Penn State frat suspended after student seriously hurt

Friday, April 12, 2019
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- A fraternity at Penn State University has been placed on interim suspension over a student's serious injury and alleged misuse of alcohol.

Penn State Student Affairs says the Theta Chi fraternity can't host events, recruit new members or participate in campus functions while under investigation.
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The student was injured and hospitalized on March 30.

The university didn't provide details on what the injury was or if the student was a member of the fraternity.

The suspension comes two years after a Penn State sophomore died after a night of drinking and hazing at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house.
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Tim Piazza, a 19-year-old engineering student, died from severe head and abdominal injuries after suffering a series of falls inside the frat house in February 2017.

Twenty-eight members of the now-shuttered fraternity have faced charges.
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