The Frat Boy News Honors the Greek Men and Women Lost in the Virginia Tech Tragedy

Capsule Profiles of Victims

By Patrick W. Connelly
Co-Editor, The Frat Boy News

It's hard to believe the tragedy at Virginia Tech will have happened a week ago come Monday morning.

After the most-devastating campus shooting in American history, it only seems appropriate for the Frat Boy News to take a look back at some of the young Greek men and women who's lives unfortunately came to an abrupt and all-too tragic end last week.

Maxine Turner, 22, senior.
Maxine was one of the founders of Alpha Omega Epsilon, a national engineering sorority.

Mary Karen Read, 19, freshman.
Mary Karen had hoped to one day join a sorority and teach math and science to elementary school students.

Kevin Granata, 45, engineering professor.
Upon hearing a commotion from his office on the third floor of Norris Hall, the professor brought 20 students from a nearby classroom into his office, where the door could be locked. He and another professor, Wally Grant, then went downstairs to investigate the situation. They were both shot by Seung-hui Cho; Grant was wounded and survived, but Granata died from his injuries. None of the students locked in Granata's office were injured.

Caitlin Hammaren, 19, sophomore.
Caitlin was a sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

He was a brother of Triangle Fraternity, and was inducted at Ohio State University.

If you know of any other victims that were members of a fraternity or sorority, please email fratboynews@yahoo.com and let us know. Thanks.