Monday, April 20, 2026
WKU Police Department investigation details Kappa Sigma hazing
The chapter house of the Theta-Theta chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity sits on Chestnut Street on Sunday, April 19, 2026 following the revoking of their university recognition after a hazing-related incident was reported to WKUPD. The sanctions will last five years.(Jonah Savage)
Police reports of the hazing at the Theta-Theta chapter of Kappa Sigma, which resulted in a five-year university suspension of the chapter, include reports of physical abuse, humiliation and drug use. WKU’s disciplinary committee, composed of seven faculty and six staff, decided the chapter could not operate as an official WKU student group for five years in March, after it investigated the hazing that happened last fall. The WKU chapter of Kappa Sigma filed an appeal following the university’s decision, with support from alumni and the international chapter. Read more by Bradlee Reed-Whalen
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