There was a somber silence on the grounds of the former Sigma Alpha Epsilon house Tuesday night as students took the last of their belongings out of it.
OU President David Boren told fraternity members that they and their belongings had to be out of the house by midnight. Students were tense and quiet as they carried furniture such as cabinets and mini-fridges to their cars.
By midnight, there were no longer students entering or leaving the house.
Just after midnight, OU Facilities Management put a padlock on the house gate, blocked off the parking lot with barriers and caution tape and began changing the locks.
House dumpsters were overflowing with trash bags and furniture, including mattresses and chairs.
A Norman police officer and sheriff monitored the house from their cars across the street.
