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BU’s chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity has been suspended while University officials investigate serious allegations of sexual misconduct.

Sexual assaults and hazing deaths are harsh realities that have students at universities demanding stronger oversight, and in some cases, abolishing fraternities and sororities. We’ll look at how colleges and universities address the issues surrounding Greek life on campus.

Brittany Zazueta was only a year older than Collin Wiant when the Ohio University pledge died after inhaling a whippet inside his fraternity's off-campus annex house in 2018. But Zazueta didn't remember hearing much about Wiant's death from the leaders of her sorority at Wright State University. "It was something we were aware of and something that people were talking about, but any introspection didn't last long," said Zazueta, now a 21-year-old senior studying marketing and entrepreneurship. But when news about the death of Bowling Green State University sophomore Stone Foltz spread a...

Nearly 100 students rallied at Bowling Green State University on Tuesday to remember the life of Stone Foltz, a classmate who died Sunday from an alleged hazing incident. They also called for greater accountability of Greek organizations by the university.  Foltz, a 2019 graduate of Buckeye Valley High School in Delaware County, was placed on life support Friday after he was given "a copious amount of alcohol" at an off-campus event Thursday evening organized by the BGSU chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha and then dropped off at his apartment by fraternity members, according to Sean Alto, an attorn...

In early February, Ohio University was alerted of actions by the fraternities that may violate the student code of conduct, university spokeswoman Carly Leatherwood said. Cease-and-desist letters sent to fraternity representatives by Taylor Tackett, OU's assistant dean of students and director, informed members that they are not allowed to meet in any capacity — officially or unofficially — while the groups are under investigation. According to the letter sent to Delta Tau Delta, fraternity members held an event the weekend of Feb. 5-7 at a residence on Mill Street in Athens, whic...