Interesting/scary facts of your sorority

[WarEagle07]

RE: Ted Bundy and FSU
He stalked several girls at the bar the night of the Chi-Omega murders. They all had a similar appearance though. He gave out a bad vibe, many of the girls picked up on this and found ways to leave without him noticing. Today, some of those women who were approached by Bundy, as well as alums of Chi-Omega now have children attending college. Talk about some worried parents! It is by sheer luck that they were not Ted's victims. And now their children are on their own and can quite possibly be put into the same situation of having to decipher who is dangerous and who is harmless. Yes, I know some FSU Chi O alums and this is so hard for them! As for the current FSU Chi O house, it is correct that it was remodeled on the inside. The actives and alums are not allowed to speak about what happened nor are they allowed to tell approx. where in the house it happened. I doubt that after all of these years the actives even know themselves. And I must report that the house is not reported to be haunted either.

[CutiePie2000]

The Ted Bundy/Chi Omega murders have been touched upon on this board here and there over the years. I don't think people want to get into it too much - too upsetting, too awful. However, there are 2 books about the crimes of Ted Bundy (one by Richard Larsen and one by Ann Rule) and both elaborate a bit more about what happened..

Bundy also abducted & murdered a Kappa Alpha Theta from University of Washington near the Theta house (Georgeann Hawkins). When I was looking at the gorgeous houses on Greek row, I remembered this and felt very creeped out.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

The Ted Bundy/Chi Omega murders have been touched upon on this board here and there over the years. I don't think people want to get into it too much - too upsetting, too awful. However, there are 2 books about the crimes of Ted Bundy (one by Richard Larsen and one by Ann Rule) and both elaborate a bit more about what happened..

Bundy also abducted & murdered a Kappa Alpha Theta from University of Washington near the Theta house (Georgeann Hawkins). When I was looking at the gorgeous houses on Greek row, I remembered this and felt very creeped out.

My ex-husband went to high school with Georgeann[e]. He was always freaked out by that, and when we were in the area, he practically dragged me down the alley where Ted "picked her up". *shudder*

If you absolutely need more details, you can PM me, but suffice it to say that she was one of his favorites, and he abused her long after she was dead.

[LionTamer]

I found the part about Georgeann Hawkin's abduction to be the creepiest parft of Ann Rule's book (it was all bad).

That book has to be one of the most frightening things I've ever read. Had me double-checking the locks on the doors and windows for weeks.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by honeychile

My ex-husband went to high school with Georgeann[e]. He was always freaked out by that, and when we were in the area, he practically dragged me down the alley where Ted "picked her up". *shudder*

If you absolutely need more details, you can PM me, but suffice it to say that she was one of his favorites, and he abused her long after she was dead.

I lived in the SAE house a few summers later (that is how I met the two Brothers involved). I recall not having any strong wishes to get anywhere
near the ally if I could avoid it.

[SigKapChatter]

[quote=SigKapCoug;1199505]Sigma Kappa at Washington State University has the most rediculous ghost story ever - so of course, it's really fun to tell.

Actually Ora was a real person. She appears on a document in our piano room and we have a picture of her. And she's from the 1930s, not the 20s. But the story....who knows? But technically speaking she could still be alive. My Grammy's that old, so we should track down and if she is still alive wheel her back into the house. I think Emily would piss herself.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by WarEagle07

Yes, I know some FSU Chi O alums and this is so hard for them! As for the current FSU Chi O house, it is correct that it was remodeled on the inside. The actives and alums are not allowed to speak about what happened nor are they allowed to tell approx. where in the house it happened. I doubt that after all of these years the actives even know themselves. And I must report that the house is not reported to be haunted either.

I understand the desire for tact and to not let a horrible incident be defining for the chapter, but I'm not a fan of telling members what they are and aren't allowed to talk about.

If an alum from that time wants to talk, she should feel supported talking about it.

It shouldn't be part of the rush house tour, obviously, but if actives wants to talk about what happened in a way that's respectful of the victims, it's seems strange to forbid it, considering they live in the same house.

Again, I understand why you would want to discourage talking about it because for the most part, no good will come of it, but to "not allow" it seems to go to far.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by lsubabe1983

this is about the "Wedding cake" house

Sorority house haunted by heartbroken bride

By ANNA FERGUSON
Published , October 24, 2003, 06:00:01 AM EDT
The Carithers House, a historic landmark located on the corner of Milledge Avenue and Baxter Street, is rumored to be haunted. The house is now occupied by the sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta. (Renee Brock * The Red & Black)

There are two kinds of spirits that flow freely down Milledge Avenue.

