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Finding aid created by: Ari Spatola
Date: January 2020
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Summary |
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Creator: | Alpha Phi Omega. -- Phi Chapter (Syracuse University) |
Title: | Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Chapter, Collection |
Dates: | 1931-2015 |
Size: | 16.5 linear feet |
Abstract: | Material pertaining to service projects and dedication to disability awareness |
Language: | English |
Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
Alpha Phi Omega is a co-educational national service fraternity founded in 1925 by Frank Reed Horton. The Phi chapter of Syracuse University was founded in 1931 by a group of fifteen men, most of them part of the State University College of Forestry, in association with the Boy Scouts of America. The Syracuse chapter has actively participated in numerous and varied acts of community service and fundraising. Most notably, the Phi chapter has dedicated itself to serving the disabled community as well as advocating for accessibility on the Syracuse University campus. In 1967, the Phi chapter became aware of the difficulty of traversing campus for those with mobility issues while helping their fraternity brother in a wheelchair navigate campus. Shortly after, the chapter began its first efforts towards the project Elimination of Architectural Barriers. The chapter soon realized the project should be carried out on a national basis and began a campaign for national support. Their efforts appeared in several articles in the national Alpha Phi Omega publication, Torch and Trefoil, and their Architectural Barriers Handbook was published. The leaders of the 1970 National Convention of Alpha Phi Omega in Dallas, Texas unanimously endorsed the Elimination of Architectural Barriers as the service fraternity's second national project and the first to be proposed by a chapter. The Syracuse chapter was awarded the Arno Nowotny National Service Award in 1973 for their published handbook. The Phi chapter continued their dedication to disability awareness in later years with popular events such as their annual campus-wide Christmas parties for handicapped and underprivileged children which began in 1967, a benefit wheelchair basketball game in 1972, and their participation in the Delta Tau Delta Dance Marathon to fight Muscular Dystrophy. As of 2020, the chapter continues to grow and provide service to their community.
The Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Chapter, Collection contains series for: Memorabilia, Records, and Scrapbooks. The Memorabilia series is comprised of Phi chapter banners and a signed paddle. The Records series houses paper awards and plaques, and budget and treasurer information. Also included are Phi chapter by-laws, conference materials, and correspondence most notably between the Phi chapter and alumni, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding non-profit eligibility. Lastly, the Records series houses meeting minutes, pledge applications, photographs of Phi chapter events such as the ugly man contest and annual Christmas party, composite portraits, publications created by the Phi chapter concerning disability and general chapter information, and sign in books. The Scrapbook series contains scrapbooks of the Phi Chapter from 1965-2007.
Access Restrictions:
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
The Syracuse University Archives has a clipping file on Phi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega.
Names
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Subjects
Alpha Phi Omega. -- Phi Chapter (Syracuse University)
Greek letter societies.
Student activities.
Higher education.
Types of Material
Awards.
Banners.
Bylaws (administrative records)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Memorabilia.
Minutes (administrative records)
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Chapter, Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Lynne Mowers, 2008 and 2019, and Maria Velazquez, 2016.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in acid free folders and boxes and clippings were photocopied. Banners and paddle were placed in custom housing.
Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Memorabilia
Records
Scrapbooks
Memorabilia | |||||||||||
Box 5 | Alpha Phi Omega cross stitch undated | ||||||||||
Oversize 3 | Banners undated (3 banners) | ||||||||||
Oversize 4 | Banners undated (2 banners) | ||||||||||
Oversize 5 | Signed paddle 1969 |
Records | |||||||||||
Box 1 | Advisor's handbook 1985 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Attendance 1987 | ||||||||||
Awards | |||||||||||
Box 1 | Paper certificates 1939-2015 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
Box 8 | Plaques 2004-2006 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Boy scout partnership 1977 | ||||||||||
Budget | |||||||||||
Box 1 | Budget requests 1978-1989 (3 folders) | ||||||||||
Box 1 | General Phi chapter budget 1972-1988 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Treasurer 1983-1987 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | By-laws 1986-1987 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Chapter articles of association 1986 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Chapter genealogy 1988-1992 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Clippings 1931-1974 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Conferences 1961-1986 | ||||||||||
Correspondence | |||||||||||
Box 1 | Alumni 1975-1991 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Cub scout Christmas party letters circa 1970, undated | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Incoming 1958, 1973-1992 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1969-1987 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | National organization 1960-1975 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Outgoing 1968-1985 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | President 1963-1988 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Ugly man contest 1959-1962 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Vice-president 1973-1975 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Dates and data questionnaire 1962-1969 | ||||||||||
MC 29-4 | Display boards circa 2000 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Event posters 1960-1975 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | History circa 1970 | ||||||||||
Box 1 | Leadership series 1986-1987 | ||||||||||
Box 2 | Meetings 1965-1990 (10 folders) | ||||||||||
Box 2 | Membership lists 1936-1989 | ||||||||||
Box 2 | Phi chapter membership applications 1931-1950 (3 folders) | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Phi chapter membership applications 1941-1970 (5 folders) | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Phi chapter schedules 1974-1987 | ||||||||||
Photographs | |||||||||||
Box 3 | 75th anniversary party 2007 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Christmas party circa 1970 | ||||||||||
Oversize 1 | Composites 1974-2008 | ||||||||||
MC 29-4 | Composite portraits 1962-1968, 1976-1980, 1989-2000 (16 items) | ||||||||||
MC 29-5 | Composite portraits 1969-1975, 1992-1998 (11 items) | ||||||||||
Loose photographs from 1970 composite stored in accompanying folder | |||||||||||
Box 3 | General Phi chapter events circa 1950, circa 1970, 1991 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | First regional conference 1950 | ||||||||||
Oversize 1 | Miss Syracuse University 1992 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Phi chapter group photographs circa 1950, undated | ||||||||||
Oversize 1 | Phi chapter group photographs circa 1950, undated | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Portraits circa 1950, circa 1970 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Poster clean up event 1950 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Thirteenth national convention 1954 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Ugly man contest 1961 | ||||||||||
Box 3 | Pledge applications 1956-1975 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
Box 4 | Programs of events 1939-1978 | ||||||||||
Publications | |||||||||||
Box 4 | Chapter bulletin 1986-1987 | ||||||||||
Box 4 | The elimination of architectural barriers circa 1970 | ||||||||||
Box 4 | A guide for the disabled 1970 | ||||||||||
Box 4 | A guide for the disabled first edition 1974 | ||||||||||
Box 4 | A guide to Syracuse circa 1970 | ||||||||||
Box 4 | Philings 1976-2013 | ||||||||||
Box 4 | Phi chapter news 1974 | ||||||||||
Box 4 | Question and answer books 1989-1995 (4 folders) | ||||||||||
Box 5 | Question and answer books 1995-1996 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
Box 5 | Ritual of Alpha Phi Omega 1983-1985 | ||||||||||
Box 5 | Rush roll call 1990 | ||||||||||
Box 5 | Service project reports 1960-1962 | ||||||||||
Box 5 | Service and personal files of Fred L. Pollack 1971 |
Scrapbooks | |||||||||||
Box 9 | Phi chapter scrapbook 1967-1975 | ||||||||||
Oversize 2 | Phi chapter scrapbook 1974, 1993 | ||||||||||
Box 10 | Phi chapter scrapbook 1975-1990 | ||||||||||
Box 11 | Phi chapter scrapbook 1990-1992 | ||||||||||
Box 12 | Phi chapter scrapbook 1993-1997 | ||||||||||
Box 6 | Phi chapter scrapbook 1998-2001 | ||||||||||
Box 13 | Phi chapter scrapbook 1999-2002 | ||||||||||
Box 7 | Phi chapter scrapbook 2002 | ||||||||||
Box 14 | Phi chapter scrapbook 2002-2004 | ||||||||||
Box 8 | Phi chapter scrapbook 2004 | ||||||||||
Box 15 | Phi chapter scrapbook 2005-2007 |