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A hazing suit at Bowling Green ends with a nearly $3M settlement
By: John Seewer | AP
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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
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Two ex-fraternity members at Bowling Green get six weeks of jail for hazing death
By: Associated Press
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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
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Parents whose son died in hazing ritual settle lawsuit against former Ohio University fraternity
By: David Forster
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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
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Ohio University Suspends Another Fraternity For Hazing Violations
By: WOUB News Team
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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
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Public Colleges Have New Principles To Prevent Hazing On Campuses
By: Aaron Payne
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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
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Ohio University Suspends Fraternity For Hazing, Alcohol Violations
By: WOUB News Team
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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
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‘Collin’s Law’ Signed To Stiffen Hazing Penalties In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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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
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8 Indicted In Alcohol-Related Death After Fraternity Party
By: Associated Press
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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
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Collin Wiant’s Mother Backs State, Federal Anti-Hazing Legislation
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
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Two More Defendants Plead Guilty In Hazing Death
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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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
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9 Indicted in 2018 Death of Ohio University Student
By: WOUB News Team
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(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
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Documentary Brings Awareness to Dangers of Hazing
By: Associated Press
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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
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Ohio University Investigates Engineering Fraternity For Alleged Violations
By: WOUB News Team
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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
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W.Va. School Suspends Sorority Over Drug, Hazing Claims
By: Associated Press
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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
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Three OU Sororities, Professional Fraternity Under Investigation for Hazing
By: WOUB News Team
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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
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OU Suspends 15 Fraternities After More Allegations of Hazing Arise
By: WOUB News Team
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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
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Miami University Suspends Fraternity for 15 Years for Hazing
By: Associated Press
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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