Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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 woman reported to LSU Police that she was sexually assaulted by a known suspect at the Delta Chi house on April 2, 2026.
Status: Arrest warrant for third-degree rape sought in April 2026; a later Advocate report says the suspect was booked into jail. Charged, not convicted.
Response: No university action reported; LSU Police investigated.
A September 2026 complaint alleges pledges were made to do wall sits and were waterboarded.
Status: Allegation under university investigation; chapter on interim suspension (September 2026); no criminal charges reported.
Response: LSU placed the chapter on interim suspension.
Pledges were allegedly forced to chug a gallon of chocolate milk, causing many to vomit.
Status: Allegation under university investigation; chapter on interim suspension (September 2026); no criminal charges reported.
Response: LSU placed the chapter on interim suspension.
Members were accused of hazing and battery at two off-campus locations in October 2025.
Status: Seven members charged with misdemeanor criminal hazing and simple battery (most also with theft) by summons, as of November 2025.
Response: LSU placed the chapter on interim suspension pending the conduct process.
Six women, including undergraduates, sued LSU in federal court in 2021 alleging that a French graduate student who served as a graduate teaching assistant raped two undergraduates (one in September 2020) and harassed others, and that department leaders and the Title IX office kept him in contact with students despite knowing of a 2018 rape arrest.
Status: Alleged in a federal civil lawsuit; separately indicted in Rapides Parish in February 2021 on a third-degree rape charge involving a University of Louisiana at Lafayette student; he left for France and an arrest warrant was issued.
Response: LSU removed the French Studies department chair after the lawsuit was filed; he had earlier been removed as a teaching assistant and suspended after an internal investigation.
LSU found the chapter held 'Hell Week' activities from 2017 to 2020 involving personal servitude and forced eating, and that a large group kidnapped and assaulted a member during an initiation practice in October 2020.
Status: Chapter found responsible and suspended by university through May 31, 2023, followed by probation through May 31, 2025 (decision March 2022); no criminal charges reported.
Response: LSU suspended the chapter, barred recruiting and events, and required residents to leave the house.
A freshman was dropped at a hospital in October 2020 with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.451% and needed life support after an incident tied to the fraternity.
Status: One member arrested and charged with criminal hazing, misdemeanor hazing and failure to seek assistance (November 2020).
Response: LSU suspended the chapter while campus police investigated.
LSU alleged hazing including sleep deprivation of pledges, alcohol served to minors with pledges as bartenders, and a medical transport from a rush-week party.
Status: Interim suspension January 2021, followed by a suspension letter from LSU; conduct hearing scheduled April 2021; LSU Police hazing investigation outcome not reported.
Response: LSU suspended the chapter.
The chapter was accused of hazing, coercive behavior and drug-related violations; LSU police filed misdemeanor charges against three members in April 2019.
Status: Three members charged with misdemeanors (2019); chapter on interim suspension from fall 2018, then closed by LSU through May 2023.
Response: LSU closed the chapter through May 2023 and required members to vacate the house; the national organization also closed the chapter.
An 18-year-old pledge died of acute alcohol intoxication in September 2017 after a pledge ritual in which pledges who answered questions incorrectly were made to drink.
Status: Ten people arrested on hazing charges in October 2017, one also charged with negligent homicide; one former member convicted of negligent homicide in July 2019; family filed a $25 million federal lawsuit against LSU, the fraternity and members, and won a $6.1 million jury verdict in a wrongful death suit in March 2023.
Response: National fraternity revoked the chapter's charter days after the death; LSU rescinded the chapter's registration through December 31, 2032.
A 2021 outside Title IX review by the Husch Blackwell law firm disclosed a previously secret 2013 LSU inquiry into allegations that the then-head football coach had inappropriate contact and sexually suggestive text messages with female student workers in the football program.
Status: Allegations investigated internally by an outside law firm hired by LSU in 2013; no criminal charges. His lawyer denies the allegations.
Response: LSU's athletic director sought his firing in 2013, but LSU kept him and imposed restrictions; in March 2021 LSU suspended two athletics administrators for mishandling misconduct reports, including a student's complaint about being alone with the coach.
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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.