{"id":239,"date":"2016-07-30T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/ato\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2025-05-01T15:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:09:44","slug":"about-delta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/ato\/about-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-345 alignright\" title=\"ato\" src=\"https:\/\/virginiaifc.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/ato.jpg?w=127&amp;h=127\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chartered on November 25, 1868, the University of Virginia Delta Chapter is Alpha Tau Omega&#8217;s oldest active chapter nationwide.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date founded: September 11, 1865<\/li>\n<li>Chapter Size as of Spring 2025: 32<\/li>\n<li>Philanthropy: Taus for Paws benefitting the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our chapter has been growing continuously over the past few years, and we are excited about the future. We\u2019ve developed strong philanthropy events with Voices for Vets and Taus for Paws, which benefit Parade Rest Virginia and the Charlottesville SPCA respectively. We look forward to building on ATO Delta&#8217;s rich, 150+ year history!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/ato\/about-delta\/our-history\/\">History<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/ato\/about-delta\/leadership\/\">Leadership<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/ato\/about-delta\/philanthropy\/\">Philanthropies<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/ato\/about-delta\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find us on\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ato_uva\">Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/uvaATO\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, and <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/atovirginia\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chartered on November 25, 1868, the University of Virginia Delta Chapter is Alpha Tau Omega&#8217;s oldest active chapter nationwide. 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