HOUSTON (AP) – University of Houston officials are promising swift punishment, including expulsion and criminal charges, if allegations of hazing at a fraternity are supported by the outcome of a police investigation.
School President Renu Khator announced Tuesday that the Sigma Chi chapter and five of its student members have been suspended and that an investigation into pledge activity is ongoing.
“I am shocked, dismayed and deeply disappointed that allegations of this nature have arisen on our campus,” she said.
The nature of the hazing was not disclosed, although Khator described the allegations as “disturbing” and that the “health and safety of our students have come into question.”
If true, such behavior would result in “immediate disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion,” she said.