Sitting in the UW’s Greek Row, Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) has been accused of charging fees for student housing even when the students couldn’t live there because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
Sitting in the UW’s Greek Row, Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) has been accused of charging fees for student housing even when the students couldn’t live there because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
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