Brothers:
Hello, my name is David Keely and I am the Convention Coordinator for the upcoming 2006 Alpha Phi Omega National Convention in Louisville, KY. As you know, this will take place at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville December 27th through the 30th, 2006.
The National Fraternity and the Convention Planning Committee are working hard and doing their best to plan the biggest and best convention the fraternity has ever seen! To do that, we need one more thing: YOU!
Now is the time to start planning for convention – even though it’s over 4 months away! The first thing to do is to start thinking about how you will fund convention. Some schools will pay for some or all of your registration. Some chapters will pay for the registration for the voting delegates. But for most of you out there – you’re on your own! So now is the time to start planning those fund-raising projects!
The cost for registration is $65 dollars for students and advisors. The cost for the Fellowship and Awards banquets are $30 and $35 each – of course you’ll want to go to those! The hotel will be approximately $80 per night including taxes for quad occupancy (sorry, no more than four per room!). Throw in some food and that works out to around $250 per person not including transportation to and from Louisville. It might sound like a lot but think about what you get for that money: the ability to help shape the future of the fraternity, an opportunity to meet brothers from all over the country, attend informative and fun workshops lead by the best speakers that the fraternity and the community have to offer and a chance to have a really, really good time!
My suggestion to you is this: start thinking now about raising some money to help offset some of the costs for your chapter’s delegates. Whether this is something that the whole chapter could work on, the exec board or a committee made for this purpose – get started NOW!
Let’s get the discussion rolling about what to do – why don’t we start a discussion thread where you post your fundraising ideas and questions here? Anyone have any great ideas?
I can’t wait to see you in Louisville!
In the true spirit of brotherhood,
Dave
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
Website Update
Brothers,
8 AM – 9 AM – Fitness Class: Taught by brothers
10 AM – 12 PM – Scavenger Hunt: Bring your own camera and brothers.
12 PM – 2 PM – Scavenger Hunt
2 PM – 4 PM – Scavenger Hunt
7 PM – 11 PM – Opening Ceremonies: Theme – Unbridled Service. There will be Fireworks!
December 28th:
8 AM – 9 AM – Fitness Class
10 AM – 12 PM – Speed Fellowship: Meet as many brothers as you can, speed dating revised for you and your brothers.
6 PM – 9 PM – Fellowship Banquet: Theme – Batter Up, Dress – baseball
9 PM – 1 AM – Game and Movie Night: Hang out with your brothers while enjoying board games, cards, twister, or step across the hall for a movie.
December 29th:
8 AM – 9 AM – Fitness Class
10 AM – 12:30 PM – Color Wars: Team up with brothers from across the nation to compete on races and other activities.
8:30 PM – 12:30 AM – APO Wedding and Reception: Help our
December 30th:
8 AM – 9 AM – Fitness Class
10 AM – 1 PM – T-Shirt Signing Party: Bring your own T-Shirt.
5 PM – 7 PM - Mr. and Mrs. APO: Dress up like the opposite sex and compete in a pageant.
7 PM – 11 PM – Awards Banquet: Theme –
11 PM – 1 AM – Skits and Karaoke: A night of embarrassing fun.
As always if you have any questions about theses events, or anything related to convention please let me know.
Administrative Chair
Alpha Phi Omega
National Convention 2006
Unbridled Service in
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Parking Update
Brothers,
There has been a price change for the parking structures next to the Galt House. The lots are now $9 per day instead of $6 per day. You must also have your ticket validated by the Galt House to receive this reduced rate and keep your parking ticket or pass the parking attendant gives you(if you need to get in and out). If you lose this pass the rate is $12 per day. This validated parking is automatically billed to the credit card to which you had incidental hotel expenses billed. I hope that this clarifies the procedure by which parking will operate during convention. Please let me know if you have any additional questions about parking or anything else.
There has been a price change for the parking structures next to the Galt House. The lots are now $9 per day instead of $6 per day. You must also have your ticket validated by the Galt House to receive this reduced rate and keep your parking ticket or pass the parking attendant gives you(if you need to get in and out). If you lose this pass the rate is $12 per day. This validated parking is automatically billed to the credit card to which you had incidental hotel expenses billed. I hope that this clarifies the procedure by which parking will operate during convention. Please let me know if you have any additional questions about parking or anything else.
In Leadership, Friendship, and Service,
Shawn Goldman
Administrative Chair
Alpha Phi Omega
National Convention 2006
Unbridled Service in
July Meeting in Louisville
This past weekend the National Convention Planning Committee had their July meeting in Louisville. At the same time the fraternity's National Volunteer Conference was going on in the same location(the Galt House). On Friday that NCPC had the oppurtunity to visit many of Louisville's most famous attractions including the Louisville Slugger Museum, the Louisville Science Center, and the Galt House. Many of you will get to see these attractions(certainly the Galt House) when you come to Louisville for National Convention, but right now here's a few pictures of the National Convention Planning Committee at these locations and a couple of others.
Here's some members of the committee in the conservatory that connects the East Tower of the Galt House to the West Tower.
This picture is of several members of the committee inside the Louisville Slugger Museum.
This is a picture of the committee outside of the Louisville Science Museum.
Here some committee members are eating at a local pizza place near Bardstown Road.
This is a photograph of the committee in their convention polos at the University of Louisville during the meeting on Saturday.
Finally, this is the committee at the Louisville Bats baseball game on Saturday night.
The committee has been hard at work these past few months, and at this meeting many convention plans were completed. Stay tuned for some very important updates in the next couple of weeks.
In Leadership, Friendship, and Service,
Shawn Goldman
Administrative Chair
Alpha Phi Omega
National Convention 2006
Unbridled Service in Louisville
Here's some members of the committee in the conservatory that connects the East Tower of the Galt House to the West Tower.
This picture is of several members of the committee inside the Louisville Slugger Museum.
This is a picture of the committee outside of the Louisville Science Museum.
Here some committee members are eating at a local pizza place near Bardstown Road.
This is a photograph of the committee in their convention polos at the University of Louisville during the meeting on Saturday.
Finally, this is the committee at the Louisville Bats baseball game on Saturday night.
The committee has been hard at work these past few months, and at this meeting many convention plans were completed. Stay tuned for some very important updates in the next couple of weeks.
In Leadership, Friendship, and Service,
Shawn Goldman
Administrative Chair
Alpha Phi Omega
National Convention 2006
Unbridled Service in Louisville
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