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==Alpha Tau Omega (ATO)==
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The fraternities of the University of Astoria are tightly regulated by the university in how they operate. New fraternities are given one of the houses on Greek Row, and a five year charter in which to establish themselves and grow to a size that will let them outgrow the Greek Row house. If they have done so by the end of that charter, they will be renewed for another five years, and so on. If they have not flourished, or have been the source of too many problems on-campus, the charter will not be renewed.
[[Image:ATOSeal.jpg|right|80px]]
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==Joining Greek Society==
* Astoria chapter of the national [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Tau_Omega Alpha Tau Omega] fraternity.
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* '''Fall Term (Introduction):''' By the administration's request, the Fall Term is off-limits for rushing.
* Currently assigned one of the [[Greek Row Houses]] on campus.
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** Wanting to give new students the chance to settle into the greater university culture (to say nothing of figuring out a good balance with their classes), the Fall Term is made up of various social events for the student body, organized and paid for by the fraternities.  
* Has a local reputation as the fraternity with a lot of engineering students and jocks.
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** These are intended to help foster university culture as a whole, as well as give students the chance to meet and get to know some of the Greek societies on campus, as well as give those Greek societies the chance to make positive names for themselves.
* '''Population:''' 19 (4 seniors, 5 juniors, 4 sophomores)
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* '''Winter Term (Rush):''' Fraternity Rush begins Winter Term, and lasts for four weeks (until the end of Midterms, roughly).  
* '''Additional Brothers, by Name:''' Dan (Sophomore), Kaleb (Sophomore); Roger (Freshman), Nick (Freshman), Pieter (Freshman), Eddy (Freshman)
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** These weeks are filled with "rush events," social events created by the individual fraternities to give students a chance to meet their membership, see what they're like and to make an impression. Only events on the weekends are actually parties - the fraternities often sponsor movie nights, buffet dinners, pick-up sporting events, and other events that often highlight the purposes and character of the fraternity.  
* [[ATO Fraternity House]]
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** The last two weeks of the Rush includes all of the Greek Row Houses hosting Open Houses from 10am to 8pm, giving interested members the chance to see what living in the House is like, and to make their interest known. Then, the last week of Rush, the societies extend their bids to interested students, and take those who accept in as pledges.  
* [[Status (ATO)]]
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** New pledges are not permitted to move in until right after Winter Term Finals, but they do tend to spend a lot of time a the Houses before then. New Pledges also often tend to spend Spring Break at the events the fraternities plan for their membership, often full-on vacations at Spring Break locations.
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* '''Spring Term (Pledge & Initiation):''' After being accepted into the Greek society, the Spring Term is the opportunity for new members to test themselves. There is a whole corpus of knowledge that pledges are expected to learn: the meaning of the fraternity's name, its luminaries, its history, knowledge about Greek society in general and so on.
| [[Image:Deacon-alders.jpg|left|150px]]|| '''Deacon Alders'''<br>''Chapter President; Engineering Major (Senior); Baseball''<br>Deacon is a senior who is the current president of the fraternity. He's well-known as one of the baseball team's best players. As fraternity president, he has a large room to himself. He is also an amateur photographer, and can often be found with his extraordinarily powerful digital camera to hand.<br>• '''Ep 101:''' Deacon gathered up [[Henry Mulgrew|Henry]] and Reese, as well as [[Stella Jalo|Mama J]] to give the two brothers an assignment: planning the Bonfire Night party for the frat.<br><br>'''Common Locations:''' [[ATO Fraternity House]] (Room 1 & 2), [[University of Astoria]] (Student Center, Athletics Center, Innis Hall, Library)
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** Pledges are often given onerous tasks in the upkeep of the organization and House, and though hazing isn't strictly legal in the Greek system, it inevitably does occur to some degree, although RAs and chapter presidents know to keep a close eye out for anything that becomes potentially dangerous or legally actionable.
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** By end of term, pledges have either been released from their oaths (which very rarely happens) and are not being accepted, or they are prepared for initiation. Each society has its own rituals of initiation and oaths of secrecy.
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==Greek Life Office==
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* The Greek Life Office is located in the Student Center.
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* It is an office and an attached conference room where the chapter presidents of the school's societies meet weekly.
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* The office is work space for any of the presidents, and they tend to take "shifts" over the course of the week in the office, making themselves available to answer any student questions or concerns regarding Greek society.
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|[[Image:ATOSeal.jpg|thumb|[[UofA ATO|Alpha Tau Omega]], known for engineers and athletes]] || [[Image:APOSeal.jpg|thumb|[[UofA APO|Alpha Phi Omega]], known for being co-ed and social justice]] || [[Image:DOSSeal.jpg|thumb|[[UofA DOS|Delta Omicron Sigma]], known for being military veterans]]
 
