Alpha Tau Omega
Louisiana State University - Epsilon Zeta Chapter
The Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega at Louisiana State University is proud to sponsor Children’s Miracle Network as our chapter philanthropy. Through an event each semester, we raise money and awareness for the organization through its local hospital: Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. Through our first three events and participation in Dance Marathon at LSU, our chapter has raised over $20,000 for CMN.
In the Fall of 2017, we decided to call this Signature Event the “Restaurant Showcase,” with the intention of bringing together friends, family, and students of LSU to sample local foods from around the Baton Rouge area and listen to live music. Over 250 people attended the event and we raised more than $2300. The Restaurant Showcase was also named as the “Best IFC Philanthropic Event” of 2017 by the Order of Omega at LSU.
Philanthropy has been at the forefront of our efforts as a chapter since we began at LSU in the Spring of 2017; it is something that all of our members support and participate in every single semester, and it will continue to be a cornerstone of our organization—something that we take great pride and joy in.
Our members put on a philanthropy event once a semester, and the one in the fall is called our “Signature Event.” This is the larger of the two events per year, and the one that we want to be an annual ATO staple.
In the Fall of 2018, we hosted the second annual Restaurant Showcase, with the hopes of expanding on the first and solidifying a tradition that we want to continue with for years to come. We accomplished this goal by increasing our Public Relations regarding the event as well as featuring more live music and making it a tailgate for the LSU vs. Auburn game which was on the same day. 350 people were in attendance and we raised $6200, nearly tripling the dollars raised from the previous year.
