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..."They were deadlocked on the second question," Alden said, which would have decided how much each party was to blame for. If the jury decided Holloway was more than 50 percent at fault then he would receive no recovery from the fraternity.

"It was a six-and-six split, and they never wavered," said James Ewbank, one of the fraternity's attorneys. Ewbank said six of the jurors believed Holloway should take most of the blame, and six of the jurors decided the blame was equal or that it was ATO's fault...

The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house on Chancellor Street is one of the buildings near Grounds that used to be a boarding house for University students...

A mistrial was declared Monday in a lawsuit against a University of Texas fraternity filed by Wes Holloway, a former member who was paralyzed after he belly-flopped from a picnic table into a shallow pool in 2003.

The jury in the case against the Austin chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity deadlocked...

Jim Ewbank, a lawyer for the fraternity, said: "We're disappointed in the verdict. We anticipate that in a retrial of the case that we will in fact prevail."...

University of Florida - ...Some fraternities, however, prefer a more traditional, low-key rush week, said Michael Coots, the rush chairman for Alpha Tau Omega.

...offering heaping plates of wings, subs and jambalaya, anyone interested in the fraternity can sit down and get to know the brothers of ATO, Coots said.

"We want them to meet the actual brothers, not just judge us for what goods we have," he said.

Fire crews responded to the Alpha Tau Omega house at Michigan State University Sunday night because a beam had moved out of place in the basement...

Work has begun to rebuild a University of Mississippi [web/ tickets/ eBay] fraternity house destroyed in a fire one year ago tomorrow. The fire destroyed the house of Alpha Tau Omega, killing three fraternity members...

"It hit pretty close to home with all of us, and when we went the following day, it made each of us realize how important each individual member is," Mississippi State University ATO president Drew Sparks said...

A district court judge declared a mistrial Monday in a lawsuit against a fraternity at the University of Texas.

Wes Holloway sued Alpha Tau Omega for $25 million after diving into a pool with less than a foot of water...

What does it take to go up against an incumbent city council member when you are a college student? Elliot Lipinsky thinks it takes knowing the needs of students...

Lipinsky hasn't had a lot of leadership roles while in college, though he is a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and UA College Democrats. But he said he believes he has the determination and desire needed...

Chris Dorsett was sound asleep when the fire alarm in his University of Southern Mississippi dormitory blared, sending him and hundreds of other students into the hall ready to evacuate...

Attention to campus fire safety has increased dramatically since last fall, when a blaze killed three students as it swept through the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity house at the University of Mississippi [web/ tickets/ eBay] in Oxford...

Although Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the Alpha Tau Omega house fire that took the lives of three fraternity brothers, the ATOs are looking toward the future with high hopes and strong memories...

James Story, ATO president, said the chapter understands the meaning of fraternity life better because greek organizations are not just about parties and social scenes, but about a common brotherhood. "Tragedy gives life and organization a whole new meaning," Story said. "Materials can be replaced, but people cannot, so take advantage of every opportunity"...

A year the tragic events of the Aug. 27 Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house fire, memories of that day are still vividly remembered...

Corban said the response from the Ole Miss [web/ tickets/ eBay] family was touching. "I saw the students coming together along with the different departments to assist the ATO members and their families"...

The Bikers Extravaganza Poker Run will be held Sunday, September 11th, 2005 and is sponsored by the March of Dimes Bikers for Babies and Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. The Poker run starts at the March of Dimes, Jonesboro office, 272 Southwest Drive, with the first bike out at noon and the last out by 1 p.m. The run fee is $5 per hand.

The Biker Extravaganza starts around 5 p.m. at the Arkansas State University pavilion. There will be a bike wash, bike games, live music, games for the kids, and more. Admission: $3 per person, children 9 and younger free. Those who participate in the poker run also get in free. Proceeds benefit the March of Dimes Bikers for Babies. (870) 932-0300.

A UT student who claims his paralysis is the result of his fraternity's negligence at a 2003 party will likely hear a verdict today. Wesley Holloway was mostly paralyzed after belly-flopping into a makeshift pool.
Holloway, an undeclared natural sciences junior, claimed his state of paralysis is partially his own fault, but his former fraternity, the Austin chapter of Alpha Tau Omega, should share some of the blame...

A year after the fire that destroyed the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house, greek organizations are still not required to retrofit sprinkler systems to their houses...

Alpha Tau Omega has started construction on a new house that will have an up-to-date sprinkler system...

College life is all about learning lessons. In turn, greek life, the fraternities and sororities, are all about learning social lessons, building relationships. In the past year, the students at Ole Miss have learned a painful one, but one that's beginning it's final chapter...

"You know, as a group, we've become a LOT closer, but as a whole we're still ATO and we're still the same people with or without a house." Says ATO President James Story And ATO's new house has become a symbol of a new ATO and a new focus on safety here at the University of Mississippi [web/ tickets/ eBay] .

