Phi Sigma Kappa loses house and is happy over it
Submitted by Hermes on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 13:08.
Story from the daily targum.
With the loss of a home comes a wealth of new opportunities for members of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
"It's a really great thing. Now we literally have a budget to work with and flexibility to support the undergraduate chapter, whereas in the past we were broke and were constantly in debt trying to fix everything, like the house's pipes and sprinklers," said Albert Hakim, a 1990 alumnus who became a member of Phi Sigma Kappa in 1986. "Before, we couldn't support scholarships or rush because we had no money. But now we've paid our debt, and we're really able to offer the proper support."
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IcerocketOuch, a chapter of Pike might have to foot a $4.5 million lawsuit on thier own
Submitted by Hermes on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 16:05.Story from - http://www.coloradoan.com/
The local Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity could be responsible for footing the bill of a $4.5 million lawsuit that will potentially be filed against them, an official at the fraternity’s headquarters said.
Alpha Epsilon Pi at Indiana University expelled for two years
Submitted by Hermes on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 20:18.
story from - www.wishtv.com
A fraternity that has been on the Indiana University campus since 1958 has been kicked off. Alpha Epsilon Pi is accused of hazing.
Indiana University Dean of Students Richard McKaig announced Wednesday morning that Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity has been expelled from campus for two years.
Delta Upsilon faces sanctions from University of Iowa
Submitted by Hermes on Sat, 12/22/2007 - 22:03.
story from Iowa City Press-Citizen
Fallout follows charges at frat
Delta Upsilon faces sanctions from university
By Brian Morelli
The University of Iowa filed a "notice of complaint" on Friday that
essentially suspends Delta Upsilon fraternity during an investigation into
drug dealing charges.
Sigma Tau Gamma @ Southern Arkansas University cleared in ’04 hazing
Submitted by Hermes on Sat, 11/24/2007 - 22:38.
Story from NWAnews.com
A judge has ruled that Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity Inc. and its sponsor at Southern Arkansas University, J. Courson, weren’t responsible for the 2004 hazing beating of pledge Phillip Tyler “Ty” Keith.
Thirteenth Judicial District Circuit Judge David Guthrie said Courson and the national fraternity had no control over the actions of members of the fraternity’s Delta Iota chapter at SAU.
Kappa Sigma @ University of New Mexico has lost its charter
Submitted by Hermes on Sat, 11/24/2007 - 04:51.
Story from UPI.com
ALBUQUERQUE, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A University of New Mexico fraternity had its charter revoked this week due to incidents involving alcohol and discovery of a shotgun in the house.
The Albuquerque Journal said Friday that the Kappa Sigma house was ordered vacated by the end of the fall semester and won't be allowed to reopen until the national fraternity organization reinstates the charter.
Kappa Sigma was one of three New Mexico fraternities suspended this fall due to rules violations.
The Journal said the specific incidents involved underage visitors being supplied with alcohol and an August fight that led to the discovery of the shotgun by police.
Kappa Delta Phi Helps Out for the Holiday
Submitted by Hermes on Sat, 11/24/2007 - 04:43.
Brothers from Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta Phi at Bridgewater State College spent the early part of this week ensuring that some area families in need have a happy Thanksgiving. Alpha Chapter held its 4th annual Thanksgiving canned food drive and collected 60 bags of groceries for the North Easton-based My Brother's Keeper.
Sixteen Brothers from Alpha Chapter were involved in this year's drive, and they placed collection bags at Roche Bros. in Bridgewater (which donated the bags) and distributed empty bags to 500 homes in town. On Sunday they collected the bags and put together a trove of goodies that will surely brighten the holiday for many area families.
"I was speechless at some of the stuff we collected. People were very generous", said Brother Dan Kent, Alpha Chapter's philanthropy chairman.
During the week, the students also brought food to their peers who were participating in BSC's Tent City.
Each year, the drive is an important event for Kappa Delta Phi, Brother Kent said.
"One of the main reasons we do it is not just to help others, but for ourselves," he said, "so we can learn more about service and educate others about the homeless." (John Winters, Office of Institutional Communications)
Kappa Alpha's house destroyed by fire @ newbury college
Submitted by Hermes on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 01:36.Story from WLTX.com
(Newberry County) -- Sheriff Lee Foster with the Newberry County Sheriff's Department says a fire destroyed a fraternity house on Beth Eden Road in rural Newberry County.
Foster says the house was used by Newberry College's Kappa Alpha fraternity as a place to socialize. Investigators say members of the fraternity were at the house this weekend, but no one was there when the fire started.
Foster said no one was injured, and no one lived in the house.
Chi Phi @ East Carolina suspended
Submitted by Hermes on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 22:22.story from reflector.com
An East Carolina University fraternity is out of action for at least one year
and possibly four.
Chi Phi's national organization has indefinitely suspended its ECU chapter
over an Aug. 20 party where authorities cited 77 minors for drinking. The
suspension capped a three-week investigation and forestalled disciplinary action
by the university. It could be lifted next summer or could continue until
2011.
The ECU chapter cannot recruit new members, hold meetings or parties, raise
money for affiliated charities or take part in intramural sports. In a Sept. 14
letter to chapter members and ECU officials, Chi Phi national Executive Director
Michael Azarian discouraged ECU's 33 members from using the fraternity's letters
and symbols.
Failure to follow the national chapter's orders could result in the
fraternity's permanent dissolution, wrote Azarian, who was unavailable for
comment Thursday.
University of Mississippi suspended DKE for possible use for a racial slur
Submitted by Hermes on Sat, 09/15/2007 - 07:53.reported by the AP 
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A University of Mississippi fraternity has been suspended for a year after a black student said he was the victim of a racial slur and a physical assault at a party, school officials said Friday.
Freshman Jeremiah Taylor, 18, said he was pushed down the stairs while attending a Delta Kappa Epsilon party Aug. 22 on the Oxford campus, according to school officials. The student newspaper, The Daily Mississippian, reported Friday on its Web site that Taylor said he was called the N-word at the party.
Taylor, of Southaven, filed a complaint on Aug. 24 with the Dean of Students' office, said Jeffrey Alford, Associate Vice Chancellor for university relations at Ole Miss.
Alford said the party got out of hand and people were asked to leave. Taylor told Mississippi Public Broadcasting in a Sept. 10 radio report that he was on his way downstairs, when "a guy in an orange shirt threw a beer can at me and hit me in my left shoulder." Then others shoved him down the stairs, he said.