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It's been a rough week to watch the news. First the California wildfires, and now the Ocean Isle, NC, house fire that claimed the lives of seven students from the University of South Carolina and Clemson University.
The students who died in the beach house fire were: Justin Anderson, Travis Cale, Lauren Mahon, Cassidy Pendley, William Rhea, Allison Walden, and Emily Yelton. Mahon, Pendley and Walden were members of Delta Delta Delta sorority, and Anderson and Cale were members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Yelton was a Delta Zeta sorority member from Clemson University. No fraternity affiliation has been listed for Rhea, a USC freshman.
One of the survivors, Tripp Wylie, was on the Today Show this morning talking about his friends (and girlfriend) who perished in the fire, and it was so hard to watch. Even Matt Lauer looked choked up during the interview.
You can find very comprehensive coverage on the website of the student newspaper The State here.
If you would like to send condolences to the USC Greek community, here's the address:
The University of South Carolina Office of Greek Life 1400 Greene Street Columbia SC 29208
