Missing Statue Found in Off-Campus Fraternity House
News Brief
June 27, 2007 - 12:54pmThe Cornell University Police Department found a 350-pound statue that went missing from Sibley Hall over the weekend in an unnamed off-campus fraternity house yesterday morning, the University reported yesterday.
The statue - a six foot long, three foot high plaster of paris replica of an original statue of Sleeping Ariadne , a goddess of Greek mythology - was discovered missing Monday morning by a building manager. 
Sleeping Adriane.: Courtesy of Cornell University "Sleeping Adriane," a 350-pound statue that was discovered missing Monday, has been returned to University property.
The statue is part of a large collection acquired by A.D. White, the first president of Cornell, in the 1890s, according to a press release. Cornell estimates the value of the statue to be between $5,000 and $20,000.
“It’s a valuable member of the collection,” said Simeon Moss, director of the Cornell Press Office.
The University said that there was slight damage done to the statue, but the extent of the damages is still being evaluated.
The statue was removed from the fraternity to University property.
Which fraternity? I think
Which fraternity? I think that's relevant in information.
i dont think that matters at
i dont think that matters at all
It was not a Fraternity
It was not a Fraternity that stole it - that's where it was found. The fraternity is the one who reported to the police that the statue was on their property. Did the thieves have some sort of connection to the Fraternity? Probably, but nobody really knows.
If the statue was found at a church, would you assume the church stole it??
Seriously
You want to know the name? None of your business! They don't release names of car jackers, burglers or murderers, so why should you have some "right" to "know" the fraternity that stole this?
p.s.: Theta Delt
Actually, they do release
Actually, they do release the names of car jackers, burglers and murderers, have you ever read the newspaper or even looked at news headlines? It's part of the public's right to know the names of these people so they can protect themselves from criminals. And it's pretty interesting that you first say it's none of our business to know, and then add which fraternity you think stole the statue.
Do you have many antiqe
Do you have many antiqe statues in your posession that need protection ?
Re: Seriously
that's funny
I heard it was Alpha Delt
Re: Seroiusly
who says "theta delt"?
wasn't alpha delt... I would
wasn't alpha delt... I would have heard about it. That's funny though, I would have been throughly impressed.
Doe's It Really matter what
Doe's It Really matter what Fraternity?
It sounds like a college prank. So do you think the college kids involved should be treated like murders?
I think it is best unkown to what Fraternity took the statue.
If you want to punish the kids who did it. Make those kids do community service. Like working on the side of the freeway picking up trash or clearing out weeds in a public park...
it twas
it twas a setup!!!
pure publicity for an upcoming line of figurines released by the presidietta for the heiress herself!!!