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LSU Fraternity Pays Off Mortgage Of Former House Cook Who Was 'Like A Mother' To Them The brotherhood raised money to help their former house cook, Jessie Hamilton, pay off her house. Today Brothers from the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at Louisiana State University (LSU) are paying it forward to someone they all hold dear to their heart — their former fraternity house cook, Jessie Hamilton.  More than 30 years after attending LSU, brothers from Phi Gamma Delta, also known as Fiji, decided to pay off Hamilton’s mortgage after discovering she was working two jobs to afford her home. Nearly...

On April 3, just before her 74th birthday, a dozen Fiji members and their families surprised Hamilton with an outdoor celebration at her home in Baton Rouge and presented her with a gift of US$51,765 (NZ$73,359). Nearly 100 Fiji brothers contributed money to cover the outstanding balance of Hamilton's mortgage - and then some - so she could finally retire. Hamilton was speechless. "I couldn't believe it," she said. After working at least two jobs since she was 14, she said, she's long been ready for retirement. "I was a sharecropper's daughter, so we didn't have much," said Hamilton. "At...

Members of a Louisiana State University fraternity have chipped in more than 50,000 US dollars to pay off the mortgage of a woman who fed them when they were students. About a dozen members of Phi Gamma Delta surprised Jessie Hamilton with the money for her 74th birthday on April 3 in Baker, Louisiana, The Advocate reported. Roughly 90 fraternity members raised 51,765 dollars (£37,600), with each brother donating between 600 dollars (£435) and 1,000 dollars (£725) on average, the newspaper said. “That shows how they all felt about her,” said Andrew Fusaiotti, who was a member of the fr...

Jessie Hamilton, seated, reacts as several Louisiana State University members of Phi Gamma Delta, commonly called Fiji, surprise her with $51,765 to pay off her mortgage. Hamilton, 74, worked as a cook at the Fiji fraternity house for 14 years. Photo by Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate /Washington Post Article content Jessie Hamilton worked as a cook at a fraternity house at Louisiana State University for 14 years. While she was in constant motion preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner for the members of Phi Gamma Delta, commonly called Fiji, she was widely known to lend an ear when one of the y...

increase font size A cook at a frat house was like a mother to the members. Years later, they paid off her mortgage. Members of Phi Gamma Delta at LSU surprised Jessie Hamilton with a gift of $51,765. By Sydney PageWashington Post Jessie Hamilton worked as a cook at a fraternity house at Louisiana State University for 14 years. While she was in constant motion preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner for the members of Phi Gamma Delta, commonly called Fiji, she was widely known to lend an ear when one of the young men needed her advice or care. “She was truly like a mother to us,” said And...