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Kappa Alpha Psi reportedly issues moratorium on pledging

The lead announcement for members only on the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity web page urges members to learn about a moratorium passed by the organization’s elders.  According to a fraternity member who does not wish to be identified, the moratorium concerns pledging, also known as Membership Intake, “due to a proliferation of pending lawsuits (45+). The insider adds that the Fraternity has had its insurance carrier cancel. –Hank Nuwer

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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