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Texas State University Suspends Pi Kappa Psi Fraternity for 7 Years Suspension comes after student was brutally assaulted by fraternity members Texas State University has suspended its chapter of the Pi Kappa Psi fraternity for 7 years following an investigation into an October 2019 incident in which a student was attacked and brutally beaten after he was mistaken for a member of a rival fraternity. The suspension comes after the fraternity, its national headquarters, and three fraternity members were named…

Wintertime Resort Tragedies: It’s Not Just Accidents on Skis and Snowboards Skiing and snowboarding are among the most popular wintertime recreational activities in the United States. People flock to ski resorts in the West and Northeast with abandon to take on the slopes as soon as snow permits. Sadly, every year people sustain injuries, including fatal ones, while skiing or boarding. In addition, other individuals sustain serious and even fatal injuries when at ski resorts when not on the slopes….

The recent Coronavirus outbreak in China has led also led to an outbreak in “fake news” reports on social media and Internet scams. As a public service, in today’s post, we report on the earliest wave of these scams and provide links to reliable information regarding this growing international health crisis.

College Hazing: It’s Not Just Fraternities and Sports Team, But Sororities Too A considerable amount of attention has focused on fraternity and even ports team hazing in the past decade. Certainly, there have been some horrific incidents that occurred, including truly tragic fraternity hazing that ended the bright lives of young people. What arguably has been underreported is sorority hazing. Sorority hazing continues to cause very significant and even fatal harm to young women every year. Examples of sorority hazing…

The Long-Term Effects of Fraternity Hazing: Injuries that Last for Years The stories seem to everywhere in this day and age: Tales of young men, oftentimes fraternity pledges, who are seriously injured or even killed as the result of hazing. What has been largely overlooked by national fraternities, colleges, and universities, and the media is the stark reality that fraternity hazing can have lasting negative consequences in the lives of people subjected to these insidious practices. The fact is that…