Sorry to crash your boards, but I thought the following links might be helpful for you guys from our UNT paper about the LXA incidents... they have also been given a second chance.. that is the second article listed. Hope this helps.
http://www.ntdaily.com/vnews/display...5?in_archive=1
Lambda Chi Alpha suspended until May
Victoria Healy
Staff Writer
November 01, 2002
The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity has been suspended through May 2003 for violating the sections of the student code of conduct.
The sections involve hazing, public intoxication, intimidation, furnishing false or misleading information, violating university policy and violating state, civil or criminal law.
"The thing that is encouraging about Lambda Chi Alpha is that we have been able to work very closely with the Lambda Chi national headquarters," Dr. Bonita Jacobs, vice president for Student Development, said.
Brad Arnold, president of the Intrafraternity Council, said anytime there is an investigation of this kind the university contacts the national headquarters in an attempt to maintain an open line of communication.
Jacobs said the chapter was already on probation.
"The problem has to do with a continuation of problems more than anything else," Jacobs said.
This will be the third suspension of a social fraternity on campus since April 2000. It follows the suspension of Theta Chi in April of 2000 and Kappa Alpha Order in February 2001.
With these suspensions taking place the Student Development office has created stricter codes of conduct for social fraternities.
"We had allegations of alcohol consumption for six of the 10 social fraternities on campus," Jacobs said.
The national headquarters could not be reached for comment, and the former chapter president Lucas Miller refused to comment. The Interfraternity Council was told of the investigation.
"All we were told was that they were temporarily suspended until an investigation could be completed," Arnold said.
The chapter members have the option of going through a risk management program during the year and a half of the suspension.
These types of programs are offered by the Interfraternity Council as often as possible, Arnold said.
He said each fraternity has a risk management chairman who meets weekly with a council member of the same chair to discuss issues and ideas.
"We've established several committees to work on problems," Arnold said.
If Lambda Chi Alpha members choose, they can petition the university to return to campus after completing the suspension, Jacobs said.
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Fraternity gets one more chance
Sean Jamison
Staff Writer
November 14, 2002
Lambda Chi Alpha must meet demands to keep house
The recent Lambda Chi Alpha suspension marked the third fraternity suspension at NT in the past four years.
However, unlike the prior two, members of Lambda Chi Alpha will still have an opportunity to keep their house if demands of the university and the National Greek Council are met.
"We have been working with [Lambda Chi Alpha's] nationals and trying to figure out a way that we can try to salvage any portion of the chapter," Dr. Bonita Jacobs, vice president for student development, said.
"That will only work if their membership will be following the rules of the nationals and the rules of the university."
The suspension, which allowed members of the fraternity to keep their house, is the first of its kind in university history.
Among other requirements, the fraternity will have to hire a live-in monitor approved by both the alumni board and the university.
Lambda Chi Alpha will also be suspended from attending or hosting any events and pursuing any form of member recruitment, Jacobs said.
In addition, the Alumni Control Board will appoint all positions of leadership within the fraternity, and 1,500 hours of combined community service and educational programming will be imposed upon the fraternity as a whole, averaging out to nearly 15 hours per member.
If the requirements are met by May of 2003, the suspension will be lifted on the fraternity and the chapter will resume its previous status in the fall.
Jacobs said the fraternity was not given as harsh of a sentence as other suspended fraternities because their violations were not as numerous or severe.
"We will always take the pervasiveness and severity of the actions into account when making disciplinary decisions," she said.
Lucas Miller, chief officer of Lambda Chi Alpha, said the suspension was unfortunate but would hopefully be a learning experience for other members.
"Hopefully we'll come back in September with a clean slate," Miller, Joshua senior, said.
Lambda Chi Alpha was placed on suspension two weeks ago after violating alcohol laws, which they were already placed on probation for in 2001.
All alcohol will be banned at the house as a result of the disciplinary action