Alpha Tau Omega ( ΑΤΩ ), commonly known as ATO , is an American social fraternity founded at the Virginia Military Institute in 1865 by Otis Allan Glazebrook. The fraternity has around 250 active and inactive chapters and colonies in the United States and has initiated more than 229,000 members. VMI Cadets are no longer associated with the fraternity. In 1885, the VMI Board of Visitors ruled that cadets could no longer join fraternities based on the belief that allegiance to a fraternal group undermined the cohesiveness of and loyalty to the Corps of Cadets.
41-694: Alpha Tau Omega represents one-third of the Lexington Triad , along with Kappa Alpha Order and Sigma Nu . The Fraternity does not have chapters or affiliations outside the United States. The fraternity's non-profit organization is The ATO Foundation, which provides scholarships to its members. Alpha Tau Omega was founded at the Virginia Military Institute on September 11, 1865, by Otis Allan Glazebrook , Erskine Mayo Ross , and Alfred Marshall. Glazebrook planned to use Christian brotherly love as
82-426: A No. 5 seed but was upset in the first round by former Big Sky Conference rival Montana . They began the 2006–07 season ranked #24. The Pack's major star during this recent period of success was Nick Fazekas . In 2007, Nevada was ranked No. 9 in men's basketball, which is the highest ranking that Nevada has ever held. The football team plays at Mackay Stadium . The modern Mackay Stadium replaced its predecessor and
123-470: A University football game. In November 2019, a student named Sam Martinez died due to alcohol poisoning at an initiation event. Fifteen of the c recent and former members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Washington State University were charged in connection with MarMartinez'sath. The charge, furnishing liquor to minors, is a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $ 5,000 fine in
164-479: A network of lenders around the country to assist in capital improvements, renovations, and construction projects. In 2008, the chapter at University of Nevada, Reno was suspended following controversy over hazing practices. As many as eleven pledges were forced to seek medical attention following their forced consumption of raw chicken, and the branding of the Greek letter Omega on their buttocks using dry ice. In 2013,
205-553: A police sniper was stationed overlooking a protest, this claim was subsequently debunked. Bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs are offered through: Nevada sponsors a center dedicated to Basque studies (Including the Basque language ) due to the large Basque population in Northern Nevada. In addition, the university maintains and sponsors many centers, institutes & facilities . The university and surrounding community
246-576: A way to help facilitate reconciliation between the North and South in the aftermath of the American Civil War . The charter members of Alpha Tau Omega initiated in the fall of 1865: In 1935, Erskine Mayo Ross started the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation with a donation of $ 5,000. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides educational opportunities and scholarships for
287-693: Is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. According to the National Science Foundation , the university spent $ 144 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 139th in the nation. The university has a medical school . The university is also home to the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism . It has graduated six Pulitzer Prize winners. The Nevada State Constitution established
328-558: Is a rigorous leadership program designed to challenge ATO brothers physically, mentally, and emotionally. The six-day adventure is spent backpacking the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains with the goal of peaking a 14,14,000-summit. Throughout the trip, truths involving leadership are reinforced. The week out West is designed to inspire men to lead their chapters more effectively. Encounter is a three-day retreat designed to allow brothers to explore or deepen their spiritual identity. Through
369-484: Is geared to better ensure that every ATO chapter President is prepared to take on his role and responsibilities. The weekend conference is packed with general leadership and chapter management information as well as unique opportunities to address individual chapter issues and initiatives. The Conference has evolved to now incorporate every Chapter President, Vice President, and Membership Educator. Emerging Leaders Conferences are held every year in more than 20 cities across
410-483: Is served by several campus libraries. The libraries are: For 2024, University of Nevada, Reno was ranked tied for 195th overall among national universities and tied for 106th among public universities in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report . In 2022, Forbes rated the University 184 overall among universities while University of Nevada, Las Vegas by comparison ranked 303rd. A significant and noteworthy jump in
