9 Greek houses under quarantine recommendation at KU

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has issued a quarantine recommendation to nine Greek houses at the University of Kansas.

GAMES.HUNDREDS OF STUDENTSAT K-U ARE UNDER AQUARANTINERECOMMENDATION.THAT'S BECAUSE RIGHTNOW - THE 14-DAVERAGE POSITIVITY RATEFOR COVID-19 IN DOUGLASCOUNTY - IS 3-POINT-2PERCENT.WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEGREEK LIFE COMMUNITYAT K-U THAT RATEINCREASES TO NEARLY 5AND A HALF PERCENT41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGWENT TO LAWRENCE TOFIND OUT HOWFRATERNITIES ANDSORORITIES AREHANDLING THERECOMMENDATION.NICK: 14-20NICK STARLING: 40-49PATRICK: 1:12-1:18STUDENTS ARE BACK ONCAMPBUT IT LOOKSDIFFERENTTyreasha Huff, KU studentManhattan, KSThis is not how I expected mycollege experience.EVERY STUDENT WEARS AMASKTHE SIDEWALKS NOT ASPACKEDGREEK HOUSESNOT THPLACE TO BENick Kneibert, President BetaThetaPiWe had placed ourselvesunder a quarantine jusbecause of the number ofpositive tests that we hseen and kind of spreadingaround to guys.NICK KNEIBERT IS THEPRESIDENT OF BETA THETAPI AT KUAND SAYSWHILE proactivelyquarantining HECONTACTED THEVIRUS..SO HE'S AT HOME INKansas City.Nick Kneibert, President BetaThetaPiMy roommate who is our VicePresident tested positive andhe left and then two days aftehe moved out I started feelingbad with a fever.ACCORDING TO KU OUT OFTHE OVER 19-THOUSANDSTUDENTS TESTED222STUDENTS TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-1THE TEST POSITIVITY RATEWAS OVER 1PERCENTBUT FORMEMBERS OF THE GREEKCOMMUNITY WAS ABOUT 5AND A HALF PERCENT.Nick Kneibert, President BetaThetaPiThe way our house is laid ouliving in there, once one or twoguys get it's pretty tough toavoid it, at least a few othersfrom getting from it.BETA THETA PI IS ONE OFNINE OTHER GREHOUSES TOLD TO SELF-QUARANTINE-TO PREVENTSPREADING THE VIRUS TOOTHER STUDENTS.IT'S A MOVE MANY OTHERSTUDENTS WE SPOKEWITH SUPPORT.Patrick Sullivan, Pittsburg, KSJuniI think that's smart, I meanthey are all in close proximityTyreasha Huff, Manhattan,I think that they response tothe Greek organizations andeverything I think it was fair.REPORTING IN LAWRENCENICK STARL