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Saturday, October 12, 2019

More hazing complaints hit Ohio University, leading to the suspension of the marching band, 3 sororities, a professional fraternity, and all social fraternities

[Ohio University Marching 110 on Wednesday, November 22, 2017]Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images * In the past two weeks, several hazing allegations have been brought against social groups at Ohio University, resulting in the college suspending all of its 15 social fraternities, three sororities, a professional fraternity, and the marching band.  * After OU's Sorority & Fraternity Life Office held informational sessions about what hazing is and how to report it for fraternities in the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and the Women's Panhellenic Association (WPA) during the last week of September, complaints of hazing allegations began rolling in.  * Within a 48-hour period, initial allegations were leveled against seven IFC fraternities, and the university responded with a blanket suspension and two cease-and-desist letters to the ACACIA and Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternities.  * Since then, hazing allegations against the Ohio University Marching Band and six more Greek organizations have been received, bringing the total number of student groups disciplined for possible hazing to up to 20.  * Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Hazing allegations against student groups at Ohio University continue to roll in, and the university has responsed by suspending all 15 chapters of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), three sororities in the Women's Panhellenic Association (WPA), a professional fraternity, and the Marching 110 band. The initial complaints stemmed from a Greek Life initiative to educate students about what hazing was and how to report it. The last week of September, the Sorority & Fraternity Life Office at OU initiated events for National Hazing Prevention Week for both IFC and WPA members. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERSEE ALSO: * A couple got engaged as an intense storm brewed on the Jersey Shore and a news team was there to capture it * Filming the new James Bond movie prompted a terror scare at an air force base in England after the crew accidentally left a van behind * A 'Joker' crew member said Joaquin Phoenix gave everyone a personalized joke book suggesting the movie was terrible and it was all their fault


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