A Michigan State University fraternity announced a new scholarship to honor its late chapter president, who died in last week’s on-campus mass shooting.
Brian Fraser was one of three SU students killed in the Feb. 13 rampage, which also left five students wounded.
The Brian Fraser Presidential Memorial Scholarship aims to help future presidents of the university’s Phi Delta Theta chapter fund their educations, the fraternity said Tuesday. The fraternity raised more than $100,000 and continues to accept donations for the campaign, which Phi Delta Theta says it created with Fraser’s parents.
“It is our hope at Phi Delta Theta and the hope of Brian’s parents that each Phi who receives this scholarship will embody Brian’s charismatic, contagious smile and caring, loyal energy,” Phi Delta Theta said.
Police identified the shooter as Anthony McRae and say he killed himself about four miles from the campus in East Lansing following a manhunt. A two-page note found with the gunman could indicate a possible motive, according to police, who have not disclosed the nature of the message.
Arielle Anderson, 19, and Alexandria Verner, 20, also died in the shooting. Police have not named the wounded victims but said in an update Monday that one is in fair condition, two are in serious but stable condition and two are in critical condition.
MSU resumed classes Monday, a week after the massacre. A funeral for Fraser, 20, took place Saturday in Grosse Pointe Farms, a suburb of Detroit.
Fellow members of MSU’s Phi Delta Theta chapter shared memories of Fraser in an online tribute Tuesday, calling him a “leader” and “great friend.”
“Brian has been my friend since the fourth grade when we would play each other in Little League games,” read one member’s statement, which was shared anonymously. “It started with talking and getting concessions after our baseball games. When we were older, we would go on drives and sing our favorite songs, talk about our lives, giving each other advice. He was a brother to me, and he was my best friend.”
A former roommate said he and Fraser “spent virtually all of our time together.”
“We grew so close to one another during our time as roommates that it felt like we were more family than friends,” that statement read.
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