Join the APO chapters in the Upper Midwest for a weekend packed full of Leadership, Friendship, and Service!
Let’s All Go to Wisconsin!
Please join your fellow APO members from across the Upper Midwest as the chapters from Region E (Iowa/Minnesota/North Dakota/South Dakota/Wisconsin), Region F (Downstate Illinois and the Greater Chicagoland Area), and Region G (Michigan) come together at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Holiday Inn Madison at the American Center in Madison, WI for our 2024 Region E|F|G Conference!
The overall theme of this conference is about Remembrance centered around The official flower of APO the Forget-me-not. Brotherhood is everlasting, our memories will always be remembered. Our programming for the weekend is centered around giving our chapters and students the tools they need to connect with each other and make their Alpha Phi Omega chapter better equipped to succeed and grow as we head to our 100th Anniversity.
About the Conference
The overall theme of this conference is about adapting to and overcoming the changes brought forth by the pandemic. All events and sessions for the weekend will be centered around giving you, our chapters and students, the tools you need to make Alpha Phi Omega better equipped to succeed in this “new normal” of college life.
Tentative Conference Schedule
Friday, November 8:
- 6pm – 10pm: Registration/Conference Check-in
- 8pm – 11pm: Opening Session & Welcome Fellowship
Saturday, November 9:
- 8am – noon: Late Registration/Check-in
- 8:30am – 10:00am: Morning All-Conference Plenary Session
- 10:00am – 12:00pm: Interactive Learning Sessions
- 12:00pm – 1:30pm: Lunch Buffet and Networking
- 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Interactive Learning Sessions
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm: Interactive Fellowship Sessions
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm: Region Business Meetings
- 7:30pm – 9:30pm: Closing Reception
Conference Topics
Our conference topics have been selected based on feedback from students on what they most need help with. These sessions are not boring lectures, though! Each one will not only be interactive but will send you home with real, tangible, concrete plans that you can put into action with your chapter! The main topics we are presenting are:
- Centennial Celebration
- Innovative Recruitment and New Member Education
- Fundraising for the Chapter
- Effective Meetings
- Risk Management
- So you want to be an Officer
- Volunteer Development
- Retention
- Maintaining High Functioning Chapters
- Cardinal Principle Roundtables
- and more……
We ask that all attendees bring laptops with copies of their chapter’s bylaws and operating policies, pledge/new member education programs, service programs, fellowship programs, leadership programs, budgets, recruitment plans, and anything else you need to be the most informed.ct with chapters and alumni and re-forge those fraternal bonds that the pandemic made difficult to experience.
Registration Details
Your registration fee includes all materials for the weekend, plus a goodie bag for the weekend, Saturday lunch, Saturday night catered reception, conference programming, and some APO swag!
The three regions are pleased to be able to subsidize the cost of this conference for our student members at a rate of up to 50% for early registration, with hefty discounts still applied to all other registrations. We are also absorbing the EventBrite fees for all student registrations to make this as cost-effective as possible.
Early Student Registration Prices (closes Oct 13 except for New Members)
Includes Conference T-Shirt
- Region E/F/G New Members and Extension Group Members: $50/pledge (closes Oct 27)
- Region E/F/G Student with Life Member Discount: $50/student
- Region E/F/G Student: $55/student
- Students from other regions: $55/student
- Full Registration with no subsidy: $120/person (plus EventBrite fees, available anytime)
Early Alumni Registration Prices (closes Oct 13)
Includes Conference T-Shirt
- Chapter Advisor: $95/advisor(plus EventBrite fees)
- Alumni with Life Member Discount: $95/alumni (plus EventBrite fees)
- Alumni Member: $100/alumni (plus EventBrite fees)
- Full Registration with no subsidy: $120/person (plus EventBrite fees, available anytime)
Early registration will close on Sunday, October 13 at 11:59pm for everyone but New Members, after which rates will go up as follows:
Regular Registration Prices (closes Oct 27) (No T-shirt)
- Region E/F/G Student: $55/student
- Students from other regions: $55/student
- Alumni and Advisors: $120/person (plus EventBrite fees)
- Full Registration with no subsidy: $120/person (plus EventBrite fees, available anytime)
Late registration begins on Monday, Oct 28 and will be $120/person and close on Thursday, Nov 3. Individuals wishing to pay the full conference registration and not use a subsidy from the regions can register at any time for $120/person.
Refund Policy: We will be able to offer refunds, minus EventBrite processing fees (for both students and alumni alike) for any registrations cancelled within 30 days of the conference, after which no refunds are available. You can transfer your registration for free to another person of the same type (ie, pledge to pledge, active to active, alumni to alumni) at any time by emailing [email protected].
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been held at the Holiday Inn Madison at the American Center at the rate of $120/night (normally $134/night) for four people occupancy. Group Code: APO
CUT-OFF DATE: All reservations must be made by the end of day on 10/25/2024 to receive the group’s discounted rate.
If you have any special requests after making your reservation, or if you wish to speak with someone at the hotel’s front desk for any reason, please call (608) 249-4220, and our on-duty front desk agent will be happy to assist you.
We strongly encourage you to plan on staying both nights of the conference at the hotel, as our programming will go very late Friday night, then pick back up first thing in the morning on Saturday, and continue late again on Saturday night. Your safety is incredibly important to us and we don’t want people driving across the Midwest on little sleep. There are no scheduled activities on Sunday, so plan to leave at your leisure that morning.
Travel Information and Parking
The Holiday Inn Madison at the American Center is accessible by car from Interstate 90/94 and there is no charge for on-site parking.
Amtrak Thruway Connecting Services has 10 trips a day to and from the Madison, WI – Univ of Wisc – Gordon Center (MSN) , which is a just a short cab or Uber/Lyft ride away from the hotel. Those traveling by train/bus should book through amtrak.com for the best rate.
Additional Information
More details will be shared as we get closer, and we’re very much looking forward to having you join us at the Holiday Inn Madison at the American Center to not only learn from each other, but also connect with chapters and alumni.
