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Adrian Heideman, an 18-year-old freshman from Palo Alto, CA, loved life, playing the guitar and pledging Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Cal State Chico. The brothers loved being around Adrian for his contagiously friendly disposition and genuine smile. In the fall of 2000, during a party held after the Big Brother subordinate ritual, Adrian and the chapter made a fatal choice. Adrian died of alcohol- induced asphyxiation with a blood alcohol content of 0.37. As a result the Heideman family lost their beautiful son, Pi Kappa Phi lost a promising new member, the student chapter was closed by Pi Kappa Phi, the university permanently banned Pi Kappa Phi from its campus, three members of the student chapter plead guilty to violation of the California alcohol law and spent 30 days in jail, and a civil suit was filed against the National Fraternity, the local chapter and its student officers. Adrian and the Chico Pi Kapps were good people who made poor choices. This eight-minute DVD chronicling Adrian Heidman's last night is free to Pi Kappa Phi members. The DVD also includes a facilitation guide for chapter discussion about the choices we make and how they affect our lives. To order a copy, contact Lori Hart Ebert at lebert@pikapp.org.
