Psych Tau,
I think you may be right after yet another reading of the article.
ETA here is a link to the story in the Trib. It doesn't add much with the exception that the University apparantely hasn't decided yet whether the incident is bad enough to warrant a "full" suspension. Which seems strange given the gravity of the article in the student newspaper. I suppose it could be that the university is being purposely careful in it's approach -- or that the student paper might have overblown this a little. Obviously, I hope the latter is the case -- but I'm not holding my breath.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...-newslocal-hed
Here's a short excerpt from the article:
"The university has not turned its investigation over to police and has not determined whether it will do so, Pendleton said.
"At this point we don't know the outcome or where this will be adjudicated," he said.
Delta Tau Delta has not had previous trouble at Northwestern, officials said.
"It's the first time we've had to do an investigation like this in recent history," said Garth Eberhart, assistant executive director of Delta Tau Delta International.
"We've done a joint suspension, with Northwestern University and Delta Tau Delta, until we can determine the facts of what happened here," he said. "We're not at the point where we can provide a written statement of fact. We should be able to wrap this up by the end of the week."
The university has suspended five fraternities during the last six years because of inappropriate behavior, Pendleton said. Delta Tau Delta's situation differs from the others because the university hasn't decided whether a full suspension is warranted, he said."