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WTF

Police Called to Frat Hazing Incident Make Bizarre Discovery

Two people have been arrested for hazing and disorderly conduct.

Janna Brancolini

Syracuse University Campus
‘REPUGNANT’

Syracuse Frat Bros Vomit on Pledges in Hazing Ritual

The graphic clips first circulated on Instagram, X and YikYak and garnered tens of thousands of views.

Lily Mae Lazarus

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fraternity brothers holding US national flags
THE BROLETARIAT

$500K ‘Rager’ Thrown for UNC Frat Boys Who Guarded Flag

The UNC frat boys who protected the American flag from touching the ground during an April protest are getting their big party Monday. But some find the whole thing offensive.

Kevin Fallon

Ole Miss counter protesters mocking Black protester (off screen) on Thursday, May 2, 2024
‘UNACCEPTABLE’

Frat Boots Bro Who Made Monkey Noises at Black Protester

Video of white students jeering at a single Black protester sparked outrage from the left and admiration from the right.

Amanda Yen

Members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at UNC-Chapel Hill raise the US flag during a pro-Palestinian protest on campus.
‘NOBLE BORN BROCHACHOS’

Ackman Bankrolls Rager for Frat Bros Who Put Up U.S. Flag

A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $424,000 for “the party they deserve.”

Amanda Yen

Bennett Fady, Luke Ackerley, Brody Shelby, and Andrew King
OH NO, BRO

Frat House Feud Ends in Bros’ Arrest in Grisly Gameday Prank

The four Oklahoma State students suited up for their mugshots.

Amanda Yen

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ONTO THE NEXT

Oldest Black Frat Cans Florida Event Over ‘Racist’ Policies

The frat’s president blamed Gov. Ron DeSantis for “manufactured division and attacks on” Black people.

Brooke Leigh Howard

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SHAMEFUL

Cornell Suspends Frat Parties After Assault, Drugging Claims

The Interfraternity Council of Cornell decided to suspend all frat parties and social events “to implement stronger health and safety plans.”

Alec Karam

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RAPE CULTURE

Miami Frat Shut Down After Vile Chant Is Caught on Video

A slew of young women also spoke to the campus paper, saying they suspected they were roofied after attending a frat party on Oct. 1.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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‘UNSPEAKABLE PAIN’

Virginia School Settles Frosh Hazing Death for Nearly $1M

Adam Oakes, a fraternity pledge to Virginia Commonwealth University’s Delta Chi chapter, died after being ordered to drink a 40-shot bottle of whiskey.

AJ McDougall

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‘COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE’

Frat Bros Given Weeks-Long Jail Terms Over Hazing Death

Stone Foltz, 20, died last year, several days after he drank a liter of Evan Williams bourbon during a pledge event.

AJ McDougall

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