INITIAL ALERTEmail
A UO student reported that an unknown substance may have been added to their drink while attending a party at Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), 616 E 16th Ave., Friday night, Oct. 18. Upon returning to their residence, the individual felt ill and received medical assistance early Saturday, Oct. 19.
It is illegal to tamper with another person's drink. This reported event is under investigation. If you have any information, contact the UO Police Department non-emergency number at 541-346-2919. Options for reporting and frequently asked questions about drugging are available at https://investigations.uoregon.edu/how-get-support.
There were several incidents of alleged drugging associated with fraternity parties last spring. These were investigated and documented in a spring safety advisory. Information about university conduct actions and chapter status of fraternity and sorority organizations is available at https://dos.uoregon.edu/fsl-status.
Verbatim text of the UO Alert timely warning issued October 21, 2024, at 1:00 PM PDT by UO's Division of Safety and Risk Services, confirmed from Google-indexed content of the official archive URL
Unlike an immediate-threat emergency notification, this is a Clery timely warning — issued three days after the reported incident to put the community on notice of a continuing concern and to prompt protective behavior
The warning identifies the specific address 616 E 16th Ave. (ATO's address) — but a subsequent October 23 update corrected the party location to 594 E 16th Ave., while maintaining the ATO host connection
The third paragraph links to the spring 2024 drugging investigations, providing institutional context for repeat concern — an element the prior reconstruction had missed