Alpha Tau Omega

by Rick Dahrens

Matavis Madden’s double-double was not quite enough for the Taus to upset Pi Kappa Phi on January 25th. Madden’s 10 points and 15 rebounds led the team in both categories, while Bryan Koyle led in steals with 3.

The Taus were down 22-14 to start the second half. However, the Taus came out of the locker room with a spark. The Taus knocked down 5 points early in the second half, and Madden’s three-pointer capped off an 8-0 run to start the second half.

The score being 22-22, the Taus slowly started to lose grip of the game when Pi Kapp hit a huge three. The final score was 36-30.

Jacob Laan ended the game with 8 points, as well as Eric Ellison, who also had 8 rebounds.

Koyle said after the game “We played hard, but we just never seemed to find our rhythm tonight.”

The Taus face Lambda Chi on Thursday at 5:00, while ATO’s The Dream Team kicks off their season on Wednesday at 3:30. Come support the teams as they fight for victory!

We would like to invite everyone who has been involved with the brothers of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity to write a letter of recommendation for our Annual Report for the past year. This letter should contain your involvement with the fraternity as a whole and what you have seen them give back to their university and community. It may also reflect the growth you have seen in individuals of the Fraternity. Letters can be written by parents, business leaders, school administrators, alumni, and other organizations. An example of a letter from the 08-09 Annual report can be found below.

Sample Letter of Recommendation

Please email your letter of recommendation to bmaxwell34306@troy.edu.

Thanks.
Ben Maxwell
True Merit Chairman

The intramural basketball season has finally arrived. Alpha Tau Omega will be represented with two teams this year. Team 1 (Taus) will compete in the fraternity division and Team 2 (The Dream Team) will compete in the recreational division. Both teams have been working hard so far and can’t wait for tip off. We encourage everyone to come out and support as your Taus begin the “Quest for the Shirt.” All games will be played at Elm Street Gym across from Sorority Hill.

Taus-
1/21/10- Thursday- 3:30- Sigma Chi
1/25/10- Monday- 5:45- Pi Kapp
1/28/10- Thursday- 5:00- Lambda Chi
2/1/10- Monday- 5:45- Farmhouse
2/4/10- Thursday- 5:45- SAE

The Dream Team-
1/27/10- Wednesday- 3:30- Sigma Chi 2
1/28/10- Thursday- 4:15- Bombers
2/3/10- Wednesday- 3:30- BCM
2/4/10- Thursday- 4:15- Ants in the Pants
2/10/10- Wednesday- 5:45- Dope Boi

Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God; he directs it to whatever end he chooses. Proverbs 21:1

Harry Truman was the plainspoken American president who said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” And, he spoke from hard-earned experience. As commander-in-chief during World War II, the feisty Mr. Truman faced many tough decisions, and he never dodged them. Instead, he followed the advice of another president, Andrew Jackson, who once said, “Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thiunking and go ahead.”

Now if Truman were here, he’d be quick to say that genuine leadership is an exercise in character building, not a popularity contest. Genuine leadership often requires tough decisions, decisions that by their definition, are displeasing to some. But, effective leaders are willing to sacrifice popularity for results.
If you are in a position of leadership-whether at church, home, work, or school-it’s up to you to set the right tone by making hard decisions and by setting a proper example. But make no mistake: wise leaders don’t make things too serious. The best leaders learn to laugh (when it’s appropriate), when to have fun (the good, clean kind), and when to lead (by example of course).

Are you the kind of leader whom you would want to follow? If so congratulations. But if the answer to that question is a question, it’s time to improve your leadership skills, beginning with the words that you speak and the example that you set.

If you occupy a position of leadership (and you do), then you should prepare yourself for the day (which will probably arrive sooner than you expect) when you will be faced with a tough, unpopular decision. When that day arrives, you have a choice to make: you can either do the right thing or the easy thing. Do the right thing. After all, every kitchen heats up on occasion, so you might as well get used to it. And, the best way to get used to a warm kitchen is to hang in there and take the heat, knowing that every kitchen, in time, cools down. And so will yours.

My name is Grant Bullington, President of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity here at Troy University. Welcome to the Website of the Kappa Beta Chapter of ATO. I would like to thank you for checking out our site, and more specifically for your interest in ATO. It is our hope that this website will serve as a reference to any questions you might have relating to the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity at Troy University. I encourage you to explore all of the areas of the site. If you have a thought or question that is not addressed here, please feel free ask. My email address is located at the bottom of this page, or you can click on the “Contact Us” link to the left to request information or leave a comment. Good luck in your college search and good luck in your search for a fraternity. Thanks for checking us out, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely, Grant Bullington
President Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
cbullington@troy.edu