Nolan Burch
“wonderful young man full of life, full of mischievous and fun.” -Father Betti
Arrangements have been made for Nolan Burch's funeral. Nolan died from an over consumption of alcohol after a fraternity initiation. He was a graduate from Canisius high school, enrolled in West Virginia University. He was only 18.
I know people from Canisius, and my cousin works at Delta Sonic, the same one that Nolan worked at in Williamsville. I don't know if any of them knew Nolan, but it still hits a little to close to home.
I don't understand why people would wan to be a part of a fraternity or sorority that acts that way. A week before, 19 Kappa Sigma members were arrested for alcohol-related charges. Kappa Sigma is no longer recognized as a fraternity at WVU.
It's hard to hear stories like this, because it has happened before. Alcohol is a joke to people. People aren't responsible with it. He was only 18; he could not have bought it himself. So sombody else gave it to him, breaking a law. Drinking to the point where you don't remember the night before is disgusting. Why is it apart of some fraternity pledges?
A young man lost his life because he felt like he needed to join a fraternity. The fraternity didn't care what happened to him. I'm sure it was all for laughs and never meant for anyone to get hurt.
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/west-virginia-university-student-nolan-burch-dies-injuries-school-n248286
Not saying his fault , but what could he have done to prevent the worse case scenario to happen?
ReplyDeleteHow do you think something like this can be done to sway people away from these actions?
ReplyDeletedo you think this could prevent others from doing the same thing?
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