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A memorial scholarship has been established to honor one of three students who died last year in a fraternity house fire at the University of Mississippi [web/ tickets/ eBay] . Howard Hillhouse Stone of Martinsville, Va., died in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house fire in August 2004...

A memorial scholarship has been established to honor one of three students who died last year in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house fire at the University of Mississippi [web/ tickets/ eBay] ...

Members of Pi Sigma Alpha, a student academic honorary society in political science, have established the Howard Stone Academic Achievement Scholarship to recognize Stone's excellence in the classroom and to inspire others to follow his lead. "Howard was a smart, promising young man," said political science professor Chuck Smith. "He made a tremendous impression on me"...

"Nothing could honor Howard more than this scholarship, which may enable others to excel in a subject that he was passionate about"...

Not even cloudy skies and a forecast of possible rain could stop the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega from putting on a car show for charity. The Sixth Annual ATO Auto Emporium... took months of planning and successfully raised over a thousand dollars from participants and local businesses which was donated to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund...

...So often, in the fatal fires, the smoke alarms are either missing or inoperable. Or, in some residence hall fires, the building fire alarm system is not operational. This most recently occurred at a school in Mississippi where the fire alarm system failed to operate and the occupants had to bang on doors to alert one another. An almost identical situation occurred last April at another school in Mississippi [web/ tickets/ eBay] and when the fatal fire at ATO fraternity broke out in August 2004, it was reported that the fire alarm system had been disabled and did not operate...

...ASOSU's Environmental Task Force, has created the Greek Green Challenge, a program designed to award houses for their attempts in being more earth friendly and environmentally conscious...

Alpha Tau Omega, one of the participating houses, switched over to renewable energy last winter. "Our house was doing that because we think it's important to have renewable energy and it's good for the environment," said Max Lippman, a senior in general science and president of ATO. "We have focused on cutting down shower time. Around 11 or 12 we get all the lights off"...

The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. have reached their endowment goal of $10,000 for the Candice Walker Memorial Scholarship...

During Greek Week last spring, many greek organizations helped raise money to benefit the Candice Walker Memorial Scholarship Fund as well as the Alpha Tau Omega Memorial Fund Scholarship...

Jim Bergener had a positive quality that helped him earn leadership positions throughout his college and professional life...

...he and six other students founded the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity... on the San Luis Obispo campus in 1964...

Every sport seems to have a traditionally dominant team... in University of Alabama [web/tickets] intramurals, that team would be The House.

By slaughtering the Smokin Blounts 37-12 in the Co-Rec Championship and defeating Alpha Tau Omega 19-7 in the Men's All-Campus Championship, The House continued its reign of dominance with its fifth flag football title...

Leadership is an art. It's an art not everyone can master, regardless of their experiences, backgrounds or gender...

Junior Evan Schaefer has been involved with Greek life since his first semester at Simpson. He is currently the vice president of Alpha Tau Omega and he has also held the positions of philanthropy and community service chair and new-member educator. He's the current Inter-Fraternity Council president and former IFC vice president of recruitment.

"Having a Greek background helps to get your feet wet in leadership," Schaefer said. "By getting involved in Greek life, it helps you get involved in student activities. It's a progression upwards"...

Last Friday, new members of UCF's fraternities and sororities spent the afternoon at Lake Claire for the Junior Interfraternity Council and Junior Panhellenic Council New Member Veterans Day Barbecue...

Oliver said that it was "refreshing" to see Greeks from many different organizations socializing. David Zaret, a member of Alpha Tau Omega, agreed. "Aside from what fraternity you're labeled as, it's important to get together as a Greek community," he said. "I guess we can all get along"...

Alpha Tau Omega fraternity is hosting a shirt sale...

"It's about [selling] stuff as cheap as we can for the students," Zach Walker, public relations senior and fraternity member said, adding that the fraternity held the first sale last month and sold out in two hours. "This fundraiser is for the organization. Anything we can make is good for the organization, but we hope to use it later on for charity. We're trying to build it up."

...Ask any fraternity member on this campus who has made it to senior status, and he will tell you that our fraternal community has been not-so-slowly declining over the past few years. We've lost Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Tau Omega, Lambda Chi Alpha and Delta Chi. These are chapters that played a major role on this campus not more than 10 years ago - and now they're gone...

It was 2 a.m. when Trevor Johnston's fraternity brother woke him up to clouds of black smoke seeping through door cracks and windowpanes...

While the brothers of Virginia Tech's chapter of Zeta Psi watched their Greek letters literally melt from their fraternity house - a house famous for once housing former student activity center director Paul Derring, not to mention weekend parties, Roanoke Street clean-ups and football tailgates - the men outside felt only gratitude.

I mean, after a blaze swept through he Alpha Tau Omega house at Ole Miss [web/ tickets/ eBay] last year, killing three, how could they not? Unlike that tragedy, the Oct. 3 house fire that took place in a heavy residential area of downtown Blacksburg injured no one...

It was announced this month that the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity had been given permission to explore the possibility of becoming Eastern's 12th fraternity...

The national organization of Alpha Tau Omega says its group's focuses are leadership, scholarship and charity...

"We are looking for competitive people who are looking for a challenge," said Steve Silcock, the associate director of expansion for the Alpha Tau Omega National Headquarters...

...thousands of college students nationwide... moved to a different school after Hurricane Katrina shut down their home campuses. Now, with schools in the New Orleans area set to reopen in January, students... must decide whether to return to their old schools and friends or remain at their new campuses...

