Alpha Gamma Omega (, or AGO) is an American Christian fraternity. It was founded in 1927 at

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and now has chapters at universities in

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, and

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History

Alpha Gamma Omega was founded in 1927 at

as a Christ-centered

fraternity A fraternity (; whence, "wikt:brotherhood, brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club (organization), club or fraternal order traditionally of men but also women associated together for various religious or secular ...

. The preamble to the fraternity's constitution is as follows: Alpha Gamma Omega has chartered chapters across the United States. It maintains a close relationship with its Christian sorority counterpart, Alpha Delta Chi, considered the fraternity's "sister sorority." Its headquarters is located in

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Alpha Gamma Omega

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Symbols

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. In addition, the Greek letters spells the word "ago", which means "I lead, I bring, I go." The fraternity's colors are blue and gold. Its flower is the Easter Lily. Its mascot is the medieval knight. Its motto is "Fraternity for Eternity". The fraternity's Bible verse is II Timothy 2:15: "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline".

Activities

* 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

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Chapters

Following is a list of Alpha Gamma Omega chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in ''italics''.

Notable members

Bill Bright William R. Bright (October 19, 1921 – July 19, 2003) was an American Evangelism, evangelist. In 1951 at the University of California, Los Angeles, he founded Campus Crusade for Christ as a ministry for university students. In 1952 he wrote ...

(''Honorary''), evangelist who founded Campus Crusade for Christ as a ministry for university students * Percy Crawford (''Alpha''), founder of The King's College * Harold Lindsell (''Beta''), founding faculty member of

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, editor of ''

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'' * Benjamin Weir (''Beta''), moderator of the General Assembly of the

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* Beau Wirick (''Pi''), actor

Notes

References

External links

* {{Authority control Christian fraternities and sororities in the United States 1927 establishments in California Student organizations established in 1927 Christian organizations established in 1927