Alpha Tau Omega Alumni - University of Florida

10/09/2021

Yesterday, at the Tau Mansion. The tradition lives on.

12/04/2020

I am sad to inform you about the recent passing of Dr. Frank Maturo, better known as "Doc” Maturo. As many of you know, Doc was the Alpha Omega Faculty Advisor for 51 years. He spent countless hours doing his best to mentor thousands of Alpha Omega Brothers. He also did a lot for the University of Florida. Doc Maturo deserves a moment of recognition for everything he did to make UF and ATO a better place.

A funeral service will be conducted in Gainesville this Sunday, December 6 at 3:00 pm at the William-Thomas Funeral Home Downtown. Additional details for the funeral, as well as his obituary, can be found here:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gainesville/obituary.aspx?n=frank-maturo&pid=197205413&fbclid=IwAR2fb65XAyj_3YObcsAENS9zrEVqUWmrzRDeqp1CKcy3Av8YPiHq8DhDt2g

View Frank Maturo's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

08/02/2019

The Fall 1982 Pledge Class is having a reunion in Orlando for the Miami vs. Florida Football Game on Saturday, August 24 @ 2:00 PM at the home of Joe Kivett. If you would like to hang out with the Most Awesome Pledge Class 😁 to enter the Tau Mansion, email Joe Kivet for more information: [email protected].

04/01/2019

Brothers,

Our annual Founders’ Day Dinner Banquet will be held Saturday evening, April 13th, following the Orange & Blue game. It is always fun, and a great time for fellowship and to catch up with Brothers you haven’t seen in a while.

This year it will be held at the Wyndham Gardens Hotel, Bivens Ballroom, located at 2900 SW 13th Street, beginning at 6:30pm with a cash bar, and followed by dinner and awards. Our Keynote speaker is Arnie Bellini, fall ’76, who founded ConnectWise in Tampa, a business software utilized by technology providers, which he just recently sold to a private equity firm. Arnie’s story is amazing, and I hope you will all join me to hear about it at the banquet.

If you have questions, or if you need a registration form, please contact Tyler Chin, event Chairman, at [email protected] - 904-704-7370 or call Molly at 706-207-8770.

Hope to see you there!

LAMB,

John

John B. Marion, IV

03/12/2019

Hello Brothers,

My name is Tyler Chin and I am in charge of Founder’s Day this year. Founder’s Day is being held at the Gainesville Wyndham Garden on April 13th from 6:30-9:30pm and the guest speaker of the event will Arnie Bellini. This is the Orange and Blue Game weekend.

Send payment to:
Molly McCann at 207 SW 13th St., Gainesville, FL 32601 by March 30TH with the names of your guests and dinner selections (chicken, steak, mahi mahi).

Tickets are $45 by check or Venmo: Otis1884
Please make checks payable to Alpha Tau Omega.
Questions? Call Molly at 706-207-8770 or
Tyler Chin, the event Chairman, at 904-704-7370

08/04/2018

It is an incredible honor for Howe Q. Wallace Jr. (UF ATO) to be inducted as ATO National Worthy Grand Master and John Marion (UF ATO) as an ATO National Board of Trustee. These two men have served their fraternity for a collective 84 years, building lifelong relationships and shaping the lives of thousands of young men. Much thanks to the many Alpha Omega brothers who attended the ceremony in Orlando yesterday. Ree Rah Rega!!!!

07/30/2018

HOWE WALLACE TO BE INDUCTED AS ATO WORTHY GRAND CHIEF ON AUGUST 3 IN ORLANDO.

Good afternoon Brothers…

Alpha Omegan Brother Howe Wallace will be elected and installed as Worthy Grand Chief (National President) of our Fraternity at ATO’s Congress sometime between 11:30 and noon on Friday, August 3rd in the Ritz Carlton Ballroom at the JW Marriott Complex in Orlando. It would truly be amazing if we were to have a large delegation of Alpha Omegan Brothers there to witness this great moment. Howe is and has always been such a great Brother. Our Chapter, and the National Fraternity, are both blessed to have him lead us during this difficult time for fraternity organizations nationwide.

Please be there if you can. As far as I know that portion of Congress is business casual attire, so obviously a jacket and/or tie would work as well.

Please circulate this email to all Brothers you know who may be interested in attending. Thank you very much!

LAMB,

John

John B. Marion, IV

03/12/2018

Please see the note below from ATO's National CEO, Winn Smiley, and take action. It takes three minutes...

