Boston U Hazing Incident

Postby Jack Roper » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:57 pm

Ah, college life: true, apparently


Boston University Hazing: College-Aged Men Found Tied-Up In Basement And Covered In Condiments, Say Police

Posted: 04/10/2012 2:07 pm Updated: 04/11/2012 1:50 pm

(BOSTON) -- Criminal complaints filed against 14 Boston University students suspected ofparticipating in a hazing ritual could pull them from class and into court.

Boston police found five college-aged males in a fraternity’s basement taped at the wrists,stripped naked and battered like Asian-fusion chicken wings.

Police responded to a complaint of loud music at 24 Ashford St in Allston, but found more whenthey saw the men covered in welts and bruises allegedly inflicted by members Alpha Epsilon Pi-- an unofficial Boston University fraternity.

Police say the men were covered with flour, honey, hot sauce, mustard and other condiments.None of them filed official charges against their alleged abusers or sought medical treatment.

That may not prevent all charges, however. Boston police told WCVB-TV that the five wereterrified, and one shook his head, saying he wasn’t alright when officers asked. They addedcharges could be filed against several fraternity members.

According to a release from the Boston PD, all 14 suspects will face complaints of Hazing, Failure to Report Hazingand Assault & Battery. Police say three of the 14 suspects will also face complaints of Keeping a Disorderly House.Owners reported they have been having ongoing problems at the location with vandalism by the tenants.

With a notice provided to them by the BPD, owners will be seeking to have all the tenants evicted.

Boston University spokesperson Colin Riley told the Boston Globe that the unofficial fraternityis likely to face official actions from the university and appear before its judicial board thatconsiders violations of the university’s code of conduct. Expulsion is possible.

“Just because it happened off campus, it doesn’t mean they’ll go unpunished,’’ Rileysaid. “There are alleged victims here who we care about, and hazing is illegal here inMassachusetts.’’

Riley also said the fraternity participated in a hazing incident involving a BU sorority in earlyMarch.

Then, three intoxicated female students were picked up from the street by first responders.Police believe women were forced to drink by older members of Sigma Delta Tau in a hazingritual.

An email sent out on March 8 by Panhellenic Council President Marisa Feehan to sorority sistersannounced SDT was no longer affiliated with BU or the Panhellenic Council.