As of November 21st, 2008 the Theta Eta Educational Endowment has reached $3000. Once this account reaches $10,000 the chapter will permanently receive 5% interest on the total amount of money that is held within the Theta Eta account. The interest from this account will be used to permanently meet the need of funding LeaderShape, Altitude and RLC. The endowment is currently being funded by Joseph Carroll, Michael Colvin, Michael Flanery, Joey Holt, Jason Medley, John Milton and Kyle Newman.

On April 4th, 2007 the Theta Eta Educational Endowment was approved by the ATO Foundation. Once the account reaches $10,000, 5% of the annual interest gained will be made available for educational and facility grants or scholarships to benefit the chapter and initiated or uninitiated members of the Theta Eta chapter of Alpha Tau Omega at the University of North Alabama. If ever necessary, the Endowment may also be used during the re-colonizing or re-chartering of the chapter.

Undergraduate brothers Josh Walton, Chris Lucas, and Drew Henderson will be attending LeaderShape this year thanks to support from ATO Alumni. Brothers Chase Smith and Taylor Searfoss will also be attending Altitude later this summer. If you would like to provide a permanent way for undergraduates to attend Leadershape and Altitude, please contact Joseph Carroll for details about donating to the Theta Eta Educational Endowment through the ATO Foundation.

Eleven brothers have taken up the call to become charter donors to the Theta Eta Endowment Fund. These men will have the opportunity to provide the chapter with leadership training for many years to come. One of the long-term goals of the Alumni Association is to raise at least $32,000 for the Endowment. Once the fund reaches $10,000 then our alumni can appropriate 5% annual interest for leadership opportunities such as LeaderShape, RLC, and Altitude (formerly known as Noah’s Ark) or even provide academic scholarships specifically to Theta Eta Taus.