451-672: Is the Heraldic Cross Pattee. Its motto is πι εψιλον πι . Its slogan is Love & Respect. Alpha Tau Omega has three publications, The Palm , which is the fraternity's semi-annual general magazine; ATO Leader , which is a bimonthly newsletter for chapter presidents and other organization leaders; and ATO Roadshow, which is a website designed to highlight individual chapter accomplishments and combat negative perceptions of fraternities. The fraternity holds several retreats and training conferences: Altitude, Encounter, Valiant, President's Retreat, and Emerging Leaders Conference. Altitude
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#1732847913362492-900: Is used to designate certain historic groupings of seminal college fraternities in North America. The Union Triad is a group of the three Greek-letter social fraternities in North America that were founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York : the Kappa Alpha Society (established 1825), the Sigma Phi Society (1827) and the Delta Phi (1827). No formal organization exists. Other fraternities which owe their birth to Union College include Psi Upsilon (1833), Omicron Kappa Epsilon (1834), Chi Psi (1841) and Theta Delta Chi (1847). Collectively, these many foundings earned Union College
533-740: The Kappa Alpha Society ), and Sigma Nu (founded in 1869 at VMI). The national headquarters of both the Kappa Alpha Order and Sigma Nu are located in Lexington. The members of the Triad are sometimes also grouped as part of the Virginia Circle , which includes several other fraternities founded in Virginia roughly during the period of the Lexington Triad: Kappa Sigma and Pi Kappa Alpha at
574-665: The State University of Nevada in Elko on October 12, 1874. In 1881, it became Nevada State University . In 1885, Nevada State University moved from Elko to Reno. In 1906, it was renamed the University of Nevada . The University of Nevada remained the only four-year academic institution in the state of Nevada until 1965, when the Nevada Southern campus (now the University of Nevada, Las Vegas ) separated into its own university. In 1969,
615-811: The University of Pennsylvania in 1850, is grouped with Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Psi to complete the Pennsylvania Triad . Four sororities were formed at Longwood University , which are billed as the Farmville Four . These include Kappa Delta (1897), Sigma Sigma Sigma (1898), Zeta Tau Alpha (1898), and Alpha Sigma Alpha (1901). The four faces of the campus bell tower commemorate these four organizations. Two national sororities were founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia , Alpha Delta Pi (1851) and Phi Mu (1852). General (social) sororities were banned on that campus in 1914, but this occurred long after
656-541: The University of Virginia , and sometimes Sigma Phi Epsilon at Richmond College . The Jefferson Duo includes the fraternities Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Psi , founded in 1848 and 1852, respectively, at Jefferson College in Canonsburg , Pennsylvania . A third, Kappa Phi Lambda , was also founded there but dissolved in 1874. In 1865, Jefferson College combined with Washington College to become Washington & Jefferson College . Phi Kappa Sigma , founded at
697-628: The Joe Crowley Student Union and built its first LEED accredited building. The University of Nevada has been ranked among the nation's most sustainable colleges, receiving an overall grade of "B+" on the Sustainable Endowment Institute's College Sustainability Report Card 2010. The university is simply called Nevada for athletics purposes. Its sports teams are nicknamed the Wolf Pack (always two words). They participate in
738-679: The NCAA's Division I ( FBS for football ) and in the Mountain West Conference . In March 2004, the Wolf Pack Men's basketball team qualified for the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history. The team earned a repeat trip in 2005 and beat Texas in the first round before falling to eventual national runner-up Illinois . The team returned for 2006 as
779-405: The United States serving almost 3,000 undergraduate members. The day-long program is designed to reinforce ATO for a Lifetime and demonstrate the benefits of belonging to a strong National Fraternity. Emerging Leaders Conference is designed to help every brother appreciate the importance of enhancing and strengthening their chapter experience. In addition to these, LeaderShape was started in 1986 by
820-460: The WAC title. Nevada joined the Mountain West Conference in 2012. Previous conference memberships include: The university has four official Student Media organizations: The Nevada Sagebrush , Wolf Pack Radio, Insight Magazine (formally Artemisia), and The Brushfire Literature & Arts Journal. Nevada's editorially independent, monthly student newspaper is The Nevada Sagebrush . Prior to 2004,
