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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, which raised concerns about violating health and safety orders due to the pandemic. Tackett asked for a list of attendees and their guests. No specific details about what might have occurred was included in the cease-and-desist letter to Alpha Phi Alpha. ....
Bill named after victim of severe hazing The bill was named after Collin Wiant, a freshman at Ohio University from Dublin, died after collapsing on the floor of an unofficial, off-campus fraternity house on Nov. 12, 2018. A coroner ruled that Wiant died of asphyxiation due to nitrous oxide ingestion after he inhaled a canister of the gas, also known as a whippit. The Dispatch spent much of last year investigating hazing on college campuses and in other areas of society. In the spring of 2019, the newspaper found that only five hazing charges had been filed in at least 25 years in the courts near Ohio s largest universities. The newspaper then spent months investigating the death of Wiant. ....