Ohio University Sorority accused of property damage at formal

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Updated story: http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/main....rticleID=31939

Sorority sidesteps suit, insurance pays $44,000
The Parkersburg Art Center will not sue the Ohio University chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority after collecting more than $44,000 in insurance money, but yesterday the center's lawyer said insurance adjustors could still file a lawsuit.

The art center will receive more than $44,000 for repairs and cleanup after the sorority's winter formal where attendees reportedly used plates as missiles during food fights, poured alcohol on the ballroom dance floor and ruined flowers and silk tablecloths. The center also said one couple broke a sink by having sex on it.

The center threatened to sue affiliates of Pi Beta Phi - including the chapter's president, the national sorority, the Pi Beta Phi Foundation and the OU Board of Trustees - for the full cost of damages allegedly caused by the sorority during its March 6 winter formal. Now, the decision of whether, when and whom to sue is in the hands of the West Virginia Board of Risk and Insurance Management, said Richard A. Hayhurst, lawyer for the center and husband of its director.

The art center will receive about $44,296 after it pays a $2,500 deductible, said Diane Holley-Brown, director of communication for the insurance board.