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Summer, 2017 | ATO Xi Chapter
July
Semester in Review
An Opening Word
Alumni of our beloved Xi Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega, my name is
Josh Engel and I am honored to serve as our chapter's Alumni Chair for
the coming year. I hope to better connect our current members with the
brothers that came before us. We have a lot to share about the state of
our brotherhood, and a lot to be proud of. It is with great pride that I can
say that our chapter completed a year of continued academic success,
holding a spring semester grade point average of 3.607 to finish the year
with a cumulative 3.488 average. Additionally, we are excited to have
welcomed 19 new brothers into our chapter. Our new brothers come from
a wide range of backgrounds, and embody all the amazing qualities our
fraternity strives to instill. We enjoyed the several opportunities to meet
and host our alumni and look forward to having that privilege again in
the future. Alumni have built our traditions and brotherhood and are great
examples for our active members to follow in order to continue improv-
ing our chapter. While this past year has been generally marked by good
times and success, it is with great sorrow that I alert you to the passing of
one of our dearly beloved brothers, Michael Doherty. A member of the
Class of 2019, Mike's body was found on May 20th after having gone
missing in his hometown of Franklin, MA nearly a week earlier. It is our
hope to commemorate our late brother by beginning a new scholarship at
Duke in his honor. More info on the Michael Doherty Memorial Endow-
ment Fund can be found below.
In This Issue
1. The Michael
Doherty Memo-
rial Endowment
Fund
2. New Brothers
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The Michael Doherty Memorial Endowment Fund
Doherty with brother Louden Richason ('19)
Remembering Mike Doherty
"Michael had a youthful face, seemingly forever caught in a
blushed smiled. It invited a dash of innocence, just enough
so that you could watch peoples' eyes when they first him
and see them instantly become