2 ALPHA TAU OMEGA
CHAPTER GRAND
Scott J. Arnold '69 – October 24, 2023
ALUMNI NEWS
Bob Courtney '58, former house president, was recently honored by
Central Methodist University (CMU-Fayette, Mo.) for his 29 years as
a member of their Board of Curators. During a portion of his tenure as
a board member, Bob was president of the CMU Board and played a
pivotal role in strengthening the CMU financial position and creating
a virtual environment for the University, "Digital U." During the 2023
commencement ceremony last spring, Bob gave the commencement
address, and the University awarded him a Doctor of Humane Letters.
Bob resides in St. Louis, Mo. Email: bobstl@swbell.net
Oland "Sonny" J. Younger '59 lives in Saint Joseph, Mo., and has
enjoyed winters in Arizona for the past 14 years. He still plays golf four
to five times a week and is blessed with nine grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren. Email: sonshine2smile@gmail.com
Ron Arnett '62 was inducted into the University of Missouri Army
ROTC Hall of Fame on November 9, in a ceremony held in the student
center on campus. He was recognized as a Hall of Fame member for his
Army Aviation service as a combat fixed-wing pilot in Vietnam and a
highly successful flying career following his military service. Ron resides
in Libertyville, Ill. Email: rarnett1108@gmail.com
T
he Mizzou Greek Alliance Inc. was started in January 2022. We currently have 16
fraternities as members and cover over 60% of the fraternity population at Mizzou. The
MGA GPA consistently ranks above the all-male and all-fraternity averages at Mizzou. Over
41% of MGA members were on the Dean's List for spring 2023.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE:
• Promotion of Danny's Law (HB240) in the Missouri Legislature. Danny's Law would
amend the state criminal hazing law to provide immunities to individuals who come to
the aid of a hazing victim who is in distress. We are continuing to build out lobbying
efforts with state, Mizzou Administration, and national anti-hazing organizations.
• Successfully worked with Mizzou on a new Student Conduct Code. Among several
changes, the Code was revised to focus more on individual versus organization
responsibility and significantly improved due-process protections.
• Multiple education events for students and alumni:
• Legal risk management
• Personal Safety in Greek Houses (csladvance.com/webinars/life-safety-2023)
• Beers aren't bad (beersarentbad.com)
• Anti-Hazing video (tinyurl.com/MGAHazingVideo)
If you would like more information on MGA, please contact Chuck Linn '75 at (972) 679-
4298 or Bill Fialka '75 at (816) 797-3395.
Congratulations to
Our Scholarship
Recipients!
Join Us in Expanding
the Program
ATΩ Gamma Rho alumni are proud to
announce the following scholarship recipients:
Fall 2022 New Member
Mick Ferbet '22
Pilot Ascone '22
Spring 2023 New Member
Zander Brueggemann '22
Fall 2023 Cumulative GPA
(first two years)
Will Hibbard '21
Sam Kleffner '21
Max Mundwiller '21
Kyle O'Shea '21
John Pedrotti '21
Matthew Ross '21
We would like to expand
the scholarship program in
future years.
If you are interested in donating to the ΑΤΩ
Gamma Rho endowment funds, please contact
Bill Fialka '75 at (816) 797-3395 or
bill@wffialka.net.
A L U M N I U P D AT E S
MIZZOU GREEK
ALLIANCE INC.
UPDATE
2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
