APO MLC CHAPTER (PC078) RAPOR MANDATORY UPDATE

RAPOR PROJECT Reliable Alpha Phi Omega Roster or simply RAPOR is a project with the objective of coming-up with a way of creating and updating the Member Roster. With this project, the creation and updating of the Member Roster will now be the responsibility of each Collegiate Chapter. A computer program, named ROSTER.EXE, is now available to facilitate the encoding and the updating of information. 

Since it is now the Chapter who has the last say as to who are its official members, it is the responsibility of each and everyone to ensure that his or her name is included on their Chapter Roster. All APO Organizational Units are requested to please make available your member list to the Collegiate Chapters for their reference. It is therefore a must to all APO-MLC Residents/Alumni Brothers/Sisters to update the information to avoid confusion in the future.

SAMPLE OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2013 BAR EXAMINATIONS

SAMPLE QUESTIONARES Supreme Court Bulleting No. 6 & 7, Source: Supreme Court of the Philippines, Office of the Bar Confidant

SCHEDULE OF 2013 BAR EXAMS AND VENUE

Legal education and the bar exam

"In just over a month, some 6,000 law graduates all over the country will take the bar examinations, considered to be one of the most difficult law licensure tests in the world. It will run for eight hours a day for four Sundays in October. In the past 20 years, the passing percentage has ranged from a low of 16.59 per cent in 1999 and 17.25 per cent in 1992 to a rare high of 32.89 per cent in 2001 and 31.95 in 2011.

The questions that play in the mind of the general public is, are law schools not doing enough to prepare their students to pass the bar exams? Is the bigger number of Filipino law graduates not good enough to make the cut?" By Rita Linda V. Jimeno | Manila Standard Today.Com ..READ MORE... Legal education and the bar exam

GUIDE AND RULES OF CONDUCT TO 2013 BAR EXAMINATIONS

Source: Supreme Court of the Philippines; Office of the Bar Confidant, Bulletin No. 5 
Link: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A//sc.judiciary.gov.ph/baradmission/bulletins/bulletin5.pdf, Accessed 29Aug2013

Alpha Phi Omega Of SERVICE

Image Taken From APO Pledge Manual 2013-2014

SERVICE

(Excerpt From APO Pledge Manual 2013-2014)

Our chapter service program provides many opportunities for the development of social awareness, friendships and leadership skills. Participation in our service program helps make Alpha Phi Omega the unique fraternal organization that it is. The Fraternity has established four fields of service in which chapters should be involved.

These are:

• SERVICE TO THE CAMPUS: Each chapter should carry out projects that benefit the campus and its students.

• SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY: Chapters should include projects, which benefit the community and its residents. Service to youth — especially the scouting movements — is a special area of consideration.

• SERVICE TO THE NATION: Each chapter should develop projects that have an impact beyond the campus and community.

• SERVICE TO THE FRATERNITY: Service projects that directly benefit the members of the chapter should be included. Through leadership workshops, conferences, fellowship events, and academic support groups, brothers can challenge and help each other. As a new brother, you have a responsibility to contribute ideas, interest and desire to the planning of the service program. “We’ve always done it that way” is not a reason to continue or drop a program or to refuse to add innovative projects. The needs of your chapter and its members and of your campus and the surrounding community are constantly changing. The chapter program must reflect these changes. Balance is the key to any great chapter service program. While service projects can provide both leadership development and fellowship opportunities, the benefits vary with the size and duration of the project.

Image Taken From APO Pledge Manual 2013-2014

As you develop a service program, there are a variety of factors to consider:

LARGE OR SMALL? Large projects, involving most of the chapter, provide a greater opportunity for your members to work closely with each other. They may also present a chance to involve members from other chapters or other organizations. Several small projects will increase the chapter’s diversity and meet the interests of a greater number of your brothers.

TRADITIONAL OR NEW? Traditional (repeated annually, quarterly, etc.) service projects give a chapter a sense of continuity and history. They must be evaluated periodically to determine if they still meet a real need. New projects often have a sense of challenge and excitement, which strengthens the chapter’s morale.

“PEOPLE” OR “TASK-ORIENTED”? Projects involving direct contact with people (visiting patients in a convalescent hospital or assisting a Girl Scout Troop) have a strong appeal to some members. Others are more interested in activities, which have more tangible results, such as creating a nature trail in a national park or constructing equipment for a community playground.

CHAPTER INITIATED OR ASSISTED? Service projects suggested, planned or carried out by chapter members provide a variety of leadership opportunities and a way of using the individual talents and resources of the brothers. Assisting the projects planned by other groups is usually less challenging but does promote APO and enhance opportunities for cooperation. In addition to the above, APO encourages every chapter to participate in several national activities, which

are designed to enhance our impact on the nation. Each national convention selects a program of emphasis for National Service Week, which focuses service activities on a particular area.

The 2012 National Convention chose “APO Shows Respect to All” as the 2013-14 program

of emphasis. Each chapter’s annual program should include at least one project focused in this area.

The Fraternity has designated the first week of November as “NATIONAL SERVICE WEEK” to unify chapters with a national theme and to inspire expansion of chapter service programs. During this week every chapter is encouraged to carry out a new, high profile service project related to the program of emphasis by involving other chapters and the community. The 2012 National Convention specified, “Respect for Self ” during November 3-9, 2013 and “Respect for Others” during November 2-8, 2014. Each year the Fraternity dedicates the fall pledge class on a national level. In conjunction with this dedication, the fall pledge class of every chapter is asked to conduct a service project in an area selected by the Fall Pledge Class Namesake Honoree. In addition, many chapters select a honoree for their spring pledge class who also completes a project in an area selected by the local honoree.

In developing and executing a chapter service program, both the brothers and those being served should benefit. Brothers should feel good about the quality of volunteer work they have done. They should feel challenged and should have the opportunity to learn new skills and strengthen friendships. There will be many opportunities to exchange service project ideas at sectional and regional conferences and National Conventions, in various Fraternity publications, and through various websites.

Reference: Alpha Phi Omega- Pledge Manual 2013-2014, Retrieved https://www.apo.org/Support, Accessed 23August2013

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Alpha Phi Omega As "A Friend"

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FRIENDSHIP
(Excerpt from APO Pledge Manual 2013-2014)

Alpha Phi Omega seeks to develop friendship. What do we mean by this? It is not possible to establish a meaningful relationship with the thousands of brothers across the nation or even with every brother in a single chapter. We believe it is possible, however, for all of our members to develop a sense of brotherhood. Shared experiences and an understanding of fraternal history and goals provide a basis for our brotherhood. Brotherhood is the spirit of friendship. It implies respect, honesty and dependability. It means that we overlook differences and emphasize similarities as we join together in unselfish service. It means listening to brothers whose views on issues might differ from our own. It means working closely with people whom under other circumstances we might not choose as our friends.

Being a friend is not easy. It takes work. Every day we must challenge ourselves to be a better friend and to be more understanding, compassionate, welcoming and trusting. A chapter fellowship program provides opportunities for social interaction among all brothers. The goal is to strengthen the chapter by bringing all of the members closer together. Fellowship activities range from structured events, such as formals and dinners, to informal gatherings after a service project. Each chapter has developed its own way of reaching our common goal: making friends through fellowship in the spirit of brotherhood. A successful fellowship program is essential to keep brothers actively involved in APO. That success starts with each of us, for the surest way to have a friend is to be a friend.

Reference: Alpha Phi Omega- Pledge Manual 2013-2014, Retrieved https://www.apo.org/Support, Accessed 23August2013

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