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Kansas fraternity under investigation

iversity of Kansas officials are investigating a possible fraternity hazing incident that left a student seriously injured.

The freshman student, whose name has not been released, suffered head injury after jumping into a shallow pool at Phi Gamma Delta’s off-campus fraternity last week.

The university put the fraternity on interim suspension while officials investigate.

“The university absolutely will not tolerate hazing of any kind,” said Marlesa Roney, the vice provost for student success. “Such violations of human dignity are always

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/26/2252349/ku-investigates-freshmans-injury.html#ixzz10g7sO0gI

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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