I just came from lunch at the AOII house and the girls are all very sad, as is the rest of the community here....tonight there was suppose to be a "Rumble in the Grove" which is where bands like Sister Hazel, Quad City DJs, etc play, but that has been cancelled so the community and university can cope with this horrible tradegy.

I am working on getting clothes donated and tee-shirts donated from sororities and groups on campus so the guys who lost everything can start over. This has been a sad first week back at Ole Miss...an alumn was shot on the coast and is in ICU, an incoming freshmen was killed in auto accident on her way down to school last week from MO, an AOII is in ICU still in B'ham, AL....just a time to pray and thank God for what we have.

I know we are all happy to have our sisters and brothers to help us and support us.

Awful turn of events - my condolences and prayers go out to them.

Any idea of how the fire started???

I was speaking of my friend and his fellow brothers, my Kerry/Edwards friend. If you want to talk about lack of class, you may want to re-read the paragraph describing the 'cotton picker'. But, this is a thread about the current tragic situation. The fact that it was included in the news article is questionable but news is news. The chapter's past history, good or bad, is relevant. Hopefully, Risk Management groups for all Greek organizations will be looked at more intentively in the future after this sobering incident.

The cause of the fire has not yet been identified....the university/community are collecting clothes, books, and toiletries for the guys who lived in the house....

How horrible for all affected -- their brothers, friends, parents, families, Ole Miss. Surely every parent's nightmare.

Ktsnake is right -- we have to make it more feasible for chapters with houses to make sure that their houses have adequate sprinkler and alarm systems. Some campuses have made moves toward this, even without being able to offer tax incentives. We've seen too many of these senseless deaths already.

Prayer are being said.

My neighbor just called and thinks one of the guys that died is our next door neighbor back home. I am praying its not him. But my gut is telling me its him. My whole neighborhood according to my mom is scared its him, noone can get in touch with his parents. My neighborhood only has 12 houses and all of us grew up together.

But I am sending my prayers and thoughts to everyone at Ole Miss, and just praying its not someone I know.

a wire that recently crossed reports that the boys are allegedly from atlanta, virginia and mississippi, also reported:

"...Alford said the fraternity house had undergone a routine fire
inspection Aug. 17, before students moved in for the fall semester.
Most classes began Monday.
Problems found included a lack of fire extinguishers in the
kitchen area, paint stored in the basement and doors blocked with
mattresses.
Alford did not know of any citation issued to the fraternity..."

this is terrible. the families and friends of the victims as well as the brothers are in my prayers.

I am sorry but the person who said this should never have been brought on this Site is Wrong!:mad:

It has to be brought up on this Site.

This is a Greek Web Site and This is how we learn things.
Hopefully we as Greeks learn from each other from tradgidies like this and/or things that are posotive.

Do We as a Greek Community Feel Heart Broken by this, Yes We do! Never forget it! This is a lose to us all no matter what name it is!

They in a part are one of us.:)

Prayers to The Family and Brothers of ATO.

Its been confirmed. That my neighbor, Jordan Willams, was one of the guys that died. I am in shock right now. Growing up Jordan was my younger brother's best friend. Anyways, please send prayers to Jordan's family. Jordan was an only child. If anyone like the address for Jordan's family, pm me and I will give it to you.

I am in shock as is my neighborhood, with only 12 houses we all knew jordan and I have grown up with him.

I will update you all if I hear about funeral arrangements or anything else. Pm if you have any questions.

Here is the link confirming that it is Jordan.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/3687546/detail.html

I am so sorry mmcline!

You will certainly be in my prayers as well.

:( :( :(

Hardest to lose is a close friend!:(

A young life to soon snuffed out.

If you need help from friends, you have plenty on GC!

My heart goes out to all the ATO's and their families and friends. Thoughts and prayers to Ole Miss's greek community.