Hofstra Shooting

[LaneSig]

Reports are coming in that a female student was killed last night during a home invasion at Hofstra University. Initial reports are saying that it happened at an off-campus sorority house.

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/2227885...on-long-island

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/1...ra-university/

[libelle]

Additional details have been released on the local news. She belonged to an local sorority. This was final exam week at Hofstra and students are really shaken up. There are questions as to whether the assailant shot her or the police. It is an awful event.

[AOII Angel]

Wow, how sad! Ending a young life in her prime. I have no idea how you recover from something like the murder of your roommate to finish your finals, either. I've heard the whole "A" for people in that situation is urban legend.

ETA: Looks like she was a twin and she was killed in front of her sister.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...m_hp_ref=crime

[NutBrnHair]

No disrespect intended to the victim or her friends and family, but I don't view this crime as a "university shooting." It happened at an off-campus house.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

No disrespect intended to the victim or her friends and family, but I don't view this crime as a "university shooting." It happened at an off-campus house.

Are you kidding me?

It involved university students in a house completely occupied by students A BLOCK FROM THE CAMPUS. I'm sure, though, that the school doesn't have to include it in their crime statistics if they find it irrelevant.

We would be wise to wait and find out if the victim was targeting university students. If he did, it matters not where the shooting occurred.

[AngelPhiSig]

She wasn't in a local, she was in a community chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. We had a press release yesterday. Very sad

[Denise_DPhiE]

Hi All. This is my collegiate campus. The house is located feet from campus and yards from campus police - it's not as "off campus" as you would think.

This is tragic. The news just came out a few minutes on twitter that it was police gunfire that killed her, not the perp. What started as a guy looking for $ escalated quickly.

You may also have seen on twitter that this girl may be connected to Sigma Sigma Sigma. @trisigma posted on twitter that she was not a member. Her name was not on their roles. She may or may not have been pledged Sigma before or after they closed the chapter. She was listed as a member of Beta Sigma Pi in one report but I know it was Beta Sigma Phi which is not a recognized on campus group but rather regional, I believe.

My collegians reported that they were all safe but the shooting took place "at the Tri-Sig house". Again, literally feet from the campus police office. Please pray for this family.

[ASTalumna06]

http://news.yahoo.com/authorities-ho...ml?.tsrc=attmp

[misscherrypie]

:-(

[Old_Row]

This is just horrible. I can't even imagine having gone through this. I am so very sad for all the people involved! Awful awful!

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

No disrespect intended to the victim or her friends and family, but I don't view this crime as a "university shooting." It happened at an off-campus house.

I'm sorry but that is very disrespectful and insensitive.

Originally Posted by Denise_DPhiE

Hi All. This is my collegiate campus. The house is located feet from campus and yards from campus police - it's not as "off campus" as you would think.

This is tragic. The news just came out a few minutes on twitter that it was police gunfire that killed her, not the perp. What started as a guy looking for $ escalated quickly.

You may also have seen on twitter that this girl may be connected to Sigma Sigma Sigma. @trisigma posted on twitter that she was not a member. Her name was not on their roles. She may or may not have been pledged Sigma before or after they closed the chapter. She was listed as a member of Beta Sigma Pi in one report but I know it was Beta Sigma Phi which is not a recognized on campus group but rather regional, I believe.

My collegians reported that they were all safe but the shooting took place "at the Tri-Sig house". Again, literally feet from the campus police office. Please pray for this family.

Do you think maybe it was one of those things where people tried to unofficially continue their group even after they got closed down? I found this in google which seems to sound like they are saying there are people still calling themselves Tri-Sigma and they aren't? http://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/studentaf...gma_letter.pdf

[Denise_DPhiE]

Yes Old Row, that is correct. I had not seen that letter. Sigma had been a local (called Tau Chi Rho) for about 15 years before affiliating with Sigma and kept a lot of their "traditions" and I think it eventually became their demise. Sigma was one of the first NPC groups at Hofstra - I was a charter member of my group about same time they went w/ Sigma. My group was not previously a local and many of my sisters had depledged from locals b/c of their "traditions". My group just celebrated our 25th anniversary.

More on the story here. This lovely young woman had so much to live for. I ache for this family and her friends and all involved. Students will wear white ribbbons at graduation today to remember Andrea.

Note to nutbrown and all - this campus cannot house all the students who want to love on campus so it s common to rent local houses around campus. Greek housing is not allowed (County rule) but women rent houses together and it becomes a meeting spot and called the $%^ house regardless of whether or not it was sanctioned (or insured) or not.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/i...wcsuLrLvFTDjYN

[Old_Row]

Originally Posted by Denise_DPhiE

Yes Old Row, that is correct. Sigma had been a local for about 15 years before affiliating with Sigma and kept a lot of their "traditions" and I think it eventually became their demise.

More on the story here. This lovely young woman had so much to live for. I ache for this family and her friends and all involved. Students will wear white ribbbons at graduation today to remember Andrea.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/i...wcsuLrLvFTDjYN

This is just so horrible and sad. I can't even imagine this happening so close to school. I just want to hug everyone!

I found this too. http://www.hofstra.edu/StudentAffair...reek_ifsc.html It looks like Beta Sigma Phi is also on that unrecognized groups list too.

[amIblue?]

So tragic! Especially in that she was shot by a police officer, and not the gunman.

[NutBrnHair]

It is terribly tragic. A home invasion is extremely scary -- and then to be held captive by the intruder and to be shot by a police officer. Sad and tragic.

[aephi alum]

How horrible.