Valerie Hecht, a graduate student at Sacramento State, stops to look at a memorial for Victoria Buitrago, who was killed in a three-car accident in El Dorado Hills on Feb. 13. Hecht was Buitrago?s high school Spanish teacher.

The memorial was set up by the Gamma Phi Beta sorority in the Library Quad Feb. 18. Gamma Phi Beta is also hosting a benefit reception in honor of Buitrago on Friday night in the University Union Ballroom from 7-9 p.m. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Buitrago family. The evening will conclude with a candlelight vigil.