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RD's Corner

November 11, 2007: Region Conference and AAMDs

Greetings Region III,

I hope everyone that attended the Region III Conference has started implementing all the great new ideas the acquired at the conference! Thank you to all of the chapters, petitioning groups, interest groups, and alumni that attended the conference. A very big thank you to the three chapters who hosted the conference, Rho (UNC-Chapel Hill), Iota Lambda (NC State), Lambda Nu (Duke). In addition to the overall efforts of these three chapters, the conference would not have happened with out the hard work and efforts of four dedicated brothers.... ..Rachel McInturff, Makiko Hiromi, Lauren Steeb, Jess Llewellyn... .thank you Brothers!

Congratulations to the following chapters and individuals for winning awards. If I forgot to mention your chapter, please let me know....but I think I got everyone.

Box out for Service - Kappa Theta (Wake Forest University)
Man Mile- Epsilon Mu (University of Maryland-College Park)
Role Call - Zeta Phi (Howard University)
Most Enthusiastic - Alpha Delta Iota (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Region III Logo Contest - Tim Ritz (Eta Phi, American University)
Jami Noguchi Student Leadership Award - Amy Mahon (Sigma Rho, Elon University)

Don't forget to get your AAMDs in by Nov. 15th.

In LFS,
Dawn
region.3.director@apo.org

September 12, 2007: APO Reminders and Info

Hello Region III,

I hope everyone's semester is going well and that everyone had/is having a successful rush! I wanted to send out a few reminders.....

1) Check your supply pledge pins at least two weeks before your pledge induction, you don't want to be caught short the day of:) If you need more pins, give the National Office a call at 1-816-373-8667.
2) Check your ritual materials to make sure you have everything you need and that your candles are in good shape. No one likes a nubby candle :)
3) Do a practive run through of the ceremony. This helps make sure everyone is on the same page and feels confident of their role.
4) Within 10 days of the induction ceremony make sure all of the pledge forms and fees ($32 per pledge) are sent to the National Office.

Okie, enough reminders. Enjoy your semester and I encourage each of you to attend the Regional Conference, November 2-4, at North Carolina State University. It is going to be a great conference! One of the best ways to improve your chapter is to meet Brothers from other chapters and share ideas.

In LFS,
Dawn
region.3.director@apo.org

August 29, 2007: Welcome Back

Greetings Region III,

Welcome back! I hope classes are off to a good start and you are gearing up for Rush. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Dawn Gurganious, and I am the Region III Director. I am YOUR representative on Alpha Phi Omega's Board of Directors. If you ever have a question, concern, are curious about something... .please feel free to contact me, all of my info is below.

In a few days you will begin to receive mailing from the National Office containing a wealth of helpful information. There are a few things I wanted to highlight. First, there is a new award your chapter can work towards, the Pledge Program of Excellence. More info about this award and the Chapter of Excellence Award can be found at http://www.apo.org/show/About_Us/Awards/Chapter/Chapter_of_Excellence. If you have any questions about these awards please contact your Section Chair or Section Rep. Second, when you are planning your chapter's calendar please keep the following dates in mind:

November 2-4, 2007: Region III Conference, Raliegh NC (tri hosted by NC State, Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill)
February 15-17, 2008: Section 79/80 Conference, hosted by Elon University
February 22-24, 2008: Section 81 Conference, hosted by Longwood University
April 11-13, 2008: Section 83 Conferencce, hosted by the University of Virginia
April 18-20, 2008: Section 85/86 Conference, hosted by Frostburg University

Third, good luck with classes:) Let's have a great year!

In LFS,
Dawn
region.3.director@apo.org