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| Shane Vaiskauskas (front with fraternity brothers) left Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina for the University. |
Sig Eps from Tulane get help from unexpected source at UGA
Shane Vaiskauskas, a sophomore from Hampton, said he was overwhelmed by the amount of “Southern hospitality” he received after being displaced from Tulane, and decided to stay in Athens for several reasons.
“It’s closer to home, and I have a lot of friends here from high school,” Vaiskauskas said. “I had only been at Tulane for a year, and I have as good of friends here as I did at Tulane.”
Even though Vaiskauskas is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Tulane, this semester he has been staying at the Chi Psi fraternity house. “I had never lived in one before, so it has been a new experience,” he said.
A total of 69 students from New Orleans' schools were admitted to UGA after Katrina.