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| [[Image:StellaJalo.jpg|left|150px]]|| '''[[Stella Jalo]]'''<br>''Den Mother''<br>The resident advisor, Stella is a local who oversees the part-time cleaning and cooking staff, and acts as a "den mother" for the boys of the ATO.<br><br>'''Common Locations:''' [[ATO Fraternity House]] (RA's Rooms), [[Kaffe]]
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|[[Image:PSNSeal.jpg|thumb|[[UofA PSN|Phi Sigma Nu]], known for being Native American]] || [[Image:PKASeal.jpg|thumb|[[UofA PKA|Pi Kappa Alpha]], known for being the big-party frat]] || [[Image:TPASeal.jpg|thumb|[[UofA TPA|Theta Phi Alpha]], known for being a very social sorority]]
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| [[Image:Bradley-humes.jpg|left|150px]]|| '''Bradley Humes'''<br>''Athletics Major (Senior), Baseball''<br>Boisterous and the unquestioning leader of the fraternity's partiers, Bradley is the sort who was obviously born for the Greek life. He is a second-generation ATO, and his father contributed a fat portion of funding that paid for the ATO house's furnishings (something he never lets anyone forget).<br><br>'''Common Locations:''' [[ATO Fraternity House]] (Room x), [[University of Astoria]] (Athletics Center, Main Quad, Other frat houses), [[Crossroads_Nightclub|Crossroads]]
 
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| [[Image:Reese-tavis.jpg|left|150px]]|| '''Reese Tavis'''<br>''Archaeology Major (Junior); Wrestling & Rugby''<br>Reese is a good guy: a member of the ATO and a good athlete, a solid low-As student (majoring in Archaeology, with a minor in Mass Communications), he's well-liked by most of the people he knows. Reese plays hooker position in rugby.<br>• '''Ep 101:''' Reese was assigned the task of helping Henry plan the Bonfire Night party.<br><br>'''Common Locations:''' [[ATO Fraternity House]] (Room 18), [[University of Astoria]] (Athletics Center, Richmond Science Center, Main Quad, Student Center)
 
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| [[Image:Henrymulgrew.jpg|left|150px]]|| '''[[Henry Mulgrew]]'''<br>''Mass Communications Major (Junior); Wrestling, Cross-Country & Rugby''<br>Henry is the newest member of ATO.<br><br>'''Common Locations:''' [[ATO Fraternity House]] (Room 17), [[University of Astoria]] (Athletics Center, Columbia Hall, Student Center [esp the [[Queer Resource Center] ).
 
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| [[Image:Carter-smythe1.jpg|left|150px]]|| '''Carter Smythe'''<br>''Engineering Major (Sophomore); Cross Country, Rugby, Wrestling''<br>Carter is a young former Eagle Scout who is attending university partially on a Scouting scholarship. He's an upstanding young man: a star rugby player and wrestler, good at academics, a faithful church-goer who does work with service organizations like Habitat For Humanity during his summers. He also helps run the campgrounds for the local Boy Scouts, as well. Carter was thrilled when [[Warner Pelt|Warner]], someone from his old troop who'd been (to his mind) unfairly removed from the Scouts, showed up at the university, and they've struck up a tentative friendship again. If Carter has a weakness, it is the TA [[Neena Cosgrove]], whom he asks out on a date at the end of every lecture he attends where she is presiding. To date, he's had no success, but he's sure he just needs to prove himself to her. In the short time since the new brother [[Henry Mulgrew|Henry]] has shown up, he and Carter have found themselves in a friendly rivalry.<br><br>'''Common Locations:''' ATO Frat House (Room 21), University of Astoria (Student Center, Library, Innis Hall, Athletics Center)
 
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==Delta Omicron Sigma==
 
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* Astoria chapter of the national [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Omicron_Sigma Delta Sigma Omicron] veteran's fraternity.
 
* Currently assigned one of the [[Greek Row Houses]] on campus.
 
* Has a local reputation as being fairly quiet, with a large population of local ex-military.
 
* '''Population:''' 18 (3 senior, 5 juniors, 4 sophomores, 6 freshmen)
 
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| [[Image:Davis-monk.jpg|left|150px]]|| '''Davis Monk'''<br>''Communications Major (Sophomore); Marine Veteran''<br>A fairly quiet man with a reputation for his stony silences, Davis received a Medal of Valor and Purple Heart for his service in Afghanistan, where he lost his leg. He's something of a loner, although polite enough to most people he meets.<br><br>'''Common Locations:''' [[DOS Fraternity House]] (Room xxx), [[University of Astoria]] (Athletics Center, Columbia Hall), Student Center (Food Court)
 
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==Theta Phi Alpha==
 
[[Image:TPASeal.jpg|right|80px]]
 
* Astoria chapter of the national [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_Phi_Alpha Theta Phi Alpha] sorority.
 
* Currently assigned one of the [[Greek Row Houses]] on campus.
 
* Has a local reputation as the only sorority, with a very diverse membership.
 
