About Us
Our fraternity is based on the principles of leadership, friendship and service. Our main activities focus on working service for the campus, community and local scouting units. Additionally, friendship is promoted within the chapter through many fellowship events and outings. Leadership positions change every semester, giving our members the opportunity to develop their leadership skills.
To learn more, visit our UT Volunteer and Service Learning Center database page.
Mission Statement
The objective of the Alpha Rho Chapter will be to carry out a full program of service as follows: service to the student body and faculty on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin, to the community of Austin and the State of Texas, to the scouting movement, to the youth of America and the world, to the nation as fully participating citizens, and to the members of the fraternity.
Awards
- National ΑΦΩ Awards
- M. R. Disborough Scouting Service Award (1992 & 2002)
- UT "Swing Out" Awards
- Best Service Organization (2000 & 2004)
Interesting Facts
- Three national presidents of Alpha Phi Omega have been affiliated with Aplha Rho. They are Dean Arno Nowotny (1946-1950), Charles li. Zlatkovich (1980-1982), and Wilfred Krenek (1994-1998). We are the only chapter to hold so high an honor; no other chapter can lay claim to more than one national liresident.
- In the fall of 2002 Mr. George L. Dacy, our esteemed advisor, was honored as the namesake of the national liledge class. Mr. Dacy pledged Alpha Rho in the spring of 1938 and has served the chapter for over thirty years as an advisor. Today, Alpha Phi Omega is the single most representative undergraduate intercollegiate organization in the United States.
- Alpha Rho was the first chapter formed in Texas, and the 40th in the nation. The chapter had 25 members back then, and is now one of the country's largest.
- We can't run the flag on Kyle Field. Some people believe this is because it is sacred Aggie territory, but most of us believe it is because the Aggies are jealous of the size and impressiveness of our flag.
- The Eugene C. Barker Texas History Collection on campus holds the original founding papers of Alpha Rho.