Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity is an inclusive, coed, college-based organization with active chapters on over 350+ campuses across the United States. Members provide service to their communities and youth, the nation, their campuses, and each other. The organization is staffed by volunteers at all levels, including governance, advising, and program delivery.

In Alpha Phi Omega’s 75+ years of existence, more than 310,000 college men and women have dedicated themselves to the fraternity’s three cardinal principles: Leadership , Friendship and Service.

Our chapter at San Jose State University strives to improve and grow by re-evaluating our goals and objectives after every college semester. Come and stay awhile to read about who we are and what we are about. If you have any comments or questions for us about the fraternity, chapter operations, or the website, please feel free to contact us.

Developing Leadership, Promoting Friendship, and Providing Service

Realistically, leadership is a matter of development. Alpha Phi Omega develops leaders, and we are very proud of that. As we grow, we seek qualities of leadership, and throughout our lives, we pursue the development of those qualities and the development of other ‘well-rounding’ qualities. Through our leadership development program in Alpha Phi Omega, we are able to develop ourselves. And, as we aspire to greater things in life, we become aware of limiting factors - which we can’t control, the external forces that shape our destiny until we control and develop what we have inside of us. We discover our own talents and strive to better our skills. We study, we learn, we practice.

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.

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.