# Alpha Gamma Omega

Alpha Gamma Omega (ΑΓΩ, or AGO) is an American Christian fraternity. It was founded in 1927 at University of California, Los Angeles and now has chapters at universities in California, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

## History

Alpha Gamma Omega was founded in 1927 at University of California, Los Angeles as a Christ-centered fraternity.
The preamble to the fraternity's constitution is as follows:
   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, to promote Christian fellowship, to present Christian ideals in word and deed, to search reverently for the truth, to uphold the traditions and ideals of the university, and to deepen the spiritual lives of the members.
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 Laguna Beach, California.

## 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 ΑΓΩ 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 Yosemite National Park.

## Chapters

Following is a list of Alpha Gamma Omega chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
| Chapter | Charter date and range | Institution | Location | Status |
| Alpha | 1927 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | Active |
| Beta | 1938–1943, 1948 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California | Active |
| Gamma | 1962–1967, 1978–1994, 2014 | California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Active |
| Delta | 1964–1969 | California State University, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | Inactive |
| Epsilon | 1965–1974, 1979 | San Diego State University | San Diego, California | Active |
| Zeta | 1987–2020 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, California | Inactive |
| Eta | 1987–19xx ?, 2009–2020 | California State University, Fresno | Fresno, California | Inactive |
| Theta | 1989–1992 | Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona | Inactive |
| Iota | 1992–-20xx ? | University of California, Davis | Davis, California | Inactive |
| Kappa | 1992 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, California | Active |
| Lambda | 1993–1996 | University of California, Irvine | Irvine, California | Inactive |
| Mu | 1994–199x ? | Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | Inactive |
| Nu | 1996–199x ? | Baylor University | Waco, Texas | Inactive |
| Xi | 1997 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | Active |
| Omicron | 1999–200x ?; 2017 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | Active |
| Pi | 2001 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California | Active |
| Rho | 2011–2020 | Colorado State University | Fort Collins, Colorado | Inactive |
| Sigma | 2012–201x ? | University of California, Riverside | Riverside, California | Inactive |
| Tau | 2013 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, California | Active |
| Upsilon | 2017 | Appalachian State University | Boone, North Carolina | Active |
| Phi | 2017–2020 | University of Denver | Denver, Colorado | Active |
| Chi | 2018 | Liberty University | Lynchburg, Virginia | Active |
| Psi | 2018 | West Chester University | West Chester, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Omega | 2019 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | Wise, Virginia | Active |

## Notable members

* Bill Bright (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 Fuller Theological Seminary, editor of Christianity Today
* Benjamin Weir (Beta), moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
* Beau Wirick (Pi), actor