Student severely burned during drinking ritual

[Brutuskend]

Associated Press
Dec. 1, 2004 01:51 PM

ATHENS, Ga. - A student was severely burned during a fraternity drinking ritual when an oil lantern ignited a bottle of nearly pure grain alcohol, police said.

William Flynn Miller IV, 21, a senior at the University of Georgia, was drinking with other students at the Lambda Chi Alpha frat house early Tuesday, police said. The bottle of 190-proof alcohol ignited and set Miller's clothes on fire.

When officers arrived, the skin was hanging off his fingers, chest, abdomen, side and back, police said.

He was hospitalized with third-degree burns. His injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

Fraternity members told authorities the incident was not part of a hazing.

"We're following up to make sure nothing criminal in nature took place and to make sure these types of accidents don't happen again," Capt. Mark Sizemore said.

The university said it was also investigating.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

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[DrPizza]

Hazing hit the national spotlight in the 70's when a student at Alfred University in NY died after being locked in a trunk of a car until he finished a bottle of liquor. Hazing became illegal, but of course the practice continued. A couple of years ago, there were some other hazing incidents as well as a death at another fraternity in Alfred. Alfred U since banned all fraternities.

I'll bet more and more schools will follow Alfred's lead. Ever since the drinking age rose from 18 to 21, the majority of fraternity activities have become illegal. I'm surprised that with the alcohol problems on college campuses that more schools haven't banned fraternities.

 

[her209]

< insert Austin Power's response here >

 

[Zanix]

Couple of downer threads Brutuskend, just waiting for the biggie joke to make up for them.

Edit: Now that I think about it though, a bunch of fratties paying the price is kind of funny.

Edit2: Nah, I take it back. Skin hanging off the guys chest in all... lil too much price.

 

[Qwest]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
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[Deeko]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Hazing hit the national spotlight in the 70's when a student at Alfred University in NY died after being locked in a trunk of a car until he finished a bottle of liquor. Hazing became illegal, but of course the practice continued. A couple of years ago, there were some other hazing incidents as well as a death at another fraternity in Alfred. Alfred U since banned all fraternities.

I'll bet more and more schools will follow Alfred's lead. Ever since the drinking age rose from 18 to 21, the majority of fraternity activities have become illegal. I'm surprised that with the alcohol problems on college campuses that more schools haven't banned fraternities.

:roll::roll::roll:

I'm not even gonna comment.

 

[SchrodingersDog]

BURN!