Alpha Phi Omega was founded in 1925 by Frank Reed Horton at Lafayette College upon the three cardinal principles of Leadership, Friendship, and Service, derived from the principles of the Boy Scouts. Horton believed that APO was
“destined to be one of the greatest college fraternities in the world because…the motivating idea behind it is to look for good and to try to do good to everyone regardless of who or what belief.”
Theta Chapter at U.Va. is the 8th of 366 chapters to which Horton’s vision has spread.
Unlike all-male social fraternities, APO is a gender-inclusive community service fraternity. Together, the members of Theta Chapter perform over 3,000 hours of service a semester within the University, in the Charlottesville community, and beyond. Members of Theta are serious about service, and our chapter boasts one of the most intense and well-reputed service programs of all chapters nationwide. Service opportunities exist for Theta brothers every day of the week. Please visit the Service Page to learn more.
Theta Members select Potential New Members through a selective Recruitment and each New Member must complete a probationary semester to gain membership. The New Member Education Process process of Theta includes plenty of fun and service, with absolutely no hazing. Each New Member is assigned two or three Big Brothers who guide them as their New Member class finds, fundraises for, and finally leads a large-scale service project. Please visit our Recruitment Page and New Member Education Page to learn more about these processes.
Fall 2020 Officers
Paige Kobza
President
Megan Vickery and Dan Gordon
Service Vice Presidents
Nicole Huffman
Membership Vice President
Rebecca Little and Hannah Hervey
Social Vice Presidents
Komal Kamdar
Interim Pledge Educator
Darynha Gnep
Recruitment Chair
Alex Partridge
Midweeks Coordinator
Julia Larsen
Treasurer
Anna Furlich
Recording Secretary
Sarah Steenson
Corresponding Secretary
Sara Dunklee
Public Relations Chair
Alisa Houghton
Historian
Lizzie Suffa
Sergeant-at-Arms
Advisors
Joey Carls
Scouting Advsior
Mark Floryan
Faculty Advisor
Search in Progress
Community Advisor