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Black Junior to Lead Student Government at University of Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Black University of Alabama student supported by a secretive campus group long controlled by Whites has been elected student government president, breaking a barrier that seemed unlikely to fall a few years ago. Junior marketing major Jared Hunter won the office in balloting Tuesday, carrying 54 percent of the vote in […]

March 8, 2017

Sorority at Indiana University Shut Down after Investigation

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A sorority chapter at Indiana University is being shut by its national organization following an investigation into activities of its members. Sorority President Kimberlee Di Fede Sullivan released a statement over the weekend saying the organization made the decision to withdraw Delta Omicron’s charter at the Bloomington school. Sullivan says the decision […]

March 6, 2017

6 Charged in Death of UConn Student Run Over After Party

STORRS, Conn. — Six University of Connecticut students were charged Friday with alcohol-related offenses connected to the death of a student who was run over by a fire department vehicle after leaving a party last fall. The students had been hosting an off-campus party at a fraternity-affiliated house Oct. 16 during homecoming weekend. One of […]

February 26, 2017

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Suspends Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Until December 2018

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced that its Phi Kappa Psi fraternity will be suspended until December 2018, when it can request a new charter. UNL first announced the fraternity had been suspended in December, citing concerns about alcohol use. On Wednesday, the university said that it also found evidence of fraternity […]

February 22, 2017

Rollins College Suspends Frats Over ‘High Risk’ Behavior Concerns

WINTER PARK, Fla. — A central Florida college has suspended all fraternities on campus over concerns of “high risk behaviors.” All staff and students at Rollins College received an email Tuesday night from Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Meghan Harte Weyant to notify them of the suspension. The email said the temporary suspension affects […]

February 22, 2017

Arkansas State Suspends Fraternity, Sorority Social Events

JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas State University has suspended all fraternity and sorority social events until April 1 after a student was accused of raping a woman at a fraternity party. The letter was sent out Tuesday by the university’s Greek Life officials. The suspension includes “all registered social events, drop-ins, formals, semi-formals, date nights” or […]

February 22, 2017

Officials Close Penn State Frat Where Pledge had Fatal Fall

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A Penn State fraternity where a pledge was fatally injured in a fall down the stairs earlier this month was shut down Friday, and the school said it was working to tighten anti-hazing measures. The university said it will be at least five years before the Beta Theta Pi chapter might […]

February 19, 2017

Northwestern University Frat Suspended After Reports of Sexual Assaults

EVANSTON, Ill. — The Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at Northwestern University has been suspended by its national headquarters following allegations of sexual assault at the local fraternity house. The Chicago Tribune reports that the suspension was confirmed Friday. Sigma Alpha Epsilon spokesman Brandon Weghorst says the chapter has to “cease and desist all operations,” meaning […]

February 14, 2017

Penn State Puts Stop to Fraternity Parties Serving Alcohol

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State has indefinitely halted fraternity and sorority parties where alcohol is available because of a student’s recent death and what the school calls growing allegations of hazing, sexual assault and other misconduct. The university announced Wednesday that Damon Sims, its vice president for student affairs, and the Penn State Interfraternity […]

February 9, 2017

Student Dead After Fall at Penn State; Frat Did Not Seek Help for 12 Hours

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Police say a Penn State University fraternity did not summon paramedics for a student who fell down a stairwell until about 12 hours after the incident. He later died. Authorities say 19-year-old Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, New Jersey, died Saturday at Hershey Medical Center. State College police found Piazza unconscious on […]

February 8, 2017

Nebraska Frat Denies Making Vulgar Remarks at Women’s March

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is investigating allegations that members of a fraternity made vulgar comments during the Women’s March on Lincoln. An internal investigation by the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity chapter at the university turned up no wrongdoing, adviser Joe Skradski said. He said the allegations are false and have created an […]

January 29, 2017

1st of 37 Defendants Sentenced in Fraternity Hazing Death

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — The first of 37 suspects charged in the fraternity hazing death of a New York City college student in Pennsylvania has been sentenced. Ka-Wing Yuen, 25, was placed on five years’ probation Monday, ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and pay a $100 fine. He pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to […]

January 24, 2017

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