861-525: The biology department. The football team plays at Mackay Stadium. The modern Mackay Stadium was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500. The facility has been expanded several times in the last 15 years and now seats 30,000. The University of Nevada began construction of a new 108,000 square foot fitness center in June 2015. Named the E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center, it opened in February 2017. Students' use of
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#1732847913362902-455: The building which had previously held the now-defunct Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls , which had shuttered in 1894. The tree-lined Quad is located in the southern part of the campus, surrounded by Morrill Hall and the Mackay School of Mines. This quadrangle is modeled after Thomas Jefferson's at the University of Virginia. The herbarium at the University of Nevada, Reno is made up of
943-677: The celebration into new events, such as the University of Kansas' Miami Triad Concert. The Lexington Triad is a group of three fraternities founded by students from colleges in Lexington, Virginia , during Reconstruction following the American Civil War . Members of the triad include Alpha Tau Omega (founded in Richmond, Virginia , in 1865 by students from Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington), Kappa Alpha Order (founded in 1865 at Washington and Lee University and not to be confused with
984-447: The chapter at Cornell University was shut down for repeated alcohol and drugs violations. In 2017, the fraternity at the University of Memphis was suspended for five years due to hazing pledges and not complying with other university rules. The same year, the fraternity at Texas State University was suspended for three years after the alcohol-related death of a student at a party they co-hosted with other fraternities. Also in 2017,
1025-481: The development of a plan for creating a more sustainable campus. Significant efforts are made towards recycling and keeping the campus green. Many university buses run on bio-diesel fuels. The bicycle program has seen a significant increase in the number of bicycle users. The university's Food Services has made a commitment of 1% of the meal plan revenue to go towards funding sustainable initiatives on campus. In order to reduce energy use, UNR has installed solar panels on
1066-468: The downtown casinos. The university's first building, Morrill Hall, was completed in 1887 and still stands on the historic quad at the campus' southern end. The hall is named after U.S. Senator Justin Morrill, author of the 1862 Land-Grant College Act. Lincoln Hall (all-male residence) and Manzanita Hall (all-female residence) were both opened in 1896. While Lincoln was under construction, boys were housed in
1107-472: The fitness center is included in annual tuition and fees. The fitness center has four floors and includes a gym with three basketball courts, areas for weightlifting, cardio training, fitness classes, stadium stairs and an indoor running track. The project had a $ 46 million cost. Since its creation in the fall of 2008, the University of Nevada, Reno's Sustainability Committee has been gathering information on various aspects of campus sustainability and beginning
1148-502: The fraternity and was exclusive to members until 1988. LeaderShape was spun off into its organization which holds week-long leadership and networking retreats for college-age students. Richmond Property Group, RPG, is designed to offer full-scale professional property management to preserve and protect the real estate assets of ATO. RPG handles many housing-related queries for undergraduate chapters; these can range from design and material selection to budgeting and collections. RPG works with
1189-521: The fraternity at the University of Central Florida was suspended after a woman was raped by two men during one of their parties. The 2017 suspension was the fraternity's third suspension in five years. In 2018, the fraternity at the University of Kentucky had its charter revoked after the DUI arrest of a pledge following a traffic accident where a four-year-old boy was killed. This incident occurred after an off-campus fraternity sponsored tailgate party at
1230-555: The herbarium of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station (College of Agriculture) and the herbarium of the Biology Department. They have operated as one unit since 1978. Among those who worked at the herbarium were Patrick Beveridge Kennedy and Amos Arthur Heller at the experiment station and Philip Augustus Lehenbauer, Dwight Billings , Hugh Nelson Mozingo, Ira La Rivers and William Andrew Archer at
