Epsilon Sigma
Florida State University
Scholarships
In 2009, the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation will make available over $100,000 in scholarships to ATO brothers across the country. National scholarships are awarded on the following scale: 40% academic; 30% demonstrated leadership in ATO; and 30% demonstrated leadership on campus and in the community. For more information, check out http://www.ato.org/fnd/schol_information.shtml.
Awards
*Highest Overall Mens All Campus Fraternity G.P.A.
*2009 Florida State University Homecoming 1st place
Organization Facts
* ATO was founded by Otis Allan Glazebrook, Erskine Mayo Ross and Alfred Marshall, at the Virginia Military Institute in 1865 upon Christian-not Greek-principles.
* ATO was not established in imitation of or in opposition to any existing fraternity.
* The LeaderShape Institute, Inc. was created in 1986 by Alpha Tau Omega, and is considered one of the finest leadership skills training programs in the country.
* ATO annually ranks among the top ten national fraternities for number of chapters and total number of members. ATO has more than 250 active and inactive chapters with more than 197,000 members and more than 6,500 undergraduate members.
* ATO 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.
* ATO was the first fraternity founded as a national fraternity.
* The first World War I Medal of Honor was given to Captain C. L. Irwin, Wyoming '13, as one of the first American heroes mentioned in dispatches to the U.S.
* ATO was the first national fraternity to start a chapter free of alcohol and tobacco on fraternity property.
* ATO was the first fraternity to implement a spiritual development program.
Chapter Facts
While having fun is one of our main goals, we put a heavy emphasis on academics. Your grades while in college will determine your career path once you graduate and as a member of Alpha Tau Omega, you have brothers who will push you to do the very best you can. But being a true brotherhood, we are also their to assist you, with many current members and alumni who share similar majors, who are more than willing to help you if in need. Another area of emphasis is our dedication to community service and philanthropy. 95% of the chapter is also involved with other organizations outside of the chapter at Florida State. Plus, ATO is actively involved with intramurals such as football, basketball, dodge ball, lacrosse, etc.
Address
Alpha Tau Omega
Chapter website: http://www.fsuato.com
Inter/National website: http://www.ato.org
Recruitment Info
For more information contact Caleb Hornsby or Aaron Darnell