With deep sadness, we announce the closing of the Alpha Beta Chapter at Swarthmore College. The members of Grand Council have accepted the Alpha Beta Chapter charter, relinquished by a unanimous vote of the chapter members on October 27 and effective December 13, 2019.   

The closing of the chapter is a direct result of an announcement by the administration of Swarthmore: that fraternity/sorority life no longer has relevance on Swarthmore’s campus. In her letter to the campus community…

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Nine former Ohio University students and members of Sigma Pi Fraternity have been indicted by an Athens County grand jury in connection with the Nov. 2018 death of freshman Collin Wiant, according to several local outlets. Some of the charges include involuntary manslaughter, hazing and drug trafficking. The case is now one of the largest criminal cases connected to hazing in America’s Greek life history, where allegations are mainly handled internally by…

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KTLA, The Daily Titan and The Orange County Register report the parents of a 19-year-old woman who died of alcohol poisoning are suing her sorority and Cal State Fullerton (CSUF), claiming her death was due to hazing. Bea Castro had been a new member of multicultural sorority Chi Sigma Phi. The lawsuit alleges that during initiation events on March 16, 2019, Castro was forced to consume large amounts of alcohol on and off campus. Chi Sigma Phi is no longer on…