From 2000 to 2002, these hazing death fraternity chapters were suspended or prohibited from operating. How many are back in 2025?
One sorority lost its chapter. It has not returned.
16 chapters lost their charter. One lost it one more time after coming back.11 fraternity chapters once pulled of charters are now operating.
1 high school service club had a death but never stopped operating.
2000
Chico State University (California).
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity (not honor society). Alcohol death caused by hazing.
Pledge Adrian Heideman died after being encouraged to drink
190) 2000
Alpha Tau Omega, Old Dominion University
Big Brother/Little Brother bottle exchange led to death on Dec. 1, 2000. The victim who died of alcohol poisoning was Terry Ryan Stirling, 19. The family sued ATO.
No longer active
191) 2000
Alpha Tau Omega, University of Georgia
Road trip death: Pledge sneaks—events in which pledges kidnap members—have widely been condemned by national organizations. Blindfolded and handcuffed Ben Folsom Grantham III died on an apparent pledge sneak.
ATO is back on Georgia campus.
192) 2001
Theta Chi, Indiana University
Accidental rush death: Seth Korona of New Jersey died from the effects of a head injury contracted after consuming beer during a keg stand. Alcohol was a contributing factor but other factors also were involved (namely a previous illness).
Theta Chi is back on campus
193) 2001
Omega Psi Phi, Tennessee State University
Pledging death: A coroner ruled that Joseph T. Green died on a run during an exercise session “suggested” by members. Physical hazing was a cause of death. Unknown if alcohol was present but seems unlikely. This is the second death at this university’s chapter.
Omega Psi Phi is now back on campus.
194) 2001
Kappa Sigma, University of Miami (Fla.)
Video: by Hank Nuwer’s journalism class.
Accidental drowning of pledge (hazing was ruled out until May 2002 when family attorney reopened and won case
Interesting, Kappa Sigma was back and lost its charter in 2019. It is now back on campus.
195) 2001
Men’s & women’s rugby initiation, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Rugby is no longer a recognized sport here.
196) 2001
Texas Tech University
Delta Sigma Phi
Hazing-related auto fatality
Driver Zachary Jameson fell asleep and flipped the car he was driving, killing Mullins unintentionally.
This chapter is back on campus.
197) 2001
Manatee High School “Interact” Club sponsored by the Bradenton (FL) Rotary Club.
Beating death related to initiation
James Brier was hazed while trying to gain admission into the Manatee High School “Interact” Club sponsored by the Bradenton (FL) Rotary Club. Alcohol was served and he was hazed. He behaved badly and was subsequently bullied by classmate John (Juan) Albert Acosta, son of a Cuba-born physician, Jose Acosta.
The service club remains at Manatee H.S.
198) 2002
Texas Tech University
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Preventable accident due to sleep deprivation
Tragically, the year following the death of Mullins at Texas Tech, another preventable death occurred, this time in TKE.
This chapter is back on campus.
199) 2002
Zeta Beta Tau, Alfred University
Suicide after beating for revealing hazing tradition:
Member Ben Klein was beaten after turning his chapter in for hazing and later died in a creek near the fraternity house.
The university banned fraternities and sororities in 2002.
200, 201) 2002
Tau Kappa Epsilon, San Diego State University
High-speed pledging-related truck crash and rollover accident: Two males associated with the SDSU Tekes, on suspension for hazing, were killed when thrown from their truck as pledges were being taken somewhere from campus.
TKE is active at SDSU
202, 203) 2002
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, California State, Los Angeles
Drowning but hazing disputed by chapter:The Associated Press reports that the mother of a drowning victim and her friend may have been partaking in a sorority ritual.
Not on campus
204) 2002
Pi Kappa Alpha, University of Nevada, Reno
Drowning Death: Pledge Albert (A.J.) Santos drowned in a University of Nevada campus lake. He was a pledge of Pi Kappa Alpha. There were no arrests. A district attorney refused to call it hazing but instead a prank. Alcohol contributed to the death.
The chapter is not operating in 2025. However, it is on a list of troubled chapters for “outstanding conduct matters.”
205) 2002
Phi Sigma Kappa, University of Maryland
Alcohol connected to Bid Night death:
Daniel Reardon (Photo), 19, was found in a coma in January at the Phi Sigma Kappa house following Bid Night.
father and numerous media reports.
Now on campus
207) 2002
Occidental College (California)
Alpha Tau Omega
Sleep deprivation of pledges sent on an annual Eagle Rock, Ca. to Las Vegas pledging “tradition”
It was banned and has not returned.