Alpha Phi dies of alcohol poisioning at SDSU

AlphaFrog · #1 05-07-2007, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drolefille

That was my thought.

Ok, there's this article now with a name released and it's not a Jenny
NBC San Diego

So, were there two deaths or was the OP just wrong?

ETA: And on an unrelated note, at what point will female college students stop being called co-eds? It's a stupid name.

The Alpha Phi website lists the only "Poliakoff" as Jenny. Maybe Shirley is her legal name, and she goes by Jenny (middle name or something)? Or it could be her biological sister who just joined and hasn't been added yet.

Drolefille · #2 05-07-2007, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

The Alpha Phi website lists the only "Poliakoff" as Jenny. Maybe Shirley is her legal name, and she goes by Jenny (middle name or something)? Or it could be her biological sister who just joined and hasn't been added yet.

Or possibly not an Alpha Phi? She could be a sister of Jenny or whatever.

*shrug* I'm not really digging around their website so whatever.

If this was greek related, I'm going to say that SDSU loses their entire Greek system like... tomorrow.

susan314 · #3 05-07-2007, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

The Alpha Phi website lists the only "Poliakoff" as Jenny. Maybe Shirley is her legal name, and she goes by Jenny (middle name or something)? Or it could be her biological sister who just joined and hasn't been added yet.

I'd guess that she goes by Jenny. (Perhaps she was named after a relative or something, and goes by her middle name.) Note - this is just my guess and not a statement of fact in any way shape or form.

Shirley would certainly be a far less common name for a 19 year old girl than Jenny though, that's for sure.

How sad that her brother is the one who found her - it would still be sad for him to lose his sister either way, of course, but to find her in that condition would be awful.

Kevin · #4 05-07-2007, 01:34 PM

Does the victim's name need to be removed at this point? I'm not sure what the status of this story is, is this information available to the general public? Has her family been informed?

If those two things have happened, I don't see what purpose would be served in deleting the name from this thread. If not, it shouldn't be here.

Does anyone know?

AlphaFrog · #5 05-07-2007, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

Does the victim's name need to be removed at this point? I'm not sure what the status of this story is, is this information available to the general public? Has her family been informed?

If those two things have happened, I don't see what purpose would be served in deleting the name from this thread. If not, it shouldn't be here.

Does anyone know?

The story has broken, and the name has been released.

Kevin · #6 05-07-2007, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

The story has broken, and the name has been released.

Thanks.

lauralaylin · #7 05-07-2007, 02:29 PM

I just think that Jenny is rare. I've known tons of Jens and Jennifers, but very few Jennys (at least since leaving grade school). I think that since she supposedly went by Jenny and not Jennifer makes it much less common. Maybe it's different in other parts of the country though, since moving here two months ago, I've met two Jennys, but besides that I've only known one other in my life that I can think of.

Regardless, I think that until the story broke, her name shouldn't have been released.

Drolefille · #8 05-07-2007, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lauralaylin

I just think that Jenny is rare. I've known tons of Jens and Jennifers, but very few Jennys (at least since leaving grade school). I think that since she supposedly went by Jenny and not Jennifer makes it much less common. Maybe it's different in other parts of the country though, since moving here two months ago, I've met two Jennys, but besides that I've only known one other in my life that I can think of.

Regardless, I think that until the story broke, her name shouldn't have been released.

My sorority alone had multiple Jens, Jennys, Jenns, etc. No one went by Jennifer. And to top it off, some were called by multiple versions of the above.

I agree though that the name should not have been released earlier.

(Of course we had 6 Stephanies too.)

Drolefille · #9 05-07-2007, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

Does the victim's name need to be removed at this point? I'm not sure what the status of this story is, is this information available to the general public? Has her family been informed?

If those two things have happened, I don't see what purpose would be served in deleting the name from this thread. If not, it shouldn't be here.

Does anyone know?

Yeah, it's only on the San Diego news, but it is public information now.