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CHICAGO -- During the Katrina crisis, with New Orleans under water and residents fleeing across the nation, two men showed up on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville with student identification from Tulane in New Orleans.

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The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity opened its doors and its heart.
"They had a very credible stories. They presented themselves as true brothers of this fraternity," said Patrick Davis, a member of the Lamda Chi chapter.
However, they were far from fraternity brothers. Zacharie Arabie, 22, and Steven Ridge, 31, were two enterprising inmates at a Louisiana prison who had escaped using a popsicle stick to pick a cell-door lock.
They wound up in Knoxville, attending fraternity parties, and even dating co-eds.
"They were very generous with their money," said Lamda Chi member Richard Martin.
The duo had been serving time for forgery and armed robbery. Outside the prison walls, police say the men resumed their old habits. Ridge was arrested after allegedly trying to pass forged $10 bills at a local gas station. Arabie was picked up outside the college library.
Police believe both men obtained $4,000 in Hurricane Katrina aid. Real Katrina victims in New Orleans are outraged. "My life is pretty much falling apart here, and these guys are out having a great time," hurricane victim Karen Cohen said. Back on campus, the experience became a course in life that no one had signed up to take. "I'm definitely going to second-guess every other person, and it's sad," said frat member Brett Skyllingstad.