Newborn Found Dead Outside Local Sorority

[Benzgirl]

Members living in Delta Gamma Theta are forced to move out pending the results of the investigation. On the news this morning, they said the members know who the mother is but were not talking.


http://www.myfox28columbus.com/news/...l#.VTorpCFViko

[KDCat]

Somebody must have talked because the news article you linked says that the Sheriff knows the identity of the mother. No charges are pending because they are waiting on the results of an autopsy. (If the child was not born alive, no crime was committed.)

[Munchkin03]

"This is the second time in more than a decade a newborn baby was found dead at Muskingum University on the same street. In 2002, a baby was discovered in a dumpster. The mother was convicted and served prison time."

Wait, what's going on at this school? I'm pretty sure that no dead babies have been left on my college's (or really, most colleges) sorority row--and especially not twice in a 13-year timespan.

[naraht]

Move out? Why would moving out be part of the investigation?

[Phigirl04]

Something about this seems so off.

They have to move out? I don't understand why unless there is some evidence that they were involved. And I completely agree with Munchkin03, twice in 13 years seems a little ridiculous, is there a campus culture issue or something else going on.

[Sciencewoman]

It sounds like maybe it was a short-term situation "during the investigation" -- perhaps to facilitate evidence collection? It was written in the past tense, and there wasn't any reference to a university-imposed long-term house closure in the article. Is there additional published information about this, aside from the linked report?

I wouldn't call twice in 13 years a troubling trend...completely different students many years apart. Does Ohio have a law allowing mothers to give up babies at emergency sites without repercussions? We have that, but it's pretty new.

[Kevin]

never mind.

[WhiteRose1912]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

Does Ohio have a law allowing mothers to give up babies at emergency sites without repercussions? We have that, but it's pretty new.

Every state has some form of safe haven law. Ohio allows a biological parent to leave his or her child with a medical worker at a hospital, fire department, or other emergency service organization; or with a "peace officer" at a law enforcement agency.

[honorgal]

Maybe the article headline writer made an error. The article states twice that the baby's body was found AT the sorority house. No mention of it being outside.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

"This is the second time in more than a decade a newborn baby was found dead at Muskingum University on the same street. In 2002, a baby was discovered in a dumpster. The mother was convicted and served prison time."

Wait, what's going on at this school? I'm pretty sure that no dead babies have been left on my college's (or really, most colleges) sorority row--and especially not twice in a 13-year timespan.

There was nothing saying the one in 2002 had anything to do with any Greek organization or its home. This is a very small school (under 2000 undergrads) so I'm guessing it's more like "student housing row" than sorority row. If all the students are living in the same area it kind of stands to reason that's where anything concerning students is going to happen.

[TPA85]

Muskingum is close to my heart, I used to be on advisory board for our chapter there. This whole thing is so sad and a lot of Greeks and other students have shown emotional support for the Deltas. I'm hoping they can find the answers they need to get them past this.

Also, this is the first I've heard of the Deltas having to temporarily move. IF that's accurate, I'm sure they will be welcomed by other organizations.

[TPA85]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Wait, what's going on at this school? I'm pretty sure that no dead babies have been left on my college's (or really, most colleges) sorority row--and especially not twice in a 13-year timespan.

FWIW, muskingum doesn't have a sorority row. The street the Deltas are on isn't even entirely campus-owned. Some are just normal residential homes, a couple sororities, and mostly faculty housing. So in a row of 3 houses you could have Greeks, their Bio professor, and a family of 4 who has nothing to do with MU.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by TPA85

FWIW, muskingum doesn't have a sorority row. The street the Deltas are on isn't even entirely campus-owned. Some are just normal residential homes, a couple sororities, and mostly faculty housing. So in a row of 3 houses you could have Greeks, their Bio professor, and a family of 4 who has nothing to do with MU.

Okay...but still. My question remains, what's going on there? This isn't like NYU, with 50,000 students right in the middle of one of the world's largest cities.

[33girl]

It's a very small school in a very small village where I'm guessing Planned Parenthood or any such services are nonexistent. How much the church connection has to do with education students get or don't get regarding sexual activity, I couldn't say.

[Griffins&Quills]

The girl was sentenced to life in prison without parole

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/s...house-40164978