University of Florida
History:
The Alpha Omega chapter of Alpha Tau Omega was founded in 1884 and is the oldest and most prestigious fraternity in the state of Florida. The chapter house has been in use since 1939 and is home to one of the largest fraternities at the University of Florida and the fifth-largest chapter of ATO nationally. Ten locations on campus are named after distinguished alumni of the chapter, including the Stephen C. O’Connell Center and Steve Spurrier – Florida Field. The chapter has received the True Merit Award, the highest award for a chapter offered by the National Fraternity, three out of the past four years. Some of the chapter’s famous alumni include Lawton Chiles, Jack Youngblood, Cris Collinsworth, and Steve Spurrier.
To learn more visit https://ato.org
Executive Board:
President: JT Story
Vice President: Cole Gabbai
Chaplain: Kyle Curtis
Treasurer: Brennen Gil
Historian: Andrew Anson
Scribe: Wyatt Williams
Risk Manager: Matt Quartararo
Philanthropy Chair: Adrian Alonso
Social Chair: Sammy Myers
Rush Chair: Joe Snider
House Manager: Charlie Swain
New Member Educator: Luke Robinson
Senior Executives at Large: Tom Johnston & Michael Kaplan
Junior Executives at Large: Connor Ofsanko & Rex Farrior
Philanthropy:
This October we held our first annual Casino Night at the chapter house. Last Spring, one of our brothers was diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo treatment at AdventHealth in Orlando. Our chapter immediately looked for ways to support him, and when we landed on the Casino Night idea, we knew cancer research at AdventHealth was the benefactor we wanted to work with. We began planning the event over the summer, and ended with the plan to have a large casino night with a variety of casino games, a 50/50 raffle, silent auction, and other raffles. We set the goal at $65,000 and with the extremely successful event and the great support we received, we surpassed our goal with raising $69,000+. We couldn’t be happier with how the event turned out, but even more we couldn’t be more proud of our brother who endured a challenge more difficult than many of us could ever imagine. Thank you to those of you that donated to the silent auction, raffle, and crowd change link; we are very excited to hold the second Casino Night next Fall.
If you are an alumni looking to tour the house, post job opportunities, or have any other questions, please reach out using the form on the right.