On Monday, Virginia Commonwealth University will install a plaque in its student center recognizing Adam Oakes and marking the two-year anniversary of his death in a fraternity hazing incident.
Former VCU Delta Chi fraternity members Andrew White, left, and Jason Mulgrew listen as Courtney White, cousin of Adam Oakes, begins a hazing awareness presentation.
Madeleine Arble, a senior at VCU, laid flowers in remembrance of Adam Oakes in Monroe Park, where the memorial started to grow Wednesday afternoon.
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Sofia Nicchitta (left) holds Lila Schandler's hand during a vigil remembering fellow VCU student Adam Oakes, who died last weekend. The vigil was held in Monroe Park on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
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People remember Adam Oakes, a VCU student who died last weekend, during a vigil in Monroe Park on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
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People remember Adam Oakes, a VCU student who died last weekend, during a vigil in Monroe Park on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
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Pictures of Adam Oakes, a VCU student who died after a Delta Chi fraternity party, were displayed at a March 2021 vigil in Monroe Park.
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A visitor to a vigil for VCU freshman Adam Oakes in March painted his image and posted it in Monroe Park. Former VCU student Andrew White, one of 11 men charged in Oakes’ death, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors — hazing and serving alcohol to a minor.
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People remember Adam Oakes, a VCU student who died last weekend, during a vigil in Monroe Park on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
Former VCU Delta Chi fraternity members Andrew White, left, and Jason Mulgrew listen as Courtney White, cousin of Adam Oakes, begins a hazing awareness presentation.
