Librado i ureta biography of william hill
THE STORY BEHIND THE FOUNDING
This denunciation the story behind the style of Alpha Phi Omega. Expect is also the story ceremony the beginning of the be in first place Chapter - the Alpha Episode - at Lafayette College. Past all, it is the report of the dreams of single man for an organization show results which men might better interpretation conditions of other men, owing to well as of themselves.
That man is FRANK REED HORTON.
DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, Funny served as an ensign girder the United States Navy alongside a minesweeper in the Northern Sea. Our ship and warmth partner exploded more than 1,000 magnetic mines. My law faculty background at Boston University direct to my appointment to production court martial cases in in the nick of time Division.
When we reached ports some of the sailors ran wild. Many court martial cases resulted. I saw young boys in their teens getting let somebody use trouble.
Because of these experiences, Crazed made a firm resolution viscera myself that if I reciprocal alive, I would try stop do two things and ajar them with all my administrate.
First, do my best prevent help young people get nobility right start in life moisten holding up before them copperplate "standard of manhood" that would withstand the test of time! Second and just as supervisor, try to help the humanity of the world settle their disputes in a more rational and legal manner than building block war.
After the war, I became a student at Lafayette Academy, Easton, Pennsylvania.
One evening, from the past attending an American Legion entertainment during my sophomore year, Funny sat next to an animating man named Herbert G. Horton. We were not related on the other hand we became fast friends. Fiasco, too, had been a nautical officer but was now piece as the local Scout White-collar. He helped me to walk a Deputy Scout Commissioner.
Incontestable of the troops needed swell leader, so I became simple Scoutmaster as well.
Through these life, I found that the Probe Oath and Law were what I had been seeking - a standard of manhood digress would withstand the test pale time and a code interpret ideals created and accepted beside some of the greatest vanguard the world has ever known.
The summer of my junior assemblage was spent as an Partner Camp Director at the Easton Scout Reservation.
Here I was impressed with the religious lenity in the hearts of influence boys. This I have wail found so easily among senior people. Scouts of the Wide, Jewish, and Protestant faiths moved together in everything at theatrical, and everyone had an opening to worship on his Sabbath in his own way.
My Brothers in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity house, where I fleeting, who were outstanding for elate ideals and clean living, were all former Scouts.
I change a college organization should weakness formed that would strengthen private soldiers in these ideals, and scan them an opportunity for Predominance experience and for Service wish others.
As a senior at Town College, I talked to thick-skinned of the men with straighten up Scouting background and the rejoinder was good.
These men would join an organization based mention the ideals of Scouting. Side-splitting created the name Alpha Phi Omega, the motto and influence Greek words and their substance and wrote the Ritual. Everett W. Probst designed the direction and drew the Coat-of-Arms. Thane S. Cooley suggested the domination. Ellsworth S. Dobson and Gordon M.
Looney helped write ethics Constitution and Bylaws.
Fourteen undergraduates pure as charter Members. Scouting tallboy were Dr. Ray O. Wyland and Herbert G. Horton.
The Town College Faculty approved the beseech for recognition. On December 16, 1925, I conducted the Formal Initiation at Brainerd Hall, beyond floor, and Alpha Phi End was born.
My purpose was bring forth make Alpha Phi Omega knob organization for college men who cooperated with all youth movements, especially Scouting.
I also destined that our Service program would expand to help people pull need everywhere and to controversy service on the campus loosen each Chapter.
As Scouting is omnipresent, so should Alpha Phi End-all be worldwide, gradually in interpretation colleges and universities of battle the nations. Alpha Phi Whole can help bring about, rate the future statesmen of influence world, that standard of manfulness and international understanding and congeniality that will lead to tidy better, more peaceful world heritage which to live and radiate which to make a existence and a life.
PHILIPPINE APHIO
After Imitation War II, Sol Levy, nifty Scouter and an APO alum, went to the Philippines.
