Clemson Community,
Below is a brief update on the incident which occurred at an off-campus party last night. We appreciate everyone’s concern about the students who were injured, and we’ll continue to monitor their progress and ensure they have access to every resource available.
At 12:28 a.m. on Sunday, October 21, the City of Clemson was notified of an incident at The Woodlands of Clemson, an off-campus apartment and townhome residence. Clemson University EMS and Fire were dispatched to the location and assisted in the initial response and transport. Student Affairs officials also arrived at the scene, and began assisting students and providing updates to campus leadership.
The annual homecoming weekend party sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was attended by students and non-students alike and was hosted, like many events organized by affiliated student organizations, at a private reception hall in the Clemson community.
23 attendees were transported from the scene to local area hospitals (Greenville Memorial, AnMed, and Oconee Memorial) with varying degrees of injuries, but none were determined to be life-threatening. A number of other partygoers also arrived at area hospitals via personal transportation, bringing the total to approximately 30.
Clemson Student Affairs is working to determine how many of those injured were Clemson students, and to notify other institutions if one or more of their students were in attendance. Clemson is providing all available resources including medical and mental health services to those impacted by the incident.
“The University will continue to do everything it can to help and support our students who were affected by this terrible situation, as well as their families and friends,” said Clemson University President Jim Clements. “I want to personally thank all the first responders who quickly came to the aid of our students, including the Clemson University Fire Department and our student affairs team, which has been with our students and their families since early this morning. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all those affected by this very unfortunate incident.”
“We are thankful that none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening at this point,” Clemson Provost Bob Jones said. “Our student affairs team has been working to support our students since shortly after the incident occurred and the university will continue to do whatever it can to help those who were affected by this terrible incident, as well as their families and friends. We have asked our faculty to exercise some flexibility in attendance policies for those students who were involved in this traumatic event.”
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is available to students distressed as a result of this event. Visit www.clemson.edu/caps for online resources and information.