![]() ![]() Building gutted – DTH, May 5, 1927.ġ928, May 6 – Phi Delta Theta – Starts about 12:30 p.m. Wooden building, 13 years old, was destroyed. Controlled in about hour, extinguished by 2:30 a.m. Loss over $20,000 – DTH, Charlotte News, Jan 1, 1919ġ927, Jan 13 – Phi Delta Theta – Alarm about 12:30 a.m. Campus library protected with hose streams. Durham called, but arrived too late to help. What were the life safety milestones, over these periods? What sort of fire protection systems were added, as the decades passed? Good question. May update later, with more information.ġ909, June 2 – Alpha Tau Omega – Destroyed – DTH, Jun 5, 1909ġ919, Jan 8 – Three houses: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Nu. Blogger hasn’t yet discovered in his research. )Įxcluded are many, many, smaller fires at these and other Greek houses. (And sororities as well? There may be one or more in there. This list of 25 fires represents 18 different fraternities. Today, there are 29 fraternities at UNC, says the web. The list tragically culminates in the town’s and campus’ deadliest fire in 1996, when five college students died in a morning fire at Phi Gamma Delta. Here’s a list of the major fraternity fires at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, over the last century. And as the clock is turned back, toward simpler times with fewer priorities on life safety and fire prevention, the numbers of destructive blazes invariably rise. This posting was originally posted on Facebook, on the Chapel Hill Fire Department Retirees & History page.Įvery part of a community is invariably impacted by fire. Contribute today – every single dollar matters.Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Share on Pinterest You can support local journalism and our mission to serve the community. All defendants will be tried in federal courts located in Greensboro and Winston Salem.Ĭ does not charge subscription fees. Individual charges are determined based on the quantity of drugs moved. Of the 21 people currently facing charges, most carry a minimum of five to 10 years in prison, with some charges ranging from 40 years to life. ![]() Overall, more than $1.5 million in drugs has been reported as sold during the period between 20. ![]() ![]() The main supplier for the drug ring, a California resident charged in 2018 by the federal government, reportedly sent hundreds of pounds of marijuana and several kilos of cocaine to Orange County on a weekly basis.Ī defendant in the case described distributing several narcotics and cocaine to members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, who would sometimes sell the drugs from their rooms and during fraternity functions. The culture in Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Sigma and Beta Theta Pi was described as “pervasive” by federal authorities.Ĭooperating defendants revealed in court documents fraternity members were often either targeted by dealers or dealt directly from the chapters’ houses. “Based on the very serious allegations against the Chapter and the actions of the University and Fraternity, the Foundation has no choice but to terminate the Lease, effective immediately,” wrote Benjamin Cone, III, president of the Alpha Mu Housing Foundation, in a letter to the UNC Chapter. Several media outlets report the lease will now end on Monday, January 18. Now, the house at 204 West Cameron Avenue that formerly belonged to Kappa Sigma must be surrendered to the Alpha Mu Housing Foundation, a non-profit corporation that owns the property. In response, UNC suspended the three fraternities involved in the drug ring - Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Sigma and Beta Theta Pi. In December, federal authorities announced that members of UNC’s Kappa Sigma fraternity were among 21 people that were guilty of trafficking drugs across North Carolina - with chapters at UNC acting as focal points of operations. The Alpha Mu Chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at UNC has been notified that its lease on campus will be terminated after the fraternity was involved in a large-scale drug ring that was busted by federal authorities. ![]()
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