Post: On March 10, Taus at the University of Minnesota hosted their “Climb 4 Kids” Signature Event, raising $29,000 for Bolder Options—a Minneapolis-based youth mentorship program. Climb 4 Kids is a rock climbing marathon hosted by Vertical Endeavors in Minneapolis with venders, a DJ and all-you-can-eat BBQ barbecue, and this year’s event had 350 community members and students in attendance.  “This ...

Post: On Feb. 15-17, Taus at Penn State University participated in the world’s largest student-run philanthropy event, THON, raising more than $367,000 for the Four Diamonds Fund with their THON partners Zeta Tau Alpha. "THON is a 46 hour dance marathon," said Co-THON Chair Justin DeCarlo, Penn State '09. "We raise money for pediatric cancer through the Four Diamonds Fund. The ...

Post: Taus at Baylor University have found success with their Signature Event “ATO Bed Races." Each year, Baylor ATOs raise money to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation with the tournament-style competition. This year, the chapter and event caught ESPN's attention and was featured during the primetime telecast of the Kansas State vs. Baylor football game on ABC!  ATO Bed Races originated in ...

Post: Like many college basketball fans, Jack Blankenship, Alabama ’12, brings his “game face” to every Alabama basketball game. His face just happens to be a lot bigger and more distracting than yours. Blankenship brings a large cutout of his own face donning a goofy expression to games and uses it to distract players of the opposing basketball team, earning him ...

Post: Taus at the Epsilon Kappa chapter at Bowling Green State University are responsible for one of the greatest school spirit traditions on campus: the ringing of Old Alpha, BGSU's victory bell. “It gives us a name,” said Victor Senn, Bowling Green State. “It shows off our colors. It’s a great spirit booster, morale booster for the team. The fans love ...

Post: This fall semester at the University of Mount Union, the Taus of Alpha Nu and the women of Delta Sigma Tau paired up to transform the ATO house into a haunted house with their second annual Signature Event “Haunted House on the Hill.”. This year, the two groups portrayed victims and zombies of a staged quarantine disaster. “We came up ...

Post: The 2012-13 season of ATO Roadshow’s “RoadRace” is underway with a new point system and a new level of intense brotherly competition between ATO chapters from across the nation.  The new points system is as follows: 5 points for post  5 points for photos  5 points for videos 5 points for post submitted via non-active ATO (alumni, professors, friends, family, ...

Post: After holding the No. 1 ranking for 24 non-consecutive weeks, the Zeta Kappa Taus at West Texas A&M University officially became the 2012 ATO Roadshow RoadRace National Champion at the 80th Biennial ATO Congress. At the season's end on July 1, West Texas A&M finished the competition with an impressive 22,874 points, 11,499 more than 2011 National Champion Pepperdine.  "We ...

Post: On April 28, the Theta Pi Taus at the University of Alabama in Huntsville hosted their annual chicken wing festival, Battle of the Buffalo, at the Joe Davis Stadium parking lot to benefit the Russel Hill Cancer Foundation and to celebrate the life of brother Paul Salmon, Alabama-Huntsville ’05, who lost his battle to Leukemia in 2007.  “The event invites ...