Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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For Kappa I Thursday ? By laura Pannhardt and Ann Farmer Unaware of the fate of missing USC student Barbara Lynn "Bobbi" Rossi, members of her sorority, Kappa Delta, talked yesterday about efforts to locate her. "Everyone's doing everything they can to find her,'* said a tearful Beth Reeves, Rossi's big sister in the sorority. She said greek groups searched "on foot and in cars" for the junior nurs nig nicijui wiiu was ium seen iviuiiuay morning near the Sol Blatt Physical Education Center. "We went out combing the fields, but not the same places as SLED (State Law Enforcement Division), but we didn't see anything, " Reeves said. Sigma Nu fraternity was especially active in the search. Kappa Delta Chronology^ ching the description were spotted, but r Officers from Richland County, For< bia, the State Law Enforcement Divij began a search of the field and the surr< search Wednesday continued until dark, found. POWELL SAII) yesterday, "I feel th volved. It is not a voluntary situation part." He said 50 deputies were continuin swamp area near the field. A gasoline ca were found in the field, but neither adde The search was extended to an 8-foo gully that led to a pond, and divers we amine it. Investigator John Skipper, of the she met with USC Law Enforcement and 5* fieers and gave them a flyer with a pictui XX MOND/ yy 7:oo & p ?J <?aaffi w pfp?P*w?p VV co-sponsorec g? WCISC-FI 1 ? ma Ml 1S8 Delta sororil /as a difficu members searched for a while, but couldn't do much than pray, Reeves said. "We had a prayer service for her yesterday at the Rutledge Chapel," Kappa Delta President Elizabeth Bristow said. "We just don't know what to do, either one way or another. We thought that maybe if we hadn't heard anything by next week that we'd probably hold another church service." Bristow said the sorority had planned to make posters to distribute around the campus, but thought the idea would duplicate I he uamecocK 's efforts. The girls were surprised when Rossi didn't answer the roll at Monday evening's Kappa Delta meeting. ued from page 1 tone were Rossi's. posite drawing of th< jst Acres, Colum- turc of Rossi's car. iion and the FBI students today, funding area. The but no clues were CARL STOKES, ? : j ?i * *: 41 \ saiu ui umi nine, 1 committed. ere is foul play in- "Students need to i i on her (Rossi's) fill in the gap after t Twenty-five USC g the search in a p.m. one of them fou m and a paper cup as belonging to Rossi d any useful clues. t-deep water-filled THE STUDENT g rp railed in in rx- after a sween was ma body at 7:45. They w rriff's department, and the coroner was Jafety Division of- Powell said he hop re of Rossi, a com- 24 hours. CO&jg^fQC \ Y The 9:30 ODD E COUPLE X TODAY Jjj.jj 2:30, 7 & 9:30 WT $1.00, $1.50 J l-\V I * uy H 90.5 _ >at. & Sun. '* 30, 7 & 9:30 .00 & $1.50 *4 klXttfl OlMiH KSSSSSS^SSS ty sisters. 111 nme "She's always at meetings," Bristow said. Rossi was an active, enthusiastic member of the sorority's "Sunshine Girls," a group that promotes spirit within the sororitv. Bristow said. "This is just her first year,"(as a sister, or full member, rather than a rushee), said Reeves, who knew Rossi since they both were freshmen. Rossi was scheduled to be assigned a little sister in a couple of weeks. "She's a fantastic girl. She doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs. She's real studious ana nas good grades, and you can depend on her," Reeves said. "I'm just praying she's OK wherever she is," said Bristow, who last saw the missing girl Friday afternoon. "She's a good Christian girl. We're all really worried about her." ; unidentified woman and and a picThe flyer was to be distributed to system vice president of the division, .Ve're still not sure a crime has been icientny tne composite, bne mayoe can hat." students joined the search. 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