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Vandals Destroy Frat House nCRIME: Damage done to the 2100 Terry Place building complex could amount to $125,000
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By Kimberly Pierceall and Jessi McFarland
Daily Titan Editor in Chief Daily Titan StaffWriter Recognizable only by the Greek letters covered in graffiti on the outside, the Sigma Pi fraternity house was vandalized less than a day after the fraternity was evicted. Behind the broken windows, graffiti sketched walls and an eviction notice taped to the door – broken glass, trash and mangled couches cluttered the courtyard and back rooms of the house. Inside, cooked poultry parts were crammed into holes in the walls. A message, one of the few appropriate to print, spray-painted on the living room wall said, “You can move in but this will always be my house.” Campus police are still in the early stages of the investigation, Lt. Will Glen said. Members of Sigma Pi could not be reached for comment. On Monday, fraternity members received an eviction notice and began moving out of 2100 Terry Place. In the early morning hours of Tuesday the property was vandalized. The eviction notice pits Restrepo JESSI MCFARLAND/Daily Titan vs. Steele — Sacramento Restrepo, landlord, and Marvin Steele, Sigma Broken windows, beer bottles, graffiti, trash and destroyed furniture litter the courtyard of the now empty Sigma Pi house. Pi chapter president. Restrepo’s son, Edgar, said the cost of rent hadn’t changed between Pi members engaged in a fight at the fraternity hadn’t paid their rent for three owners. annual Greek Week games that raises months, even after receiving early evicRestrepo said the surrounding frater- money for Camp Titan. According to a tion notices over a month ago. He said nities have been helpful and offered to Daily Titan article from April 14, 2001, that two separate contractors estimated clean the property. Sigma Pi and Pi Kappa Phi members the damages could be anywhere from “They’ve all been very coopera- began arguing after Karl Kottke, then $50,000 to $60,000 or even $100,000 tive,” he said. co-chair of Greek Week and member of to $125,000. Part of the legal language printed Sigma Pi named his own fraternity the “Property damage is never accept- on the Orange County Sheriff’s evic- winner of the tug-of-war. Pi Kappa Phi able,” Dean of Students Kandy Mink tion notice states, “If you re-enter these was later named the true winners of the said. premises, you are in violation of the competition. Because of the altercation, Sigma Pi is no longer a recognized law.” the rest of Greek Week was cancelled. fraternity after their chapter was placed Charges haven’t been made against Sigma Pi is scheduled to appear on probation a year ago. anyone. before the Dean of Students and other A black CSUF marked speaker sat “We will take appropriate action student life officials in May, so their in a corner of one room. Police found based on our determination if any uni- fraternity status can be reinstated. If the other stolen property on the premises, versity policies or regulations were board approves the group, Sigma Pi including a broken yellow car boot, violated by students affiliated with the would then have to be approved by two Restrepo said. fraternity,” Glen said. thirds of voting Inter-Fraternity Council Notes written on the wall make refThe fraternity was suspended in members, Dykier said. erence to Sigma Pi living in the house Nov. 2001 for abusive behavior, Mink The national Sigma Pi Web site still JESSI MCFARLAND/Daily Titan for 25 years. A year ago, Sacramento said. lists CSUF’s Sigma Pi chapter (Epsilon A Sigma Pi sign sits shredded by vandals who destroyed the Restrepo bought the house but Sigma Out-going Inter-Fraternity Council Nu) and said that as of Nov. 20, the Pi members continued to pay rent to president Mike Dykier said the fra- chapter had 28 members and 13 new windows. Damage inside the house included gaping holes in the walls, floods from broken bath fixtures and grafitti. live there. Edgar Restrepo said the ternity’s probation came after Sigma pledges.
Pep Rally PrecedesTuff Game forTitans By Christina Guerrero
Daily Titan Asst. News Editor The Resident Student Association and the Athletics Department sponsored the first pep rally of the semester at the student dorms Wednesday. The event started at 5 p.m. with a free barbecue for all dorm residents, who came out to eat, socialize and listen to the music that was provided. Cal State Fullerton mascot Tuffy juggled appearances between the women’s basketball game and the pep rally. At the barbeque, Tuffy danced and flirted with dorm residents standing in line for hamburgers. Titan coach Donny Daniels made a trip to the dorms to motivate the crowd of about 150 students to attend the game against Pepperdine that would follow the rally. “The best thing about it is that you guys get involved in the sports atmosphere,” said Daniels, who was encouraging team support. “We (the team) can’t get it together until you participate.” Associate athletic director Steve DiTolla echoed Daniels’ words. “That’s what college is all about, student participation … student participation is everything,” DiTolla said. He was also impressed with the amount of school spirit demonstrated at the rally.
“It’s really neat to see this type of school spirit,” he said. Brian Delehoya, a sports marketing intern, was responsible for coordinating the pep rally, DiTolla said. Delehoya’s goal was to improve student tradition on campus. “I’m trying to work on student involvement in athletics this year,” he said. The athletic department was trying to promote Titan athletics by focusing on a small group of students, like the 800 residents that occupy the dorms, said Resident Student Advisor President Andy Tang. Tang and Delehoya worked together to organize the event, which was funded by Associated Students, Inc. “Next week we’re getting a charter bus to take 61 residents to USC [for the game],” Tang Tuffy, the Titan mascot, joins in on Pep said. Resident Lindsay Shondell said, Vouchers for free T-shirts, which were printed with ”F-Troop” across “free food is always good and the the front, were given out to the stu- music helps.” Shondell also said the rally was a dents who would redeem them at the game later. The “F” is for Fullerton good way to meet more people. The pep rally ended after Daniels and the troops are the people supportanswered a few questions from the ing the athletics team, Tang said. The residents seemed extremely crowd. Daniels, who was replying to one of the questions, said that Ralphy grateful for the free dinner.
Less Access Calls for More Rules By Deanna Lucci
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Rally festivities at the Dorms.
Holmes would be the star player of the night and that he would lead the team in offensive rebounds. Instead, Holmes led the team in points. However, the Titans lost to Pepperdine with a final score of 90-87. Visit http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu for our broadcast edition.
Students slipping academically may be surprised to receive a letter of disqualification from Cal State Fullerton this January. The cutoffs for disqualification from the university are now much more stringent, said Sylvia Alva, assistant vice president for academic programs. Alva came to the Associated Students, Inc. Board of Directors meeting Tuesday to explain the recent policy changes. One main reason for these changes is CSUF’s high enrollment, she said. “There is a higher number of students seeking the opportunity to obtain a bachelor’s degree,” she said. “[We have to make] some tough choices.” Alva said imposing higher standards for student grades will “shake things
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