WVU Delts Suspended Til 2009, Daily Athenaeum Makes Error in Report

WVU's Delta Tau Delta Chapter's Charter Withdrawn

''Now that the international fraternity has severed ties with the undergraduate men at West Virginia University, no student is an active member of any Delta Tau Delta chapter and should not hold himself out as such,'' said James B. Russell, the national executive vice president of the fraternity.

After being placed on suspension last August for its failure to meet the arch chapter's operating standards, Delta Tau Delta at WVU had their charter withdrawn in November. Delt officials claim that the WVU brothers have continued to violate the fraternity's values and alcohol policies.

The university has approved a possible 2009 return for the Delts if they can straighten out their relationship with the arch chapter.


WVU Student Paper Errors in Report

Fraternity suspended until 2009! shouted the headline, but alas, it was not so. The fact checker was asleep at the keyboard when WVU's Daily Athenaeum newspaper ran this headline:

WVU's Delta Tau Delta Gamma chapter suspended until 2009

The only problem is the Gamma chapter of Delta Tau Delta is not at WVU, it's almost fifty miles away at Washington & Jefferson College.

Actually, Gamma chapter is alive and well. In fact, "Gamma chapter is the oldest Delt chapter in continuous existence. It has never been closed in 143 years of operation", according to their website.

WVU, however, was the Gamma Delta chapter.

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