Kappa Kappa Gamma Starts Scholarship Fund in Memory of Student Lost in Skiing Accident
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ntain C ou ol m le y g k Celebrating i c a o n r 125 years SPORTS New QB does well Volume 126, No. 25 Monday, September 19, 2016 1891 2016 against UNC PAGE 9 A&C Snowden’s influence on Hollywood PAGE 18 Students enter the Kappa Kappa Gamma house for Kamp Kappa, which included s’mores, corn hole and a bone marrow donation station. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN Kappa Kappa Gamma starts scholarship fund in memory of student lost in skiing accident By Logan Crizer @logloc19 Catie’s name came from Han- sparked after the sisters in Kap- it was just so early into the se- Demi Connelley said that Fort nah Persichitte, one of the main pa Kappa Gamma were told they mester,” Hoye said. “It’s amaz- Collins as a community has been organizers of the event. She said could no longer do their annual ing how they got it all together aected by the loss. The sisters of Kappa Kappa she knew Catie not only as a fun Chili con Kappa philanthropy, and that everyone attended the “The Fort Collins communi- Gamma held a new philanthro- and loving sister, but also as a Perischitte said. The organizers event. We remember her every ty as a whole came together, and py to honor a sister who passed dear friend. of the event said the outdoors day, and you never really know if it showed that we had support away last semester and raise Persichitte said that since theme was representative of people loved her like we did, but from everywhere, (our loss) real- money for their new Catie Abey- Catie loved learning, she thought Catie’s deep appreciation for the seeing everyone here it is nice to ly just brought people together,” ta Scholarship. a scholarship would be the per- outdoors. know that she made such an im- Connelley said. The chapter held a fund- fect way to remember her. The event also had a bone pact on the community.” Pi Kappa Phi associate mem- raiser in remembrance of Catie The fundraiser took place at marrow donation station, The Greek life community ber Scott Lang said that the var- Abeyta, a CSU student and soror- the Kappa Kappa Gamma house, where attendees could sign up and the Kappa Kappa Gamma ious Greek life organizations ity member who died in a skiing and more than 200 people at- and donate. chapter has changed since the came together for the philan- accident last semester, at their tended. The cost to enter was $5 Catie’s parents attended the loss, said Emily Hass, a Kappa thropy event because of how los- philanthropy event Sept. 15. if bought in advance and $7 at the event after approving the idea for Kappa Gamma sister said. ing Catie aected Kappa Kappa The Catie Abeyta Scholarship door. the scholarship. Lean Hoye, Cat- “It made everyone closer; Gamma. will go to a member of Kappa Kap- The sisters provided a hot ie’s mother, said the family was now, when you leave, people say “(The event is) awesome, (it pa Gamma who is in need of finan- dog bar and make-your-own deeply touched by everything ‘love you, be safe,’ and everyone is) for a great cause and it’s awe- cial assistance in order to stay in s’mores table. They also sold the Kappa Kappa Gamma sisters is very open about things that some to see people come together their sisterhood and at CSU. stickers in memory of Catie. were doing for their daughter. happen,” Hass said. for a great philanthropy,” Lang The idea for a scholarship in The idea for the event was “When they approached us, Catie’s previous roommate said. see SCHOLARSHIP on page 4 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Monday, September 19, 2016 FORT COLLINS FOCUS OFF THE OVAL FORToberfest bids farewell to summer, welcomes the fall season By Kevin Avis @CSUCollegian Over the weekend, Fort Collins celebrated the be- ginning of fall and the end of the outdoor concert season with its own Oktoberfest celebration called FORTo- berfest. The celebration began at 11 a.m. in Old Town and featured performances from local bands and beer from local breweries. Around 300 people showed up to enjoy FORToberfest. Though small in scale, FORToberfest boasted around eight vendors, 8-year-old Aldrin Ruadil sells chips and drinks outside the Fort Collins Gear and Bike Swap yesterday, Sept. 18, 2016. Aldrin and his family traveled ranging from sellers of down from Wyoming to sell gear at the Swap. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN kettle corn, pretzels, brats, and beer to local clothing companies. Most attendees wait- ed through long lines to Follow indulge in Odell Brewing @CSUCollegian on Twitter Company’s seasonal Ok- Alexa Phillips toberfest brew. By 2 p.m., Editor-in-Chief the vendors had already gone through three kegs of Odell’s Oktoberfest brew, showing it to be one of Q: What drew you to student media? the more popular choices A: I was always fascinated by magazines. I was a yerd (yearbook nerd) in Like CSUCollegian among attendees. high school, and we came to CSU’s J-Day my senior year. 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Letters to [email protected] the editor should be sent to [email protected]. [email protected] NEWS Monday, September 19, 2016 3 Weekly Crime Update: Sept. 19 By Allec Brust Update: Man accused of striking Hernadez was arrested on injuries were accidental. On Sept. 9, Shafer turned @Brustyyy 11-month old baby appears in court Sept. 8 for child abuse resulting herself in and was released after Formal charges have been in serious injury, which is a class Update: Charges fi led against she posted her $7,500 bond. University of Northern Colorado fi led against Juan Canales-Her- three felony. He reportedly struck woman involved in hit-and-run On July 13, Shafer was in- Students escorted from Hughes Sta- nandez for his involvement in 11-month-old RaeLynn Martinez Charges were fi led against volved in a hit-and-run involv- dium the death of the 11-month-old with a chair after getting frustrat- a woman who was involved in a ing a group of pedestrians at Four spectators were escort- girl. His charges include: ed. Martinez had been injured hit-and-run. On Sept. 6, charges the intersection of Drake Road ed out of Hughes Stadium during at an apartment on Blue Spruce were brought against Stephanie and Matthews Street.