MOBILE, Ala.
The University of South Alabama has suspended its chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity after some students were apparently injured during a hazing incident.
Dr. Tim Beard, USA’s dean of students, says the school is still investigating what happened, but says some students appeared to have been injured.
“There is evidence of some injuries here, we don’t know to what extent,” Beard says.
A regional leader of the fraternity’s national organization issued a “cease and desist” letter last week to the Eta Nu chapter.
The letter cites suspected violations of national rules barring hazing, local deviations from prescribed initiation procedures and “paddling, stroking and all indecent acts.”
Maynard Odom of Mobile, an alumnus who advised the chapter, says the university is investigating hazing that might have taken place over a period of several months.
