Phi Delta Theta
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Oct 18, 2026
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
The University of Florida sophomore had traveled to Japan that summer, where she'd picked up an action figure from the manga One Piece as a gift.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Students referred to this building near the main campus, which has long been associated with the UF chapter of the frat Phi Delta Theta, as Fort.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
a brick multifamily colonial-style house.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
It was a typical frat boy residence with worn hardwood floors, exposed cables, and This Is Fort spray-painted in UF's orange and blue colors on the fence lining the perimeter.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Phi Delta Theta didn't have a great reputation on campus.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
At the time, they were being investigated for accusations of hazing, but the boys who lived there were Kowalski's best friends.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
It was a safe space, I thought.
35 MINS LATER
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Trosky's department, which represents the Offices of Student Conduct and Sorority and Fraternity Life, did not address WIRED's specific requests for comment for either agency.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
The University of Florida sophomore had traveled to Japan that summer, where she'd picked up an action figure from the manga One Piece as a gift.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Students referred to this building near the main campus, which has long been associated with the UF chapter of the frat Phi Delta Theta, as Fort.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
a brick multifamily colonial-style house.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
It was a typical frat boy residence with worn hardwood floors, exposed cables, and This Is Fort spray-painted in UF's orange and blue colors on the fence lining the perimeter.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Phi Delta Theta didn't have a great reputation on campus.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
At the time, they were being investigated for accusations of hazing.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
But the boys who lived there were Kowalski's best friends.
35 MINS LATER
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Trosky's department, which represents the offices of student conduct and sorority and fraternity life, did not address WIRED's specific requests for comment for either agency.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
The University of Florida sophomore had traveled to Japan that summer, where she'd picked up an action figure from the manga One Piece as a gift.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Students referred to this building near the main campus, which has long been associated with the UF chapter of the frat Phi Delta Theta, as Fort.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
a brick multifamily colonial-style house.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
It was a typical frat boy residence with worn hardwood floors, exposed cables, and This Is Fort spray-painted in UF's orange and blue colors on the fence lining the perimeter.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Phi Delta Theta didn't have a great reputation on campus.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
At the time, they were being investigated for accusations of hazing.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
But the boys who lived there were Kowalski's best friends.
35 MINS LATER
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Trotsky's department, which represents the Offices of Student Conduct and Sorority and Fraternity Life, did not address WIRED's specific requests for comment for either agency.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
The University of Florida sophomore had traveled to Japan that summer, where she'd picked up an action figure from the manga One Piece as a gift.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Students referred to this building near the main campus, which has long been associated with the UF chapter of the frat Phi Delta Theta, as Fort.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
a brick multifamily colonial-style house.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
It was a typical frat boy residence with worn hardwood floors, exposed cables, and This Is Fort spray-painted in UF's orange and blue colors on the fence lining the perimeter.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Phi Delta Theta didn't have a great reputation on campus.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
At the time, they were being investigated for accusations of hazing, but the boys who lived there were Kowalski's best friends.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
It was a safe space, I thought.
34 MINS LATER
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Trotsky's department, which represents the Offices of Student Conduct and Sorority and Fraternity Life, did not address WIRED's specific requests for comment for either agency.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
The University of Florida sophomore had traveled to Japan that summer, where she'd picked up an action figure from the manga One Piece as a gift.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Students referred to this building near the main campus, which has long been associated with the UF chapter of the frat Phi Delta Theta, as Fort.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
a brick multifamily colonial-style house.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
It was a typical frat boy residence with worn hardwood floors, exposed cables, and This Is Fort spray-painted in UF's orange and blue colors on the fence lining the perimeter.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Phi Delta Theta didn't have a great reputation on campus.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
At the time, they were being investigated for accusations of hazing.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
But the boys who lived there were Kowalski's best friends.
35 MINS LATER
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Trosky's department, which represents the Offices of Student Conduct and Sorority and Fraternity Life, did not address WIRED's specific requests for comment for either agency.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
The University of Florida sophomore had traveled to Japan that summer, where she'd picked up an action figure from the manga One Piece as a gift.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Students referred to this building near the main campus, which has long been associated with the UF chapter of the frat Phi Delta Theta, as Fort.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
a brick multifamily colonial-style house.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
It was a typical frat boy residence with worn hardwood floors, exposed cables, and This Is Fort spray-painted in UF's orange and blue colors on the fence lining the perimeter.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Phi Delta Theta didn't have a great reputation on campus.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
At the time, they were being investigated for accusations of hazing.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
But the boys who lived there were Kowalski's best friends.
35 MINS LATER
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Trosky's department, which represents the Offices of Student Conduct and Sorority and Fraternity Life, did not address WIRED's specific requests for comment for either agency.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
The University of Florida sophomore had traveled to Japan that summer, where she'd picked up an action figure from the manga One Piece as a gift.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Students referred to this building near the main campus, which has long been associated with the UF chapter of the frat Phi Delta Theta, as Fort.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
a brick multifamily colonial-style house.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
It was a typical frat boy residence with worn hardwood floors, exposed cables, and This Is Fort spray-painted in UF's orange and blue colors on the fence lining the perimeter.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Phi Delta Theta didn't have a great reputation on campus.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
At the time, they were being investigated for accusations of hazing.
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
But the boys who lived there were Kowalski's best friends.
34 MINS LATER
Em EldridgeNARRATOR
Trotsky's department, which represents the offices of student conduct and sorority and fraternity life, did not address WIRED's specific requests for comment for either agency.
Emily HensonGUEST
He's from Theta Chi.
Emily HensonGUEST
And Anthony St. Clair from the class of 2011 from Phi Delta Theta.
Emily HensonGUEST
We have our homecoming parade at 1130 going down East Broadway and 6th Street.
Emily HensonGUEST
We have a new parade route this year.
Mama JulesHOST
So that's fluid in the lungs that you often see in a drug overdose.
Mama JulesHOST
Well, later that same afternoon, 20-year-old junior Robert Strang from Atlanta, a Phi Delta Theta brother, was found at an off-campus house.
Mama JulesHOST
He was already cold to the touch when people discovered him.
Mama JulesHOST
So we've got two separate rooms, two separate investigations, two guys who apparently don't even know each other.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
Both families requested privacy.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
Strang was a 2026 Rush co-chairman for Phi Delta Theta, which released a statement mourning both students.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindall said that while authorities haven't uncovered indications of foul play, they haven't ruled it out.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
Tindall called the timing of the deaths suspicious, noting that if both ingested a substance from the same source, investigators will track it back to that source.