While a freshman at VCU, Adam Oakes made the decision to join the Delta Chi fraternity. That decision cost 19-year-old Adam his life. On February 26, 2021, Adam attended the Delta Chi Big/Little brother reveal night. Early the next morning, Adam was found unresponsive in the house where the event was held. When first responders arrived, Adam was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner’s report stated that Adam’s cause of death was alcohol overdose. It was later determined that this was as a result of a hazing incident.

The Love Like Adam Foundation was established in honor of Adam Jeffrey Oakes, a freshmen at Virginia Commonwealth University when his life was tragically cut short on February 27th, 2021 from hazing. The foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of the potential dangers students face on college campuses. This includes but is not limited to
hazing, signs of alcohol poisoning and bystander intervention. Visit the website at www.lovelikeadam.com.