Caffeine High 2007 has come and gone, and it looks like this year was another successful fundraiser for Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Over 700 people attended Caffeine High, and the chapter expects to be able to donate between $2500-$3000 to BB/BS.

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.

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Alpha Tau Omega needs your help in passing important legislation coming up in the House and Senate that could benefit your chapter.

On Wednesday, September 19, 2007, between 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST all Fraternities and Sororities are conducting a “Phone March” on Capitol Hill to bolster Congressional support for the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act ( H.R. 643/S. 638).

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.

The HDC needs your help in its efforts to build Theta Eta a new chapter house. Currently, donations used for non-educational housing improvements are not tax deductible. However, efforts are underway in the United States Congress to approve a bill that will make these donations 100% tax deductible.

For more information about bills S. 713 and H.R. 1548, please visit http://www.bipac.net/page.asp?g=fc&content=issues