“I’ve actually never witnessed a hazing in my life,” Varner, an accounting major, wrote in an Oct. Varner, president, Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, from his LinkedIn page He said his fraternity tries to maintain a higher moral standard. Varner, president of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity on campus, said he has never witnessed any cases of hazing within his fraternity. Scott, who was not a member of the fraternity, is no longer enrolled at the university but is seeking re-enrollment.Īccording to the Office of Student Leadership and Greek Life page on the IUP website, hazing is defined as “any action, situation, activity, or complicity in activity, or any mental or physical requirement or request placed upon any pledge, member, affiliate, or alumnus/a, which causes or has the potential to cause endangerment of the physical, emotional, or mental health or safety of the participant.” A lengthier definition, along with IUP Greek Life’s Anti-Hazing Policy, can be found here. 28 party, according to The Indiana Gazette. Scott, an IUP freshman, was charged with raping a female at the IUP Sigma Chi fraternity house on South Seventh Street during an Aug. THIS YEAR, Indiana University of Pennsylvania has experienced its own fraternity problems. According to data from a 2013 Bloomberg study, at least 60 fraternity-related deaths have been reported since 2005, most of which involved alcohol and hazing.Ī 2001 study published by the American Psychological Association shows that fraternity members on college campuses “do drink more heavily than their non-Greek peers.” The findings also suggest a so-called “Greek effect” exists among fraternity members – that if some Greek members are binge drinking, then others will too, according to the APA website. Hazing, as well as alcohol consumption, has been associated with Greek life for decades, but college hazing deaths are on the rise. However, many believe, including Hipps’ own parents, that fraternity hazing had something to do with it. More than a year later, the cause of Hipps’ death remains unclear. A few hours later, his body was found under a bridge. 22, 2014, Tucker Hipps, a freshman at Clemson University, went on an early-morning run with his Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brothers, according to. Milligan, Ph.D.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house, 220 S.
I want to thank every student at IUP including my fellow Phis who participated in this year’s election.
“I am humbled and honored with such an outpouring of support. He is also a member of the Middle States Committee, the committee charged with the duty of an institutional self-study for middle states reaccreditation. In the fall of 2014, Vince was a finalist in the selection process for student member of the Council of Trustees. Prior to being elected to the Senate, Vince was floor president of his Residence Hall Council in 2013 and was selected to attend Central Atlantic Affiliate of College & University Residence Halls (CAACURH) at Pennsylvania State University. He has served on the SGA for the past year and currently holds the Public Relations office. He plans to attend law school following graduation in 2017 and aspires to run for elected office in the future. He and his running mate Tyron Snead, a new member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, will represent more than 14,000 students.īrother Lopez is a sophomore at IUP double majoring in English and Political Science. Lopez was elected as the 2015-16 President. Later that afternoon, it was announced that Pennsylvania Lambda Phi Vincent J. On April 2, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Student Government Association (SGA) concluded its elections.
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