SECTION 67 EXEC RETREATAUGUST 2014

Chapter Website Design 101

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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/

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