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â??We will rebuildâ??: Fraternity members recount details of the night their home was destroyed

On the night of May 12, University of Wisconsin sophomore Nate Anderson and junior Mike Miesen were both studying for their upcoming finals â?? one was at the library and the other in the study of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house, 237 Langdon St.

At about 11:30 p.m., Miesen, the fraternityâ??s chapter president, heard screaming and yelling. When he turned to look at the back of the house, he saw a fire