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One of my best guy friends in college was a pike, but they were kind of jerks like totally bailing on us for greek week - only one of their brothers (my friend) participated in greek week with us.
They hazed like nobody's business and then it all finally came to a head in like 97 or 98 when one of their members was drunk and speeding through the main thoroughfare on campus. One of the campus police that was on foot tried to signal him to stop and the guy ran the police over and instead of stopping he sped up and dragged the guy all the way down the street - parts and pieces all over the place, it was a horrible tragedy. But the pike totally hit and run - the next day he took his car in to get cleaned and repaired skipped town. His parents were very wealthy and spent all sorts of money to try keep him out of trouble. He finally turned himself in a few days later.
Anyways, they were suspended by the university, but the fraternity maintained the chapter "off campus".
Here's the article:
A NOPD officer escorts Josh Gimelstob, accompainied by his attorney, Jerome Winsberg, into the NOPD Fatality Unit Tuesday, Jan. 23.
Courtesy of the Times-Picayune
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J oshua Gimelstob, a 20-year-old University College sophomore and a Tulane tennis player, was charged with negligent homicide and felony hit-and-run in connection with the death of Tulane Police Sgt. Gilbert Mast. Gimelstob turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Fatality Unit Jan. 23 at 4 p.m.
Each charge that Gimelstob received carries a maximum five-year prison term and a maximum $5,000 fine. Police are investigating an obstruction of justice charge as well. Although Judge Calvin Johnson set bail at $25,000, Gimelstob was set free on a recognizance bond until Monday over prosecutors' objections. His family has until then to produce the money.
The incident began at 4 a.m. Jan. 20 when Sgt. Mast and Tulane Police Officer Don Dorsey pulled over a car for a routine traffic violation on McAlister Drive at the Irby Hall crosswalk. As the policemen exited their cars, they heard a vehicle speeding down McAlister. Both officers signaled the driver of the Jeep Cherokee to stop, but it accelerated toward them. The Jeep first hit a parked van and then Sgt. Mast on the opposite side of the street. The Jeep dragged him 40 to 50 feet, where he came to rest under a parked car. Officer Dorsey had managed to jump out of the way. The driver then continued down McAlister, ran the red light at McAlister and Willow and turned down Willow. When Tulane Emergency Medical Service arrived, Mast had no pulse. He was pronounced dead of massive internal injuries at Charity Hospital at 4:30 a.m.
That night, Gimelstob had been out to several bars, including Nick's, Friar Tuck's and Se–or Phrogg's, with the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, which supplied four buses to take participants to and from the bars. While at Se–or Phrogg's, he met a female Tulane student, whose name has not been released. When the buses returned to the Broadway fraternity house at about 2:30 a.m., Gimelstob and the woman went to his house to watch a movie.
He then dropped her off at Sharp Hall. After Gimelstob drove away, the woman heard a noise as she was walking to her dorm, but did not connect the noise to Gimelstob. She stated that when she exited the Jeep, Gimelstob was alone.
On Jan. 22, Gimelstob's attorneys directed police investigators and officials with the district attorney's office to a Jeep Cherokee at Benson Chevrolet in Kenner. Gimelstob allegedly sent the vehicle there to be repaired. They also began to negotiate for Gimelstob's surrender. His lawyers, Jerome Winsberg and Jeffrey Smith, insisted that a bond hearing be set immediately after his arrest.
At 4 p.m. the next day, Gimelstob, accompanied by Winsberg, turned himself in to the police Fatality Unit. Commented Winsberg, "You can't compare it to what happened to the family of Sgt. Mast, but this has devastated this family. They are very, very fine people."
Gimelstob is a member of Tulane's tennis team. He received a partial athletic scholarship from the university after being ranked 10th in the East while in high school in New Vernon, New Jersey. His brother, Justin Gimelstob, is a nationally-ranked tennis player who played in the U.S. and French Opens. Robert Klein, the coach of the Tennis team, was unavailable for comment.
According to Ken Dupaquier, the Director of Public Safety, the media reports were wrong in asserting that Gimelstob was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. University sources claim that Gimbelstob was neither a pledge nor a member. Ronald Levine, the president of the fraternity, would not comment.
In response to the question of possible expulsion of Gimelstob as a result of the charges, Tulane spokesperson Robyn Ekings said, "As with any possible violation of the Honor Code, the university has begun an investigation which is waiting for the court's decision before any action is taken."
Tulane Police Lt. Stan Cosper said that although Gimelstob has been charged with this crime, "history, God, and the justice system will judge him ... [So Gimelstob will need] the support of the university and the community."
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