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SECTION 67 EXEC RETREATAUGUST 2014
Chapter Website Design 101
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Basic Features
Essential Information Facts about APO
Co-ed service fraternity Symbols Cardinal Principles Famous alumni Link to apo.org
Facts about the chapter Chapter Name and School Chartering/Rechartering Dates Recent chapter photo Recent history
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Basic Features
List of Officers At least: President, Treasurer, Service VP, Membership
VP, Pledge Educator(s) Preferably: everyone! Add items like pictures, fun facts, and contact emails
Photo Gallery Showcase photos of brothers doing service, enjoying
fellowships, and at leadership-oriented events Highlight special things about your chapter
Signature events Brothers abroad Ceremonies and new members
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Basic Features
Recruitment Information List of all recruitment events + days/times/locations Other pertinent info for potential new members (essay
requirements, mandatory meetings, etc.) Extra-easy method of contacting the VP of
Membership or a Pledge Educator with questions Have a brochure, written “elevator speech”, or other
recruitment materials online for potential new members to view
Reasons to join Alpha Phi Omega What the New Member Experience will be like
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Basic Features
Link to Section 67 Website (including the Pledge Portal! )
Alumni Portal Homecoming Upcoming Ceremonies Alumni networking events
Recent news on homepage or dedicated news page.
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Cool Features and Ideas
Add Social Media Links / Feeds Facebook Twitter Instagram Tumblr
Example sites: Rounded corner buttons in sidebar Embedded tweets Links at bottom of page Dedicate a page to social media
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Cool Features to Add
Feature a Quote of the Week & Brother of the Week
Post brother testimonials about joining APOHave a slideshow of recent photos on the home
pagePost a contact formEmbed chapter videosAdd graphics – like the torch or the APO logo!Feature the service sites you work withIntegrate a Google Calendar of public eventsHave a members-only pageCustomize your website’s appearance
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Get Inspired by Other Organizations
Need ideas? Look to your local sororities and fraternities’ websites for design ideas, new features, and social media links!
http://www.auburnchiomega.com/# http://louisville.kappadelta.org/ http://asabetanu.wix.com/murraystate http://www.phisigmasigma.org/GammaTau/GammaTau/Home/ http://trisigmamsu.weebly.com/ http://epsiloneta.kappaalphatheta.org/ http://auburn.phimu.org/ http://www.dgnku.com/ http://ekuchiomega.wix.com/ekuchiomega http://ukadpi.com/ http://murraystateadpi.com/home
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Where to Host & Examples
Wordpress Basic service is free Can pay extra for independent domain name (instead of
section67.wordpress.com, you could have section67.com) and increased customizations
http://centreaphio.wordpress.com/Wix
http://azk2013sectionals.wix.com/section67conference http://su-apo.wix.com/aad-chapter http://ouapodb.wix.com/apo-delta-beta
Google https://sites.google.com/site/aposection67/
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Where to Host & Examples
University Server Talk to your IT or Student Affairs Departments for more
info http://unt.orgsync.com/org/apo/home http://www.umich.edu/~gammapi/
APO Online For a basic overview of your chapter http://apoonline.org/alphazeta/
EventBrite For specific events, like a conference or service project http://
www.eventbrite.com/e/alpha-phi-omega-region-v-conference-registration-7882742495