Students need to be 21 to enjoy the first, but the second resides at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house on the corner of Milledge Avenue and Baxter Street.

Before the house was overrun by sorority sisters, it was home to several prestigious Athens families.

According to the documentation of the Historic Houses of Athens (Charlotte Thomas Machal, 1987), the southern mansion was built by William Winstead Thomas in 1896.

Thomas built the house, which is often called the "wedding cake house," as an engagement gift for his daughter, Isabel, and her fiance, Richard W. Johnson.

However, when Johnson stood up his bride-to-be at the altar, she hung herself in one of the rooms.

When the home's original owner died in 1904, the house was sold to George Henry Hulme. It was later bought in 1913 by James Carither, but after his death it was purchased by a local sorority chapter.

Despite the many individuals who have come and gone from the house, legend has it one individual stays put -- the tortured spirit of Isabel, the bride-never-to-be.

"I personally have never seen the ghost, but I know a lot of girls who have," said Amanda Ellis, a sophomore from Lake Arrowhead, Calif., who currently resides in the house. "I really hope to encounter her one day before I graduate."

Girls at the house who have seen the ghost report many different occurrences of Isabel sightings.

Some report that faucets have started running on their own, lights have turned on and off by themselves, doors have swung open without anyone near them and faces have appeared in windows.

"The door to my bedroom and my roommate's closet door randomly swing open on their own," said Sarah Reiser, a sophomore from Winchester, Va., who is an occupant of the room where Isabel allegedly hung herself. "I swear that the ghost who lives here is doing it. It really freaks me out."

The room is appropriately nicknamed "Engagement."

According to the Athens-Clarke County Information homepage, (www.acc.gov), the house, officially called the Thomas-Carithers House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was locally designated as a Historic Landmark on Jan. 8, 1991.

This additional info may already be in the thread, but it didn't come up in my thread search:

The story when I was there was that the ghost particularly watched over the girls who lived in the "engagement" room, and one of the girls from the room would get engaged every year. The pattern of engagement for girls who lived in the room held true when I was there, and it was kind of sweet, rather than creepy story.

[AppStFan80]

I was in college when the Chi O's at FSU were murdered. One of my sorority sister's boyfriend was in a fraternity at FSU at the time and she had been down there to visit several times. I remember her telling us about how torn up the whole campus and Greek system was over the murders. They lived in fear that it would happen again. Of course, back in the late 70's we didn't know then it was the infamous Ted Bundy. We were scared up in NC, too. It could have happened to any sorority, wherever he was stalking around. Reading this post has given me creepy feelings that I haven't felt in about 30 years. You just don't realize what psychos are out there stalking for a victim.
And if I had been one of those girls he was hitting on at the bar before he killed the Chi O's, I would have probably had a nervous breakdown after the fact.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by SigKapChatter

Actually Ora was a real person. She appears on a document in our piano room and we have a picture of her. And she's from the 1930s, not the 20s. But the story....who knows? But technically speaking she could still be alive. My Grammy's that old, so we should track down and if she is still alive wheel her back into the house. I think Emily would piss herself.

Hey, come introduce yourself in the SK forum

[tld221]

i found this interesting. let's play "which one doesn't belong?" i'll go first!

http://paws.wcu.edu/stuorg/Focus_Search.asp?org=14

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by tld221

i found this interesting. let's play "which one doesn't belong?" i'll go first!

http://paws.wcu.edu/stuorg/Focus_Search.asp?org=14

That's really funny. Did someone not know where to list that one group? (They do have a CPC.)

[tld221]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

That's really funny. Did someone not know where to list that one group? (They do have a CPC.)

i dunno... it was a school my sister was considering going to (how the hell WCU came up on her radar, dunno) and as i casually look to see what their greek life is like... well, i was hoping to find SGRho where Phi Mu is...

::shrugs shoulders::

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by tld221

i dunno... it was a school my sister was considering going to (how the hell WCU came up on her radar, dunno) and as i casually look to see what their greek life is like... well, i was hoping to find SGRho where Phi Mu is...

::shrugs shoulders::

Wouldn't it be cool if that group really was more like the NPHC groups on that campus?

[tld221]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Wouldn't it be cool if that group really was more like the NPHC groups on that campus?

i dont even know any Phi Mu's like that, but interestingly enough my friends and i joke around about Mu Phi, our pretend BGLO. yeah, lame, but it gives us good laughs. guess you have to be there?

but yeah, i imagine with the pink on pink (thats all i know about Phi Mu) they are pretty girly and southern, not exactly NPHC-esque (well, you know what i mean)