The announcement gave no explanation for the decision, and Tom McGuire, director of communications at the university, declined to provide one.
The decision came less than a week after Leah Burke, a sophomore and member of a sorority, died on May 8, causing students, alumni and fraternity and sorority affiliates to speculate about the incident, according to
The Philadelphia Inquirer. But McGuire wrote in an email that a university investigation into her death is “not related to Greek life.” He said the university will put out more information “when it is appropriate.”
According to the
Inquirer, a county coroner said Burke’s death “is not considered suspicious,” was not “trauma related” and that “nothing nefarious was involved.” The coroner is investigating whether Burke had a possible undiagnosed medical condition, the