APO Reflection

I heard about APO last semester but by the time that I learned about the organization, most of the rushing events had already passed. Most of my exposure to APO is due to friends, who are already members of APO, telling me about their experiences.

I’m interested in joining APO simply because I enjoy service and I want to make it a bigger part of my Cornell experience. This summer, I spent two months in Buffalo working at a community center that caters to refugees. During that time, it wasn’t uncommon for me to be in awe of the people that I interacted with and the experiences that I had as a result of this opportunity. Obviously, I could only hope that I was having an impact and making a difference, but I knew undoubtedly that the experience