Alpha Gamma Omega (, or AGO) was founded in 1927 at

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as a Christ-centered

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. Alpha Gamma Omega now has chapters at universities in

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, and

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. It maintains a close relationship with its Christian sorority counterpart, Alpha Delta Chi, considered the fraternity's "sister sorority."

Constitution

The preamble to the fraternity's constitution is as follows:

Fraternity letters

Alpha and Omega represent the sovereign majesty of God and His dominion and lordship over all things. These letters come from the book of Revelation, where Jesus Christ says, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." The letter Gamma, the third letter in the Greek alphabet, represents Christ, which itself begins with "C", the third letter of the English alphabet. It is in the center to represent Christ being at the center of the fraternity and the lives of its members.

National fraternity events

* Founders' Day – Scheduled annually on the last Saturday of February, the active and alumni members come together to celebrate the founding of the fraternity. * All-AGO Pismo Beach Flag Football Tournament – Every October, the Kappa chapter hosts all chapters as they compete on the Pismo-Oceano Dunes against one another in a 7 on 7 flag football tournament. * Annual alumni camping trip to Yosemite – Every summer, the fraternity hosts a camping trip open to all alumni members.

Membership requirements

Pledges may become active members of an AGO chapter at the invitation of the current active members. To become eligible for activation, pledges must complete a pledge program, unique to each chapter but governed by the National Executive Committee. During the pledge semester, pledges take part in activities designed to promote Christ-centered brotherhood with each other and with the active and alumni members. They have opportunities to plan and participate in bible studies, meetings, and social events. During this time, pledges are required to learn the traditions of the fraternity and the university, and are required to maintain a high scholastic average.

Chapters

Since its founding in 1927, Alpha Gamma Omega has chartered new chapters all over the United States. * Alpha –

(founded 1927) * Beta –

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(founded 1938) * Gamma –

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(founded 1962) * Delta –

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(inactive; founded 1964) * Epsilon –

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(founded 1965) * Zeta –

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(founded 1987) * Eta –

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(founded 1987) * Theta –

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(inactive; founded 1989) * Iota –

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(inactive; founded 1992) * Kappa –

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(founded 1992) * Lambda –

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(inactive; founded 1993) * Mu –

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(inactive; founded 1994) * Nu –

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(inactive; founded 1996) * Xi –

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(founded 1997) * Omicron –

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(founded 1999; rechartered 2017) * Pi –

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(founded 2001) * Rho –

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(inactive; founded 2011) * Sigma –

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(inactive; founded 2012) * Tau –

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(founded 2013) * Upsilon –

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(founded 2017) * Phi –

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(founded 2017) * Chi –

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(founded 2018) * Psi –

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(founded 2018) * Omega –

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(founded 2019)

Notable alumni

* Burton L. Goddard, First general secretary and an editor/translator of the Committee on Bible Translation, which in 1978 produced, with the help of other scholars and stylists, the New International Version of the Bible. Dean and Professor at Gordon Conwell Seminary. UCLA Chapter *

Percy Crawford Percy Bartimus Crawford (October 20, 1902 – October 31, 1960) was an evangelist and fundamentalist leader who especially emphasized youth ministry. During the late 1950s, he saw the potential of FM radio and UHF television and built the first ...

, founder of The King's College, UCLA Chapter *

Harold Lindsell Harold Lindsell (December 22, 1913 – January 15, 1998) was an evangelical Christian author and scholar who was one of the founding members of Fuller Theological Seminary. He is best known for his 1976 book ''The Battle for the Bible''. Linds ...

, author, scholar, founding faculty member of Fuller Theological Seminary, editor of ''

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''. UC Berkeley Chapter *

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, Moderator of the General Assembly of the

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, UC Berkeley Chapter * Beau Wirick, actor, USC Chapter

References

External links

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