Phi Delta Theta Mourns the Loss of Member at Ole Miss Chapter

Phi Delta Theta Mourns the Loss of Member at Ole Miss Chapter

OXFORD, Ohio, [September 24, 2026]  — Phi Delta Theta is deeply saddened by the passing of our brother, Robert Strang, a member of the Mississippi Alpha Chapter at the University of Mississippi. 

Out of respect for Robert, his family, and those closest to him, the Fraternity has refrained from public comment until his name was publicly released. 

The loss of two young lives is a profound tragedy. Phi Delta Theta joins the University of Mississippi and the broader Ole Miss community in mourning Robert and Aidan Hamilton and extending our deepest sympathies to their families, friends, chapter brothers, classmates, and all those who knew and loved them. 

These losses reinforce the importance of a collective commitment to health, safety, and well-being on college campuses today.  We encourage the Phi Delta Theta community to keep the Strang family, the Mississippi Alpha Chapter, and everyone affected by these tragic losses in their thoughts. 

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About Phi Delta Theta 

Founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, on December 26, 1848, Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity has 194 chapters and emerging chapters, along with eighty-five alumni clubs, across the United States and Canada. To date, the Fraternity has initiated nearly 300,000 men into the society whose Cardinal Principles are Friendship, Sound Learning, and Rectitude. In 2000, Phi Delta Theta became the largest fraternity to implement an alcohol-free housing policy in all facilities. Guided today by its Phi Delt 2030 strategic plan, Phi Delta Theta’s vision is to be recognized as the premier fraternal leadership development society in North America.