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Vandals damaged two fraternities over the past week.
Beta Theta Pi, a fraternity on Munson Road, had its sign knocked down last Thursday night. The sign in front of Pi Kappa Alpha has also been damaged.
“We are not entirely sure of what was done,” said Will Gove, the public relations chairman at Beta, “but we are pretty sure that it took more than one person.”
Gove said the entire Beta sign was knocked over and part of it was splintered off.
“Currently, we really have no idea who damaged the sign or why they would do it,” Gove said.
Beta is rebuilding its sign. According to chapter president Eric DeGrass, the support posts for the new one will be embedded in four feet of concrete. The posts will be reinforced above ground with bricks. The new fixture will also be lit.
Public safety was unavailable to comment on the sign incident.
In addition to their sign being destroyed, Gove said one of their basement windows was kicked this past weekend. The culprit broke the glass and ruined the window frame. Gove said one of the Beta brothers heard the incident and confronted the individual who broke the glass.
“The brother spoke with the individual and was able to call public safety, who interrogated the individual,” said Gove.
Police arrested Graham Boisjoli, 20, of Southhampton, Mass. He was charged with criminal mischief and possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption.
Beta was not the only fraternity that suffered vandalism in recent days. Sean Walsh, a brother of Pike, said the front of their house and their sign were damaged as well.
It is not known whether the damage to Pike was done by the same people who damaged the Beta sign.
While it is uncertain as to why there has been the flurry of recent damages to fraternity buildings, Gove said he believes vandals are targeting fraternities simply because they are easy targets and very visible across campus.
“There seems to be some negative conceptions of fraternities with many individuals on this campus,” he said, “and they maybe feel the best way to get their point across is to try and damage our property.”
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