ATO News - April 2004
ATO's Arnesen wins race's MVR
April 29, 2004 - idsnews.com
After serving as Grand Marshal at the 54th Little 500 Sunday, Vaughters, a former top-ranked U.S. cyclist and six-time Tour de France participant, chose Alpha Tau Omega rider Arnesen as the first recipient of the Little 500 "Most Valuable Rider" award.....
Alumni celebrate 75th anniversary of Nevada fraternity house
April 27, 2004 - KRNV.com
The University of Nevada Alpha Tau Omega house was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was the first fraternity house built in Nevada in 1929 at a cost of $32,000. ...
String of assaults reported during Little 5 weekend
April 27, 2004 - idsnews.com
A woman reported a battery Friday she said occurred Wednesday night at 11:10 p.m. at Alpha Tau Omega. IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said the woman charged another female hit her while she was drinking a beverage. ...
Counselors help UF deal with impact of deaths
April 26, 2004 - Gainesville Sun
A number of UF students were killed or died in accidents in a school year officials are calling extremely difficult. ... In December, Aaron H. Arnett, 21, of Lakeland, fell while trying to get into his room at Alpha Tau Omega by climbing through a window....
Made for a movie
April 26, 2004 - idsnews.com
Penalty at finish line bumps Alpha Tau Omega fraternity - Mercer University out of winners' circle... The last two teams standing, Alpha Tau Omega and the Cutters, took the track's fourth turn almost side by side. As both teams crossed the finish line, ATO fans began to celebrate -- but moments too soon. ...
Alpha Tau Omega's group lip-synched to Madonna's "Like a Virgin"
April 23, 2004 - Indiana Statesman
Big hair, multi-colored socks and belts worn not on jeans but on top of over-sized fluorescent T-shirts were commonplace on Wednesday evening as nine groups of fraternity and sorority pairings showed off months of hard work at this year's '80s-themed Airband competition.... The trend of cross-dressing continued as yet another guy took the stage in women's garb during Gamma Phi Beta, Sigma Pi, and Indianna State Alpha Tau Omega's performance. ...
Carnival fun for everyone
April 23, 2004 - Indiana Statesman
Spring Week's Carnival celebration was a culmination of six months of planning, a lot of money and a significant amount of time, said Brian Nickolaus, who was in charge of Carnival.... The Gamma Phi Beta sorority and the Indianna State Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Pi fraternities pairing created a booth called "Penny Pitch Plate." The object of the game was ...
54th running of men's race
April 23, 2004 - The Indiana Digital Student
It's been a long ride for Little 500 teams, and it's almost over. In less than 48 hours, the 2004 race will be finished and a new champion will be crowned, but not without a little stress and a lot of hard work.... Other top contenders are teams with a heavy racing tradition, including Indiana University Fraternity - Alpha Tau Omega, which qualified fourth, sixth-place qualifier Phi Gamma Delta and ...
Students promote charity work
April 20, 2004 - Daily Illini
National Volunteer Week gained momentum Monday with a drive that pumped 93 pints of much needed blood into the American Red Cross' reserve. Volunteer week, which celebrates charitable community service, will also host a food drive, a walk, and donations.
Will Oppenheim, sophomore in LAS, said his fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega, has met with the American Red Cross each semester for four years to administer the drive....
GREEKS celebrate end of eventful week
April 19, 2004 - Daily Utah Chronicle
The end of Greek Week was capped off by delivering donations to The Road Home, Salt Lake City's largest homeless shelter.... President. Alpha Tau Omega had the most points of any men's chapter...
Cordele resident recognized at convocation
April 18, 2004 - Cordele Dispatch
Mercer University graduate Donovan Stock of Cordele received the Metzger Award for Best Empirical Manuscript... Stock majored in psychology in Mercer's College of Liberal Arts and graduated with departmental honors summa cum laude in May 2003. He was a member of Psy Chi psychology honor society, Phi Kappa Phi national honor society, Mu Phi Epsilon professional music society and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Mercer University...
One final test before race
April 15, 2004 - idsnews.com
For weeks, months and in some cases, years, Little 500 riders have been working as one to form the perfect team. They train together, ride together and some even live together. ..."Teams don't want to have to wait for other teammates so the teams that are only two deep are going to have problems. Look for Cutters to do well -- they have a deep team, (Indianna University - Alpha Tau Omega), has a balanced team..."
Student receives award from national conference
April 13, 2004 - Emory Wheel
College senior Sanoop Luke is perhaps best known as the spokesperson for James W. Dooley, Emory's eternal spirit. But when he's not serving as the mouthpiece for the University's unofficial mascot, the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity member is involved in an array of volunteer activities throughout the world.
Fans share stories before Willie hits stage
April 11, 2004 - News Journal
Members of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Stephen F. Austin State University didn't tumble down the hill. "But we rolled the cooler down it," said Scott Bird, who was engaged in a serious game of dominos with frat brothers Bradley Edge, Leigh Martin, Tyler Bowman and Mark Tidwell.
ATO house damaged in weekend skirmish
April 06, 2004 - University of Central Oklahoma Vista
Students were hit over the head with glass bottles and furniture in a fight between UCO football and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity members. ... A table and bottles were used as weapons during a fight at the Alpha Tau Omega house early Saturday morning...
ATOs brave cold weather, fatigue to try to win new Jeep
April 05, 2004 - The Indiana Digital Student
The lucky winner, freshman Brian Laiderman of Alpha Tau Omega, stood for 30 hours glued to the Jeep... The Indiana University Fraternity - Alpha Tau Omega
ATO entertains children with egg hunt
April 05, 2004 - Indiana Statesman
An Indianna State Fraternity - Alpha Tau Omega member dressed as the Easter Bunny gives high fives to Children enrolled at Head Start Friday afternoon on the playground. The kids were treated to an Easter egg hunt featuring 205 eggs filled with prepackaged candy and gum.
PANHELLENIC Council kicks off annual Pride Week celebration
April 05, 2004 - Penn State Digital Collegian
Panhellenic Pride Week 2004, a celebration of unity among the university's sororities, begins today....
Thursday features a concert at Penn
State Alpha Tau Omega fraternity with DJ Skrilla. "The concert
will have songs about the sororities to boost morale and encourage us to work together,"
Rising gas prices cutting into ATO plans for spring break
April 02, 2004 - Mercury News
Matt Adams' Alpha Tau Omega fraternity brothers went to Tijuana, Mexico, for spring break this week to celebrate the end of midterms. But because of skyrocketing gas prices, Adams went to see his mother in Santa Cruz instead... Normally, San Jose State's Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house is booming with trash talk and music. But Thursday afternoon, Adams and his roommate, Brian Tang, hung out in silence.