After nearly two months under suspension, an Ohio State University fraternity had its chapter revoked for hazing and alcohol violations, according to the university.
Ohio State revoked the registered student organization status of the Kappa chapter of Kappa Delta Rho on April 21. Pending an appeal, the chapter’s status will be revoked through May 5, 2030.
Kappa Delta Rho has five days to appeal the decision.
The fraternity was placed on suspension March 3. An Ohio State spokesperson said in a statement the fraternity chapter violated the hazing and alcohol sections of the Code of Student Conduct. The situation has also been “reported to the appropriate authorities,” according to the statement.
This is the second time in three years that Kappa Delta Rho has faced discipline for hazing and alcohol.
In 2023, Kappa Delta Rho was placed on disciplinary probation and faced sanctions after a hazing incident. According to Ohio State’s hazing violations transparency report, the fraternity violated the university’s policies regarding endangering behavior, hazing, alcohol and failing to obey university summons.
During the 2022-2023 academic year, the report found that Kappa Delta Rho engaged or attempted to engage in conduct including:
Fraternity members were required to take part in accountability and educational measures focused on risk management, recruitment, advisor support, community engagement and new member education.
Kappa Delta Rho is the second Ohio State fraternity to face a hazing suspension this semester. Pi Kappa Phi fraternity was placed under interim suspension following a March 25 event that hospitalized an unnamed student. It is unclear whether the student was a member of the fraternity and to what extent they were injured.
Ohio State did not have any update about Pi Kappa Phi.
In 2021, Ohio passed “Collin’s Law,” which increased the legal penalties for hazing in Ohio. The law will made Ohio the 11th U.S. state to make hazing a felony.
The law is named in honor of Collin Wiant, an 18-year-old freshman who died at Ohio University during a hazing incident in 2018.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State disbands fraternity over hazing, alcohol violations
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