Phi Kappa Psi

Incident date: October 17, 2014

Incident description: Members of Phi Kappa Psi hosted an unregistered party in their common space, served alcohol to minors without checking for identification, and served an alcoholic beverage with GHB (a drug commonly used to incapacitate individuals) to two guests at the event. One of those guests was allegedly sexually assaulted after the party.

Hearing date: December 3, 2014

Responsible for the following charges:

• Offense IIa: Actions that result in or can be reasonably expected to result in physical harm to a person or persons. 
• Offense Va(i): Illegal possession or use of drugs. 
• Offense Vb(i): The illegal provision, sale, or possession with intent to sell/provide drugs. 
• Offense IX: Violation of operational rules governing various offices, departments and facilities of the University (e.g., Residential Life, Student Activities Office, Dining Services, Computing and Information Services, the Libraries, etc.).

Outcomes: Phi Kappa Psi will lose its University recognition for a period of four years. During this time, Phi Kappa Psi will have no social or other University privileges at Brown University. The name Phi Kappa Psi and all symbols associated with the Brown Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi shall be removed from all Brown University property, including websites. Phi Kappa Psi will lose its program housing on December 20, 2014.

Sigma Chi

Incident date: March 13, 2019

Incident description: Sigma Chi hosted unregistered events where alcohol was provided to new members under the legal drinking age, resulting in two new members being transported to the hospital. Sigma Chi also hosted a different unregistered event that was loud enough for the Providence Police Department and Department of Public Safety to be called. The fraternity had been instructed to cease all organizational activities, including social events, at the time of this incident. Finally, Sigma Chi engaged in hazing activities that included underage pledges consuming alcohol and requiring pledges to perform tasks for fraternity members in order to collect signatures. 

Hearing date: August 29, 2019

Responsible for the following charges:

• Offense III: Violation of operational rules governing various offices, departments, and facilities of the University (e.g., Residential Life, Student Activities Office, Dining Services, Computing and Information Services, the Libraries). 
• Offense IV(a): Misrepresentation: Lying or materially misrepresenting information to an official University body or officer, including a member of the Department of Public Safety. 
• Offense VI(a): Alcohol: Illegal or unauthorized possession or use of alcohol. 
• Offense VI(c): Alcohol: Sale or possession with intent to sell/provide alcohol. 
• Offense XI: Actions that result in or can be reasonably expected to result in harm to a person or persons. 
• Offense XVI: Hazing: Method of initiation into or conduct of any student organization or group, whether on public or private property, which willfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of any student or other person.

Outcomes:

• Sigma Chi will be suspended from Brown University until the Fall 2024 semester. Suspension is de-recognition from the University for a designated period of time. A student group that has been suspended has lost all rights and privileges associated with being a recognized student group at the University. This includes, but is not limited to, hosting and sponsoring events, meeting as a group, recruiting new members, receiving University funding, and reserving space as a group on or off campus. For all intents and purposes, a student group does not exist in the Brown community when it loses recognition. 
• Sigma Chi will lose its housing and all common areas in the house will be returned to general use and will be re-keyed as necessary. Sigma Chi may be assessed any costs and fees for damage and cleanup of these common areas. 
• Due to this suspension, any initiated members of Sigma Chi may not join another Greek-letter organization at Brown University.

Surrender of Funds: 

• The organization is required to submit an accounting of all funds currently maintained by the organization, whether through an official Brown account, other bank accounts, cash, or other forms of currency by September 20, 2019. All funds not overseen by Sigma Chi International office must be turned over to the Student Activities Office by September 27, 2019.