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The California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity outraged many on campus after a photo circulated showing a member in blackface. Lambda Chi Alpha apologized in a statement, saying the fraternity held a competition that grouped members into teams represented by different colors. One team chose black, and “that is why the person’s face was colored,” said the fraternity’s president. The student has resigned from the fraternity,…

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The Pennsylvania State Senate judiciary committee unanimously advanced anti-hazing legislation proposed by the Senate majority leader in response to last year’s death of Timothy Piazza. The legislation includes significantly harsher penalties for those responsible for hazing, and it also includes a controversial forfeiture clause with implications for fraternity and sorority property. The full Senate is expected to take up the measure upon their return from Easter…

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On Monday, the Louisiana House unanimously supported legislation that would make hazing a felony. The bill, called the “Max Gruver Act” is named after the 18-year-old Louisiana State University (LSU) fraternity pledge who passed away last fall due to coerced alcohol consumption. Individuals convicted in cases of hazing-related deaths could receive up to five years in prison and fines of up to $10,000. The bill passed the House and is now headed to the Senate for…

Beginning at 9:00 AM ET, Thetas, friends, and family members can visit www.PansyPatch.org to send CASA pansies to those they care for. Not much will look different on PansyPatch.org, but every $5 pansy from 9:00 AM to midnight ET will be restricted to National CASA. The best part is if we reach $15,000 in 15 hours, a generous Theta donor has committed to adding an additional $15,000 to our CASA pansy total!

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