Has there ever been a sorority hazing death?
There has been at least one university hazing death each year from 1969 to 2021. According to Franklin College journalism professor Hank Nuwer, over 200 university hazing deaths have occurred since 1838, with 40 deaths between 2007 and 2017 alone.
Is SDSU a frat school?
SDSU’s social fraternities and sororities, including both general and culturally-based organizations, are represented by 4 governing councils. Each chapter at San Diego State University has a unique experience to offer it’s members!
What happened at SDSU?
Teenager shot in face in College Area amid weekend of large, disruptive parties investigated by SDSU. 30-40 people allegedly fought at one party and the 16-year-old was shot while leaving. This comes as thousands of students move in and around the SDSU campus.
What happened to Gordie Bailey?
Bailey passed out later that night with his shoes still on, prodding members to draw slurs all over his body. He was found face down on the floor of the Chi Psi house the next morning with a blood-alcohol level of . 328, more than four times the legal driving limit in Colorado. He died of an alcohol overdose.
What percentage of SDSU is Greek life?
As of 2016, San Diego State University had 33,778 students enrolled, and of those, almost 15 percent were part of Greek organizations on campus.
How many students have died in Greek life incidents at SDSU?
SDSU’s Hernandez was one of at least 48 students to die in Greek-related incidents from 2000 to 2019. Eleven of the deaths happened in California. Florida State University suspended its entire Greek system following the death of a fraternity student.
What happened to SDSU’s fraternity and sorority system?
Fraternity row at San Diego State University. Like many universities, the problems within SDSU’s Greek system run deep and spill over into the surrounding community — in this case, College Area, the neighborhood where many fraternity and sorority members live.
Does SDSU have an alcohol problem?
At SDSU, the use of alcohol by the Greeks and the rest of the student body is so pervasive the university estimates that several thousand students would benefit from recovery programs. The problem is central to the disciplinary record of Phi Gamma Delta, the fraternity where Hernandez drank during last year’s Big Brother-Little Brother ceremony
Are there any high achievers at SDSU?
And many members are high achievers. Some SDSU chapters, like Gamma Phi Beta and Delta Zeta, maintain grade point averages that are significantly higher than the general student population.