On the top of Analomink Street sits an old white house. Inside the house, the brothers of the Sigma Pi fraternity all reside. But there is one unofficial member that has lived amongst the walls of this old house since the 1800s.  

 Her name is Margie. And she is dead. 

“There was one night where I was the only guy in the house because everyone else was out with their girlfriends or whatever,” said current Sigma Pi President, Stephen Tellez. “It was 5 a.m. and I heard banging on one of the doors upstairs. It was so spooky. I like started praying.” 

According to Tellez and fellow Sigma Pi brother Brian Bollendorf, Margie was a Victorian housekeeper who lived in the house in the 1800s. After she was caught having an affair with the master of the house, the wife punished her by locking her in the third-floor bedroom where she died shortly after. This punishment happened while the husband was away on business. 

“She died in there and as soon as the husband found out, the dude got her cremated, got her ashes and put them in an urn,” said Bollendorf, a senior Sports Management major from Hatboro, Pa.  

According to the book, “Pocono Ghosts, Legends and Lore” by Charles J. Adams III and David J. Seibold, it was not until years later when the urn would be found and rediscovered. In 1961, the Sigma Pi fraternity bought the house and emptied it for refurbishment. While tearing down one of the walls, one of the workers uncovered the urn and accidentally spilled the ashes on the floor. Legend has it that Margie has been haunting the house ever since. 

Bollendorf and Tellez recalled the time they had a big sleepover with the other fraternity members. Margie was an unexpected guest who made her presence known. 

“We actually heard a woman’s scream. It couldn’t have been any of us because we were all in the room together,” Bollendorf said while laughing. “It was pretty crazy, but not as crazy or funny as the fact that Margie does not like girls.” 

Bollendorf would clarify that a few instances occurred where whenever their girlfriends would come to visit at the house, many of them would report feeling someone shoving them or pushing them down the stairs.  

“The girls stated not to have stumbled or anything,” Bollendorf added. “At least us brothers all get along with her. This will be my third year living in the house and I can honestly say that she’s very friendly.”  

Bollendorf and Tellez stated that almost every member of Sigma Pi, from present to past, have had at least one encounter with Margie in the house at some point.  

“At the alumni party that just happened this past weekend, I had heard many ghost stories of this ilk from past members,” Bollendorf said. “They would report actually seeing her figure. I got chills just from hearing them talk about it.” 

In Sean Connolly’s news story, “Book tells of Pocono ghosts”, originally published in The Morning Call on Aug. 8, 1991, three Sigma Pi brothers of that time reported of having feelings of heaviness on chests while sleeping, “air conditioners blowing hot air and lofts shaking, to rusted-shut doors suddenly slamming and girls being pushed down the stairs by an invisible shove.” 

“We haven’t really seen her physically except for every time we take a group picture in front of the house,” Bollendorf said. He stated that a figure of another face would always appear in the picture.  

Tellez added that the landlord, who was also a former Sigma Pi brother, advised him on every Halloween to leave the third-floor bedroom window open. If he did so, he might see Margie coming out of it. 

“I just had to look last year,” said the junior Secondary Education major from Scranton. “I tried to take a picture of it as proof, but I can understand why people when they look at it could think that it’s just a glare and that it’s fake.” 

If you ever find yourself walking past the big white house on the top of Analomink Street, or if you want to stop by for a visit, remember that if none of the brothers are home, you can count on Margie to welcome you with open arms.