UMD Greek life organizations react to suspension | NBC Washington

>>> THIS IS A STORY WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR A FEW DAYS NOW. AT LEAST THREE GREEK ORGANIZATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ARE CRITICIZING THE SCHOOL’S DECISION TO SUSPEND ACTIVITIES FOR MOST OF THE FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES. THEY SAY THEY RECEIVED CREDIBLE REPORTS OF HAZING-RELATED

BEHAVIOR. >> THE SCHOOL IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE SPECIFICS OR EVIDENCE. NEWS 4’S DOMINIQUE MOODY HAS THE LATEST ON THE SUSPENSIONS. >> THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO 13 FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES. THE UNIVERSITY HAS ISSUED STATEMENTS SAYING THE BEHAVIOR INVOLVED SEVERAL GREEK

ORGANIZATIONS AND THAT THE BEHAVIOR POSED A THREAT TO THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT THE UNIVERSITY HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF WHAT THOSE INCIDENTS MIGHT BE. THAT HAS UPSET SOME ORGANIZATIONS WHO SAY THEIR GROUPS WERE NOT A PART OF THE

BEHAVIOR. THE PRESIDENT OF THETA CHI SAID HIS FRATERNITY IS ONE OF THOSE. IT IS DISHEARTENING THAT OUR FRATERNITY CHAPTER WHICH IS NOT IN VIOLATIONS OF CAMPUS POLICY IS BEING SUBJECTED TO PUNISHMENT WITHOUT DUE PROCESS. THE ACTION IS UNJUSTLY DEPRIVING OUR MEMBERS OF THEIR VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.

>> PHI KAPPA SAID IT WAS NOT FAIR TO CHAPTERS OPERATING THE RIGHT WAY. >> THIS WILL NOT IMPACT THE HISTORICALLY BLACK GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATIONS ALSO KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. >> DETAILS IN THE ALLEGATIONS, NEWS OF THE SUSPENSION HAS BROUGHT HORRIBLE MEMORIES FOR

ONE LOCAL FATHER. >> WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE SUSPENSION OF THE FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IT KIND OF TOOK ME BACK TO FEBRUARY 27, 2021. ERIC OAKS IS THE FATH OF ADAM OAKS. THREE YEARS AGO HE DIED AT A HAZING-RELATED INCIDENT.

SINCE HIS SON’S DEATH HE’S TRAVELED TO DIFFERENT COLLEGES TO PREVENT, AND HE’S REACHED OUT TOL SCHOOL TO BRING HIS MESSAGE HERE. >> EVERY TIME WE MEET OR WE HAVE A PRESENTATION WE ARE SAVING SOMEBODY’S LIFE, AT LEAST ONE PERSON’S LIFE AND WE JUST HAVE

THAT IN MIND. >> THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT PLANS TO BRING IN EXTERNAL RESOURCES TO HELP WITH THE INVESTIGATION. IN COLLEGE PARK, DOMINIQUE MOODY, NEWS 4. >> NOW THERE ARE ANTI-HAZING LAWS ACROSS THE D.C. REGION. IN VIRGINIA IT’S UP TO

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