U of I Suicide
 

Last week a member of ATO at the University of Idaho died of an apparent suicide in the chapters bathroom. They are an amazing, tight-knit group of men who are absolutely heartbroken over what happened. Please keep them, and the young mans family, in your thoughts.

http://www.uiargonaut.com/content/view/8856/48/

I know the young man through class, and though it is a big class I knew exactly who when the news broke but wasn't naming names. It has been a rough semester with the two students who had falling accidents, and this one just hits a little bit closer since I sat with him. I haven't been back to that class and I'm going to pick a new seat when I do.

I'm going to refrain from making any other comments or answering questions out of respect for him and his family and friends, as he was a classmate and it isn't my place nor is it appropriate or productive.

So, so very sad. My condolences are with everyone in the U of I community.

I don't know if I've ever mentioned this, but my closest girlfriend from college killed herself about a year after graduation. It was the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life, so I hope his friends, family, and classmates are finding comfort in each other and their memories.

VandalSquirrel-
I'm so sorry that this hit so close. I can't say I knew him but this year, after the other accidents on your campus, the ATO chapter ended up coming over to WSU to get to know some of our greek chapters. I can truly say they were amazing men, they took the time to participate in our philanthropy, came to a few of birthday celebrations and even took some of our women on their cruise. The women who did get to know them pretty well were in tears for days and had nothing but great things to say about their chapter and their men so, judging from the rest of them, he had to have been just the same.
Again, I'm so sorry to you...and to be the deliverer of bad news to the GC site but I thought that'd people might want to know incase they wanted to reach out to the chapter.

The ATOs have been working so hard and really are a nice group of men. I served on a committee with their previous advisor and interacted with some of them as a result of a campus project last year, and have nothing but good things to say about them. They've been rebuilding and have a new "flavor" so to speak, but it was a welcome positive change. Even though I'm an old lady and don't socialize with them, I know as a group they don't want to be a negative stereotype of greek life and they're accomplishing that.

I live right near the fire and police stations, as well as the hospital and every time I hear the sirens headed towards campus or the life flight helicopter I get a feeling of dread. Most of the time it is nothing related to me, but since I've lived here we've had students murdered twice, more than one dying in drunk driving accidents, alcohol poisonings, falling out of windows, and the crazy shooter in town who went on a rampage at the courthouse and Presbyterian Church. The majority of those students I've known through class or a campus activity, and the shooting was across the street from my temporary digs and I left town for a week until my new place was ready. Interconnectedness is a huge drawback to going to a smaller school in a small town.