Three Fraternities, Two Sororities Under Investigation -- George Washington U.

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Three fraternities and two sororities are “under investigation” by George Washington U; two of the chapters are “currently suspended” by their natioanl HQs, according to the campus paper's report at:

http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media...-3957427.shtml

Excerpts from the fairly long article:

An unprecedented five Greek-letter organizations are under investigation by the University, but officials are releasing few details about the nature of the allegations against the chapters.

Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Delta Gamma, and Kappa Kappa Gamma are all under investigation for allegations of hazing, Assistant Dean . . . and Director of Student Judicial Services Tara Pereira said. Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon are currently suspended by their national organizations through the investigations' completion, and could possibly last longer depending on what the investigations yield.

The "interim suspension of recognition" for Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon means neither chapter is permitted to conduct any operations, including membership meetings, philanthropy events or mixers, Pereira said. . . .

Pi Kappa Phi is also under investigation by the University. Pereira would not elaborate on what the fraternity is under investigation for, but said the allegations are not related to hazing. A representative for Pi Kappa Phi confirmed the national organization is working with GW but declined to share the nature of investigation.

The Hatchet first reported that Kappa Kappa Gamma was under investigation for allegations of hazing and underage drinking last month, and Pereira said no final decisions about the sorority have been made, and that the University is still in a fact-finding phase into the alleged incidents.

. . . Pereira said the bulk of the allegations have not come from chapter-on-chapter tattling, but rather from other students, parents and concerned members of the GW community coming forward.

"The lion's share of the information that I am most concerned about was not received from other chapters about other chapters," she said.

. . . She added that the University is collaborating with each of the chapter's national organizations in order to conduct the investigations.
Pereira said she expects the investigations of the five chapters to take about three to four weeks each to complete . . . .

All five of the chapters under investigation have been Gold Award finalists for the Student Activities Center's Chapter of the Year Awards within the last two years, meaning they were recognized for being among the top Greek-letter life chapters at GW.

Megan Lloyd, communications specialist for Delta Gamma's national organization, said the organization is aware of the concerns and is working with the University. A representative from Pi Kappa Phi's national organization would not comment on the allegations except to say they were not related to hazing.

Logan Reynolds, Pi Kappa Alpha's national director of services, said they are working with their fraternity members and with the University to figure out how to move forward once all evidence has been gathered.

Sigma Phi Epsilon Regional Director Joshua Hodnichak said the national organization placed the chapter under "cease and desist," an order to cease operations pending the investigation's conclusion.

Beth Black, Kappa Kappa Gamma's national vice president, previously told The Hatchet that Kappa Kappa Gamma has a strong stance against hazing and was working with University officials during the investigation. Black did not return repeated requests for comment for this story. . . .

ETA: Related earlier GC posts about one of the investigations at GWU are at

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=116742