BOT and Actives Develop "House Pride" Rules to Maintain Standards
The Board of Trustees continues to work with the chapter and its leadership on “house pride”. Let me explain:
   
Most of you know that the chapter divides up the house and does its own cleaning.  (They don’t have Mom Scott, Mom Rooney, Otis, Luther or Miss Blanche.  This is our reason for our capital campaign.)  They know they need to improve and have developed a set of “house pride” rules and schedules to address the need to keep the house “guest ready”. 

The rules (a.k.a. the Clary House Pride Standards):

1.    The house will be clean by 12 AM Monday morning.
2.    The house will be clean by 12 AM Thursday morning.
3.    The house will be clean by 9 AM on game days.
4.    If any damage is done due to negligence and stupidity, it will be fixed within 72 hours.
5.    Anything else that is broken will be fixed within 5 days, and if it cannot be fixed, the issue will be reported to BOT for further help.
6.    Full trashcans will be emptied and trash bags will be replaced, and trashcans will be located in every room of the house.
7.    No parking in the front yard or out back.

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A "Retro" Reunion
Thank you to Neil Anderson ’72 for submitting this photo.

He writes, “This picture is from a reunion of our pledge class that we had about 2yrs ago. We did a "retro" golf tournament at Bobby Jones golf club, where a number of us played while still at Georgia Tech.”

(Click on the continued link to see a larger image).

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Chapter Update
By George Evagoras, Worthy Master 2010

Last fall was a very exciting time for all the brothers here at Alpha Tau Omega. Hopefully you were able to make it down to a game or two during the incredible football season. The house was vibrant and packed each game with brothers, friends, alumni, and especially parents.  We kicked off the fall semester with a huge alumni event hosted by the guys of the 1960s. Brothers helped them feel welcome back to the house and a handful of us were able to attend the alumni reception at night.  Seeing how many men in their 60s still care about the house was very special!

Next  we rolled onto our annual Hawaiian Weekend. Once again, we teamed up with GT H.E.R.Os and raised money for children with disabilities by hosting the ATO Hawaiian Weekend Volleyball Tournament. We were also able to give back to the homeless community of Atlanta by teaming up with the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority and make hundreds of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in an event we like to call “Hoagies for the Homeless”.  The 2009 executive board finished the year strong and the new members are excited about the transition into the new year.  

This spring holds a lot in store for our brothers as we continue to strive for, not only another True Merit Award, but the Best Chapter Award given out by ATO Nationals.  We will be looking forward to events such as a formal in Savannah, our annual Viking Party, and philanthropy events such as ATO Buzz Off and Relay for Life.

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