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E-mails asked Thorp to act
By Eliza Kern and Laura Marcinek | October 26Parents and alumni have pressured the University to take a strong stance against alcohol and drug abuse among undergraduates in the wake of the death of junior Courtland Smith, the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity president who was shot dead by police on Aug. 23.Chancellor Holden Thorp has articulated his intent to help Greek life at UNC survive, but the initiative did not originate within UNC’s administration.“That momentum is there to improve life within fraternities and sororities, and we’re going to be there to support them,” Thorp said.
