Former U.S. Marine Badly Beaten Outside University Of Alabama FIJI House
12 years ago

Volunteer firefighter and former United States Marine Joseph Zebrowski (had the tone of this story been a light-hearted one, this is where I would have made a Big Lebowski reference) visited the DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa last week after an encounter in front of UA’s Phi Gamma Delta house led to a violent beating. Zebrowski suffered “a collapsed lung, several broken ribs, a gash to his head, a black eye and bruises all over his body,” per AL.com.

According to his mother, Zebrowski was walking home from a local bar when he got lost and stopped at the Fiji house to ask for directions.

Edwards said her son planned to walk back to his hotel but got lost. He stopped to ask for directions at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house on campus.

“The next thing he knew he was being brutally attacked,” Edwards said. “He found himself on the ground with several guys kicking him in the head, chest, back and abdomen.”

It sounds like such a senseless attack. It begs the question: why?

A tipster informed Total Frat Move that the altercation may have been related to the ivy that covers the front of the house. Per our source, that ivy is the subject of an ongoing prank among UA fraternities.

From our tipster:

“Those guys are pretty serious about the ivy that covers the front of their house. Most fraternities send over a couple pledges every year for a covert mission to try to steal some and an all out brawl usually breaks out because of it. It’s all fun and games among pledges. Looks like this poor guy stumbled up to the front of the house and the Phi Gams thought he was trying to get some of their precious ivy.”

It should be made clear that this information is not confirmed — it’s merely one theory.

It was last reported that Zebrowski is in fair condition and will likely make a full recovery.

[via AL.com]

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  2. f1j14life

    This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. If you actually read the story, it’s based on his mother’s words! The closest gas station is about a quarter mile from the house anyway, and no one just walks up to a fraternity house that late at night looking for directions back to a hotel. There is only one hotel within walking distance, of any bar on The Strip or downtown. There had to be provocation for any of the guys to retaliate.

    12 years ago at 6:51 pm
  3. ascruggs

    As fucked up as this sounds I have a very hard time believing that this guy was innocently walking down the street then just suddenly go his ass beat by a group of dudes. This isn’t the south side of Chicago for god sakes he had to have done something. And I don’t think his mother is the most reliable source, she isn’t going to say something like “my son was hammered and aggressively talking shit which lead to a sever beat down” if that’s actually what happen. I want the full story before I start calling these guys dicks

    12 years ago at 6:55 pm
  4. ohio

    as much respect as i/we/site users have for current and former military members…. they can fuck up/start shit just as easily/drunkenly as everyone else.

    as previously stated, three sides to every story.

    12 years ago at 8:27 pm
  5. Gulf of MexiBro

    It shouldn’t really matter what he said or did. Anytime a group “fights” one guy that is just plain cowardly. I don’t give a shit who they thought he was if you’re not man enough do do your fighting one on one you aren’t man enough to be fighting. Jumping a guy for any reason is just plain cowardly.

    12 years ago at 9:26 pm
  7. five_fratpples

    He probably stopped by the house but some of the FIJI brothers called him a geed, told him to leave, etc. when he asked for directions. The marine talked some shit back then got his ass kicked…

    12 years ago at 12:28 pm
  9. JoeFuckinNamath

    Not what happened. My buddy’s a brother there and said this guy came stumbling onto their property (that brick patio area you see at the front of the house) and starting swinging at a pledge when they told him to leave. The rest of the pledges beat the shit out of him. The fact that he served or is a fireman is completely irrelevant.

    12 years ago at 10:44 am