SJSU inhabited by spirits, some say
Students suspect ghosts in residence halls, sorority house
By Annelinda Aguayo
Daily Senior Staff Writer
October 31, 2003
According to members of Delta Gamma sorority, there is a ghost lurking in their house on Eighth and Reed streets.
Mindy Wynne, a senior majoring in creative arts, said the ghost of Lori Potter - a former sister - dwells in their home. Wynne said that Potter died in a fire at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house - then located at 99 S. 17th St. - in 1985.
"They say that she was at the top of the stairs and they were burning, but she was scared of heights and she wouldn't jump off of them," she said. "Since she died, strange things have been happening (in the house)."
Wynne said that all of the sisters are aware of Potter's presence in the house.
"We say she plays tricks on us," Wynne said. "We don't like to say our house is haunted because it scares us."
And Potter had played plenty of tricks on the sisters of Delta Gamma.
Michelle Eginoire, an undeclared freshman is the niece of a former sister - who was a friend of Potter's - now sleeps in the deceased's old room.
Eginoire said that Potter was known as a prankster throughout the house when she was a part of the sorority.
"One time I had an empty video box on a shelf and it started shaking all by itself," Eginoire said.
She said that the tricks that Potter plays do not scare her.
"She was my aunt's friend and I'm assuming she's looking out for me," Eginoire said. "But my roommate gets freaked out by it."
While some of Potter's tricks are considered funny, there have been some that have not been laughing matters.
Wynne said that she and her roommates shared two rooms connected by a bathroom, and one time when they were out of town, she had a frightening experience.
"It was about 11:30 at night and my roommates' radio was blasting," Wynne said. "I went to turn it off but it wasn't on, so I had to unplug it and then it stopped."
Sleep was the last thing on Wynne's mind after that.
"I didn't want to go to sleep," she said. "It was a trick but it wasn't funny."
Wynne said that a few days ago the sisters were sharing stories and one of them told of a rather terrifying experience.
"One girl saw a silhouette of someone in the kitchen in the middle of the night," Wynne said. "She said she was so scared she ran out."
Whether these stories are urban legends or not, some students believe that there are scary things at SJSU that go "bump" in the night.
** i cut out only the part about dg.. there is other stuff on there about the dorms**
http://www.thespartandaily.com/vnews...4?in_archive=1 (includes picture of Lori's closet)
I found out about Lori the first time my 'new member' sis and I slept in the town girl room. Our house mom had just left (locked the door to her room) and boom her door opened.. freaked us out but the actives explained it was normal. Every once and a while last semester we'd hear the radio in kitchen get REALLY loud when our cook and no one else was in there.. Lori's cool for the most part.
I have no complaints about her.