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Mason Sumnicht (21) died from alcohol poisoning twelve days after his birthday party
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Published: Oct 26, 2014 @ 7:22 PM
Mason Sumnicht (21)
Date:
Nov 15, 2012
Cause of Death:
Alcohol Poisoning
Location:
Chico, CA
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A university has suspended all sorority and fraternity activities after a student celebrating his 21st birthday died from an alcohol overdose.
Mason Sumnicht, from San Diego, California, was found unresponsive at an apartment on November 4 after a night of drinking at bars with friends from Chico State University.
He was rushed to hospital and placed on life support after being treated for extreme alcohol poisoning, but he suffered severe permanent brain damage, friends said.
On Thursday, after 11 days in the hospital, he was taken off life support and died from an alcohol overdose, according to the Butte County coroner's office.
It is believed the communication major was pledging the Sigma Pi fraternity on campus.
In light of his death, Campus President Paul Zingg said fraternities and sororities will be barred from recruiting students or having social events until the spring semester.
They also will have to cover or remove Greek letters from their houses during the suspension, the Chico Enterprise-Record reported, and already, white sheets cover letters across buildings on campus.
Speaking to a gathering of the Greek community on Friday, Zingg said students should not get a 'free pass' for allowing a brother to drink 21 shots on his 21st birthday and 'pass out in his vomit'.
He said he had demanded changes from the groups seven years ago when a student, Matt Carrington, died during a fraternity hazing incident. The situation has deteriorated recently, he said
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