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Arkansas Tech suspends Kappa Alpha Psi chapter, as school police probe hazing
Source An Arkansas Tech University student remains in serious condition in a Little Rock hospital after sustaining injuries in an alleged fraternity hazing incident last week. The fraternity has been suspended by the university pending the outcome of an investigation by Arkansas State Police and the school’s Office of Public Safety. According to a statement [...]
Wiley College Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Faces Hazing Allegations
Source Six Wiley College students have been banned from the campus while school officials investigate an alleged hazing. Administrators tell KSLA News 12 that a few students have come forward saying they were physically abused while trying to join the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. The six fraternity brothers that were suspended said they are innocent. “The information they provided [...]
Warrants issued in Youngstown State hazing case
Source Police issued warrants for eight people Thursday in connection with the beatings of two Youngstown State University students in what is believed to be part of a fraternity initiation. All eight people charged face two counts each of felonious assault for the beatings of Resean Yancey, 20, and Breylon Stubbs, 22, over a period [...]
Phi Beta Sigma Takes a Stance on Hazing
Source The General Board of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., unanimously voted to authorize the Fraternity, in concert with the International President, to expel any member found guilty of hazing. The decision was made on January 7, 2012 at the winter of the General Board in Memphis, Tennessee. International President Jimmy Hammock has expressed [...]
Frat Hazing Damages Pledge’s Kidneys
Source A student at Jarvis Christian College claims fraternity members damaged his kidneys and opened wounds on his butt by beating him with heavy wooden paddles, then welcomed him to the fraternity’s “‘Century Club’ … reserved for those who could withstand at least 100 blows during this initiation process.” Xavier Foster sued Kappa Alpha Psi [...]
U.S. lawmaker: Even hazing victims should lose financial aid
Source In the wake of a college drum major’s death in Florida, a lawmaker from the state plans to introduce anti-hazing legislation when Congress returns in mid-January. The bill would strip financial aid from anyone sanctioned by a university for hazing or witnessing hazing and failing to report it – including the victim, said Democratic [...]
Roland Martin: “Only students can truly end hazing”
Source In November 2010, I watched “HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” and saw a piece on the hazing antics at several historically black colleges and fraternities. I took to Twitter to share my thoughts on the issue. Much of the report focused on Southern University, and man, did the floodgates open as a number [...]
Nine Charged After Francis Marion University Hazing Incident Sends Victim to Hospital
Source The Florence County Sheriff’s Office has arrested nine men in connection to a hazing incident involving members of a fraternity formerly affiliated with Francis Marion University Thursday. Capt. Mike Nunn, spokesman for the Florence County Sheriff’s Office, said the alleged incident occurred at the home of Maurice Lavon Robinson, 34, along Rosemount Drive in [...]
Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta Removed From Emory University Campus For Hazing Violations
Source Following the removal of Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi) sorority from campus last spring, in May, the Alpha Phi Alpha (APhiA) fraternity and Delta Sigma Theta (DST) sorority were suspended from campus due to hazing violations. According to Director of Greek Life Buck Cooke, the Office of Student Conduct followed the same investigation process as [...]
Four Men Arrested Following Kappa Alpha Psi Hazing Incident
Source Four men are under arrest and a fifth is being sought by authorities following a hazing incident associated with the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Bakersfield Police obtained search warrants after a 25-year-old CSUB student was sent to the hospital. Upon investigation, police learned that four men were beaten and shot at close-range with a BB gun during multiple [...]
