Alpha Phi dies of alcohol poisioning at SDSU

[AlphaFrog]

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]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

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

Thanks.

[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.

[Drolefille]

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.)

[TSteven]

This is just what I heard through the grapevine, <edit>. Her name was Jenny.

Obviously this is very saddening... <edit>

Any ideas on what kind of action will be taken against <edit>, if any? She was 18.

It just seems like someone, even a random person, would have seen how drunk she was at some point and done something about it. If she was found alone in her dorm room, I could understand, but she was found in a crowded fraternity house.

As for action being taken, she was 18 and <edit>, so I was more or less reffering to that.

According to the article, she was found Sunday morning in her bedroom (off campus apartment) after she came home late Saturday night with her friends.

From there on, what action could be taken would depend on the exact facts/circumstances surrounding the incident. I would say that it doesn't bode well for <edit> - generally, an incident like this will have people calling for someone's head.

Very true.

[epchick]

So does anyone know if she was truly an Alpha Phi or not?

[sdsuchelle]

*edit* I retract my statement, I was wrong -- she was found at her apartment. Somehow <edit> has been mixed into this but I'm not sure what the connection is yet.

As for the girl's name, everyone I know knew her as Jenny, but maybe her legal name is Shirley.

And yes, she is an Alpha Phi. http://ilovealphaphi.com/members.html

[Aphigal]

Originally Posted by sdsuchelle

*edit* I retract my statement, I was wrong -- she was found at her apartment. Somehow <EDIT> has been mixed into this but I'm not sure what the connection is yet...

I loooove <not the sarcasm in my voice> how you "retract saying anything against <edit>" but you have not yet apologized to Alpha Phi for saying her sisters essentially left her to die.

Don't know what you have against Alpha Phi but certainly you couldn't wait to come and post about this young woman's death before you had your facts straight. Or from what it now appears any facts at all.

[DeltAlum]

Has <edit> been officially linked to this situation?

If so, and I don't think we know for sure yet, this will be another situation of underage drinking and the chapter will likely be in serious trouble.

Of course IF is a very big word. Let's not fry the chapter yet.

Being in her own apartment (no mention of roommates) may answer the question of why nobody was there to help.

Sadly, another possible (I say possible because the coroner has only said alcohol may be a factor if I remember the article correctly) alcohol related death in the Greek world.

Obviously, more and updated information is needed.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by PinkBabygirl10

I am just wondering why everyone's arguing about what this girl's name is, and no one who read the article picked up on this: "Police are investigating the death of Shirley Jennifer Poliakoff, a San Diego State University student who was found dead over the weekend. Shirley Jennifer Poliakoff, known as Jenny..."

The article as it was orginally posted did not contain the info that it now contains.