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State is super anal w/ their fraternities. There's is always some chapter getting suspended or charter pulled.
From The San Diego Union-Tribune
Saturday March 30, 2002
by Samuel Autman
For the third time in 15 months, San Diego State University has expelled a fraternity for alcohol use by underage pledges.
In a separate action, Kappa Delta, a university sorority, was suspended by its national office after an adult adviser found alcohol at a sorority-sponsored baseball game.
Both infractions were announced yesterday. Students who were caught could be suspended or expelled from the school. SDSU refused to release their names.
Kappa Sigma was expelled from the university and its charter was revoked by its national office after several underage pledges and at least one fraternity officer were caught with large amounts of beer and hard liquor at a university parking structure Jan. 16.
The alcohol was intended for an initiation ceremony. The fraternity had a similar incident five years ago. The expulsion means Kappa Sigma will be banned from all Interfraternity Council and social activities on the campus and can apply for reinstatement in the 2005-2006 school year.
Kappa Sigma's national headuarters, based in Charlottesville, VA, declined to comment. The telephone number listed in the campus directory for Kappa Sigma was disconnected yesterday.
In a written statement, James Kitchen, SDSU's vice president of student affairs, said students and organizations who break the policies will face consequences.
"San Diego State University takes the issue of alcohol abuse seriously and has a comprehensive set of measures in place to address underage drinking, binge drinking and other alcohol related problems among its campus population," according to the statement.
The sorority, Kappa Delta, was placed on indefinite suspension by the university and its national headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., after an adult adviser found members of fraternities drinking at a sorority sponsored baseball game on Feb. 24 in Ocean Beach.
Neither Kappa Delta members nor the national office would comment.
In December 2000, Beta Theta Pi and Tau Kappa Epsilon were expelled after underage pledges were hospitalized for alcohol poisioning. In 1986, SDSU expelled Pi Kappa Alpha when an 18-year-old alleged she was raped. The District Attorney's Office found there was insufficient evidence to file charges, but the fraternity has not returned to SDSU.
I find it odd the KD gets nailed for alcohol at a softball game w/ no mention of any other chapters. Girls don't together to play softball by themselves w/ alcohol. In my opinion it was either a softball philanthropy or a game of Sloshball that got busted.
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