Bowling Green State Student Dies After Alleged Fraternity Hazing
The roommate of another student who was also pledging the frat says he was told he had to drink an entire handle of alcohol before leaving.
The roommate of another student who was also pledging the frat says he was told he had to drink an entire handle of alcohol before leaving.
Citing the 11th Amendment, attorneys for LSU argued the school was immune from a lawsuit filed by Max Gruver’s family.
When the student was brought to the hospital, he was foaming at the mouth and had a blood alcohol content of .451.
According to his family, Collin Wiant died of asphyxiation after being forced to ingest nitrous oxide while pledging the fraternity.
The shooting happened at a “non-registered” event in November and has resulted in the fraternity being suspended for hazing.
More than 50 colleges and universities have agreed to participate in the initiative, which aims to create transparency and accountability.
The university suspended 14 fraternities following the incident — six of which were already suspended and four of which were under investigation.
Hazing allegations were made against seven of the school’s fraternities in the first three days of October.
The three ex-fraternity brothers are the first defendants to receive jail time for their roles related to the death of Timothy Piazza in 2017.
The parents of Andrew Coffey, an FSU student who died following a fraternity hazing incident, believe the bill would save lives.