pledges will be activated at a cerimony and will be entitled to all the right and responsibilities of a full member.

Requirements for Pledge Members

1. Paid $45.00 in dues ($35.00 will go to national office).

2. The pledge class must elect pledge class officers.

3. Complete 10 hours of service, one must be an office hour.

4. Attend all general and pledge class meetings, with only 2 excused absences.

5. Complete all reading and homework assignments.

6. Pledges will recieve a picture mat that must be signed by all actives and advisors.

7. The pledge class must plan and complete a service project.

8. The pledge class must plan and complete a social.

9. Pledges and actives must wear their pins at all times.

10. Penalty for not wearing a pin is a gift valued at less than a dollar.

11. Pledges and Bigs must spend two hours together.

12. Pledges must add pages to chapter scrapbook.

13. Bigs must make a family tree for pledges.

14. Pledges must complete all requirements to be activated.

15. All pledges must attend activation cerimony.

NOTE: All of this is much easier than it sounds, honest. You will have the entire chapter to help you.

Requirements for Active Members

1. Attend all general meetings (only 2 excused absences per quarter).

2. Pay $15.00 dues per quarter.

3. Complete 15 hours of service per quarter.

4. Actives are allowed to hold Chapter offices.

5. Actives may serve as Bigs to pledges.

6. Actives may serve as voting delegates to sectional, regional, and national conventions.

NOTE: Pledges may still attend sectional, regional, and national conventions.

Rose Hulmond's chapter visited our chapter during their annual road trip.

Congratulations to Phil Naas and Kristie Winner for surviving 15 hours of legislative session on 12/30/98 and 6 more hours on 12/31/98 at the 1998 National convention in Minneapolis, MN.

Alpha Beta Lambda did 166.8 hours of service during Fall quarter '98. Phil Naas lead the chapter with 47 hours.

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Last updated 4/13/99.