Congrats to new undergraduate executive team!

Gamma Zeta Elects New Executive Officers 1 (2-25-2015)Congrats on the new undergraduate executive team which was elected last week!

Jimmy and officers of last semester are still considered emeritus and engaged to help new guys while still living in house.

These guys below will be in their positions thru end of Fall ’15 semester.

Worthy Master-Mitchell Talbot
(502)-235-5454
mitchelltalbot77@gmail.com

Worthy Marshall-Tony Frank
(847)-830-7826
tonyfrank.kwamped@gmail.com

Treasurer-Jerry Huang
(630)-246-1360
huang2826@gmail.com

Head House Manager-Guy Urgo
(708)-903-1107
gaetanourgo@gmail.com

New Member Educator-Patrick Cosgrove
(615)-973-5373
cosgrove13087@gmail.com

Gamma Zeta Grade Report Fall 2014

report cardThe membership of Alpha Tau Omega Gamma Zeta Chapter continues to improve its collective GPA for a third consecutive semester!

The House average of 3.197 would rank ATO #7 this Fall among all fraternities and well above IFC and Fraternity Mens’ averages based upon school data supplied by Ashley Dye and the BFA.

3.197 also is higher than All Male Undergrad average of 3.15

Average Active Member average is 3.11 , #14.

New Member average is 3.19 ,# 2 only behind Sigma Phi Epsilon.

I am very proud of the commitment/ effort put to the House and to each other.

Keep it Up!

Jack

Jack Klues
Gamma Zeta ’77
Chairman, Board of Trustees

Announcing – 2nd Annual 2015 “Tau Madness” NCAA Basketball Tourney Bracket Challenge

Bill Barry '77 presents "Tau Madness" trophy to 2014 winner Frank Kulze '75

Bill Barry ’77 presents “Tau Madness” trophy to 2014 winner Frank Kulze ’75

Enter the 2nd Annual 2015 “Tau Madness” NCAA Basketball Tourney Bracket Challenge today!!

  • Test your NCAA basketball tourney picking skills against Gamma Zetas of all ages and around the world.
  • Make a donation to the house (we’re splitting the pot 50/50).
  • Take a chance of winning a great pot (last fall’s “Last Tau Standing” NFL Pool winner’s share was over $3,000!! and we think this will be even bigger!!)
  • Maybe get your name on a very cool trophy which will be displayed forever in the chapter house that you can show off to your children and grandchildren in the years to come!!
  • Most importantly earn bragging rights over Gamma Zeta brothers young and old!

Here are the rules.

  1. Make a $100 Donation for each entry by completing the form below.  You may submit multiple entries.  Just be sure to donate $100 for each entry.
  2. You’ll receive a confirmation email with instructions to register and enter your picks with our pool manager runyourpool.com.  (Note that you can set up your username and password now but will not be able to make your picks until after the final brackets are announced on “Selection Sunday” March 15.

You must make your donation and register and make your picks before the entry deadline of March 19, 2015 at 12:15 ET.

Pick Settings
Entry deadline: March 19, 2015 at 12:15 p.m. ET
Multiple entries allowed: Yes
Scoring Settings
Points awarded for wins (by round)
First Four: Play-in games are not included or scored
Second Round: 1 pt.
Third Round: 2 pts.
Sweet 16: 4 pts.
Elite 8: 8 pts.
Final 4: 16 pts.
Championship: 32 pts.
Tiebreak
Championship game total points
First additional tiebreak: Pool points in Second Round
Second additional tiebreak: Pool points in Third Round
Pot
Split 50/50 between ATO Gamma Zeta and winners
Winners share will be split as follows:
1st place – 60%
2nd place – 25%
3rd place – 15%

If you need help making your picks, come to the ATO Gamma Zeta “Tau Madness” Kick-off Luncheon on March 10 in Chicago where Gamma Zeta ’86 and former Illini Basketball Star and Big Ten Network Commentator Doug Altenberger and other former Gamma Zeta Illini Basketball stars will share their picks for the upcoming Big Ten and NCAA Tourneys.

Make your donation by clicking on the “Add” button and completing the form below.

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Message from our Chairman, Jack Klues ’77

jack-kluesBrothers:

I hope this letter finds you and your family off to a peaceful and productive New Year.

Speaking in behalf of the Board and House Corporation, we have found the first weeks of the Spring semester both interesting and promising.  The physical plant has never looked better.  Even though our beloved Chapter House does show its age in places and renovations are far from complete, the undergrads are showing the place the respect and care we all know it deserves.

The Chancellor for the University of Illinois, Dr. Phyllis Wise, came to the House for dinner on January 21st.  All of you would have been very proud of how Alumni and Undergrads worked together to create a truly special experience worthy of such a high profile VIP guest.

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Gamma Zeta Class of 2018 Initiation – Alumni, Please Attend!!

foundingbanquet (1)The Gamma Zeta Class of 2018 initiation will be held Monday evening at 6pm on February 9th at 1101 W. Pennsylvania Ave. All alumni are welcome and encouraged to attend. It is really a very cool experience… all 2700 or so of us who have been Gamma Zetas since our founding on March 21, 1895, 120 years ago, have participated in this same ceremony. If you haven’t been back since your own initiation, I guarantee that you will find the evening meaningful and enjoyable. And… it sends an incredibly important message to our newest undergraduate members about the lifelong nature of our commitment to ATO and our care for our house. Please attend if you can! Attire is suite and tie.

L&R,

Dane Luhrsen
Gamma Zeta ’77
Director of Alumni Relations
Editor of Gamma Zeta News

Tom A. Clark ’42 receives Diamond Circle Certificate from ATO via Gary Legwold ’72

FullSizeRenderOn Saturday, January 17, 2015 Gary Legwold ’72 visited Tom A. Clark ’42 and presented him with his Diamond Circle Certificate signifying his 75 years of membership in the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.  Tom is the grand nephew of our initiate #1, Thomas Arkle Clark.  Tom recently celebrated his 96th birthday and Gary reports that he’s still going strong.  Congrats to Tom and thanks to Gary for driving up to St. Cloud, MN to visit with Tom and present him with his Diamond Certificate!!

Opportunity for VP Sales

See job opportunity sent to me a couple of days ago from Tyson Brill ’02.  Contact Tyson if you are interested in learning more.  His contact info is listed below.
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‎Hi Dane,
Attached is a VP of Sales opportunity for a startup genomic analysis/data analytics company in Silicon Valley. The specs are attached. –Bina Technologies Vice President, Sales (1)
Will you please forward to the network and direct any inquiries/interested parties to me? My brother-in-law is leading this search and I am happy to make a connection.
Thanks!
L&R,
Tyson
TYSONBRILL@GMAIL.COM

Chancellor Phyllis Wise to visit Chapter house

wise_phyllis(crop)-(2)We will be kicking off the new Semester with a special VIP dinner guest on January 21st. The Chancellor of the University of Illinois, Ms. Phyllis Wise, has accepted our invitation to come our Chapter House to meet our membership and to see the tremendous potential of our young men living there. We believe this may be the first time Ms. Wise has made time on her very busy schedule to make a personal visit to a fraternity on the Illinois campus.  Thanks to our Chairman, Jack Klues ’77 for reaching out and making this happen!!