“Although this change will not completely eliminate all forms of hazing, it will reduce the amount of time where new members are potentially subjected to illegal hazing practices, and will empower young men to take action,” the national organization said. Phi Psi on its website acknowledged that hazing has been a concern among Greek organizations. The fraternity will also cut its new member period, known as “pledging,” from six weeks to 10 days. Alcohol above 15 percent ABV can only be provided and served by a licensed, third-party vendor at an off-site location, per the new Phi Psi policy. Phi Psi, in the next six months, will ban hard alcohol over 15 percent alcohol by volume in chapter houses, according to the national organization’s website. Hazing or alcohol is suspected to have been a factor in each pledge’s death in 2017, CNN reported. “Nor did the members of these groups, including Phi Kappa Psi, ever figure that the choices they would make - or did not make - would have profound impacts on their own lives and the reputations of themselves, the organizations they represent and the host institutions they attend.” “Not one of these men figured that joining a fraternity could be deadly,” the Phi Psi fraternity said on its website. One of them was in Texas State University’s chapter of Phi Psi. įour fraternity pledges died in the United States last year, though, while participating in their respective new member processes, CNN reported. Jack Johnson, who SU currently states is Phi Psi’s president, did not respond to a request for comment on this story. The Syracuse University chapter of Phi Psi is not on the list of Greek organizations disciplined for Student Code of Conduct Violations. The organization’s decision comes as some universities nationwide move to shut down or tighten restrictions on Greek life. The national Phi Kappa Psi fraternity on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to its pledging and alcohol policies in the wake of hazing, alcohol abuse and sexual assault reports on college campuses across the country.
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