Membership Academy
The Alpha Phi Omega Membership Academy is a weekend long skills training course designed to educate Alpha Phi Omega brothers in the basics of chapter membership operations. Participants receive hands-on training from volunteer staff, network with brothers and alumni from around the country, and leave the course with tangible skills, ideas, information, and membership action plans that they can bring back and use immediately in their home chapters.
Curriculum
The training course includes the following in its curriculum:
Rush and Recruiting
- Rush Advertising
- Developing a Rush Week
- Running Effective Interest Meetings
- Recruiting for Diversity
- Follow-ups
Brother Retention
- Membership Retention Plans
- Developing Traditions
- Motivating Brothers
- Dealing with non-performers
- Recruiting and Retaining Advisors
Developing Pledge Programs of Excellence
- Developing Pledge Requirements
- Developing a Pledge Program Curriculum/ Syllabus
- Developing Big Brother/Mentoring Programs
- Running Effective Rituals
- Getting and Keeping Pledges Involved
Developing Chapters of Excellence
- Chapter Assessment and Planning Session (CAPS)
- Chapter Reporting Requirements
- Developing Membership Calendars
- Teaching, Developing and Fostering Brotherhood
- Budgeting and Fundraising for Membership Programs
Intended Audience
The Academy curriculum is designed primarily for new chapter presidents, vice presidents of membership, pledge trainers, and members of interest groups and petitioning groups. The curriculum is designed to assist chapters struggling with different aspects of their membership program. The Academy also attempts to reinforce or refresh the membership programs already in place at established chapters.
Any brother with an interest in the betterment of their chapter's membership program is encouraged to attend this course. It is recommended not to send more than five participants per chapter to ensure that each chapter's representatives are as productive as possible, and that each chapter may send a representative should they wish.