I joined APO originally because I had heard about it from friends and was interested in continuing being involved in community service like I was back home in Brooklyn. I’m so glad I got involved looking back at the friends I made and the events I was able to go Read more…
If I could redo college, I would join APO during my freshman fall instead of my sophomore fall because I had missed out on one more year with the APO community. Despite having hundreds of members, APO’s many brothers welcomed me with such positivity and radiance that I truly felt Read more…
I originally joined APO looking for a community. I knew I liked community service, but I wanted to meet new people. All of my expectations of just finding a community and cool people, however, was blown out of the park. I met some of the most extraordinary and inspirational peers, Read more…
I joined APO at the beginning of my sophomore year because of the unique combination of community service and friendship. What made it special was meeting so many wonderful people during my three years in the chapter. Even after this many years, I have many good friends who I met Read more…
Pledging as a second semester junior, I felt that my time in APO was way too short. To make up for this, I decided to just throw myself completely into it and get as involved as a could. I always enjoyed going to an event and seeing a familiar face, Read more…
In many ways, my college education was just as much through volunteering alongside brothers as much as it were in any classroom or lab. APO allowed me to live a million lives on campus, while gaining an incredible amount of respect for different student communities and the work that they Read more…
Upon starting my job at Capital One, I didn’t know anyone. Amazingly, the first person I talked to was also an APO alum from University of Michigan! We connected over our favorite community service projects and fellowships. It’s been a huge boost for professional networking and forming friendships. As Read more…
I got the most out of my APO experience by going to a lot of different events. I highly recommend going to events that look interesting rather than those that are convenient or that your friends are going to. Once I started doing this, I found the service events I Read more…