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When I was a student, the UCF Pikes had the reputation of being jocks and were a top fraternity. There were always rumors about steroid use in the house, and a lot of the guys were very "built." They've gone through ups and downs with the quality of their members.
From what I have heard from students and local alumni, UCF has started to attract more students who engage in recreational substance abuse.
I hope the police, Pike and the university are able to determine what caused this student to commit suicide, and that if there were fraternity brothers who helped foster a drug habit, that those members are held accountable.
ETA: My observations of Pike are from my time as a UCF student in the late 1990s. My comments about UCF and a new drug subculture come from talking with current students, university alumni, etc. I do not think the Greek community has experienced any wide effects as a result of this drug subculture, nor are all the students drug addicts or users. But recently, there are more and more reports of student drug use at UCF.
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Last edited by adpiucf; 01-10-2005 at 10:46 AM.
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