ATO Viking Tradition

[ATO/terp]

Can anyone give me deatails about it????

[ATOtnBetaTau]

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.

[sairose]

they always hold the Viking Party here.

[Loner]

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

[tauforlife1987]

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

[sep]

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

[ATOtnBetaTau]

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.

[sep]

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

[JC_Tau]

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.

[loveinxi]

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

[DoubleTDG]

ATO at Texas Tech holds Viking Formal

[Unrest]

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
Badge #: 186658
Iota Chi Chapter (Auburn University Montgomery)

[ATOTony76]

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.

[HN1865]

We're having our Viking Week in the Spring.

[BetaBetaBro]

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