Once again, the Fraternity scene is making the front page - negatively. Chun Hsien Deng was fatally killed during a hazing ritual on December 8th, 2013 at Baruch College in Ponoco Summit, PA. As a member of the Pi Delta Psi fraternity, he as a pledge, was forced to go through "the Glass Ceiling", a series of obstacles to be completed by the pledges. As Deng refused to do it, the fraternity members began to hit him harder and harder. When they were finished, Deng was dying from injuries to his body and brain. The officials are charging five people with third-degree murder and 32 others with a range of counts. Now, the story is out again because the grand jury finally released the report on Tuesday. Originally this frat was started to help Asian-Americans find a place in their college full of aspiring business people. It was permanently banned after Deng's death. The majority of students involved were forced to leave school.
Long story short, fraternities and hazing is out of control. It has slightly improved from back in the day, but not by much. With the amount of news coverage it is getting, it's hard for me to understand why colleges still allow some things.
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