The alleged door decorations seem to be an unpleasant touch. The Associated Press story (excerpt below) doesn't do much to improve the image of U. of Colorado Greek life.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...24/detail.html
Sorority Pledges Cited For Allegedly Harassing CU Freshman
Student Says She Dropped Out Of Delta Delta Delta After Pledges Were Given Wine
POSTED: 12:14 pm MST November 27, 2004
BOULDER, Colo. -- Two University of Colorado freshmen have been ticketed for allegedly harassing a woman who dropped out of their sorority.
Kristen Ann Russell and Staci Ann Dratler, both 18, are accused of taping toilet paper and condoms to 18-year-old Lili Armstrong's dormitory door.
CU police said Russell and Dratler admitted they also wrote derogatory messages on the door a week after Armstrong ended her membership with the Delta Delta Delta sorority.
Police issued the tickets on Nov. 8, but did not close their investigation and release the case report until this week. Harassment is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $750.
Armstrong, also a freshman, told police she quit the sorority after attending a sleepover in October where pledges were given eight boxes of wine. She said she doesn't drink and pretended to sleep.
One of Armstrong's neighbor said she saw Russell and Dratler putting things on Armstrong's door early Nov. 8, police said. The women allegedly told the neighbor they were doing it because Armstrong had dropped out of the sorority and caused an investigation.
The witness told police that Russell and Dratler "promised to come back every week until the sorority was no longer on probation."
Delta Delta Delta members said an investigator from the national sorority came to the Boulder chapter to look into the harassment allegations, according to police. CU officials did not know of any sanctions taken against the sorority.
A message left at the sorority's national chapter by The Associated Press was not returned.
Dratler also told police the vandalism was not retaliation against Armstrong, but she was her friend and that's what friends do.
Armstrong's father, Jim, said in a written statement that the incident was a traumatic experience for his daughter.
"We also hope that the Tri Delta pledges involved in this harassment will, in the future, stop and think before they let their emotions and anger hurt another student," he said.
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