Sigma Phi Epsilon has closed its chapter at the U of Alabama.
Excerpts from Associated Press report posted on regional station's site:
December 2, 2008
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A leading fraternity at the University of Alabama has been disbanded for repeated rules violations, including hazing new members.
The national board of Sigma Phi Epsilon revoked the charter of its Alabama chapter late last month.
A university spokeswoman . . . said there were violations of student conduct standards and rules against mistreating new members, a practice commonly referred to as hazing.
Officials aren’t releasing details of what happened.
. . . Sigma Phi Epsilon is a large, prominent fraternity at Alabama, where it’s had a chapter since 1927. It had 83 members last spring.
News report is at:
http://www.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/..._hazing/49202/
Longer article with more about living arrangements, possible timelines for return, "alumni status" possibilites, etc. is on a regional newspaper's site (no details of any alleged incidents, however):
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/articl...azing_incident