1271-607: The members of Alpha Tau Omega. Over $ 100,000 is available in grants and scholarships for undergraduate members. The fraternity's headquarters was previously in Champaign, Illinois , and is currently in downtown Indianapolis , Indiana. Alpha Tau Omega is a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference . Alpha Tau Omega's colors of azure blue and gold. Its flower is the White Tea Rose . Its symbol
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1312-567: The newspaper called itself simply the Sagebrush . The newspaper was given an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award for work completed during the 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2011–2012 and most recently, 2014–15, school years. The newspaper won the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker award in 2008 and 2009. Nevada's official student-run radio broadcast is Wolf Pack Radio. The station curates songs and creates radio shows for
1353-426: The rankings since Forbes analysis in years prior. For 2020, Washington Monthly ranked UNR 138th among 389 national universities in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service. The University of Nevada, Reno is the flagship institution of Nevada. The campus is located just north of downtown Reno overlooking Truckee Meadows and
1394-701: The retreat, the brothers will focus on Glazebrook's belief that unconditional love exemplified by Jesus is a powerful and regenerating dynamic. Valiant Leadership Training program guides nearly 100 members through a values-based curriculum on how to lead with integrity. The intense programming strongly emphasizes the basic components of effective leadership, communication, ethics, goal setting, and teamwork. Participants must be in good standing with their chapter to participate in Altitude, Encounter, and Valiant programming. President's Retreat held every January in Indianapolis,
1435-571: The school also as the Mother of Fraternities . It has been tradition at some campuses that have chapters of each of the Miami Triad, such as the University of Kansas , and the University of Mississippi , to hold an annual party, formal, or ball, often referred to as "Miami Triad" or simply "Triad", to commemorate their tie to each other and the Miami Triad's place in Greek history. This tradition has waned in recent years and some schools have transformed
1476-449: The state of Washington. In August 2020, the fraternity at Florida State University was suspended for five years, following incidents of hazing and alcohol use in the spring. On August 23, 11 people were arrested following a party at the former frat house associated with the group. In 2022, six members were removed from the fraternity at Troy University due to hazing and misconduct allegations. Lexington Triad The term Triad
1517-492: The student population on their official website. The station also partners with KWNK to broadcast the student made radio shows on FM in the Reno area. The university also sponsors Insight Magazine, the university's photography and lifestyle magazine. Insight was previously known as Artemisia Magazine until summer 2008. Under the name Artemisia, the magazine served as the university yearbook since its inception in 1899. The Brushfire
1558-650: The title Mother of Fraternities . The Miami Triad refers to three fraternities founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio , in the 19th century: Beta Theta Pi (1839), Phi Delta Theta (1848), and Sigma Chi (1855). Historians of fraternities often compare the significance of the Miami Triad to that of the earlier Union Triad . Delta Zeta sorority was founded at Miami University in 1902, and Phi Kappa Tau fraternity in 1906. Delta Sigma Epsilon sorority began there in 1914, merging in 1956 with Delta Zeta. These numerous Greek organization foundings cause some to refer to
1599-484: The two organizations, called the "Macon Magnolias," had expanded nationally. University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno ( Nevada , the University of Nevada , or UNR ) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada , United States. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, 1874, in Elko, Nevada . The university
1640-596: The university's name was changed to the University of Nevada, Reno to distinguish from the new institution in Las Vegas. In April of 2024, around one hundred UNR students joined other campuses across the United States in protests against the Israel–Hamas war and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The protestors demanded divestment from Israel and called for freedom for Palestine. Students also alleged that
1681-594: Was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500. The facility has been expanded several times in its history and now seats 30,000. In 2005, Nevada won a share of the WAC Title. The 2010 season saw Nevada at its best finishing the season ranked No. 11 in the AP and No. 13 in the BCS, stunning Boise State, 34–31, and costing the Broncos a possible shot at the BCS title, to win another share of