* '''Population:''' 14 (1 senior, 2 juniors, 4 sophomores, 5 freshmen)
 
* '''Other Sisters, by Name:''' Lyssa (Junior), Bethany (Sophomore)
 
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| [[Image:Aedia-randall.jpg|left|150px]]|| '''Aedia Randall'''<br>''Chapter President; Business, specializing in green technologies and conservation; Cross-Country and Swim Team''<br>The president of Theta Phi Alpha, Aedia comes from money. She's no spoiled debutante belle, though, or snooty New England royalty. She's definitely a Pacific Northwestern girl, all piercings and a preference for house music. She's really damned good at most of the things she puts her mind to, and looks down on everyone else around her. She claims to hold herself and everyone around her to a high standard, but most people agree she's just kind of a superior bitch, even if she is fucking irritatingly good at what she does. Unlike most queen-bee types, she doesn't have a clique of girls who follow at her beck and call, however - so far, no one's managed to live up to her high standards. Aedia also has a [[Neena Cosgrove|cousin who is a TA]] at the university, and the two of them spend occasional time together.<br>• '''Ep 101:''' Aedia appeared at the [[Crossroads Nightclub|Crossroads]] while [[Jace Evans|Jace]] and [[Thomas Michael Craig|Thomas]] were there. She paid attention to Jace just long enough to get drinks off of him, and then hooked up with some meat-head athlete.<br><br>'''Common Locations:''' [[TPA Sorority House]] (Room 1&2), [[University of Astoria]] (Athletics Center, Columbia Hall, Innis Hall, Student Center), the [[Crossroads Nightclub|Crossroads]]
 
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| [[Image:Miranda-Barnes.jpg|left|150px]]|| '''Miranda Barnes'''<br>''Psychology Major (Sophomore)''<br>One of the small clique of girls who seem to orbit Aedia, Miranda is arguably the quietest one of them all. She recently managed to land the attentions of [[Jace Evans]], to the envy of her girlfriends, but doesn't seem sure what to make of it.<br>• '''Ep 101:''' Part of Aedia's crew at the [[Crossroads Nightclub|Crossroads]], she was among those left to entertain Jace (a task she didn't seem to object to at all). He was cool toward her, and she ended up giving him a handjob in the car outside, before they went their separate ways.<br><br>'''Common Locations:''' [[TPA Sorority House]], [[University of Astoria]] (Kant Hall, Student Center, Alder Hall), the [[Crossroads Nightclub|Crossroads]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 19 November 2015

The fraternities of the University of Astoria are tightly regulated by the university in how they operate. New fraternities are given one of the houses on Greek Row, and a five year charter in which to establish themselves and grow to a size that will let them outgrow the Greek Row house. If they have done so by the end of that charter, they will be renewed for another five years, and so on. If they have not flourished, or have been the source of too many problems on-campus, the charter will not be renewed.

Joining Greek Society

  • Fall Term (Introduction): By the administration's request, the Fall Term is off-limits for rushing.
    • Wanting to give new students the chance to settle into the greater university culture (to say nothing of figuring out a good balance with their classes), the Fall Term is made up of various social events for the student body, organized and paid for by the fraternities.
    • These are intended to help foster university culture as a whole, as well as give students the chance to meet and get to know some of the Greek societies on campus, as well as give those Greek societies the chance to make positive names for themselves.
  • Winter Term (Rush): Fraternity Rush begins Winter Term, and lasts for four weeks (until the end of Midterms, roughly).
    • These weeks are filled with "rush events," social events created by the individual fraternities to give students a chance to meet their membership, see what they're like and to make an impression. Only events on the weekends are actually parties - the fraternities often sponsor movie nights, buffet dinners, pick-up sporting events, and other events that often highlight the purposes and character of the fraternity.
    • The last two weeks of the Rush includes all of the Greek Row Houses hosting Open Houses from 10am to 8pm, giving interested members the chance to see what living in the House is like, and to make their interest known. Then, the last week of Rush, the societies extend their bids to interested students, and take those who accept in as pledges.
    • New pledges are not permitted to move in until right after Winter Term Finals, but they do tend to spend a lot of time a the Houses before then. New Pledges also often tend to spend Spring Break at the events the fraternities plan for their membership, often full-on vacations at Spring Break locations.
  • Spring Term (Pledge & Initiation): After being accepted into the Greek society, the Spring Term is the opportunity for new members to test themselves. There is a whole corpus of knowledge that pledges are expected to learn: the meaning of the fraternity's name, its luminaries, its history, knowledge about Greek society in general and so on.
    • Pledges are often given onerous tasks in the upkeep of the organization and House, and though hazing isn't strictly legal in the Greek system, it inevitably does occur to some degree, although RAs and chapter presidents know to keep a close eye out for anything that becomes potentially dangerous or legally actionable.
    • By end of term, pledges have either been released from their oaths (which very rarely happens) and are not being accepted, or they are prepared for initiation. Each society has its own rituals of initiation and oaths of secrecy.

Greek Life Office

  • The Greek Life Office is located in the Student Center.
  • It is an office and an attached conference room where the chapter presidents of the school's societies meet weekly.
  • The office is work space for any of the presidents, and they tend to take "shifts" over the course of the week in the office, making themselves available to answer any student questions or concerns regarding Greek society.
Alpha Tau Omega, known for engineers and athletes
Alpha Phi Omega, known for being co-ed and social justice
Delta Omicron Sigma, known for being military veterans
Phi Sigma Nu, known for being Native American
Pi Kappa Alpha, known for being the big-party frat
Theta Phi Alpha, known for being a very social sorority