KU placed Delta Upsilon fraternity on probation for hazing. Here’s what to know
The University of Kansas sanctioned Delta Upsilon fraternity on April 10, placing it on probation through May 2028 after a six-month hazing investigation. The punishment marks the second hazing-related sanction KU has handed down in three weeks — part of a pattern of fraternity misconduct stretching back years.
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Here are key takeaways:
• Two fraternities punished in three weeks: Alpha Tau Omega had its student organization status revoked through spring 2031 on March 20. Delta Upsilon’s probation followed on April 10
. • Details of the investigation remain largely hidden. KU’s online database lists the sanctions and conduct violations — hazing, harm to persons and a registered organization provision — but provides no specific findings. A KU spokesperson directed a reporter to that database rather than answering detailed questions.
• Delta Upsilon has a troubled history at KU. Its international organization disbanded the chapter in 2018 after pledges were urinated on, spat on and hit for reporting hazing, according to The Kansan student newspaper. The chapter was revived in fall 2022 with new members and regained its charter in December 2023.
• Hazing investigations at KU are increasingly shielded from public view. Records provided to The Star about the Alpha Tau Omega case were heavily redacted, obscuring the specific allegations against fraternity members.
• The pattern runs deep. Since 2018, multiple KU fraternities have been suspended or placed on probation for hazing, including Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and numerous others. Last September, Sigma Alpha Epsilon was sanctioned for lying to officials during a hazing investigation involving a member who lost consciousness and needed emergency life support.
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