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A hazing suit at Bowling Green ends with a nearly $3M settlement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green State University to… Read More
Two ex-fraternity members at Bowling Green get six weeks of jail for hazing death
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Two former fraternity members in Ohio have been sentenced to six weeks in jail over the hazing death of a student. The two men were… Read More
Parents whose son died in hazing ritual settle lawsuit against former Ohio University fraternity
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The parents of an Ohio University freshman who died during a hazing ritual have dismissed their lawsuit against a fraternity following a settlement. Kathleen and Wade… Read More
Ohio University Suspends Another Fraternity For Hazing Violations
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University has suspended another fraternity from campus after an investigation revealed members committed multiple Student Code of Conduct violations related to hazing. Assistant Dean of Students… Read More
Public Colleges Have New Principles To Prevent Hazing On Campuses
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has a new law that stiffens penalties for people convicted of hazing at the state’s college campuses. Now, the public colleges themselves are taking… Read More
Ohio University Suspends Fraternity For Hazing, Alcohol Violations
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University has suspended a fraternity from campus after an investigation revealed members committed multiple Student Code of Conduct violations related to hazing and alcohol. Interim Vice… Read More
‘Collin’s Law’ Signed To Stiffen Hazing Penalties In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tougher criminal penalties for hazing in Ohio will take effect this fall, nearly three years after the death of the college student for whom the law… Read More
8 Indicted In Alcohol-Related Death After Fraternity Party
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors say eight people have been indicted in the alcohol-related death of an Ohio college student found unconscious after a fraternity party. Six of those indicted… Read More
Collin Wiant’s Mother Backs State, Federal Anti-Hazing Legislation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The death of 20-year-old Stone Foltz, a Bowling Green State University sophomore who died this month after an alleged fraternity hazing incident, has renewed… Read More
Two More Defendants Plead Guilty In Hazing Death
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The last of the former Ohio University students involved in the death of a fraternity pledge have plead guilty. Collin Wiant died on November 12, 2018… Read More
9 Indicted in 2018 Death of Ohio University Student
(UPDATE 12/2 3:22 p.m.) The final defendant in the case surrounding the death of an Ohio University student will stand trial in early February. Joshua Thomas Androsac, 20, was arraigned in… Read More
Documentary Brings Awareness to Dangers of Hazing
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The parents of a West Virginia University student who died of alcohol poisoning after being found unconscious at a fraternity house have attended a documentary about… Read More
Ohio University Investigates Engineering Fraternity For Alleged Violations
ATHENS, Ohio — A professional coed fraternity at Ohio University is now under review as part of the school’s widespread investigation into alleged violations of the student code of conduct. The… Read More
W.Va. School Suspends Sorority Over Drug, Hazing Claims
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A Marshall University has suspended a sorority over allegations of illegal drug use and hazing. The university on Thursday announced a cease-and-desist order against the Delta… Read More
Three OU Sororities, Professional Fraternity Under Investigation for Hazing
ATHENS, Ohio — Three sororities governed by the Women’s Panhellenic Association (WPA) and a professional fraternity at Ohio University have been issued Cease and Desist orders as the school’s widespread… Read More
OU Suspends 15 Fraternities After More Allegations of Hazing Arise
ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University has suspended all Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternities on the Athens campus in light of hazing allegations involving multiple organizations. Dean of Students Jenny Hall-Jones made… Read More
Miami University Suspends Fraternity for 15 Years for Hazing
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) – Miami University in Ohio is suspending a fraternity for 10 to 15 years after a student reported being hazed by members who beat him with a… Read More