Star tailback to be initiated as honorary member
Sophomore tailback Marcus Lattimore has accepted a bid to South Carolina’s chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He is considered an honorary member and will not have to take part in the pledging process.
“We had our normal chapter meeting — had all the brothers come, coat and tie,” said Vice President Dylan Nalbandian. “Lattimore came over and we gave him a formal bid. We just had rush week, so we had 19 rushees and we had Lattimore come over and we presented him a formal bid. He’s not initiated yet, but we’re going to have a formal initiation with maybe the nationals guy come down. We’re going to have that probably within the next couple of weeks.”
Nalbandian said that the fraternity would reach out USC coach Steve Spurrier, who was a member of Alpha Tau Omega’s University of Florida chapter, to attend the formal initiation. One alumnus is always present during the initiation, and the fraternity hopes Spurrier will fill this role.
Alpha Tau Omega is a traditionally white fraternity, and Lattimore will be the USC chapter’s first black member, according to chapter members.