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Southern University Expels Beta Sigma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Following Hazing Death
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA, JUL 19 – Southern University revoked all privileges of Omega Psi Phi's Beta Sigma Chapter after it was found responsible for hazing that caused a student's death during a February ritual.
Southern University has revoked recognition of its Omega Psi Phi fraternity’s Beta Sigma Chapter following a fatal hazing incident on the Baton Rouge campus.
The expulsion resulted from an investigation conducted earlier this year by Southern University's student affairs department into hazing allegations connected to Caleb Wilson.
Wilson, a 20-year-old mechanical engineering student, died in February after being punched repeatedly during a fraternity hazing ritual at a Baton Rouge warehouse.
Caleb McCray, 23, faces legal accusations including criminal hazing and manslaughter after allegedly delivering four punches to Wilson, which caused him to collapse and lose consciousness.
Consequently, the chapter was stripped of all campus privileges, lost its status as a recognized student organization, and is required to take down any physical signs representing it, such as plots and monuments.