All Entries Tagged With: "hazing"
Univ. of Maryland Kappas Cleared of Hazing Allegations
Source A university investigation has cleared Kappa Alpha Psi of the hazing allegations that led to its suspension earlier this semester, officials said, and three other accused fraternities have had their new member programs restored. The fraternities are still required to demonstrate improvement, and some remain on probation, according to Department of Fraternity and Sorority [...]
Univ. of Maryland Kappa Alpha Psi chapter suspended amid hazing allegations
Source The university recently suspended two multicultural fraternities — Kappa Alpha Psi and Sigma Beta Rho — for allegedly hazing their members, and Greek life officials are now ramping up efforts to educate the community on the ramifications of such incidents. The Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life suspended Kappa Alpha Psi indefinitely on Feb. [...]
Seven Zeta Sorors face assault charges in alleged hazing case
Source Seven members of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority who have been criminally charged with second-degree assault and hazing months after the sorority was suspended indefinitely in November will receive court dates from the state this month. Of the seven members who were criminally charged with engaging in illegal acts during pledging, three are students [...]
Prairie View A&M student: Pledge death ‘my fault’
Source A Texas college student who wasn’t indicted last year for his role in the hazing death of a fraternity pledge tearfully told police two days after the incident that he was responsible for the death, according to an audio tape obtained by The Associated Press. “I killed him. It’s my fault,” Prairie View A&M University student Marvin [...]
Former Virginia State University student files suit for hazing
Source It was fall 2007, and Chris Rudder was excited about his future. As a freshman at Virginia State University, Rudder was taking the first steps toward his dream of becoming a television broadcaster. “Virginia State was a great school. It had a great atmosphere,” he said. Less than a year and a half later, [...]
Grand jury declines to indict in Prairie View hazing incident
Source A grand jury has declined to indict a fraternity member linked to the hazing death of a Prairie View A&M University student last year. Waller County Assistant District Attorney Fred Edwards told The Associated Press Wednesday that the grand jury made its decision after twice meeting to consider the circumstances surrounding the death last [...]
Parents of hazing victim settle suit against Phi Beta Sigma
Source Records show that the parents of the Prairie View A&M University student who died in a hazing incident last year have settled their wrongful death lawsuit against their son’s fraternity. A final judgment signed by State District Judge Bob Wortham in Beaumont on Sept. 1 says the case has been resolved and that Donnie [...]
Georgia State Kappa chapter permanently suspended for 2009 hazing violations
Source On Fri., June 4, 2010, the Student Judicial Board at Georgia State ruled that Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. would be permanently suspended from campus due to alleged hazing. The Board concluded that on Dec. 16, 2009, a student was “slapped in the face three times and punched in the stomach, an area of [...]
Univ. of South Florida Omega Psi Phi chapter not active when alleged hazing happened
Source A fraternity suspended by the University of South Florida for allegedly hazing members did not have enough members to be an active chapter, according to the fraternity’s national organization. Omega Psi Phi’s USF chapter has been under investigation by the Tampa Police Department and the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office for what went on at an [...]
Univ. of South Florida suspends Omega Psi Phi as police investigate hazing allegations
Source The University of South Florida chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity has been suspended while detectives investigate allegations of off-campus hazing, university officials said Monday. Tampa police said the alleged hazing took place at 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 and 23 at an address on W Busch Boulevard. Police received a report about [...]
