APOEagles recently started the 833 Club. You can join as a Founding Member. Please convert your annual donation to a sustaining donation, and add $100 to your annual donation level via Club 833 (that’s $8.33/mo) and receive this One-per-Life limited edition Flap and Logo set. The Torch & Eagle Logo is suitable for wearing asContinue reading “833 Club”
Author Archives: Will Highsmith
APO Eagles at Order of the Arrow E9 Conclave
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, APO Eagles attended the Order of the Arrow Section E9 Conclave at Pipsico Scout Reservation (Tidewater Council; Spring Grove, VA), for an Alpha Phi Omega and APO Eagles booth. APO Eagles Vice President & Fundraising Chair John Conover, Jr. met nearly 100 youth Scouts, discussed starting APO Chapters at twoContinue reading “APO Eagles at Order of the Arrow E9 Conclave”
APO Eagles and NOAC 2024
The National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) will be held this year from July 29 to August 3, 2024 at Colorado University Boulder. Alpha Phi Omega and APO Eagles will have a presence at the Pre-NOAC Tradoree and at the conference itself. The Pre-NOAC Tradeoree starts Saturday July 27 and ends July 29. ItContinue reading “APO Eagles and NOAC 2024”
Power of Alumni
In January of 2022, I received word that my place of employment in my hometown, among all of my network, was in trouble. On the job market yet again (very common in higher education) I was fortunate to interview and land a new job… 10 hours away! So I needed to do a lot before I relocatedContinue reading “Power of Alumni”
Council Alumnus of the Year Award
The Council Alumnus of the Year Award is different than other awards in Scouting as it does not simply recognize the individual for being a distinguished person or honor those giving time and energy to the BSA as a volunteer leader; Scouting already has awards that do that. It is more of a combination ofContinue reading “Council Alumnus of the Year Award”
2022 Scholarship Recipient
APO Eagles, the Eagle Scout Alumni Association of Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity (APO), and National Affiliate of the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) are proud to announce the inaugural recipient of our College Scholarship. Sarina Jarrahi Horner is a graduate of Forsyth Country Day School (FCDS) in Lewisville, North Carolina, and the North CarolinaContinue reading “2022 Scholarship Recipient”
National Service Award
The National Distinguished Service Key Award is the Fraternity’s highest level of distinction, and it recognizes brothers for outstanding service to the Fraternity. This year’s chair of the National Distinguished Service Key Committee, Maggie Katz, announced the recipients during the opening ceremony of the National Convention. KEITH ROOTS Theta ’83 University of Virginia Eagle ScoutContinue reading “National Service Award”
How to Serve Scouting?
Third in a series While it is easy to refer to the age-old idea of “Money, Membership, and Manpower” that has been the charge of every District Executive in the BSA, there is actually great truth in this adage that can be used. I’ll focus on these three elements and explore each one and howContinue reading “How to Serve Scouting?”
Awards
Please take a look at the document I made listing BSA/APO awards of significance. If in reading this you think one of our members qualifies for any of these awards, please contact the Awards Chair. I will collate nominations received and ask for volunteers to form an awards committee if needed. As Howie mentioned in the generalContinue reading “Awards”
NST Chair
Our goal is to have an APO Eagles committee of territory chairs, with the goal of building relationships and resources. In turn, each chair to have its own committee of council-level representatives to work with building relationships and resources. Below is the territory Chair Position description, which can be easily translated to the council level.Continue reading “NST Chair”