Concert to be held in memory of Wren

Sigma Alpha Epsilon is holding an alcohol-free concert in honor of Jason Wren who died from suspected alcohol poisoning in the fraternity’s house March 8.

The concert, which will feature musician Kelley James, will start at 7 p.m. Monday in Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s backyard, 1301 West Campus Road.

Tickets for the concert are $10. The proceeds will go to the Jason Wren Memorial Fund, a charity fund set up by Wren’s family members to build a memorial at Wren’s high school in Littleton, Colo., and to to raise awareness of issues surrounding Wren’s death, including the University’s privacy policy.

As of Thursday afternoon, organizers had sold about 200 tickets to the concert, and hoped to sell “a couple hundred more,” Jonathan Nehring, LeRoy sophomore and one of the concert’s organizers, said.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon members will sell tickets in front of Wescoe Hall from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today and Monday, Nehring said. Tickets can also be purchased at Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

— — Edited by Sam Speer

 

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