Michigan State Kappa Alpha Psi Chapter Looks to Rebuild

MSU Fraternity to Rebuild Ranks After Suspensions

By Patrick W. Connelly
Co-Editor, The Frat Boy News

Michigan State University's chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity lost all but four of its brothers last fall after a hazing investigation caused its national organization to suspend 11 of its members.

The brothers were placed on 5-to-8 year suspensions by the organization for their roles in the hazing and the remaining brothers now hope to move in a new direction on Jan. 21 when they hold their first recruitment meeting of the new year.

Details of the hazing incident from last fall were not released by the organization and the university said it is unaware of the circumstances that led to the suspensions of each brother.

Michigan State Frat Cited for Fire Code Violations

MSU Frat Gets 14 Citations for Fire Code Violations

By Patrick W. Connelly
Co-Editor, The Frat Boy News

Michigan State University's chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity was cited in December after local firefighters found a plethora of fire code violations in their house.

Brothers had bags and paper plates taped over smoke detectors inside the house, warranting a total of 14 fire code violations, firefighters said.

"The connection between alcohol use, careless disposal of smoking materials, lack of sprinkler systems and tampering with alarms - it's just something that's extremely, extremely dangerous," said Bob Pratt, a fire marshal in East Lansinf, Mich., after dishing out the citations.

A Tale of Two Frat Houses

Greek House Gets a Facelift

Two Fraternity houses at Michigan State are seeing a significant changes. The two houses, formerly belonging to Delta Upsilon and Beta Theta Pi are now vacant, as the fraternities have left have left MSU for a variety of reasons.

The Delta Upsilon house, pictured left, has been sold to property developers Community Resource Management Co. for $575,000 in January. The house has 14 bedrooms, 2 study lounges, formal room, game room, kitchen, basement, and 4 bathrooms. The new owners have renovated the building, and plan on leasing it out to the MSU chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon,who may move in as soon as May 2007.

The house that the Beta Theta Phi brothers used to call home also is in transition. While the fraternity is no longer recognized by their nationals, the house was still occupied until recently. The residents were made to vacate the building when it was condemned for health and safety reasons. When the building inspector visited the site it was found to have "garbage throughout the home, backed-up plumbing and sledgehammer marks battered into the walls."

The Beta house, shown at left, boasts a unique structure which includes an indoor basketball court, and several decks that lead directly to the banks of the Red Cedar river. James Rasor, president of Beta Tau Alumni Corp., which owns the home said the alumni have "stabilized the situation" and "If we sell it, we're obviously not going to make the repairs — the new owner will do that."

Bats, Stolen Beer, and Fake IDs

The Frat Boy News daily campus police report for Thursday:

Arizona State University (compiled by Sam Good, Web Devil)
Jan. 31 - time unknown: An 18-year-old woman was arrested on charges of shoplifting after she took an 18 pack of beer from a store and ran out of the store without paying for it.

Feb. 1 - time unknown: An 18-year-old male student was arrested on charges of knowingly possessing a fictitious license. The man was called into the police station for questioning after his wallet was found and returned to the front desk of a dorm. It was discovered the wallet contained three different driver's licenses. One of the licenses belonged to the student, another to his brother, and the third to a 24-year-old Florida man. The student said his brother had left his ID at their parents' home and the student was planning on returning it to him. He said he found the Florida license outside a store on Mill Avenue, approximately a week and a half ago. The student was issued a citation and released.

Michigan State University (compiled by Laura Misjak, The State News)
Jan. 31 - 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.: A 19-year-old female student reported $650 missing from her bank account. The student said she had used her Visa ATM card to withdraw $20, and the receipt said she had a negative balance in her account. Upon calling her bank, she learned her account had been used to pay Consumers Energy, rent and cable bills. The student lives on campus and does not pay rent, electricity or cable bills. The incident is still under investigation

Feb. 5 - 10:30 a.m.: An 18-year-old male student reported his $250 T-Mobile Sidekick III missing from a Rather Hall bathroom. The student said he had left the phone on the toilet paper dispenser when he left, but returned shortly after he realized it was missing, and found a man leaving the stall he had been using. When he looked in the stall, the Sidekick phone was missing. The suspect is described as a heavy-set 6-foot-tall male, about 18 years old, wearing a black ski hat, black clothing and a black coat. The student said he has seen the man before and doesn't believe he's a student.


Penn State University (compiled by StateCollege.com)
Feb. 5 - 11:00 a.m.: A staff member reported that a garage door motor caught on fire at Holuba Hall. The fire department was dispatched. The fire extinguished itself prior to the arrival of the fire company and was confined to the motor. A damage estimate was not immediately available.

Feb. 6 - 10:24 p.m.: An East Halls Residence Life Coordinator reported a bat had been located in the stair tower of Pinchot Hall. The animal was located, apprehended, and released outside.