For the second time in a couple months the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at UNH has been busted. Shortly after receiving a 5 year ban they are in hot water again after 11 members were arrested for drug related charges that came from a search following an alleged sexual assault case. The house has also been ruled to unsafe to live in after fire violations, health code violations and life safety violations were found. Talk about a rough stretch for UNH fraternities, huh? This is way beyond double secret probation.
When I first came to UNH I heard about all the Greek life stereotypes, sayings or one liners. These aren't mine and I'm not saying they are true, but I learned them early and I'm sure most of you have heard them too. There was "A-Chi-Hoe," "Kattle Delta", "It always snows at ATO" and of course how Zeta was known for roofies. The articles I read only mentioned marijuana and prescription drugs (and others sent to labs to be tested) being found at ATO, so no word yet if "snow" was found.
I can't say this comes as a surprise at all, but hopefully this is the end of major busts at UNH. We don't exactly have the best reputation when it comes to this sort of stuff and our Greek life system doesn't look to good right now. Believe it or not, but having a strong Greek life is important to big universities. For a lot of the crap we hear about, they do get a lot of fundraising and volunteer work done (not to undermine other student orgs that do those things without all the "extracurricular" activities.)
Stay classy, not UMassy.
ATO got tipped
ReplyDeleteUNH's Greek Life ever looked good?
ReplyDeleteLike Anon @ 8:32 said, they did get tipped. If they didn't it would have been a LOT worse
ReplyDeleteIt always snows at ATO...
ReplyDeleteUNH wants the land of ATO. Raid Pike or any other frat, youll get the same results. Face the facts ATO has been getting alot of heat because of the huge land and the biggest frat house on campus on mainstreet. Give them a break for once.
ReplyDeleteGive them a break? Dealing coke (among other drugs) isn't a big deal, you're right.......
ReplyDeleteUNH would NOT get the land of ATO... it would go to the Town of Durham. oh and PS "a lot" is TWO WORDS
ReplyDeleteChill out grammar police
ReplyDeleteIt's so important to reiterate that ATO was not part of IFC or UNH when this happened. It should in no way reflect the Greek Life at UNH.
ReplyDelete@1:11am- Oh yeah, totally...the rest of the Greek houses at UNH are drug-free, never allow underage drinking, and double as rescue homes for lost puppies.
ReplyDeleteThe fraternities with these types of problems have been dealt with by the university. Instead of people having a bad view towards the Greek Life as a whole, they should see that the fraternities that got busted were merely bad apples. The fraternities on campus that AREN'T like this are trying tirelessly to be good for the community and trust me, are eons away from dealing drugs.
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