West Virginia ("WVU") Suspends All Greek Social & Pledging Activities

[BlueOwl]

I just read online that the young man who was in critical condition has passed away. This is beyond heartbreaking. He was an 18 year old freshman. No word yet on the cause of death. My husband is a Mountaineer, class of 1977, Phi Gamma Delta (chapter is closed).

Prayers and condolences to the young man's family and friends and the WVU community.

[WVU alpha phi]

A loss for the Greek system and all Mountaineers. I just can't imagine what his poor parents must be feeling, to lose their child 3 months after sending him to school. I'll be following this closely (a huge topic on my newsfeed right now, even 7 years post grad) to see what changes this brings to our Greek system.

Thoughts and condolences to Kappa Sig, WVU, and especially the Burch family.

[exlurker]

Originally Posted by BlueOwl

I just read online that the young man who was in critical condition has passed away. This is beyond heartbreaking. He was an 18 year old freshman. No word yet on the cause of death. My husband is a Mountaineer, class of 1977, Phi Gamma Delta (chapter is closed).

Prayers and condolences to the young man's family and friends and the WVU community.

Looks as if it's being widely reported:

http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlin...1.html?ref=051

Also see:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...emergency.html

from above^^:

“Kappa Sigma’s national organization suspended the WVU chapter in mid-October for previous, unrelated violations. In a statement today, it said the chapter and school were notified on Nov. 10 that the group’s charter had been withdrawn and its operations had been closed. “[emphasis added]

Also, from NBC News:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...school-n248286