UA fraternity chapter punished for hazing
FAYETTEVILLE -- A chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville has been sanctioned for hazing, according to a university disciplinary letter.
The fraternity, also known as "Fiji," agreed Wednesday to accept the sanctions rather than request a formal hearing, UA spokesman Scott Flanagin said Thursday.
None of the sanctions were related to alcohol, and no students were hurt, Flanagin said.
Various college and state leaders, including in Arkansas, have in recent years taken steps to crackdown on hazing.
"The university takes all reports of hazing very seriously and investigates all reports," Flanagin said in an email Thursday. "In this case, the organization received sanctions for hazing activities related to asking pledges to give their football tickets to upperclassmen, asking pledges to purchase cleaning supplies and clean the off-campus apartments of upperclassmen, and asking pledges to drive others around town."
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(Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
