For those who visit this page looking for information on the Alpha Mu chapter of Delta Sigma Phi at the University of Virginia, please note that while this unfortunate incident did happen, most public accounts are exaggerated. (I am currently a brother in good standing at this chapter, and have had extensive conversations with brothers and alumni who were pledges during this period.) I'm not trying to downplay the situation or the severity of hazing: things were still out of control.
Regardless, know that in 2003, all but eight brothers left the house, either voluntarily or through Nationals intervention (some brothers left while still in good standing and were not involved in the situation). The house has been rebuilt since then, and currently consists of a strong brotherhood of men who understand that hazing is not what one does to one's brothers. There are no active brothers who were in the fraternity at the time of these events.
In other words, it's a completely different house.
For more information, please visit
Delta Sig at UVA.
(PS: I'm aware that this topic is old and I'm resurrecting it. Why? Merely because this is the third or fourth result in a Google search for "UVA Delta Sig" (even though it's old news) and I'd rather address the issue than let it lie, unanswered, for potential brothers and/or their parents to find and misinterpret.)