18-Year-Old Allegedly Forced to Drink Entire Bottle of Liquor During Hazing Ritual Before Death

Wilberforce University Faces Hazing Death Lawsuit

The Wilberforce University hazing lawsuit is forcing a painful conversation about accountability on HBCU campuses. The family of Savanna Jones, an 18-year-old freshman at Wilberforce University in Ohio, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university on June 23, 2026. The lawsuit alleges Jones died on April 30 after an alcohol-based initiation ritual. The ritual […] The post Wilberforce University Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Freshma…

18-Year-Old Allegedly Forced to Drink Entire Bottle of Liquor During Hazing Ritual Before Death

The family of an 18-year-old college freshman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an Ohio university after alleging their daughter died following a campus hazing ritual that required students to consume dangerous amounts of alcohol. According to the lawsuit, Savanna Jones, a freshman living on campus at Wilberforce University, died on April 30 after participating in what the complaint describes as an alcohol-fueled initiation practice tie…