West Virginia University Has Suspended All Frats and Sororities
LatestThe newest trend in Greek life at many universities is suspending fraternities and sororities, either one by one or as a whole. West Virginia University, a medium-size public university in Morgantown, has opted for the latter, suspending every frat and sorority on campus after an 18-year-old was found unconscious and not breathing at the Kappa Sigma house, an event university officials referred to as a “catastrophic medical emergency.” The move comes just a week after a different frat got involved in a full-scale street fight.
NBC has identified the 18-year-old as Nolan Michael Burch of Buffalo, New York, and spoke to hospital officials who say he remains in critical condition. Police were called to the Kappa Sigma house a little before noon on Wednesday and found him unresponsive. That’s just eight days after another 19 pledges of another frat, Sigma Chi, were arrested and charged with underage possession of alcohol during the aforementioned street brawl. According to NBC, “The students initially identified themselves as being members of a rival fraternity and could face charges of obstruction of justice for providing fictitious information, Morgantown police said.”