{"188091":{"#nid":"188091","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Sanctioned for Conduct","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELast week, members of the Beta Iota chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity were notified that its national office had completed a membership review. The review was conducted earlier this month, following the discovery of risk management issues within the chapter that surfaced as the result of a national fraternity investigation. The review was performed independently and without involvement from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a result of this review, several members were expelled from the fraternity, and the chapter will be engaged in a series of membership development sessions designed to help the chapter correct behaviors that prompted the investigation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn a statement, ATO Chief Executive Officer Wynn Smiley said, \u201cIn conjunction with the Institute, the Alpha Tau Omega national fraternity has taken both punitive and reformative action regarding our Beta Iota chapter. The chapter, its alumni and the national fraternity are financially investing in an independent consulting firm to work with the chapter. With 17 men removed from Alpha Tau Omega, the remaining 50-plus men can focus on strengthening Beta Iota with the expected outcome of a renewed brotherhood and strong ATO presence at the Institute.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis latest review follows last November\u2019s events in which \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/UITcqg\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Dean of Students Office placed the chapter on interim suspension\u003C\/a\u003E pending the completion of an investigation into alleged violations of the Institute\u2019s student code of conduct. The investigation, conducted by the Dean of Students\u2019 Office of Student Integrity, has been completed. Pending successful fulfillment of the resultant sanction requirements, the chapter will remain on disciplinary probation until mid-August. During this period, the chapter may continue to recruit new members and participate in intramural competitions and campus activities but is restricted from all social events.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELast week, members of the Beta Iota chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity were notified that its national office had completed a membership review. The review was conducted earlier this month, following the discovery of risk management issues within the chapter that surfaced as the result of a national fraternity investigation. The review was performed independently and without involvement from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2013-01-30 13:29:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:33","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"171551":{"id":"171551","type":"image","title":"Alpha Tau Omega","body":null,"created":"1449178999","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:19","changed":"1475894811","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:51","alt":"Alpha Tau Omega","file":{"fid":"195732","name":"alpha_tau_omega.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/alpha_tau_omega_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/alpha_tau_omega_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":46664,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/alpha_tau_omega_0.png?itok=GMTBWvNJ"}}},"media_ids":["171551"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/osi.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Student Integrity"},{"url":"http:\/\/web.gtato.org\/","title":"Alpha Tao Omega (Beta Iota chapter)"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"57151","name":"alpha tao omega"},{"id":"57141","name":"code of conduct"},{"id":"4705","name":"fraternity"},{"id":"171206","name":"student integrity"},{"id":"170966","name":"Suspension"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}