Hi, resident Loyola kid here.
Tri Phi was originally the upper class sorority-the krewe queens were all Tri Phis. However, when Loyola decided to make all the sororities go national because of liablity and risk management issues, Tri Phi split. Half came back as a national, the other half stayed off campus.
And then the hazing got bad. We all knew who was pledging because they wouldn't show up for class as well as other telltale hazing signs. However, the university couldn't do anything about it because Tri Phi was not a recognized campus organization and did not haze on campus. We kept hearing about girls who were forced to drink until the passed out, one girl who almost died because the others wouldn't take her to the hospital.
After those incidents, the interim president went after the Tri Phis and expelled the ones mainly involved with the hazing. However, one of the girls' fathers is a lawyer, and he's trying to sue the school because they did not perform illegal activities on campus. I don't think that the NOPD got involved.
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