Buffalo: Students Suspended -- Hazing Alleged (Alpha Tau Omega)

[agzg]

Wasn't there a reality show on MTV about a local fraternity and sorority at UB? My cousin went there - I think I remember she was on campus while they were taping but maybe I'm making that up?

ETA: I bet it was Frank's, too. That stuff is pretty hot - it's really sick that they put it near their eyes.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

Wasn't there a reality show on MTV about a local fraternity and sorority at UB? My cousin went there - I think I remember she was on campus while they were taping but maybe I'm making that up?

ETA: I bet it was Frank's, too. That stuff is pretty hot - it's really sick that they put it near their eyes.

Yes, the local sorority was Delta Xi Omega. I forget the name of the local fraternity but they were so dumb they allowed hazing incidents to be captured and aired by MTV!

[elusive47]

Originally Posted by exlurker

According to the Buffalo News, some students have been suspended and an investigation is going on in a case of alleged hazing:

http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/498636.html

Brief excerpts from longer report:

Four University of Buffalo students have been suspended and two of them criminally charged in a fraternity hazing incident that landed one student in a hospital early today.

The young man, whose name was not released, was among several students who were ordered to strip down to their underwear so that fraternity brothers in Alpha Tau Omega could cover them with a liquid concoction of purple spray paint and red hot sauce, according to Buffalo police.
. . . .

It is important to know that Alpha Tau Omega is not a recognized fraternity at UB. It hasn't been since 2002.

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Yes, the local sorority was Delta Xi Omega. I forget the name of the local fraternity but they were so dumb they allowed hazing incidents to be captured and aired by MTV!

The local fraternity was Sigma Chi Omega.

[exlurker]

Originally Posted by elusive47

It is important to know that Alpha Tau Omega is not a recognized fraternity at UB. It hasn't been since 2002. . . .

Right you are, elusive47. A regional station's coverage of the incident mentions problems with those unrecognized groups:

http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/34840539.html

and the university has a list of unrecognized groups, accompanied by a warning:

http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.e...recognized.php

[AGDee]

Definitely a high risk campus.