Multiple COVID-19 clusters tied to Greek life at local universities

NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill have both had confirmed clusters of COVID-19 tied to Greek life houses near or on their respective campuses.
Posted 8/24/2020, 11:56:05 PM

BACK TO YOU.

>> IT KEEPS SPREADING.

MARK,

THANK YOU.

>>> MANY OF THE CASES AT NC

STATE HAVE COME OUT OF

ADMINISTRATORTIES AND

FRATERNITIES . THE GREAT

CHAPTERS WORK WITH THE

UNIVERSITIES BUT THEY STILL

MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS.

TODAY BRYAN MIMS WORKED TO

FIND OUT WHAT CONTROL THE

SCHOOLS HAVE OVER THE

ORGANIZATIONS AND WHETHER THE

DIVIDE IS PLAYING A ROLE IN

SPREADING THE CORONAVIRUS.

BRYAN?

>> Reporter: DEBRA, I AM

STANDING OUTSIDE THESE TWO

BUILDING, ONE A SORORITY AND

ONE A FRATERNITY.

UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS TOLD ME

THEY REALLY HAVE NO CONTROL TO

OPEN OR SHUT DOWN THESE HOUSES

WITH 12 CASES OF COVID-19

REPORTED LAST WEEK BETWEEN THE

TWO

BUILDINGS.

BE YOU THEY SAID COVID POLICIES

APPLY AT ANY STUDENT HOUSING,

INCLUDING THESE.

THESE BUILDINGS ARE OWNED BY

THE GREEK ORGANIZATIONS EVEN

THOUGH THEY ARE ON CAMPUS

PROPERTY.

STUDENTS HERE DECLINED TO

SPEAK WITH US.

DELTA HAS THE MOST CASES

REPORTED,

28.

SIGMA NU WHICH THE FACERTAINTY

SAYS HOSTED A PARTY ON AUGUST

13 HAS HAD 26.

THE STUDENT LEADERS ARE

REFERRING ALL QUESTIONS TO THE

STOOL SPOKESMAN THAT ALSO

DECLINED AN INTERVIEW BUT SAID

THE SCHOOL GAVE NO PERMISSION

FOR SOCIAL EVENTS AT THE

CAMPUSES . THEY HAVE HAD TO

READ POLICY, ACKNOWLEDGE

RED THEM.

UNC-CHAPEL HILL HILL

FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES

ARE PART OF PRIVATE PROPERTY

AND SUBJECT TO LOCALLARD

INSTANCES.

THE UNIVERSITY IS NOT REQUIRING

MEMBERS TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR

HOUSES IT SAID.

BACK AT NC STATE, THESE THREE

FRESHMEN,

NOT MEMBERS OF GREEK

ORGANIZATIONS, TOLD US THEY

FEEL SAFE ON CAMPUS.

THEY LIVE IN DORMS, THOUGH NOT

FOR LONG.

>> Reporter: ARE YOU MOVING

OUT?

>> I AM LOOKING AT APARTMENTS.

IT WILL BE HARD TO FIND ONE.

>> Reporter: DO YOU FEEL LIKE

YOU HAVE BEEN UPDATED

SUFFICIENTLY BY THE CAMPUS.

>> WE GET EMAILS PRETTY MUCH

EVERYDAY.

>> I FEEL COMFORTABLE.

IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME THAT MUCH

AND THEY HAVE BEEN KEEPING US

UPDATED , EMAILING US WHEN

THEY HAVE QUESTIONS AND MOST

ARE OFF CAMPUS

>> Reporter: A SPOKESWOMAN SENT

ME AN EMAIL SAYING THERE ARE

NOT GREEK HOUSES ON THE DUKE

CAMPUS, RATHER THEY ARE MORE

LIKE SOCIAL LIVING GROUPS, BUT

ALL RULES APPLY TO ALL STUDENTS

LIVING IN ANY HOUSING ON CAMPUS

. DEBRA?

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