U of M student dies after fraternity party

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Student dies after fraternity party
By Leah Hope
October 6, 2003 — A freshman college student died after a fraternity party on the Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago campus.

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Friends and family are mourning the loss of Amy Wiese. The 18-year-old chemical engineering student was a member of the women's soccer team. No matches will be played this week.

"I think as word spread around the campus a lot of people are really in mourning," said John Baworowsky, ITT.

On Saturday, Wiese and some friends-including fellow teammates-went to the Pi Kappa Phi house on campus. According to police, some of Wiese's friends told them she was drinking. However, other friends say she was not. At some point, she reportedly said she was not feeling well and went upstairs to lie down. Her boyfriend called 911 when he noticed she was having a hard time breathing. She later died.

"It' just kind of scary because you think that could have been you at any party. You never know when stuff like this is going to happen," said Crystal Richards-Jimenez, IIT student.

An autopsy was conducted on Wiese. Officials say those results will not be released until their investigation is complete.

"So we don't know if it was some weird problem with some other medical condition. We're just not really sure yet at this point. We're trying to find out answers, too," said Baworowsky.

Wiese was from west Bloomfield, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

"She was always really nice and always wanted to do everything that she could for everyone else and was thinking about everyone before she would think about herself. She was just very nice, a very nice girl and it's a shame," said Sarah Parker, high school teammate.

A fraternity spokesman told ABC7 News that they have not had any disciplinary problems and they are cooperating with police. A memorial for Wiese has been planned at the school and soccer is set to resume over the weekend.

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Last Updated: Oct 6, 2003