Idaho victims' sororities Alpha Phi and Pi Beta Phi put on probation over 'health and safety' violations
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: It has been nearly three weeks since the gruesome murders of four University of Idaho students. As police are desperately probing the massacre, the two sororities to which three of the slain University of Idaho students belonged are on disciplinary probation. Victims Kaylee Goncalves was a member of Alpha Phi, while Xana Kernodle and Maddie Mogen were members of Pi Beta Phi.
Alpha Phi and Pi Beta Phi are the only two listed as on probation for health and safety reasons, out of the 10 sororities recognized by the University of Idaho. The health and safety reasons refer to "violations or concerns regarding risk management, alcohol/drugs, or hazing. In addition to being on probation with the university, Alpha Phi is also on a "restorative plan" with the national organization. Pi Beta Phi is in "good standing" with the sorority's headquarters, according to Fox News.
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No suspect or murder weapon has been seized in connection to the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Maddie Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20. and Ethan Chapin, 20, on November 13. On Tuesday, November 29, a spokesperson for Pi Beta Phi's headquarters said Kernodle and Mogen "were close friends of our members at the Idaho Alpha Chapter at the University of Idaho. "They and their families, along with the entire Vandal community, are in the thoughts of Pi Beta Phi members across North America," the emailed statement read, according to the source "Pi Beta Phi’s focus is on supporting our chapter members at the University of Idaho through this tragedy."
Victim Kernodle was at the Sigma Chi frat house hours before the murders with her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, a member of the fraternity. The pair then returned to Kernodle's off-campus residence, less than half a mile away from the fraternity house, around 1.45 am. While Goncalves and Mogen were at the Corner Club from roughly 10 pm on November 12 to 1.40 am on November 13. The local bar was described by a fellow University of Idaho student as "the heart of Greek life on campus" with large crowds on most Fridays and Saturdays.
A fellow student and neighbor Madison Moye recalled the night and said that nothing was out of the ordinary and she saw Mogen at the bar "just laughing with all her friends." "It was just a normal night in Moscow," Moye, a 21-year-old sophomore, told the source. "Moscow is a safe place. Nothing like this ever happens … I didn’t think anything of it." Goncalves and Mogen returned home at roughly 1.56 am. Both the sorotities paid their tribute to their fellow deceased members. The University of Idaho's Alpha Phi chapter previously wrote in a tribute for Goncalves that she was "the most devoted, spontaneous, adventurous, and considerate sister." "She was also a fun loving prankster who never left us without a smile," the sorority wrote. Pi Beta Phi at the University of Idaho described Mogen as "the sweetest soul" and Kernodle as "a magnet for positive energy." "They were both bright young women who had incredible futures ahead of them," the sorority wrote in a tribute to the women.
Police believe that an unknown assailant is behind the brutal stabbing of all four victims to death that occurred sometime around between 3 am and 4 am with a fixed-blade knife.