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The Tau Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega at the University of South Florida was first installed on May 5th, 1968, with the Iota Rho Chapter from Florida State University officiating. S. Richard Kuhar was the first President of Tau Mu Chapter. In November 1975 Tau Mu Chapter initiated women as full members using the Brotherhood ritual. Though this was contrary to the National Constitution and By-Laws, Tau Mu chose this course of action due to strong pressure from the State of Florida through the University of South Florida that men and women must be equal in a service organization. However, at the 1976 National Convention in Atlanta , Georgia , Alpha Phi Omega’s Constitution and By-Laws were amended to make women full members in the Fraternity. As a result of the lack of interest on campus as well as no word from any membership on campus since 1988, Tau Mu was declared inactive in 1991…

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In November of 2002 Peter Kahn, an Alumnus from the Eta Sigma Chapter at Illinois College, expressed interest in reactivating the Tau Mu Chapter here at the University of South Florida. With the help of advisor Ken Tinkler the process to reactivate Tau Mu began. On April 25, 2003, the Tau Chapter from the University of Florida conducted the first Petitioning Ritual in the University Lecture Hall on the USF campus. Three more Petitioning Rituals were conducted on October 17th, 2003, December 4th, 2003 and February 10th, 2004 . Finally, after almost a full year of hard work Alpha Phi Omega was officially brought back to the University of South Florida. On March 27th, 2004 Tau Mu was re-activated with the Tau Chapter (our Big Brother Chapter) from the University of Florida officiating. 32 Petitioners became Brothers of the Tau Mu Chapter at this ceremony.