MTSU Police Investigate Alleged Sexual Assault
Police at Middle Tennessee State University are investigating an incident of alleged sexual assault that occurred Saturday at the Kappa Alpha fraternity house.
A female student told police she was incapacitated after a party at the house when the assault happened.
No arrests have been made in the case, police said.
MTSU Subpoenas Fraternity
The newest turn of events in the Sigma Nu at Middle Tennessee State University story involves a subpoena that has been issued to the Sigma Nu's national office by the local police on the case. FratBoyNews has been following this story in "Sigma Nu's at Middle Tennessee State Lose Charter" and "Sigma Nu Suspended by Nationals, Not School".
While a university led investigation into hazing accusations had not concluded hazing had occurred, a Sigma Nu nationals office investigation resulted in the chapters charter being revoked. Now the University contends the details of the investigation by the fraternity are not being shared with the school, despite repeated requests and promises that it would be delivered.
"One of the things the national fraternity has said repeatedly is that they are working in partnership with the university...I've never had to subpoena a partner before to get access to information they told me they would give me." said Bob Glenn, MTSU vice president for student affairs.
"We will respond as promptly as we can...We certainly respect the responsibility of law enforcement to do their jobs. As law-abiding corporate citizens we certainly will do our part to cooperate and abide with the law" said the fraternity's executive director, Brad Beacham.
National Fraternity Responds to MTSU Situation
FratBoyNews.com initially reported on the revocation of Sigma Nu's charter at Middle Tennessee State University on January 17th, 2007. At that time there was little detail as to how the decision was came down, other than some vague references to hazing. Sigma Nu's national Office released a statement clarifying the situation.
The national Sigma Nu organization was initially tipped off to the hazing allegations by a call to their "Hazing Hotline" in November of 2006, and MTSU had apparently received a tip-off around the same time. The national chapter and the school launched separate investigations. However, the two organizations came to very different conclusions. While MTSU found no evidence of wrong doing, Sigma Nu's national office voted to revoke the chapters charter.
The Murfreesboro Post reported "Sigma Nu’s Regent (national president) John R. Pitts stated, 'Sigma Nu Fraternity always seeks to work in partnership with host institutions and we did so in this matter...' Pitts added that he is hopeful that the Fraternity’s decision in this matter will be respected by the University. 'We look forward to the day when Sigma Nu can be re-established at Middle Tennessee State University,' said Pitts."
MTSU Fraternity's Charter Revoked After Hazing Investigation
Middle Tennessee State's Theta Iota chapter of Sigma Nu officially had their charter revoked by its national board.
After 3 years of ongoing hazing allegations, the current brothers will no longer have a frat. Although no concrete evidence has been discovered indicating said hazing, the Sigma Nu nationals have decidedly had enough with the MTSU chapter. Brothers, justifiably so, believe taking their charter away for nothing specific is far too severe.
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