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Florida State Pi Kappa Phis to court following Andrew Coffey’s death

Post author By Hank Nuwer
Post date February 20, 2018
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – All nine Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members charged in the hazing death of Florida State pledge Andrew Coffey are scheduled to go before a Leon County judge Tuesday.

The hearing is set to begin at 9 a.m. in courtroom 2b.

Coffey died Nov. 3, 2017, after he was found unresponsive following an off-campus party. His cause of death was ruled as alcohol poisoning.

By Hank Nuwer

Journalist Hank Nuwer tracks hazing deaths in fraternities and schools. Nuwer is the Alaska author of Hazing: Destroying Young Lives; Broken Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing, High School Hazing, Wrongs of Passage and The Hazing Reader. In April of 2024 and April 2025 , the Alaska Press Club awarded him first place in the Best Columnist division.

He has written articles or columns on hazing for the Sunday Times of India, Toronto Globe & Mail, Harper's Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, The Chronicle of Higher Education and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. His current book is Hazing: Destroying Young Lives from Indiana University Press. He is married to Malgorzata Wroblewska Nuwer of Fairbanks, Alaska. Read his musings in his blog at Real Alaska Daily--http://realalaskadaily.com

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