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Likely nonhazing: Kyle L. Allen death at Presbyterian College

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Sadly, Mr. Allen was unconscious but alive when taken to Laurens County Hospital. He died of an alcohol overdose. He was a member, not a pledge of Pi Kappa Alpha. The death now is being investigated by police. The fraternity chapter removed photographs of heavy partying, drinking, pledges coated in mud and other questionable pictures.

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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