Man, 22, found dead at Carnegie Mellon University fraternity house after birthday celebration

Man, 22, found dead at Carnegie Mellon frat house

PITTSBURGH — A former student who had been celebrating a friend’s birthday by drinking and socializing was found dead Sunday in a Carnegie Mellon University fraternity house, police said.

The 22-year-old man “likely drank too much” while celebrating Saturday night, police Detective Christine Williams said.

The man, whose identity wasn’t disclosed because his parents hadn’t been notified, was found Sunday afternoon by one of the friend’s roommates at the Pi Kappa Alpha house, police said. The cause of his death hadn’t been determined, but the university said foul play wasn’t suspected.

The man was a student at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, about 30 miles southeast of Carnegie Mellon. He had attended Carnegie Mellon during the 2007-08 school year, university spokesman Ken Walters said.

“The death of any young person is extremely sad,” Walters said in a statement from the university, which was offering counseling to students affected by the death.

Carnegie Mellon, a top-ranked university recognized for its arts and technology programs, has more than 11,000 students and 4,000 faculty and staff.

Pi Kappa Alpha, an international, secret, social fraternity, was founded at the University of Virginia in 1868. The Beta Sigma Chapter at Carnegie Mellon was founded in 1921.

The fraternity didn’t immediately respond to an e-mail message seeking comment on the man’s death.