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Alpha Phi Omega - OSU Chapter Records, 1945-1984

Collection Overview

Title: Alpha Phi Omega - OSU Chapter Records, 1945-1984

ID: MSS AlphaPhiOmega

Extent: 0.8 cubic feet

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Oregon State University Alpha Phi Omega - OSU Chapter Records consist of records generated and collected by the OSU chapter of the national service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega. The records primarily document activities sponsored by the organization as well as materials related to the National Eagle Scout Honor Society.

Scope and Content Notes

The collection consists of records generated and collected by the OSU chapter of the national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega and includes annual reports, blank forms/stationary, certificates, completed membership/pledge forms, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, fiscal records, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, two scrapbooks, and a poster. Primarily documenting activities sponsored by the chapter such as the "Ugliest Man on Campus" (UMOC) contest, there are also a few items among these records relating to the Knights of Dunamis, the National Eagle Scout Honor Society. The loose photographs not in scrapbooks (63 negatives and 14 prints) mostly depict entries in the UMOC contest.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Established in 1925 as an auxiliary organization to the Boy Scouts of America, the national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega had over 50 chapters at various campuses across the U.S. by 1968. Formed in 1946, the OSU Chapter (Delta Eta) disbanded for five years before being reinvigorated in 1981. In 1983 the chapter folded.

Administrative Information

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation: Alpha Phi Omega-OSU Chapter Records (MSS AlphaPhiOmega), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed and a complete finding aid is not available at this time.

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