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Police Reopen Investigation into Virginia Tech’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

BLACKSBURG, Va. ― Blacksburg police said they have reopened a criminal investigation into hazing allegations against Virginia Tech’s first Black Greek organization after new information was turned over by the university. Police had already conducted an investigation into the incident involving the Theta Iota chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and decided not to […]

June 20, 2016

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Appeals Court Reinstates Family Lawsuit in NIU Student Death

SYCAMORE, Ill. ― An Illinois appeals court has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against a Northern Illinois University fraternity by the family of a pledge who died in 2012. The Daily Herald reports the family of David Bogenberger sued the NIU chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, arguing the fraternity and its members were responsible for […]

June 15, 2016

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Fraternity Returns to Tennessee After Ban Over Alcohol

KNOXVILLE ― A fraternity suspended from a Tennessee university after a student was hospitalized from what police said was an alcohol enema is returning this fall. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity said in a statement Thursday that it will be back on the University of Tennessee campus for the fall semester after a four-year absence. […]

June 2, 2016

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Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs

MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the school’s Committee on Student Organizations comes a […]

May 18, 2016

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University of Kentucky Suspends Fraternity for Hazing

LEXINGTON, Ky. ― The University of Kentucky has suspended a fraternity for five years for alcohol and hazing violations. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports a letter from Denise Simpson of the university Office of Student Affairs said Phi Kappa Psi engaged in behavior including forcing pledges to drink until they vomited, watch gay pornography and do […]

April 27, 2016

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2 More Get Probation for Alcohol Death of Frat Member

LINCOLN, Neb. ― Two more young men have been given a year of probation for providing booze to an 18-year-old member of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity who authorities say died of alcohol intoxication. Online court records say 23-year-old Vance Heyer and 20-year-old Thomas Trueblood were sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. They’d pleaded […]

April 26, 2016

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Southern Illinois University Leader Condemns Racist Video

CARBONDALE, Ill. ― Racial tension on the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale campus is high after a series of recent incidents that include an anonymous video posted on YouTube that called for the lynching and beating of Black students. The video drew condemnation from the university’s leader, and YouTube removed it Monday for violating the […]

April 25, 2016

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My Brother’s Keeper Hitting Growth Marks

Two years after President Obama established the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Task Force, the initiative is on track to meet and/or surpass its initial goals.

April 24, 2016

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Feds: Company Stole $2.4M from Fraternities, Sororities

LEHIGH, Pa. — Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania company set up to provide food and management services to fraternities and sororities at Lehigh University defrauded them of more than $2.4 million so the co-owners could take fancy vacations and shop at high-end department stores. A grand jury indicted 76-year-old Albert Fisher, of Quakertown, on Thursday […]

April 7, 2016

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Duke Students Persist in Demands for Asian American Studies Major

For several months, determined groups of Duke University students have called for the establishment of an Asian American studies major in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences.

April 4, 2016

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Fraternity Suspended at University of South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The University of South Carolina says the Sigma Chi fraternity has been suspended temporarily from the Columbia campus. It’s the fifth chapter closed or suspended since fall 2014. The reason for the suspension has not been released. USC spokesman Wes Hickman told local media that the school has been told by the […]

March 28, 2016

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UC Santa Cruz Fraternity Suspended after Drug Bust

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. ― A fraternity at the University of California at Santa Cruz is suspending the campus chapter after three of its members and three sorority sisters were arrested in a major drug bust. KNTV reports Wednesday that the Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity posted a statement on its website, saying in part, the fraternity […]

March 9, 2016