Ann Arbor, Michigan
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.
The University of Michigan's Alpha Sigma Phi chapter was accused of violent hazing and forced alcohol consumption during its new-member process in 2018.
Status: University/IFC disciplinary action; no criminal charges reported in cited coverage.
Response: Chapter removed from the university and the Interfraternity Council for at least five years.
A former graduate student alleged in a 2018 federal lawsuit that a voice professor and opera singer groped him, sent him sexual images and gave him sleep medication before touching him sexually around 2017. Separately, the professor was charged in Texas in 2019 over an allegation from a non-student performer.
Status: Alleged in a federal civil lawsuit; the professor denied the allegations. He was also arrested and charged with sexual assault in Texas in 2019 in a separate case.
Response: The university placed him on leave in 2018, and the Board of Regents fired him in March 2020.
Reports in fall 2017 described life-threatening hazing, sexual misconduct allegations and alleged drugging within fraternities, along with dozens of alcohol-related hospital transports.
Status: Allegations only; no specific chapter findings reported in source. All IFC social activities suspended (Nov 2017).
Response: The Interfraternity Council suspended all fraternity social activities and voted to end new member pledge terms.
More than 1,000 people, many of them former student-athletes and students, reported sexual abuse during medical exams by a longtime university physician who treated athletes and students at the campus health service.
Status: The physician died in 2008 and was never criminally charged. Survivors' civil claims were resolved in a settlement.
Response: The university agreed in January 2022 to a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 claimants, after an outside law firm review it had commissioned.
A longtime violin professor in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance admitted in federal court that in 2002 he transported a 16-year-old girl across state lines for sexual activity.
Status: Pleaded guilty in November 2021 to a federal charge of transporting a minor across state lines for sexual activity; sentenced in April 2022 to five years in federal prison.
Response: He retired from the university in 2019 while under investigation.
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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.