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Ohio State fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon suspended Delta Tau chapter suspended Aug. 14 for hazing and endangering behavior charges By Lily Pace Lantern Reporter
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s of Aug. 14, the Delta Tau chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon — or DKE — has been suspended until Aug. 6, 2028, Dave Isaacs, a university spokesperson, said in an email. DKE was charged with hazing, endangering behavior and student conduct system abuse, which — according WR WKH 2̇FH RI 6WXGHQW /LIH¶V 6RURULW\ DQG )UDWHUQLW\ /LIH 2UJDQL]DWLRQ &RQduct History website — is “failure to comply with sanctions.” DKE no longer has its registered student organization status due to the new suspension, IsaaFV FRQ¿UPHG ,VDDFV VDLG WKH VSHFL¿F ³IDLOXUH WR comply with sanctions” charge comes from an interim suspension charge issued on Feb. 7, 2024. “At the conclusion of the current suspension period, the chapter may SANDRA FU | PHOTO EDITOR SHWLWLRQ WKH 2̇FH RI 6WXGHQW /LIH WR UH- ([WHULRU RI ,XND $YH WKH R̆ FDPSXV KRXVH ZKHUH 'HOWD .DSSD (SVLORQ turn to campus, consistent with appli- KHOG LWV IDOO UXVK DFFRUGLQJ WR #RKLRVWDWHGNH RQ ,QVWDJUDP cable university policies,” Isaacs said. On May 22, 2023, DKE was charged ity and educational measures focusing “The chapter will also be required to with a conduct violation for hazing on risk management, recruitment, adtake steps to demonstrate that it opand alcohol — a violation that could visor support, community engagement erates in a manner consistent with the include “use, underage intoxication, and new member education,” accord&RGH RI 6WXGHQW &RQGXFW 6RURULW\ DQG production, distribution, sale or pos- LQJ WR WKH &RQGXFW +LVWRU\ ZHEVLWH )UDWHUQLW\ /LIH SROLFLHV VWXGHQW RUJDsession” prohibited under law or uniPrior to May 2023, DKE was nization guidelines, other relevant university policy, according to the case charged with hazing and endangering versity policies and all state and feder¿OH $IWHU WKH FKDUJH WKH IUDWHUQLW\ behavior Jan. 19, 2023 for an incident al laws.” WXUQHG LWV H̆RUWV WRZDUG ³DFFRXQWDELO- that allegedly took place in October
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2022, according to one report on the 2̇FH RI 6WXGHQW /LIH¶V 6WXGHQW &RQduct website. “I witnessed and have videos of pledges being screamed at,” an anonymous source said in an Oct. 1, 2022 report, which resulted in the Jan. 19 charge. “They were screaming about µ7KLV LV SOHGJHVKLS ¶ PDNLQJ %ODFN jokes, screaming that certain people ZHUH µI V ¶ DQG WR µ6XFN P\ G ¶ etc.” The October 2022 report also states DKE pledges were forced to clean up their backyard as they were being “berated” by active members who were “screaming” about how they hate the other fraternity chapters. DKE accepted responsibility for the hazing in 2022 and requested an administrative decision, according to the October 2022 report. 2KLR 6WDWH XSKROGV WKH &RGH RI 6WXGHQW &RQGXFW ³WR SURPRWH WKH HGucation and development of students,” Isaacs said. People may report any incidents inYROYLQJ *UHHN OLIH RQ WKH 2̇FH RI 6WXGHQW /LIH¶V 6RURULW\ DQG )UDWHUQLW\ /LIH webpage. Ohio State DKE President Jack Starr and executive members of DKE Headquarters did not reply to requests for comment by the time of publication.
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