Two more arrested in connection with Southern University fraternity hazing death
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Two more arrested in connection with Southern University fraternity hazing death

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Two more arrests have been made in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student who was repeatedly punched during an off-campus fraternity hazing ritual, Baton Rouge police announced Tuesday. The group that brought Wilson at the hospital initially told medical staff that Wilson collapsed while playing basketball at a park and left the hospital before police arrived, Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Thomas Morse Jr. told reporters last week. Our hearts go out to the Wilson family.” Both Smith and Thurman participated in punching some of the nine pledges, but they are not described as hitting Wilson, according to police arrest warrant affidavits. The fraternity’s campus chapter has been ordered to cease activities and Greek life organizations have been barred from taking on new members for the remainder of the academic year, Southern University President Dennis Shields told reporters last week.

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1 arrested, more suspects sought after Southern University fraternity hazing death
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

1 arrested, more suspects sought after Southern University fraternity hazing death

Associated Press  

— One arrest has been made and at least two more are expected in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student after an off-campus fraternity hazing ritual, Baton Rouge authorities announced Friday. “Caleb Wilson died as a direct result of a hazing incident where he was punched in the chest multiple times while pledging to Omega Psi …

Justice for Caleb Wilson: Former Southern University student arrested on hazing charges
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Justice for Caleb Wilson: Former Southern University student arrested on hazing charges

India Today  

The death of 20-year-old Southern University student Caleb Wilson has sent shockwaves across the Baton Rouge, Louisiana community. East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore told news agency The Associated Press on Thursday that, in his view, hazing was definitely involved. The state also has strict laws regarding hazing, especially with the Max Gruver Act, which was passed in 2018 …

University Student Dies After Reportedly Being Punched During Fraternity Ritual
3 weeks, 3 days ago

University Student Dies After Reportedly Being Punched During Fraternity Ritual

Huff Post  

Caleb Wilson's father, Corey Wilson, right, mourns alongside other grieving family members during a vigil for the 20-year-old at Southern University on March 5, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to nola.com, on Feb. 27, Caleb Wilson, a junior at Southern University and A&M College, and about 10 other Omega Psi Phi fraternity pledges were punched in the chest during …

Charges of hazing and manslaughter being considered following death of Southern University student
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Charges of hazing and manslaughter being considered following death of Southern University student

Hindustan Times  

— Multiple people are likely to face potential charges such as hazing, negligent homicide, manslaughter and obstruction of justice in the case of a 20-year-old Southern University student who died following an alleged off-campus fraternity ritual, according to a Louisiana district attorney. Charges of hazing and manslaughter being considered following death of Southern University student It has been a week …

Southern University student’s death being investigated as a possible act of fraternity hazing
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Southern University student’s death being investigated as a possible act of fraternity hazing

Associated Press  

— The death of a 20-year-old Southern University student in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is being investigated by local law enforcement as a possible act of fraternity hazing, school authorities confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday. Chancellor John K. Pierre said in a statement shared on the college’s Facebook page that “an off-campus incident is believed to have contributed to …

San Diego State fraternity brothers face felony charges after pledge is badly burned
2 months, 3 weeks ago

San Diego State fraternity brothers face felony charges after pledge is badly burned

LA Times  

Four members of a San Diego State fraternity are facing felony charges over an incident in which one of them, a pledge, was set on fire, causing third-degree burns that left him in the hospital for weeks, prosecutors say. California One year after a pledge died, San Diego State struggles to control its fraternities A year ago, a 19-year-old student …

Report: Ohio fraternity knew dangers before hazing death
3 years, 10 months ago

Report: Ohio fraternity knew dangers before hazing death

Associated Press  

TOLEDO, Ohio — Fraternity members in Ohio who organized an alleged hazing ritual that led to the alcohol poisoning death of a 20-year-old pledge in March were well aware of how dangerous it could be, said an investigation released Friday. “It demonstrates that active members were aware and cognizant of the danger posed by the event, and that new members …

Parents sue fraternity over pledge’s death in alleged hazing
3 years, 10 months ago

Parents sue fraternity over pledge’s death in alleged hazing

Associated Press  

TOLEDO, Ohio — The parents of a 20-year-old fraternity pledge who died from alcohol poisoning after an alleged hazing ritual in March filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against the fraternity and several of its members. Stone Foltz, who was joining the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Bowling Green State University, and other pledges were blindfolded, taken into a …

Jury finds former student guilty in pledge’s death
5 years, 8 months ago

Jury finds former student guilty in pledge’s death

Associated Press  

— A Louisiana jury on Wednesday convicted a former Louisiana State University student of negligent homicide in a fraternity pledge’s drinking death during a hazing nearly two years ago. During testimony Wednesday, a toxicologist testified that Gruver, of Roswell, Georgia, was a “dead man walking” after chugging liquor during a Phi Delta Theta hazing event, news outlets reported. Prosecutors said …

4 Ex-Fraternity Members Sentenced In Pledge's Hazing Death
7 years, 2 months ago

4 Ex-Fraternity Members Sentenced In Pledge's Hazing Death

NPR  

4 Ex-Fraternity Members Sentenced In Pledge's Hazing Death Enlarge this image toggle caption Rich Schultz/AP Rich Schultz/AP Four former fraternity members were sentenced to jail time Monday in the 2013 hazing death of Chun Deng, a freshman at Baruch College in Manhattan. The judge was troubled by the hazing death as reported by The Associated Press: "'Not one person out …

Why hazing continues to be a rite of passage for some
7 years, 5 months ago

Why hazing continues to be a rite of passage for some

Salon  

This fall has seen another tragic death due to hazing. Maxwell Gruver, an 18-year-old Phi Delta Theta pledge at Louisiana State University, died hours after participating in a mock quiz designed to get pledges disturbingly drunk – fast. Gruver participated in the facetiously named “Bible Study” quiz, taking a snort of 190-proof alcohol each time he gave a wrong answer …

LSU Police Issue Arrest Warrants For 10 Students Over Fraternity Pledge's Death
7 years, 5 months ago

LSU Police Issue Arrest Warrants For 10 Students Over Fraternity Pledge's Death

NPR  

LSU Police Issue Arrest Warrants For 10 Students Over Fraternity Pledge's Death Updated at 3:15 p.m. ET Louisiana State University police have issued arrest warrants for 10 students who belonged to the Phi Delta Theta fraternity after an investigation showed that freshman pledge Maxwell Gruver had died last month after a night of playing a drinking game. In announcing Wednesday's …

Schools knew of trouble before student deaths
9 years, 4 months ago

Schools knew of trouble before student deaths

CNN  

Story highlights More than two dozen students have died because of hazing since 2008 CNN has learned that in five hazing-related deaths, institutions knew there was trouble before the incidents CNN — Nolan Burch’s parents didn’t know what West Virginia University knew – that the fraternity their son was pledging had a history of bad behavior and was about to …

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