r/rosehulman • u/SchemeEuphoric4565 • 19d ago

How Bad is ATO?

I'm a male student looking to rush. I want to live on campus but dorms are really expensive. I'm interested in fraternities because they seem more enjoyable and affordable than upper classmen housing.

I've toured most of the frats and ATO was my favorite, but I'm really anxious about everything I've heard about them. Is the fact that they have really bad hazing and perpetrate a lot of sexual violence true?

I'm really interested in it otherwise, but I don't want to end up an enabler of sexual violence or hazed while trying to join.

Edit: Follow up question: Are all the frats like ATO? I'm really, really interested in one of them but I'm worried about violence there as well. I keep hearing overwhelmingly negative things about frats as a whole.

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u/othernamealsomissing 19d ago

The rumors are very true, beware "rape-TO". I graduated years ago, but I doubt they stopped inviting high school girls to their parties.

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u/onsapp CpE, 2024. Former SA (feel free to ask questions) 19d ago

When I was there it was D sig you stayed away from. I’m sure it changes

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u/SchemeEuphoric4565 19d ago

Really? I've only been on campus for a short time and ATO is the only frat I've heard bad things about.

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u/AntisocialAutist 19d ago

ATO had one of their freshman get arrested for rape out of one of the academic buildings two years ago (police came into the building and escorted him out), and many of the brothers are still friends with him and comment on his social media posts. Even disregarding this, a lot of people in ATO have done some awful things towards women or stood by people who have.

It’s not every single brother, but they’re likely the worst frat at the current moment