UNC frat's 'bar' raided

[hoosier]

Published: Sep 30, 2005

AMUNC frat's 'bar' raided
17 accused of 27 misdemeanors

By JESSICA ROCHA, Staff Writer
CHAPEL HILL -- The fraternity's "bar" had a menu, a file with patrons' tabs, plenty of clientele and a heck of a lot of beer and liquor.

It just wasn't a bar.

Last week, that distinction prompted a raid at St. Anthony Hall, the UNC-Chapel Hill literary fraternity whose back door opened into a speakeasy of sorts.

In what could be the first bar raid inside a UNC-CH fraternity, officers from the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, the Chapel Hill Police Department and one Chatham County Sheriff's Office canine unit raided St. Anthony Hall at 207 Pittsboro St.

They cited 17 people on 27 misdemeanor charges, including possession of marijuana, underage drinking and selling alcohol without obtaining an ABC permit, ALE agent Mike Penland said. All were cited at the scene and released.

St. Anthony Hall's President Sally Enloe, 21, of 2106 Sandy Pond Lane, Waxhaw, was cited for selling alcohol without a permit. The "bar's" bartender, Owen Fitzgerald, 19, of 4513 Keswick Drive, Raleigh, also was cited for selling without a permit, along with underage drinking.

A man and woman who answered the fraternity's front door Thursday told a reporter they had no comment before swiftly shutting the door. As of this past spring, the fraternity had 18 members, said Winston Crisp, UNC-CH senior associate dean of students.

"This is a fairly unique happening," Crisp said. "I don't think there's anybody around here that remembers anything like this."

On Sept. 22, about 30 people, almost all thought to be students, were hanging around the hall's backyard patio and basement bar when law enforcement officers showed up about 11:45 p.m., announcing they had a search warrant.

The bar was typically open Tuesdays and Thursdays, Penland said. "They actually had a bar, a real bar with stools seated around the bar," he said. Behind the bar were two refrigerators, a cash box with $480 in it and an index card box filled with 3-by-5 cards with drink prices and other information on them that appeared to be tabs owed to the bar.

Officers confiscated the cards and cash as well as more than 40 liters of alcohol and about 35 grams of marijuana, Penland said.

Crisp said the information from the investigation likely would be passed on to the university's student-run judicial system to determine whether any penalties were necessary for the students. He said the Division of Student Affairs would look into the conduct of the fraternity as a whole and determine whether the group deserves some kind of penalty as well.

"We want to make sure we have the full story before we take any sort of action," Crisp said.

[hoosier]

St. Anthony Hall was founded as the Fraternity of Delta Psi on January 17, 1847, at Columbia University in New York. As such, its patron saint is St. Anthony, patron saint of writers. It began as a true fraternity dedicated to the love of education and the well being of its members. Chapters were soon founded throughout the Northeast, and extended into the South during the mid-1800s.
Unfortunately, during the Civil War, contact was lost with the Southern chapters. Many members wore their badges into battle, serving with distinction on both sides, and were often reunited in both pleasant and antagonistic situations throughout the war. After the War, some Southern chapters rejoined the Grand Chapter, while still more were founded in the South.
Similarly, members of the order took part in both the First and Second World Wars. Many honorable lives were lost, and the fraternity faced crises during each of these conflicts. St. Anthony Hall continued to prosper, however, in their aftermath. The Chapter Halls were always open and waiting for brethren to return from the front.
More recently, St. Anthony Hall became the one of the first fraternal organizations to accept women, beginning at Yale in the late 1960's. Chapters can now admit women at their election. While we use the Greek name "Delta Psi," we are traditionally known as "St. Anthony Hall" and we use that name nationally to emphasize the consistency of our traditions. We remain to this day a group of college students interested in the bonds of fraternity and sharing a common passion for the love of learning and the appreciation of a well-rounded education.

[tunatartare]

Is it really legal for the newspaper to give the exact addresses of where the president and bartender live?

[Rudey]

I know another fraternity very similar to this one doing the same thing.

-Rudey
--Except the police come by for free beer.

[DeltAlum]

Originally posted by KLPDaisy
Is it really legal for the newspaper to give the exact addresses of where the president and bartender live?

I think that since they're both adults and have both been cited, it becomes a part of the police record and it's perfectly legal for that information to be printed/broadcast.

Whether it's really necessary or an integral part of the story in this case may be questionable.

[Tom Earp]

The News Media can Post the Adress of the Bar and any Legal Adults that or arressted or Cited but Not the minors.


If, it is on the Police Blotter or a Form of Record, it is Public Knowledge and accesable.

A Bar in Lawrence. Ks. is going through this at the moment. Have added Cameras and ID Scanners. They have Door People who check IDS. They are in trouble for selling to Minors with Phony IDs. Hell, they make the IDs as fast as the State Makes them and better!

What is sad, is the Bar Owner can lose His Business and all of the people who work for Him!