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West Virginia University announced Monday that it suspended a fraternity for a reported hazing incident in violation of the university’s student conduct code. The interim suspension of the fraternity, Delta Chi, went into effect immediately and, among other restrictions, bars the fraternity from recruitment activities and attending and organizing social functions, the

West Virginia University has suspended the Delta Chi fraternity on Monday for a reported hazing incident, according to a campus-wide email.

The interim suspension for Delta Chi went into effect immediately and blocks the fraternity from all recruitment activities, as well as participating, organizing or attending social functions, among other restrictions.

In the coming weeks, Pi Kappa Alpha and Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternities will be reinstated at West Virginia University and will participate in spring recruitment.

WVU President E. Gordon Gee announced the revival of Project 168 in his annual State of the University Address on Oct. 18. The co-curricular program was initially announced in Gee’s

Last year, WVU saw a dramatic drop in reported sexual violence, as shown in the University’s latest Clery Report.

West Virginia University celebrated the 2021 Homecoming this week, as students took part in rich school traditions, competitive activities and charitable events.

In a press release last Thursday, West Virginia University announced it would join 20 other colleges and universities in a national effort to end sexual violence on campus.

Sisters of Alpha Phi dance behind the Mountainlair on Bid Day, February 2nd, 2020. WVU’s Greek organizations are in the midst of spring recruitment, and this is the first primary recruitment season to take place in an all-virtual setting. According to Matthew Richardson, director of the Center for Fraternal Values and Leadership, recruitment numbers from fall 2019 to fall 2020 are up more than 120%. Richardson believes this influx of membership comes from students’ desire to be more i...

Seth Underwood, a student at the West Virginia University College of Law, died Wednesday. He was 23. Underwood was the president of the WVU Law chapter of the Federal Bar Association, according to his LinkedIn profile. He graduated from WVU with a bachelor’s degree in energy land management in 2019, and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. A cause of death was not provided in a news release. Dr. Matthew Richardson, the director of WVUs Center for Fraternal Values and Leadersh...