Lex Steers, who lived in Eugene before attending Tulane, has spent the last few months living with his parents and taking classes at the University. As an engineering student and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Steers was disappointed to be at a campus without an engineering department or a chapter of his fraternity...

The university has filed complaints against not only Vandal football players, but also members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity after an October altercation at the house...

Vandal tight end Luke Smith-Anderson was charged with two counts of battery, disturbing the peace and malicious injury to property; left guard Jade Tadvick was charged with one count of battery and disturbing the peace; and left tackle Hank Therien was charged with disturbing the peace...

...I was first introduced to the final clubs by the Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard, which featured nothing more than a list of the eight organizations. Noting the apparent absence of a Greek system at Harvard, my father-who attended University of Texas at Austin-said, "Hey, Rex. These look like a pretty good deal. You should consider joining." It seemed like reasonable advice. After all, my dad had been an Alpha Tau Omega in college and had enjoyed his fraternity days immensely. Coming from my background, joining an all-male social club seemed natural, and at the time, hardly objectionable...

The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity chapter at the University of Delaware [web/tickets] has decided not to fight its March suspension for alcohol and safety violations. Along with dropping its lawsuit against UD, the chapter has disbanded...

Rich Nofi, 31, an ATO alumnus, said the house is being sold. The decision to drop the lawsuit stemmed from other, unrelated problems... Nofi said. "I'm fairly confident that nobody believes we're responsible for the death of Rachel Payne," he said.

Due to other incidents, the chapter's charter was revoked. "They continued to have mismanagement violations after we had worked with the university," said Wynn R. Smiley, CEO for ATO's national headquarters. "They shot themselves in the foot."

...Greek organizations at Western Michigan University acknowledge that while it [hazing] has been a problem in the past, hazing is not currently happening here...

Kristian Woods, chair of the Greek Judicial Board and member of Alpha Tau Omega, agrees that the Greek community follows the established policies. "There is very strict punishment and consequences are such that organizations won't do it ... There is even a Michigan law against hazing" he said, adding that if hazing were happening, it would be exposed quickly...p>

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School recognized seven outstanding alumni at its seventh annual Alumni Association Awards...

Four distinguished alumni receiving Alumni Merit Awards, given from UNC Kenan-Flagler's degree programs to alumni who personify the school's tradition of excellence... Thomas M. Brantley, tax director and corporate tax executive of Bank of America, received the Master of Accounting Alumni Merit Award...

Brantley was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity...

...in Friday's issue, the article "Fraternity Suspended for Alcohol Violations," incorrectly stated that Student Judicial Affairs suspended the UC Berkeley chapter of Alpha Tau Omega. In fact, Alpha Tau Omega's national organization suspended the chapter, according to fraternity members.

...Developed by the National Down Syndrome Society in 1995, the Buddy Walk is a 1-mile walk that helps raise money for research and education programs locally and nationally by promoting awareness and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. ...

Sponsors included Las Cazuelitas de Tucson, Desert Diamond Casino, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity...

As a faculty member, I have the opportunity to watch as students pass through my classes on the way to the rest of their lives and the great achievements that will come. I have the best job in the world because I shape the thought processes from which will spring the great ideas of tomorrow.

My most important task with students is to instill in them strong critical thinking skills and assist in developing their interpersonal and leadership skills. This is not limited to my role in the classroom. Outside of the classroom I do this as the faculty advisor of the New Hampshire Delta Delta Chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity...

The brothers of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity have been busy planning and participating in several philanthropy events. Last week approximately thirty brothers took time to attend the St. Judes' letter writing event... are also planning our own philanthropy event this weekend, No Leaf Left Behind. Nobody enjoys raking leaves, let the Brothers of ATO clean up your lawn... Brother of the week honors go to Ryan McCarthy for his creative Halloween costume...

UC Berkeley fraternity Alpha Tau Omega was suspended by Student Judicial Affairs Tuesday, which will force more than 30 members of the fraternity from the chapter house this spring for an undisclosed amount of time...

"At this time the case involving Alpha Tau Omega fraternity is still pending," said Kerry Fleming, assistant director for Greek life, in an e-mailed statement. "The University of California, Berkeley is working closely with the chapter, the Board of Trustees and the National Organization to resolve the matter"...

... A.J. Patton, a sophomore marketing major said, "Our goal was to talk to the kids about the importance of not being discriminatory, of just being an all around good person, not making decisions based on how people look"...

As a member of several different organizations, including Student Government Association and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Patton said being part of multiple organizations allows him to work with people from diverse backgrounds. "I think that gives you a platform to speak to others. My experiences with different people and organizations that I'm a part of, that I have a role in, gives me the chance to work with others. Speaking to people comes naturally, to tell them stories"...

A St. Lawrence University student has been arrested... for selling drugs out of his frat house...

Canton police conducted a search warrant at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house...

Despite a new social policy placing restrictions on parties and alcohol in Greek houses, fall recruitment numbers for the Greek system were the highest they have been in the past several years...

Increased publicity efforts included summer mailings, posters and T-shirts, as well as events such as the Palmer Field tailgate and the screening of a film during welcome week.

...the removal of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity from the Greek system last semester was counteracted by the addition of two new chapters to the campus Greek system.

Members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity (Oklahoma State University [web/tickets]) are spending their nights on different lawns around campus in order to raise awareness of Stillwater's homeless population.

This is the eighth year they have done this, and donations they receive will be given to a local homeless shelter...