By Hermes | Published:
September 22, 2009
Drop a black ball on him and move on. In this day and age of everyone suing Greeks, I wonder if the Greeks can sue him for false statements and defamation?
A Pi Kappa Alpha pledge, who accused the fraternity of hazing last week, said Monday he lied to police when he was arrested.
“In the course [...]
By Hermes | Published:
September 14, 2009
2 drug raids, five people arrested: three current students, one former student and one non-student.
Daily Aztec
San Diego State University
September 14, 2009
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/city/drugs-found-in-fraternity-1.1875684
Drugs found in fraternity
By Kristina Blake, Senior Staff Writer
Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity has been expelled from San Diego State.
In agreement with SDSU President Stephen L. Weber, SDSU Vice President for Student Affairs, James R. Kitchen, [...]
By Hermes | Published:
September 12, 2009
Warren Schor, Brother of Zeta Beta Tau at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences dies from H1N1.
A Cornell University student died Friday at Cayuga Medical Center from complications relating to H1N1 influenza, according to the Ithaca, N.Y., university.
Warren Schor, a 20-year-old junior, is the first H1N1 influenza-related fatality in Tompkins County, the [...]
By Hermes | Published:
August 25, 2009
Very Sad.
Courtland Smith, a junior biology major from Texas and president of the UNC chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, was shot to death by police early Sunday morning….
He was shot by police in Archdale, about 15 miles south of Greensboro, during a confrontation with an officer.
A news release from the Archdale Police Department [...]
By Hermes | Published:
August 24, 2009
Omega Delta lost a lot in the fire and other Greeks have stepped up to help.
During finals week of last semester, the Omega Delta fraternity suffered a loss that will never be forgotten by its members.
“Everyone’s room that was near the front of the house lost everything,” said Gerardo Torres, senior English and journalism major [...]
By Hermes | Published:
July 24, 2009
and then turns around and sues em. Yeah, these guys are screwed.
Excerpted from onlineathens.com
An insurance underwriter has sued the Sigma Chi fraternity chapter at the University of Georgia in federal court, saying the underwriter should not have to defend the fraternity against a Gainesville woman’s injury lawsuit.
The Liberty Capital Corp., an underwriter of the Sigma [...]
By Hermes | Published:
June 17, 2009
Congratulations to Alpha Epsilon Pi .
Excepted The Jerusalem Post
Israel’s first college fraternity opens
The Hebrew state is in for something new on Tuesday: Alpha Epsilon Pi, an international Jewish fraternity, is opening a branch at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
It will be the first college fraternity in the State of Israel.
By Hermes | Published:
June 15, 2009
Sorority sister supplies booze for sigma nu fraternity’s pledge initiation. Pledge drinks himself to death. Sister goes to jail.
From abc4.com
LOGAN, Utah (ABC 4 News) – The Utah State University student who admitted giving the alcohol to Michael Starks is going to jail.
By Hermes | Published:
June 6, 2009
For back ground – http://fraternitynews.org/2009/06/sigma-phi-epsilon-at-cal-poly-pomona-suspended-in-hazing-incident/
This week, Sigma Phi Epsilon Headquarters learned about an incident that occurred in March and resulted in the injury of one SigEp member of our California State Polytechnic University-Pomona chapter. In response, our chapter at Cal Poly-Pomona has been suspended until all fraternity and university investigations are complete. At that time, [...]
By Hermes | Published:
June 4, 2009
My notes in red.
From Statesman Journal
Hazing would be barred at schools and universities, and student participants and organizations subject to fines.
Senate Bill 444 passed the Oregon House without change on a 49-0 vote Wednesday.
Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, introduced the bill after a
hazing incident at Western Oregon University, where he works.
State university rules ban hazing, [...]