ATO Viking Tradition
 

Can anyone give me deatails about it????

The viking tradition is used mostly at chapters in the Southeast. These chapters usually consider the viking their unofficial mascot. They also usually have a Viking Party sometime during the year. My chapter doesn't use the viking so I don't really know much else about it.

they always hold the Viking Party here.

We use the Gator as the mascot in Texas chapters due to the fact that you get gATOr

Viking...yes!
 

I know we have a three day viking party but it never has stuck as a mascot!

good day to all
 

hi is it ok if i can post here where i am not member of this fraternity? because you have the same name of fraternity here in the philippines. i am a member of Alpha Sigma Phi Philippines Inc. And the organizer of Alpha Tau Omega in philippines is a quitter or a break away in our fraternity (ASP). Because they introduce themselves international and affiliated in ATO-USA. Is it true? Just want to clarify. Thanks and have a good day to all

No, ATO does not have any chapters in the Philippines or anywhere else outside of the US. In fact, our national Fraternity's website has a note at the bottom of the home page with notice about it.

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thank you for your response. have a nice day to you. fraternity for worldpeace.

You know this is really interesting to hear. I had never heard of this tradition until now, even though I go to a school in the southeast.

However, we DO have a big build party every year called Shipwreck. Though the party tends to have a pirate theme, thinking about it now I wouldn't be surprised if this evolved from a Viking tradition.

i dont know where the person above is from but birmingham-southern used to hold viking or vike and they were told they couldnt anymore and switched to shipwreck, which is really just a knockoff of vike

ATO at Texas Tech holds Viking Formal

I've had several brothers go down to that Viking bash, but honestly, I never saw the viking as a mascot outside of maybe intramural sports. Either way, it's great to know it's a tradion in so many chapters. Unfortunately, my chapter closed down shortly after I went alum. Our campus isn't very greek friendly. From what I heard, they were doomed no matter what.


Brother Davis
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Iota Chi Chapter (Auburn University Montgomery)

we have a viking week here at the Alpha Sigma chapter at Oregon State University. Its a fun week, but probably nothing compared to the chapters in the south east.

We're having our Viking Week in the Spring.

The Viking Tradition comes from Birmingham Southern College's Beta Beta Chapter. It was started in 1963. Unfortunately, Nationals took Vike away from us in 2006 as a sanction. We replaced the party with Shipwreck.
Here is a link to the history about the Viking traditon:
http://atobetabetahistory.blogspot.c...aces-vike.html