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Three Missing After Ole Miss Fraternity Fire
Fox News ^ | 08/27/04 | Associated Press

Posted on 08/27/2004 8:15:53 AM PDT by Malichi

Oxford, MS

A fire swept through a fraternity house at the University of Mississippi early Friday and three students were missing, officials said.

The three students, members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, were not immediately identified.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Mississippi
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To: Malichi

Our fraternity house burned down 2 years ago. Phi Kappa Theta at Michigan Tech. One of our brothers perished in the fire. I can definitely sympathize with these guys.

I wonder if there is a way to send notes of sympathy and/or cash. I'm sure they will be needing both.

It sounds like these guys were patriots.

My prayers go out to their families, friends, and Brothers.


21 posted on 08/27/2004 11:46:31 AM PDT by Pest (I will choose Free Will!)
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To: BagCamAddict
omg, what pictures!

What a tragedy - just frightening for parents sending their precious kids off to college. :(

22 posted on 08/27/2004 11:48:32 AM PDT by SunnyUsa (Just Leave McGreevey - You are unfit to govern.)
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To: wardaddy; WKB

I just saw this on the news.
Sad.


23 posted on 08/27/2004 12:17:22 PM PDT by onyx (JohnKerry -- the standard bearer for the unbearable)
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To: wardaddy; WKB; onyx; bourbon

I heard about this early this morning,
when these young men were still considered
missing. I am SO sorry to hear that they
didn't make it out.


24 posted on 08/27/2004 12:37:32 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (President Bush is a mensch in cowboy boots.)
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To: dixiechick2000

Did you see the photos posted above?
Must have been electrical...
certainly not from gas heating.
Such a tragic loss.


25 posted on 08/27/2004 12:55:15 PM PDT by onyx (JohnKerry -- the standard bearer for the unbearable)
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To: onyx

Those pics are horrific.
I think electrical would be a good bet.
It is a very tragic loss.


26 posted on 08/27/2004 12:58:14 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (President Bush is a mensch in cowboy boots.)
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To: kazander

Thanks for that information. Do you know if that has been passed to Greek national organizations around the Country? It also needs to get to every Greek organization on campuses around the Country and to their parents. I will make sure this gets in the next Parent Club Newsletter for XI Chapter of AOII that I send out.

I know when AOII moved into the former ATO fraternity house, there were new codes for them and it cost quite a bit for them to be up to code with a sprinkler system, etc.

My son who is now a GA at PI was a member of IFC here at OU as President his fraternity. I am going to pass this information on to him and to my daughter's sorority Corporation Board so maybe we can get Congressman Cole on board with this bill and the rest of our Oklahoma delegation.

I knew there were items that our Parent Club buys that are tax deductible for us but if the people donated to the Corporation Board they are not tax deductible. This would make a huge difference IMO in donations for bringing older houses up to code.

Thanks again for this information -- this needs spread far and wide. If you have any further information, please freep mail me and I will give you my email.



27 posted on 08/27/2004 12:59:47 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Oklahoma is Reagan Country and now Bush Country -- Win Another One for the Gipper!)
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To: PhiKapMom
Glad to help. All national fraternity presidents (I am one) and national executive directors should be aware of this. PanHel is involved with this too. From what I understand, this is part of the larger charitable giving act that is tied up in conference committee.

The text of the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2003 was attached to the Charitable Giving Act of 2003 (H.R. 7), which passed the House on September 17, 2003. The Senate version of charitable giving legislation is called CARE (S.476) and passed the Senate in April of 2003, before the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act was introduced in that chamber. Thus, CARE does not include language on collegiate housing improvements like its House counterpart does. The House and Senate next must schedule a conference of key leaders to resolve the differences between their respective versions of charitable giving legislation. This conference has been delayed since September due to political concerns that have little to do with the merits of the charitable giving bill. There is currently a major lobbying effort underway by the charitable giving community to pressure Congressional leaders, especially Senate Democrats, to allow the conference on this legislation to proceed. If Congress fails to pass charitable giving legislation this year, a new Congress will begin work in January, and we will have to begin the legislative process all over again.

Other pending legislation: Fire Safety (H.R. 1613 and S. 620)

The Student Housing Fire Safety Act of 2003 (H.R. 1613) would provide $250 million a year for colleges, universities, fraternities and sororities to make housing infrastructure improvements to their facilities. The bill guarantees 10% of the authorized funding (up to $25 million a year) for the exclusive use of fraternities and sororities. The College Fire Prevention Act (S.620) is the old version of the fire safety bill and was reintroduced in the Senate by Senator John Edwards (D-NC). This version of the legislation provides $80 million a year for colleges, universities, fraternities and sororities to make housing infrastructure improvements to their facilities. There is no set aside of funds for specific use by fraternities and sororities.

Current Status: The House bill’s primary sponsor in the House is Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH/Delta Sigma Theta). The House bill had 67 sponsors, primarily Democrats, and many of these sponsors joined due to our efforts last year. There are currently three other co-sponsors of the Senate bill: Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), and Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS/Pi Kappa Alpha).

28 posted on 08/27/2004 2:42:51 PM PDT by kazander
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To: Malichi

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1201269/posts


29 posted on 08/27/2004 2:58:48 PM PDT by RKB-AFG (4 more 4 W in 04)
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To: Pest

Our fraternity house burned down 2 years ago. Phi Kappa Theta at Michigan Tech. One of our brothers perished in the fire. I can definitely sympathize with these guys.

My sympathies to you on the loss of your fraternity brother in the fire at Michigan Tech two years ago! Were you a student there at the time?

Coincidentally, we had driven through the MTU campus and past the Phi Kappa Theta house only 2 days before this tragedy.

We just moved our son in at MTU this past weekend to begin his first year there. Our heart and prayers go out to the family of your fraternity brother, as well as to those of the 3 ATOs who perished early today.

30 posted on 08/27/2004 5:28:41 PM PDT by PacesPaines
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To: PacesPaines

Thanks for the kind words. Actually, I am an alumni. The loss was huge for all of us. Thankfully, through the support of other alumni and the community, we were able to rebuild the house. It definitely brought us together.


31 posted on 08/30/2004 6:15:26 AM PDT by Pest (I will choose Free Will!)
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