Dear John (Marion),

Alpha Tau Omega and our inter-fraternity community needs your help.

For millions of students and alumni, being part of the fraternity or sorority community has been the highlight of the college experience. Most men who join ATO find the leadership, friendship, academic and personal growth opportunities offered through our brotherhood to be invaluable. Across the country, single-sex organizations represent the one place on a college campus, where through a shared experience, young men or young women can enjoy a sense of belonging and personal development.

Yet, it has become increasingly common for universities to impose policies aimed at forcing single-sex organizations—like fraternities and sororities—to become co-ed or to impose other membership policies that would violate a student's right to freely associate with organizations of his or her choice.

Would you ask Congress to support the inclusion of single-sex protective language in the Higher Education Act? This language would protect freedom of association rights for college students. Single-sex organizations--like men's fraternities and women's sororities--offer a unique and irreplaceable support community as important today as it ever was. Help us to ensure these organizations and experiences are protected under federal law.

Please click on the image below to contact your US Representative and US Senators to support inclusion of language in the Higher Education Act to protect student freedom of association to join single-sex organizations. By reaching out to Congress, with this simple message, you will help preserve the single-sex fraternity experience for ATO brothers and for our many inter-fraternal brothers and sisters in the future. Thank you for your help.

Enter your information below to connect with your legislators through the phone, email, Facebook, and Twitter!

06/21/2017

REMINDER, ATO SUMMER RUSH PARTY TONIGHT.
JUPITER, FL

ATO Summer Rush Party
Hosted by Greg and Tracie Marion
Please invite Florida's finest young men to start their journey to becoming an ATO Brother.

When: June 21, 2017
Time: 5pm to 7pm (or whenever we feel like ending it).
Place: Marion Residence – Swamp Tiki at Marion Field
18335 River Oaks Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458

Attire: Casual – Shorts and Short Sleeve Shirt

RSVP: [email protected]

06/13/2017

ATO Summer Rush Party
Hosted by Greg and Tracie Marion

Please see the note below from Greg Marion and invite Florida's finest young men to start their journey to becoming an ATO Brother.

When: June 21, 2017
Time: 5pm to 7pm (or whenever we feel like ending it).
Place: Marion Residence – Swamp Tiki at Marion Field
18335 River Oaks Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458
Attire: Casual – Shorts and Short Sleeve Shirt
RSVP: [email protected]

Good afternoon fellow Taus:

I hope this email finds you and yours well. I’m writing to inform you that Tracie and I are hosting the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity – Alpha Omega Chapter Summer Rush Party at our home this summer. We certainly hope you can attend and would like to encourage you to reach out to other ATO’s whom I may not have included in this email and forward it to them in hope that they can attend also.

Additionally, please take a moment to provide me with the name(s) of any young men who you may know that have graduated High School and are headed to the University of Florida. We are looking for young men you believe to be a good candidate(s) for Alpha Omega Rush in the Fall.

You should know that Alpha Omega is doing spectacular. I attended National Congress where Brother John, deservingly, was awarded “President of the Year” for ATO Nationally. Our Chapter took home the “True Merit Award” along with many other national awards and recognitions.

Alpha Omega continues to thrive on the UF Campus as well. This year, our previous Worthy Master, Smith Meyer, was elected Student Body President. A true testament to the leaders our Chapter is producing.

These past few years, we have extended bids to over 60 young men at our Fall Rush; the preponderance of which attended Summer Rush Parties across the state having already met many of the Active Members prior to arriving on campus. This tells us that Summer Rush Parties have proven to be a valuable tool in landing the “pick of the crop” early before our competition has a chance to meet and greet these young men. Membership from the Palm Beach County area has fallen short in recent years and it is my hope that this party might change that.

Please take a moment to provide me with a few prospects and be sure to include their contact information as well. We will invite them and their father’s to attend the party. Tracie and I hope to see you there. Please RSVP to help us with planning for food and beverages (non-alcoholic).

09/28/2016

Check out this great new video from the Tau Mansion!
https://youtu.be/RKLR2L3YRiY

Remember MTV Cribs? Well we took that concept to college with our new series, "Trending Houses" and here we present Trending Houses at ATO at the University ...

07/13/2016

There's still time to sign up for the 8th annual Alpha Omega Reunion. Come join many brothers from the past six decades at this great event.