The land has been staked and the footers have been dug, which means the concrete foundation of the new Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house is ready to be poured...

Although the ATOs are moving forward with future projects, Saturday will mark the one-year anniversary of the house fire that captured the lives of three beloved fraternity brothers, Howard Stone, William Townsend and Jordan Williams...

A new $3 million Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house is under construction at the University of Mississippi [web/ tickets/ eBay] almost a year after an early morning fire gutted the old house and claimed the lives of three students...

Todd Wallace, another fraternity alumnus who is a builder with Verizon Construction in Memphis, Tenn., said the new house will look very similar to the old one. As a former member of the Ole Miss ATO chapter, Wallace said rebuilding the house holds "more special to my heart than other jobs for sure. And it gives me a closer connection to the chapter itself by being involved like this"...

Nearly a year after an early morning fire ravaged the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at the University of Mississippi [web/ tickets/ eBay] , a structure has started to rise from the ashes...

Max Miller of Oxford, an ATO alumnus who is involved in the rebuilding process, said the house is set to be completed by August 2006. "They are preparing now to lay the foundation, which will be constructed in the next few days," he said last week. "As of right now, the final cost is not calculated, but our goal is to allow the students to move in fall of 2006."...

In an effort to curb binge drinking by college coeds, more universities are requiring incoming students to complete an online alcohol-education course...

Greek organizations are also starting to require new members to enroll in the AlcoholEdu course. In September 2002, Kappa Alpha Theta, one of America's largest sororities, announced that it would start mandating alcohol education for all of its 12,000 members in more than 120 chapters across the U.S. and Canada. Other Greek organizations have since followed suit, including fraternities Delta Phi, Sigma Nu and Alpha Tau Omega.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison topped a list of the nation's best party schools...

The rankings are based on survey responses regarding alcohol and drug use, hours of study each day, and the number of students in fraternities and sororities...

Other universities listed in the Top 10 party schools were Ohio University-Athens, Lehigh University [web/tickets] in Pennsylvania, University of California-Santa Barbara, State University of New York at Albany, Indiana University-Bloomington, University of Mississippi, [web|/ tickets/ eBay] University of Iowa, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Loyola University New Orleans.

Chris Dorsett was sound asleep when the fire alarm in his University of Southern Mississippi dormitory blared, sending him and hundreds of other students into the hall ready to evacuate...

Attention to campus fire safety has increased dramatically since last fall, when a blaze killed three students as it swept through the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity house on the University of Mississippi [web|tickets|eBay] campus in Oxford...

Adam Skaggs and Josh Sutton live in fraternity houses that don't have sprinkler systems - and that's the way they like it...

Attention to fire safety in fraternity houses has increased ever since three students died after a blaze swept through the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity house last year on the University of Mississippi [web|tickets|eBay] campus...

The kind of party held when Wes Holloway became mostly paralyzed after doing a belly-flop into a pool was not approved by fraternity alumni, his brother said in court.

"Foam parties were not allowed to take place at the ATO house, so we didn't discuss it with alumni," testified Travis Holloway, who at the time was Alpha Tau Omega fraternity's assistant pledge trainer...

Wes Holloway testified in court Wednesday that the belly-flop he took into a wading pool at a fraternity party that left him mostly paralyzed was partially his fault. But some responsibility also lies with the fraternity he is suing, he said.

The trial in the lawsuit against the Austin chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity began this week... Holloway, 21, is seeking $25 million for the May 2, 2003, incident...

Preventing sewage from spilling into Gainesville creeks is going to mean bigger bills all around in the coming months. ...

Since 2003, the utility has issued 36 notices telling business and groups to fix or replace their grease traps or risk getting their water shut off...

The utility is now working with eight businesses and groups it sent notices to fix problems with their grease traps, including the Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Theta and Phi Kappa Tau fraternities at the University of Florida...

..."This one is unique," said Richard McKaig, dean of students at Indiana University in Bloomington and director of the Center for the Study of the College Fraternity. McKaig said he has never seen a fraternity attempt to be readmitted by claiming religious discrimination in the 34 years he has spent studying the organizations.

Seven University of Delaware [web/tickets] fraternity chapters... are currently suspended, and one is on probation, school spokesman John Brennan said...

The university also faces a suit from Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, which claims its rights were violated when the school ordered it shut down in February. The organization was accused of failing to properly supervise guests at a September 2004 party...

The University of Delaware [web/tickets] has suspended Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity for four years for serving alcohol to underage students and other violations of school regulations...

In March, the university upheld a guilty ruling and resulting four-year suspension of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity... The fraternity was found guilty of charges including failing to ensure guests' safety at a party, exceeding legal occupancy limits at the house and violating university and city alcohol laws...