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Clemson frat opens its arms to student with special needs

Oct 27, 2024

At Clemson University in South Carolina, the ClemsonLIFE program gives students with intellectual disabilities a chance to learn life skills for independent living. One student, Charlie McGee, a young man with Down syndrome, wanted the whole college experience, including joining a fraternity. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on what McGee, and the members of Phi Kappa Alpha, learned after McGee was welcomed into the brotherhood.

Related: Watch the joyful moment this Clemson student with Down syndrome joined his top fraternity (TODAY)