Colleges Suspend Fraternities After Hazing Incidents

Multiple college fraternities have been suspended, ordered to cease activities, or closed as criminal and university investigations into hazing escalate across several campuses. At Indiana University, Alpha Epsilon Pi was ordered to cease activities after incidents that injured at least three people and prompted a criminal probe, while Phi Kappa Psi faces a separate investigation after two people were hospitalized over homecoming weekend. Rutgers’ Alpha Sigma Phi chapter was shut down after a 19-year-old was found injured in off‑campus housing in an incident later tied to hazing and an apparent electrical shock; the house was condemned and prosecutors are investigating. Southern University’s Alpha Phi Alpha chapter has been placed on a cease directive amid hazing allegations. Universities and national organizations have suspended fraternal activities, urged maximum penalties where laws allow, and asked anyone with information to contact investigators or campus tip lines while fraternities remain barred from hosting events pending outcomes.