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Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Xi Records, 1935-1972

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Xi Chapter
Title
Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Xi Records
Dates
1935-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 container., (1 linear feet of shelf space.)
Collection Number
Cage 406
Summary
Correspondence, charters, constitutions, financial records, membership lists and applications, and other papers of a service fraternity at Washington State University.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Alpha Phi Omega fraternity was founded nationally in 1925. According to its charter the organization "seeks to develop Leadership, and promote Friendship and provide Service," in accordance with the code of the Boy Scouts of America. Alpha Xi, the W.S.U. chapter of this honorary service fraternity, was established in 1935.

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Content Description

Included in the records are correspondence, the charter and constitution, receipts, membership lists, pledge ship applications, ephemera, bulletins, and other papers. Although the records span dates from 1935 to 1972, the bulk of the material dates from 1962 to 1968.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 406, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Xi Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The records of the Alpha Xi Chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega are arranged in a single series, alphabetically by topic.

Acquisition Information

The records of Alpha Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by the organization through Arthur E. McCartan and Leonard Young on May 4, 1978 (UA 78-11).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Description: Active Applications Sent to National Office,
    55 items.
    Dates: 1962-1966
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 1
  • Description: Active Members,
    21 items.
    Dates: 1966
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 2
  • Description: Administration Manual
    2 items.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 3
  • Description: Alpha Phi Omega (APO),
    21 items.
    Dates: 1967-1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 4
  • Description: APO Phone Lists,
    9 items.
    Dates: February 1969
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 5
  • Description: APO Services,
    36 items.
    Dates: 1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 6
  • Description: Application Blanks,
    15 items.
    Dates: 1963-1967
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 7
  • Description: Application Blanks-Membership,
    65 items.
    Dates: 1957-1959
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 8
  • Description: Applications for Pledgeship,
    50 items.
    Dates: 1956
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 9
  • Description: Banquet,
    2 items.
    Dates: February 1, 1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 10
  • Description: Bylaws and Association Articles,
    6 items.
    Dates: 1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 11
  • Description: Chapter Doings,
    2 items.
    Dates: 1965-1966
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 12
  • Description: Chapter Membership Records,
    38 items.
    Dates: 1967-1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 13
  • Description: Computer Readout
    2 items.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 14
  • Description: Correspondence,
    15 items.
    Dates: 1959-1971
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 15-16
  • Description: CUB (receipts),
    22 items.
    Dates: 1963-1966
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 17
  • Description: Daily Attendance Chart
    1 item.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 18
  • Description: Ephemera,
    13 items.
    Dates: December 1, 1964
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 19
  • Description: Initiated Members Applications,
    6 items.
    Dates: 1949-1952
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 20
  • Description: Handsome Harry--Sweet Sue,
    84 items.
    Dates: 1960-1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 21-24
  • Description: Leadership Directory,
    10 items.
    Dates: 1963-1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 25
  • Description: Life Membership Application Blank
    1 item.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 26
  • Description: Members,
    265 items.
    Dates: 1935-1969
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 27-28
  • Description: Membership List,
    10 items.
    Dates: 1951-1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 29
  • Description: Membership Transfer Application Blank
    1 item.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 30
  • Description: Minutes,
    35 items.
    Dates: 1968-1971
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 31
  • Description: Miscellaneous (receipts, bulletins),
    27 items.
    Dates: 1963-1965
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 32
  • Description: National Convention,
    72 items.
    Dates: 1965-1970
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 33-37
  • Description: National Convention Bulletin,
    8 items.
    Dates: December 27-29, 1970
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 38
  • Description: National Office,
    41 items.
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 39
  • Description: Notes: Past,
    11 items.
    Dates: 1964
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 40
  • Description: Notes: For School Year,
    7 items.
    Dates: 1964
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 41
  • Description: Official Order Blank
    1 item.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 42
  • Description: Northwest Sectional Conference Delegates' Photograph,
    1 item.
    Dates: November 23, 1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 43
  • Description: Pledges,
    9 items.
    Dates: 1966-1978
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 44
  • Description: Pledge Applications
    2 items.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 45
  • Description: Pledge Applications Sent to National Office,
    58 items.
    Dates: 1962-1966
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 46
  • Description: Projects: New Business
    1 item.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 47
  • Description: Projects: Past Records,
    14 items.
    Dates: 1966-1967
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 48
  • Description: Projects To Do,
    8 items.
    Dates: 1966-1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 49
  • Description: Receipts,
    21 items.
    Dates: 1962-1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 50-51
  • Description: Receipts: WSU,
    43 items.
    Dates: 1963-1965
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 52
  • Description: Ritual Manuals
    2 items.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 53
  • Description: Sectional Conference Data,
    6 items.
    Dates: 1964-1965
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 54
  • Description: Sectional Material,
    32 items.
    Dates: 1968
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 55
  • Description: Song Sheets
    10 items.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 56
  • Description: Sponsor's Constitution
    2 items.
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 57
  • Description: Task Forces,
    4 items.
    Dates: 1970-1972
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 58
  • Description: Tax Forms,
    17 items.
    Dates: 1951-1965
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 59
  • Description: Training Aids: New Membership Lists,
    40 items.
    Dates: 1968-1970
    Container: Box/Folder 1 / 60

Finding aid prepared by Patricia M. Gourd
2012

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