Alpha Gamma Omega…

Alpha Gamma Omega is a national Christ-Centered fraternity established in 1927.   Since its inception, ΑΓΩ has focused on serving and witnessing to the Greek community while building up young Christian men and leaders in a close-knit fellowship. Chartered at USC in February of 2001, the fraternity has quickly grown and become an influential member in one of the nation’s strongest Greek communities.

Activating more than 100 brothers in five years, there is no doubt that a huge need at USC has been met for a Christian brotherhood within the fraternity system.  Quickly acclimating to the traditions of the Greek system, ΑΓΩ excels in the academic, athletic, philanthropic, and social activities of the community while representing Christian ideas in all of its participation.  

The fraternity has been honored with several awards recently, including:

-         President’s Award for Overall Excellence (2006)

-         Highest Greek GPA (Fall 2005); Highest Fraternity GPA (Fall 2004 – Fall 2005)

-         Best House Appearance Award (2006)

-         Interfraternal Spirit Award (2006)

-         Songfest Champions (2002, 2005, 2006)

-         Greek House of the Year (2005)

-         Greek Man of the Year (Chris Sarette – 2005; Ben Malcolmson – 2006)

-         Greek Valedictorian (Chris Sarette – 2005)

-         Interfraternal Parents Council Scholarship Winner (Josh Cariaga – 2006)

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Fraternity Purposes

Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal savior, we, as Christian young men of Alpha Gamma Omega Fraternity purpose that it shall be the aim of this Fraternity:

• To win others to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ (Mark 16:15; II Corinthians 5:19-19; John 3:16)
• To promote Christian fellowship (Philippians 2:1-5)
• To present Christian ideals in word and deed (Philippians 2:15-16)
• To search reverently for the truth (John 8:32; John 16:13; John 17:17; Acts 17:11)
• To uphold the traditions and ideals of the university (Romans 13:1; Colossians 2:8-9)
• And to deepen the spiritual lives of the members (Romans 14:19)

Fraternity Verse

"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

II Timothy 2:15

The Meaning Behind the Letters

Α - Alpha

The first letter of the Greek alphabet (and the equivalent of our modern letter "A"), alpha represents the beginning and the foundation of things.

To us, Alpha signifies God as the creator and master planner, eternally existent for all time, and the One who is always in control.

Γ - Gamma

As the third letter of the Greek alphabet, Gamma symbolizes the letter "C" of the modern Roman alphabet - C for Christ.

So then, Jesus is the center of our Fraternity, as well as the center of all history from begining to end. It was God's intervention into our world, when he came as a man and lived with us, that makes it possible for us to call on the name of our Father in heaven, and see God's plan of redemption working in all history, globally and in each of our own personal lives.

Ω - Omega

Omega is the ultimate letter, and has stood for the completion of things and the end of time since ancient days. In it, our hope of a "Fraternity for Eternity" is seen, for we know that our life in Christ is eternal, and our fellowship will never die. And we look to Christ, when he says:

"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
Revelation 22:12-13 (NIV)