WSU Alpha Phi Omega Records

Collection

Identifier: WSR002663

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection consists of materials dating from the Zeta Phi chapter’s creation to 1957. Materials include correspondence; manuals and guidebooks; newsletters; scrapbooks and memorabilia; and materials from special events such as the annual “Ugly Man” competition, which raised money for muscular dystrophy research.

Dates

1948 - 1957

Creator

Alpha Phi Omega (Organization)

Language of Materials

Material entirely in English.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use

Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor.

History

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 MB, 1 OS)

Additional Description

Abstract

Created in 1925, Alpha Phi Omega is a national service fraternity of college and university men who are or have previously been affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America. The fraternity’s key goals are developing friendships and promoting service to humanity, which they do through a number of charitable efforts. The Wayne State University chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, the Zeta Phi chapter, was instated by the National Fraternity on May 27, 1948.

This collection consists of materials dating from the Zeta Phi chapter’s creation to 1957. Materials include correspondence; manuals and guidebooks; newsletters; scrapbooks and memorabilia; and materials from special events such as the annual “Ugly Man” competition, which raised money for muscular dystrophy research.

Arrangement

Folders are listed by their location within each box. They are not necessarily arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entire collection.