Reasons to Pledge ATO
11. Networking - Upon graduation, you will have the opportunity to network with the 181,000 living ATO alumni who will be priceless in helping you find your place in the working world.
10. Scholarships - The ATO Foundation provides brothers with $150,000 in scholarships each year.
9. Campus Involvement - Taus at Austin Peay State University are highly involved on campus.
8. Community Involvement - ATO's at Austin Peay State University have assisted Clarksville and surrounding cities, performing hundreds of community service projects.
7. NO hazing - When it comes to hazing, our chapter has a zero-tolerance policy which is supported by the National Fraternity, the University, and our Board of Trustees.
6. Intramurals - Football, basketball, softball, and soccer are just a few of the intramural sports that ATO competes in each year.
5. Christian Heritage - ATO's enjoy a brotherhood founded upon Christian principles. While Alpha Tau Omega accepts men of various religious beliefs, ATO can never be separated from the Christian framework around which its founders based the fraternity during its beginnings in 1865.
4. Academics - The brothers of ATO are committed to academic excellence. In recent years, our chapter has maintained a GPA of 3.0.
3. Social Development - ATO offers a great social calendar on campus. Brotherhood events, Homecoming events, and invite only parties are just a few examples of some of the things we do.
2. Leadership Development - Alpha Tau Omega is "America's Leadership Development Fraternity." The National Fraternity of ATO offers events such as Regional Leadership Conference, Noah's Ark, and LeaderShape. By taking part in chapter leadership and organization, brothers become well-practiced in the dynamics of leadership.
1. Brotherhood - Above all, Alpha Tau Omega is a brotherhood. Our primary purpose is to"bind men together in a brotherhood based upon eternal and immutable principles." ATO is an ever-expanding, tight-knit group of men committed to caring for each other and seeing each other through the good times and the bad. While your experience as an undergrad may only last for a few years, the bonds of brotherhood last a lifetime. In life, many friends come and go, but brothers are forever
Alpha Tau Omega: Eta Tau Alumni Scholarship
This scholarship if for incoming freshman males planning on attending Austin Peay State University and that pledge Alpha Tau Omega. One $500 award and two $250 awards will be given to the most qualified candidates. Applicants must provide the Eta Tau chapter with their transcripts. Also, two letters of recommendation are required. The letters can come from teachers or employers. Letters from family members that are brothers in Alpha Tau Omega will be accepted as well. A select number of qualified canidates will be interviewed by a panel of alumni and active brothers. The selection process will be conducted by the same panel. Mail applications to Alpha Tau Omega at Student Life and Leadership U.C. Rm. 211 P.O. Box 4695 Clarksville, TN 37044. If you would like further information or need a scholarship application contact Craig Amabile at 931-206-3660.
Eta Tau
Scholarship
2.) Merit based
A.)GPA
B.)excels in community service
C.)excels in philanthropic/fundraisers
D.)meets all duties of office in chapter
3.) Need based
A.) brother must demonstrate need for financial aid
4.) Contingent upon records of community service and other activities.
5.) EC makes pick
6.) Brothers who have met requirements will be interviewed by the EC.
7.) Award is renewable
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Information
Alpha Tau Omega is a men's social fraternity located at Austin Peay State University.
Alpha Tau Omega was founded by Otis Allan Glazebrook, Erskine Mayo Ross and Alfred Marshall, at the Virginia Military Institute in 1865.
Alpha Tau Omega was founded upon was & is founded upon Christian (not Greek) principles.
Alpha Tau Omega was not established in imitation of or in opposition to any existing fraternity.
Alpha Tau Omega was the first fraternity founded as a national fraternity.
Alpha Tau Omega was the first fraternity founded after the Civil War in 1865, striving to heal the wounds created by the devastating war and help reunite the North and South.
The first World War I Medal of Honor was given to Captain C. L. Irwin, ATΩ Wyoming 1913, as one of the first American heroes mentioned in dispatches to the U.S.
