Followup: Dangerous Waters
November 26, 2003
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Posted by Aubrey Turner
A few days ago I posted about an Alpha Phi Alpha pledge at SMU who was hospitalized after drinking too much water. From the Dallas Morning News (annoying registration required) we’re learning a little more about just how much water he drank.
Doctors said Braylon Curry, 21, is expected to make a full recovery after ingesting 4 to 5 gallons of water, causing him to lose consciousness and become delirious during an alleged hazing incident involving the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
The SMU student newspaper reports on a detail that seems important:
Weinmeister also spoke of Curry’s initial exam in which doctors discovered bruises near his armpits and on his arms. The bruises on his arms were really the most obvious, said Weinmeister.
Given what I’ve seen of Alpha Phi Alpha when I was in school, I wouldn’t put it past them to have held him down and forced him to drink.
Categories: What the heck?
:O
Oh, that makes a lot more sense. 4-5 gallons, I think, would definitely do it, especially if the victim was, as you mention, forced to drink.
Pitiful. I’m sure the frat would say I just don’t understand and never will, and that would certainly be an understatement…
Thanks for following up on this.