Chapter History

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Chapter History
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Announcements - Service

• Tuesday 11-7
• Kiosk Cleanup Benches 650PM Chair Kay
  Barth
• Saturday 11-11
• Highland Lakes Camp Cleanup (Retreat)
• On Your Own
• Tuesdays Blood Drive at Fellowship Hall of
  First United Methodist Church
• HOPE Wed. Fri. 8AM-12PM
• Political Headquarters Bosque River Center
• STOP Go at assigned times
• Tree House Daily _at_ 330PM at city park swimming
  pool or 4PM at Tree House building across from
  the Methodist Church
• Senior Citizen Games Any time before 5PM _at_
  Senior Citizen center

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Announcements - Fellowship

• Monday 11-6
• Poo signs 10PM Womens Lobby
• Thursday 11-9
• Play The Underpants 730PM (after meeting)
• Friday 11-10
• Greek Lunch 12PM - Oscar P
• On Your Own
• Photo Contest (if you havent signed up yet, you
  need to)

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Announcements - Leadership

• Tuesday 11-7
• Enchancing Study Skills 1215PM Library
  Mutli-purpose Room
• SPA Mentalist 9PM TSC Ballroom
• Wednesday 11-8
• Domestic Violence Program 12-1PM TSC Rm. 13
• Friday 11-10
• Retreat

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No Greeks?

• In the beginning, the Texas AM System did not
  allow social Greeks on campus, so social groups
  formed on campus instead.
• Eternas
• Lords and Commoners
• Los Cobbs
• Owls
• Silver Keys

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Inception

• Alpha Phi Omega is not a Social Greek, but is
  instead dedicated to the ideas of Service,
  because of this, Alpha Phi Omega had been allowed
  on several other campuses in the AM System
  (namely AM itself).
• With this knowledge, a young man named Terry
  Pribble decided in the Fall of 1962 to begin
  working towards bringing a chapter here.

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Tarleton Service Club

• Because a petitioning group needed to be formed,
  the Tarleton Service Club became that venue on
  campus and served its purpose for one year.
• During this time, the group did service in the
  community and made several trash barrels around
  campus.
• The members of the club for the most part became
  the first pledge class (Dean Arno Nowotny Pledge
  Class)

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Installation

• The chapter was installed by Xi Delta Chapter at
  Texas AM on October 20, 1963 and Xi Omicron
  chapter was born.

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Dominance!

• Being the only game in town, APOs membership
  boomed, earning them a Top 13 Chapters Award
  for 1968-1969
• The chapter has also garnered numerous awards
  such as the Joseph Scanlon and H.Roe Bartle
  Awards over 15 times a piece

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Dominance

• Alpha Phi Omega remained the premier fraternity,
  and Gamma Sigma Sigma the premier sorority on
  campus until the very late 70s, when Lambda Chi
  Alpha and Alpha Gamma Rho showed up on the scene

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A Sketchy Existence

• Even though the chapter went through some sketchy
  times in the 80s and 90s, weve never managed
  to lose our charter.
• The most recent defunction came when the chapter
  was dormant for 1.5 years before the Fall of 2003.

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Back to the Old School

• Because we were the home chapter of Stan
  Carpenter and because we happen to be one of the
  most storied chapters in the history of APO,
  there was an urge by the National Board of
  Directors to keep our charter and the name Xi
  Omicron alive
• They sent Adam Bolain and Jay Little to find
  people worthy of becoming brothers.

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Ed Knoll Pledge Class

• Namesake George Edward Knoll
• Position TSC Director, APO Advisor
• Reasoning/History Ed Knoll had been an integral
  part in the re-establishment of the chapter. Ed
  was also our first on campus advisor.

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Members

• Founding 5
• Rachel Van Vleet, Travis Johnston, Eric Williams,
  Brian Iley, Joseph Bull Hotz
• The Rest
• Melissa Moore, Melissa Day, Kay Barth, Daniel
  Wright, Ray Rodriguez, Travis Melvin

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Projects

• Pledge Class Craft Project
• Ed Knoll Pledge Class Paddle
• Pledge Class Service Project
• Tarleton Roundup

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Togo West Pledge Class

• Namesake Former Secretary of Defense Togo West
• Position Former Secretary of Defense
• Reasoning/History In 1961, Togo Dennis West Jr.
  became a Brother of the Zeta Phi Chapter at
  Howard University in Washington, D.C.

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Members

• James Oxford, Ryan Wright, Kenosha Thornton,
  Jennifer Chance, Portia Jim

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Projects

• Craft Project The Togo West Mr. Togo Teddy Bear
• Service Project Cemetery Cataloging of the East
  End Cemetery

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Lance Zimmerman Pledge Class

• Namesake Lance Zimmo Zimmerman
• Position Instructor at TSTC
• Reasoning/History Zimmo had been an integral
  part of chapter maturation, providing some of the
  700 given by the alumni to help restart the
  chapter, 1,000 for members to go to nationals,
  and also providing plaques for the first pledge
  class and the Zimmo pledge class free of charge.

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Members

• Sara Sparks, Angelique Gamble, Daena Castillo,
  Katy Drew, Tyler Beasley, B-Train Baker, Gentry
  Hearn, Amy Edrington

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Projects

• Craft Project Xi Omicron Flag
• Service Project Foster Home Day

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Gerry Schroeder

• Namesake Gerald Schroeder
• Position Jerry is currently Deputy Director of
  Security in the United States Department of
  Justice, former President of APO
• Reasoning/History Jerry was initiated into Mu
  Alpha at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.
  in 1966. He served as Section 84 Chair,
  1977-1981. Elected to the National Board of
  Directors as a Member-at-Large, he served as
  National Membership and Extension Chair,
  1982-1986 and National Vice President, 1986-1990.
  He was elected by acclamation as National
  President in 1990 and 1992.

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Members

• Seth Griffin, Eric Loendorf, Nikki Dunn, Wayne
  Cooley, Nathaniel Goforth, Missy Edwards, Chelsea
  Saunders

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Projects

• Craft Project APO Letters
• Service Project Latchkey Birthday

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Brian K. Iley Memorial Pledge Class

• Namesake Brian Kendal Iley
• Position Eagle Scout, Former VP Membership,
  Founding 5
• Reasoning/History Brian had been an integral
  part of the Founding 5, working with Ed to attain
  all of the advisors needed to keep us in
  compliance with nationals, Brian had also been
  one of three eagle scouts in his family and was
  all around just an awesome guy.

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Members

• Jamie Lane, Heather Adams, Ashalee Stephens,
  Andrea Sutton

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Projects

• Craft Project APO Quilt
• Service Project TREAT Rodeo

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Awards and Recognition for Xi Omicron

• Spring 2004
• Sectionals Roll Call Winner
• Sectionals Man Mile Winner
• Spring 2005
• Sectionals Man Mile Winner
• Tarleton W.O. and Flo Trogdon Organizational
  Service Award Winner
• Katy W.O. and Flo Trogdon Individual
• Tarleton Wellness Leadership Award Winner

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Awards and Recognition for Xi Omicron

• Fall 2005
• Silver Bugle Hunt Finalists
• Joe Scanlon Award Winner
• Spring 2006
• Greek Week Champions
• H. Roe Bartle Award Winner
• Sectionals Man Mile Award Winner
• Col. William Tate Organization of the Year

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Awards and Recognition for Xi Omicron

• Fall 2006
• Silver Bugle Hunt Finalists
• Oscar P Homecoming Float Award
• Whats next? Its up to you