Bowling Green, Kentucky
What has been reported publicly about abuse at this school, newest first. Each entry describes its legal or disciplinary status as reported and links to the original source.
A student alleged she was sexually assaulted by a member at a fraternity party in February 2021 and that other members entered the room and did not intervene.
Status: Member charged with rape (2021), charges dismissed December 2022; civil lawsuit against WKU and Sigma Nu filed February 2022 and dismissed May 2023.
Response: WKU placed the chapter on interim suspension.
A lawsuit alleges a student under 21 was forced to drink at a SigEp event and then raped by her date; Kappa Delta sorority is also a defendant.
Status: Alleged in a civil lawsuit filed February 2022 against WKU, SigEp, Kappa Delta and others; no ruling reported.
Response: SigEp said it suspended the member in spring 2021; WKU called the allegations against it untrue.
WKU disclosed that between 2013 and 2016 it conducted 20 Title IX investigations into sexual misconduct by faculty and staff, and that six employees were found to have violated its sexual misconduct policy; in a separate 2012 case, a philosophy professor facing misconduct allegations had his student contact restricted before resigning.
Status: Six employees were found in violation of the sexual misconduct policy in Title IX investigations and resigned before final action; WKU refused to release their records, prompting an open-records dispute.
Response: WKU withheld the records, citing state law and pending litigation.
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Entries summarize public news reports, court filings and official records. Allegations are unproven unless a court or official body has ruled. Report a Frat is not affiliated with any school or fraternity. Last updated 2026-10-16.