Chi Phi at Lehigh: All Current Members Become Alums (Hazing, etc.)

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Lehigh's campus paper reports:

http://media.www.thebrownandwhite.co...-3911163.shtml

Excerpts:

All 45 current members of Chi Phi fraternity were revoked of their active brother status Wednesday morning after being found guilty of multiple charges, including a violation of Lehigh's hazing policy.

In a verdict from the University Committee on Discipline, a panel including a representative from the Office of the Dean of Students, the brothers were given instant alumni status, meaning they are no longer allowed to participate in chapter events or live in the fraternity house after this semester.

Despite their new statuses, the brothers can not participate in any Lehigh Greek alumni events for five years. However, Chi Phi will remain a chapter at Lehigh.

Chi Phi was ordered to suspend all activity on March 18 by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. The suspension stemmed from allegations the fraternity had violated multiple codes of conduct. . . .

The task of forming the next Chi Phi new member class for the spring of 2011 now falls on the chapter's local alumni association and representatives from Chi Phi national headquarters.

. . . Meanwhile, the new alumni whose active brother statuses were revoked will need to find new housing, excluding graduating seniors. Though rising sophomores are guaranteed on-campus housing by Lehigh, rising juniors are looking for a new place to live.

All 11 new members are no longer allowed to have any association with Chi Phi, but they may still become involved in the Lehigh Greek system.

Chi Phi is planning on appealing the decision, and has until Wednesday to do so. . . .