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Slgma hl Lpsllon ls saddened Lo learn abouL Lhe deaLh of Clemson sLudenL 1ucker Plpps. Plpps was a
sophomore aL Lhe unlverslLy and a member of SlgLp's Clemson chapLer.
A represenLaLlve from Lhe lraLernlLy's naLlonal offlce arrlved aL Clemson on Monday evenlng and ls
worklng wlLh Lhe unlverslLy Lo ensure LhaL members of Lhe chapLer recelve Lhe supporL and counsellng
Lhey need durlng Lhls dlfflculL Llme.
lraLernlLy CLC 8rlan Warren sald ln a sLaLemenL 1uesday, 1hls ls a Llme for mournlng, and our hearLs and
prayers are wlLh Lhe Plpps famlly."
1he lraLernlLy ls aware of allegaLlons belng made Lhrough soclal medla LhaL Lhe deaLh was ln some way
llnked Lo hazlng. SlgLp has a zero Lolerance pollcy regardlng hazlng and ls currenLly lnvesLlgaLlng Lhese
clalms.
Warren responded Lo Lhe allegaLlons of hazlng saylng, We've losL Lhe llfe of a young man, a llfe LhaL was
Laken way Loo soon. 1here are a loL of people who are hurLlng rlghL now, and LhaL's our number one
prlorlLy aL Lhe momenL. 8uL lf foul play was lnvolved ln any way, 1ucker's fraLernlLy wlll do everyLhlng lL
can Lo see LhaL Lhose responslble are broughL Lo [usLlce."
AL Lhls Llme, Lhe naLlonal offlce has asked Lhe chapLer Lo suspend all scheduled programmlng Lo focus
on supporLlng Lhose close Lo 1ucker Plpps.
ConLacL: 8ob !epson, senlor communlcaLlons manager
communlcaLlons[slgep.neL
(804) 612-1390
Slgma hl Lpsllon, esLabllshed ln 1901, ls Lhe naLlon's largesL college fraLernlLy, wlLh nearly 13,000
undergraduaLes on 230 campuses across Lhe unlLed SLaLes. lLs mlsslon ls 8ulldlng 8alanced Men,"
whlch ls achleved Lhrough a conLlnuous member developmenL program focused on academlc
achlevemenL, healLhy llfesLyle cholces and leadershlp developmenL. 1he fraLernlLy currenLly
malnLalns a 3.14 naLlonal CA.