Spirit in the Sorority House

Sophomore English major Stacy Goswick experienced paranormal activity at the Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) house on Wed. Oct. 6th when visiting a friend. Goswick claims that she heard voices and the clanging of pots when she walked into the kitchen to retrieve a snack from the cabinet. The spirit did not harm Goswick but she is apprehensive to return to the sorority house.
Goswick visited the house last week for a social visit. When she went to the kitchen late at night for a bag of chips when she experienced the spirit. She recalls a drop in temperature and a faint voice that was almost inaudible saying “I like the cold.” Soon after Goswick heard the voice she remembers the hanging pots and pans banging together “almost as if someone was running their hand across them.” Goswick left the kitchen/dining area as soon as the pots and pans began to clamor and hastily made her way back to her friend’s room on the second floor.
However, Goswick is not the first person to experience the spirit. Many of the girls who live in the house report similar experiences to Goswick’s. Junior anthropology major Laura Moon comments that the attic door used to sporadically shake in her room last semester and her thermostat would inexplicably be turned down. Moon calls the spirit “Bob” and says that she has never felt threatened by his presence.
President of the Oklahoma AOII chapter Clarke Erikson spoke about the history of “Bob the Ghost” and the many speculations of his death. According to Erickson, the sorority house was the former home of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. When smoking illegally in the attic about 20 years ago, a fraternity member was trapped when a fire erupted in the house and he died when he could not escape the flames, Erikson speculates. Many believe that the man who died in the fire is the same spirit that haunts the house today.
Erikson commented that having a spirit in the house makes AOII unique and establishes an unconventional tradition in the house. “We hope that Bob stays with us for as long as possible,” Erikson said. “We want future pledge classes to have the same experiences with Bob that we did.”
To hear Stacy speak on her paranormal encounter, listen to the audio clip below.