The University of Central Florida sent the media an email Friday containing details of a rowdy formal hosted by Delta Delta Delta, the UCF sorority under investigation following Ann Hefferin’s death.
The formal, however, happened in April 2011, before Hefferin was a Tri-Delta member — or even a student at UCF.
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UCF released documents showing a hotel manager indicated DDD was dishonest, claiming they were a young girl’s group in town for an Irish dancing performance when booking their formal, instead of a sorority.
The documents also claim a male guest of the sorority streaked across the hotel and underage drinking was happening.
Delta Delta Delta is not commenting on the issue, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
See UCF’s statement on this issue below:
Attached are two documents related to the UCF chapter of Delta Delta Delta being placed on probation as a result of an incident that occurred in April. The first describes the terms of the probation. The second is the letter sent to Delta Delta Delta in May, which includes the incident report filed in April.
This is unrelated to the death of Ann Hefferin, who was not yet a UCF student in the spring. That case remains under investigation. We still do not know the cause of her death, and there are no updates at this time.
Feel free to use this statement regarding the probation. You can attribute it to me as a UCF spokesman.
“We are pleased that Delta Delta Delta has accepted responsibility for the inappropriate behavior of its members at a spring formal. We are hopeful that the sorority will successfully complete the terms of its probation and that Delta Delta Delta members will live up to the high standards of conduct that we expect from all of our students.”
Also, the national office of Delta Delta Delta is working with the UCF chapter to update its risk management policies.
Thanks,
Chad
Chad Binette
Associate Director
UCF News & Information
