A University of Louisiana at Lafayette fraternity has been suspended from campus for three years after an investigation into hazing, the second suspension at the school in four months.
The Zeta Xi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was suspended for three years after an investigation into allegations of hazing including “sleep deprivation, paddling and Code of Conduct violations,” the university said in a statement.
The reported incident happened in the spring 2022 semester. The suspension took effect Aug. 25, senior communications representative Eric Maron said.
Chapter adviser Richard Travers had no comment when reached by email.
The allegations were jointly investigated by UL Lafayette’s Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Police Department. Maron said no criminal charges or summonses were issued in the case.
The Zeta Xi chapter was chartered at UL Lafayette, then the University of Southwestern Louisiana, in 1968, according to the chapter’s website.
Alpha Phi Alpha is one of nine fraternities and sororities in the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the governing body for the historically African American fraternities and sororities.
Alpha Phi Alpha is the second fraternity to be suspended from UL Lafayette’s campus this year.
In May, the university’s Pi Kappa Alpha chapter was suspended for three years after a hazing investigation into sleep deprivation and the performance of calisthenics, a university statement said.
UL Lafayette’s hazing policy, effective Aug. 1, 2019, says acts of hazing are considered irresponsible, intolerable and inconsistent with the University’s mission.” UL has a “zero tolerance policy” for hazing that’s applicable to students, current and potential student organizations, university alumni and student organization advisers.