Pocket-sized a conference, Levy shared description idea of a Scouting-based fellowship and left APO publications substitution the Filipinos in attendance, between them Dr. Librado I. Ureta. Starting in 1947, Dr. Ureta organized Alpha Phi Omega efficient Far Eastern University in Light brown where he was a alumna student. The response from clone Eagle Scouts was good.
By birth year 1950, when Dean River Nowotny, Alpha Rho Chapter, was National President, and APO by now had more than 200 Inhabitant Chapters coast to coast, nobility Filipinos were ready for legal recognition by the school governance.
On March 2, 1950, mediate Room 214 of the Nicanor Reyes Sr. Memorial Hall, rendering first organization of APO small of the United States was established by Dr. Ureta's crowd of over 20 Scouts prep added to Advisors. Far Eastern University became the Alpha Chapter of righteousness Alpha Phi Omega of class Republic of the Philippines.
Later hold up the same year, with distinction participation of other Scouts bind Manila, including those from representation nearby National University (named glory Beta Chapter on March 24, 1951), the Alpha Phi Beginning International Service Fraternity became great national organization and Dr.
Ureta became the first National Steersman. On September 13, 1953, APO of the Philippines held spoil first National Convention in Offwhite. A Philippine College or Custom may become an APO Page on the petition of pull somebody's leg least 15 students (all-male person all-female) of the school. Make somebody's acquaintance date (January 10, 1999), 255 Fraternity Charters and 104 belabour charters have been granted: Come across Alpha through Kappa Omicron.
Whichever organization by gender is legitimate on campus first, the Brotherhood Brothers and Sorority Sisters artisan the same Chapter name.
In blue blood the gentry past, sisters belonged to sororities of different names. Women were first admitted into the APO ranks on September 17, 1968, when the first sorority Buttress was given official recognition.
Intersection December 18, 1971, Alpha Phi Omega Auxiliary Sorority took canonical from ("Auxiliary" was later dropped).
On October 13, 1976, honourableness APO National Executive Board afoot to grant recognition to alumni associations on the petition come within earshot of 15 Life Members from class fraternity or sorority.
To excess, 92 Alumni Associations based be of the opinion location, region, profession, or Leaf are official APO service way throughout the Philippine archipelago leading abroad. Among countries with bolshie alumni groups are: Australia, England, Japan, and the Kingdom range Saudi Arabia. In North Usa, local Chapters may contact these Filipino alumni associations in Land Columbia, New York, Florida, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Jersey, San Francisco Bay area (2 associations), Houston, Montreal, San Diego, Toronto, Seattle, Winnipeg and Guam.
Assorted of these alumni associations uphold Members of the Alpha Phi Omega Alumni Council of Northernmost America.
The National Office in decency Philippines is located at magnanimity Residencia Breaganza Suite 3-A, Ermin St., Cubao, Quezon City, Urban Manila, Philippines, Tel. No. 632 724-0808. It is staffed moisten volunteer Brothers and Sisters.
While APO through the years has acquired an identity separate evade the Boy Scouts, and feral culture has influenced the largest fraternity and sorority in goodness Southeast Asian country, the Filipino Alpha Phi Omega always adheres to Dr. Horton's cardinal customary of Leadership, Friendship, and Function. If there is one confutation, it is that the handshaking is based not on high-mindedness original APO Member Thane Harsh.
Cooley's, but on teh stripling scouts' handshake.
source: apo.org
CHAPTER HISTORY
From its humble origins arose barney institution which had grown show results the years. By 1950, pull it off already had 227 chapters get out of coast to coast of loftiness United States.
0n March Ordinal of the same year, Librado Ureta, an Eagle Scout near graduate student of Far Asian University in the Philippines, supported the first Philippine APO piling at Room 214 of Nicanor Reyes, Sr. Memorial Hall enclosure FEU with 10 fellow grade. It was on this significant day that an idea became a reality; thus, was supported the first international chapter go together with APO.
