{"id":69,"date":"2019-03-09T23:34:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T23:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/shipmate-march-2019\/?p=69"},"modified":"2019-03-18T22:53:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T22:53:13","slug":"apo-celebrates-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/shipmate-march-2019\/article-no-hero\/apo-celebrates-50-years\/","title":{"rendered":"APO Celebrates 50 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

APO Celebrates 50 Years<\/h1>\n

Maine Maritime Academy\u2019s Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity will be celebrating its 50th\u00a0 <\/sup>Anniversary on May 9.<\/h2>\n

\"AlphaAlpha Phi Omega is the single most represented co-educational intercollegiate service organization in the United States. Since 1925, more than 470,000 members on some 360 campuses continue to provide more service on more campuses than any other collegiate service organization.<\/p>\n

Projects the MMA Chapter currently coordinates include Red Cross Blood Drives, the Boy Scout Klondike Derby, Girl Scout GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science), helping elderly community citizens, working to support needs of the Castine community, and much more. The 49th<\/sup> Annual Klondike Derby will be held on MMA\u2019s campus this spring.<\/p>\n

The national headquarters reports that MMA has 462 alumni members of APO. Many had the pleasure of knowing Phyllis Tenney, the founder of the campus APO chapter. \u201cMrs. T\u201d personified the values of APO as a dedicated advisor for more than 40 years, creating the MMA \u201cDining In\u201d etiquette program, and participating in 25 training cruises as Social Director.<\/p>\n

Because of her distinguished volunteerism, the national APO fraternity created the Phyllis Churchill Tenney Excellence in Advising Award<\/em><\/strong>, presented annually to recognize exemplary service of a chapter advisor over a substantial period of time.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the 50th<\/sup> anniversary, MMA\u2019s APO Chapter, Phi Epsilon, is honored to host this year\u2019s annual regional chapter leadership conference, Conclave, on March 29-30, 2019. In typical MMA fashion, the MMA chapter plans to make this one of the best-ever Conclave conferences in the region.<\/p>\n

For more information: https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/student-activities\/apo-conclave\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

APO Celebrates 50 Years
\nMaine Maritime Academy\u2019s Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity will be celebrating its 50th\u00a0 Anniversary on May 9.<\/p>\n

\"AlphaAlpha Phi Omega is the single most represented co-educational intercollegiate service organization in the United States. Since 1925, more than 470,000 members on some 360 campuses continue to provide more service on more campuses than any other collegiate service organization.<\/p>\n

Projects the MMA Chapter currently coordinates include Red Cross Blood Drives, the Boy Scout Klondike Derby, Girl Scout GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science), helping elderly community citizens, working to support needs of the Castine community, and much more. The 49th Annual Klondike Derby will be held on MMA\u2019s campus this spring.<\/p>\n

The national headquarters reports that MMA has 462 alumni members of APO. Many had the pleasure of knowing Phyllis Tenney, the founder of the campus APO chapter. \u201cMrs. T\u201d personified the values of APO as a dedicated advisor for more than 40 years, creating the MMA \u201cDining In\u201d etiquette program, and participating in 25 training cruises as Social Director.<\/p>\n

Because of her distinguished volunteerism, the national APO fraternity created the Phyllis Churchill Tenney Excellence in Advising Award<\/em>, presented annually to recognize exemplary service of a chapter advisor over a substantial period of time.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the 50th anniversary, MMA\u2019s APO Chapter, Phi Epsilon, is honored to host this year\u2019s annual regional chapter leadership conference, Conclave, on March 29-30, 2019. In typical MMA fashion, the MMA chapter plans to make this one of the best-ever Conclave conferences in the region.<\/p>\n

For more information: https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/student-activities\/apo-conclave\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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