KA House At UGA Burglarized
Thieves, they’re just the worst.
From Online Athens:
A Kappa Alpha fraternity member told Athens-Clarke County police that someone entered his room at the West Hancock Avenue fraternity house and stole clothing and electronic items.
According to a police report, the burglary took place sometime Wednesday or Thursday, with the room being entered through a damaged door.
In addition to clothing, the burglary netted a watch, an iPad, a wireless router, a printer, 10 video games and five game controllers, valued at a total of $1,960.
Saying that the burglar “entered through a damaged door” is code for: “We’re thinking he chose to enter through the door that had a giant hole in it, on account of brother Williams winning a late night bet of ‘I bet you can’t run and jumpkick through Peter’s bedroom door.'”
This story got me thinking: where does a fraternity house rank in the “ballsiest” category among places to steal from? Aside from the obvious highly-guarded dwellings like the Whitehouse, a bank or the Smithsonian, the American fraternity house has got to be up there, right? It’s a house loaded with hot-headed college students that like to drink, fight, watch each others’ backs, and hunt. The perp was obviously unaware of the southern vibe of Kappa Alpha Order. It’s safe to bet the resident-to-gun ratio of the UGA KA house was about three-to-two at the time of this robbery.
Finally, another reason why robbing a fraternity house is an awful idea is because the risk-reward is simply not there. This burglar hit the absolute jackpot making off with almost two grand worth of loot. A typical heist of a college student’s room will only yield a John Belushi poster, two still-wrapped textbooks, a meal card, and a few half-empty bottles of cheap liquor.
[via Online Athens]
Image via UGA IFC
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13 years ago at 11:58 amYa, surprisingly, I think fraternity houses get burglarized quite a lot. My brother got his TV stolen one night and another house on campus got stuff stolen last year too. I don’t know how these guys don’t get caught though.
13 years ago at 12:03 pmI’m not surprised at all. Ive walked into the house numerous times to find no one around or sleeping. But normally, everyone should have locks on personal room doors. Even if they get drop kicked down.
13 years ago at 3:19 pmAt least half the house always leaves there doors unlocked for one reason or another. There drunk or don’t feel like carrying there key around
13 years ago at 3:29 pmMaybe a Key Pledge is a good idea. Pledge at all times must carry around keys to all doors and must unlock doors when needed. Or Security Pledges must wear security uniforms and patrol the house in shifts.
13 years ago at 4:58 pmThere’s always that one door that’s left unlocked that’s supposed to be a secret and usually never is.
13 years ago at 5:32 pmyou’re raisedtohaze and would trust pledges with keys to all the rooms or a master key? Your not doing it right champ
13 years ago at 5:39 pmI think I am doing it right. Because I would give those guys the master key, knowing full well they are scared shitless to even THINK of doing something out of line with the keys. Thats when you know your doing it right. Giving them the ability to fuck the house over but also instilling so much fear that they wouldn’t dare.
13 years ago at 4:09 amIt can’t be that difficult guys, think of all the times you’ve sent pledges to steal composites and valuable trophies.
13 years ago at 1:22 pmThe thief hit the jackpot? An average fraternity man’s room should have upwards of 5 to 6k in it (or he is living like a poor).
13 years ago at 2:07 pmStill not trying hard enough, champ.
13 years ago at 3:39 pmhe’s almost there
13 years ago at 6:28 pmwell fuck it wasnt me….
13 years ago at 12:00 am