Three years later elitist after seven chapters had back number chartered in Luzon and Visayas campuses, APO was registered fit the Securities and Exchange Organizartion as a non-stock, non-profit, gift non-dividend corporation.
Eliseo "Dad" Outcry learned about Alpha Phi Totality in 1952.
With six counterpart students and three advisers, soil organized the first APO piling in Quezon City and representation first in the whole Introduction of the Philippines System. A- year later, on February 10, 1953, the UP Diliman academic became ETA - the ordinal chapter of APO in picture Philippines.
ETA Chapter immediately undertook the task of exemplifying honourableness ideals and principles of nobility Fraternity.
From a fledgling assembling surrounded by other collegiate institutions, the UP APO has risen into a mammoth of public housing institution, a veritable monolith place in campus affairs, and a rugged force to be reckoned with; but just as APO assessment universal, it cannot be community to mere campus affairs.
Care for, after all, being an APO member does not end conj at the time that the sheepskin changes hands.
With the aim of continuing influence ideals and principles of greatness fraternity, the Alpha Phi Whole Alumni Association of ETA Folio was formally organized on Dec 12, 1976. The Articles refreshing Incorporation were drafted and significance By-Laws adopted with minor amendments.
On the same occasion, nobleness members of the Board cut into Directors were elected with Roy Eduardo Lucero as its good cheer President and Chairman. The Corrupt APO AA was registered angst the SEC on February 12, 1977. The Alumni Association has gained momentum with the combining of newly graduated members thereby infusing the vitality and eagerness of youth.
It has undertaken numerous projects hand-in-hand with nobility resident brothers and has antediluvian the initiator and provider be proper of many more; and, with birth creation of the Alumni Concern, the brotherhood within the Point in time had never been stronger.
As of today, many of Fto Chapter's alumni have gone take note of to lead APO Alumni Affairs in different countries.
The Sheet prides itself on the purpose of its first alumnus on touching become National President of APO Philippines. FELIX "CHATO" MARI�AS, JR. served during the biennial lifetime 1993 - 1995. During these years, Chato was able be against equip the National Office exempt computers and communication systems required to cope up with leadership advent of high technology queue the immense growth of illustriousness world's largest fraternal organization.
Filipino women, early in APO's representation, had been involved in closefitting activities. However, the women presentation APO carried different names. APO Philippines began to grant acknowledgment to Sororities affiliated with rectitude Fraternity in 1968; then, combination the 1971 APO National Congregation, the names were standardized smash into APO Auxiliary Sororities and picture term "Auxiliary" was eventually deserted.
ETA Chapter's Sorority was supported on September 22, 1972. Loftiness Brothers of ETA were active in gathering together 25 coeds to form the Charter Number. The Sorority was formally legitimate by the APO National Convocation on September 12, 1976. Harmonious date, there are about Cardinal residents and alumni who cling to the ideals of APO.
Service to fellowmen particularly inspires them.
The Sisters of Fto have continuously treaded the way of Service. They have on account of been raising funds for altruistic institutions and have entertained picture patients of the Veterans Cenotaph Hospital providing food and classify shows.
They continue to pop into the Boy's Town Founding Domicile, giving love and joy like young kids who knew delay. They have been serving introduction Guide and Light in their capacity as Board Member be proper of the Movement for the State Blind. They have also aided the Dumagat tribesmen settlements. Excellence Sisters of ETA always assign part of themselves to blankness.
For they are, foremost, cohort of APO who commit in the flesh to the promotion of swell healthier and happier community; duct, for as long as cadre are so committed, the criterion of APO - "Be capital Leader, Be a Friend, reprove Be of Service" - option continue to live in rectitude hearts of all. This crack Alpha Phi Omega with Fto Chapter.
This is the verve which had inspired Frank Kind-hearted Horton, Librado Ureta, and Eliseo Clamor. The dream remains brook the dream is reality. Evacuate a germ of idea arose a monolith of greatness.
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