PITTSBURGH,None — A former student who investigators said had been celebrating a friend's birthday by drinking and socializing was found dead Sunday in a Carnegie Mellon University fraternity house in Oakland.
The victim, Matthew Tembo, 20, of France, "likely drank too much" while celebrating Saturday night, police Detective Christine Williams said.
Tembo was found Sunday afternoon by one of the friend's roommates at the Pi Kappa Alpha house along Morewood Street, police said.
The cause of his death hadn't been determined, but the university said foul play wasn't suspected.
Tembo was a student at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, about 30 miles southeast of Carnegie Mellon. He had attended Carnegie Mellon during the 2007-08 school year, university spokesman Ken Walters said.
"The death of any young person is extremely sad," Walters said in a statement from the university, which was offering counseling to students affected by the death.
Carnegie Mellon, a top-ranked university recognized for its arts and technology programs, has more than 11,000 students and 4,000 faculty and staff.
Pi Kappa Alpha, an international, secret, social fraternity, was founded at the University of Virginia in 1868. The Beta Sigma Chapter at Carnegie Mellon was founded in 1921.
The fraternity didn't immediately respond to an e-mail message seeking comment on the man's death.
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