HILLSDALE, Mich., Sept. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillsdale
College's Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) men's fraternity, Beta Kappa
chapter, has been named the fraternity's national "True Merit
Award" winner, the College announced today. Beta Kappa accepted the
award at the 82nd Biennial Congress, held Aug. 3-6 in Charlotte,
North Carolina. This is the fourth consecutive True Merit
Award for Hillsdale College's chapter.
"We are grateful to everyone who made this possible, including
the national fraternity, the College administration, and most
importantly my brothers at the Beta Kappa chapter of ATO," said
Matt Katz, Alpha Tau Omega president
at Hillsdale College. "Each year, we
make it our goal to be better than we were the year before, the
semester before, and even the day before. This award shows that we
accomplished that goal. I'm very proud to be a member of ATO at
Hillsdale College."
In 2015, Best College Reviews named the Hillsdale College one of the 50 best colleges in
the nation for Greek life. In the 2014-15 school year, Hillsdale's four fraternities and three
sororities performed more than 8,600 hours of community service.
Many chapters earned recognition for their outstanding academic and
community achievements.
"We are pleased with the continued efforts and accomplishments
of our men of ATO," said Aaron
Petersen, dean of men and adviser to the College's four
fraternities. "It is one of our many blessings at Hillsdale College to have fraternities that
reinforce the College's aim of developing the minds and hearts of
its students and prepare them to be leaders. Fraternity life can be
a real force for good and a practical way to learn
self-government."
To be considered for the True Merit Award, the chapter must
display significant leadership and participation in national
programs and campus organizations and enhance a positive ATO
experience for all members and pledges.
To learn more about Hillsdale
College and its Greek life, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
About Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College, founded in 1844,
has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts
core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or
state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student
grants or loans. It also conducts an extensive educational outreach
effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free
monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more
than 3.5 million.
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