Ole Miss: Beta Theta Pi on Probation

[exlurker]

Ole Miss has placed the Beta Theta Pi chapter on probation. The online Houston Chronicle for October 3, 2007 has an Associated Press article about the probation:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5185211.html

Brief excerpts from longer story:
OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi placed a fraternity on probation Wednesday after an inquiry determined alcohol was served the night a student from Texas died after falling out a tree.
. . . Beta Theta Pi was placed on probation through December 2008 . . . . The fraternity is also on social probation for the 2007-2008 academic year, meaning they cannot hold any on or off campus social events. . . .
The university said members of Beta Theta Pi violated the Ole Miss' policy by providing a common source of alcohol, distributing alcohol, lacking organizational control of alcohol and using chapter funds to purchase alcohol.
The university said the fraternity lied about the presence of alcohol at the chapter house and withheld information during the initial stages of the inquiry. . . .

The Ole Miss press release is at:

http://www.olemiss.edu/cgi-bin/news2...6482&mode=full

(The press release indicates that Beta Theta Pi national may issue further sanctions.)

[OleMissGlitter]

Just read this online too....so does that mean they don't get to keep their new members (pledges)? I'm pretty sure they did participate in recruitment and they did get some new members on Bid Day.

[exlurker]

Originally Posted by OleMissGlitter

Just read this online too....so does that mean they don't get to keep their new members (pledges)? I'm pretty sure they did participate in recruitment and they did get some new members on Bid Day.

OleMissGlitter, I don't know. The Ole Miss press release says, among other things, "The general fraternity will conduct a chapter review of all members and officers ." It doesn't say anything specifically about just the new members / pledges. We'll probably have to wait and see.