Ex South Carolina Phi Beta Sigma Pledge Files Lawsuit

Student Sues Fraternity, USC Over Hazing Incident

An ex-pledge of the University of South Carolina's Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is suing eight brothers, the frat and the college for an extreme case of hazing last October when he said he was beat with baseball bats, belts, paddles, shoes, fists and pots and pans.

Terry Lyvotte Hall, Jr., 20, said he suffered head and arm injuries from the beatings and was hospitalized for nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

Phi Beta Sigma was suspended last October after the hazing took place. The brothers involved could face a year in prison and a $500 fine if convicted.