Bozeman, Montana
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.
Two students reported unrelated sexual assaults at the Pi Kappa Alpha house on Sept. 22, 2023.
Status: University conduct review; university said there was no criminal investigation (Oct. 2023); chapter placed on conduct probation and alcohol-free status.
Response: MSU placed the chapter on conduct probation and alcohol-free status pending review.
A Montana State University Title IX investigation found that an associate professor of Earth Sciences made unwanted sexual advances toward women students and created a hostile environment for female students; other reported conduct included verbal abuse and excessive drinking on field trips.
Status: Found by university Title IX investigators to have created a hostile environment through unwanted sexual advances toward students; termination proceedings never concluded because he died in March 2015 while on medical leave. No criminal charges.
Response: In late 2014 MSU barred him from working with students, assigned him research-only duties and began planning termination proceedings.
Two separate sexual assaults were reported at the Sigma Chi and Pi Kappa Alpha houses on the same September 2013 weekend; MSU police referred both cases to the county attorney for prosecution.
Status: Referred for prosecution; no charges filed as of Dec. 2013. Both chapters suspended, then given permanent sanctions by the university (2013).
Response: MSU temporarily suspended both chapters, then imposed permanent sanctions including a hard-alcohol ban and mandatory sexual assault education; Pi Kappa Alpha suspended one member.
A former music student alleged in a federal lawsuit that a music professor hired in 2006 groomed and sexually harassed female students beginning in October 2010, including inviting students to his hotel room at a conference and giving them alcohol, and that he later raped her; the suit said he was on probation for two California felony sexual assault convictions involving a former student when MSU hired him.
Status: Alleged in a 2013 federal civil lawsuit (later amended to name only MSU on negligent hiring, retention and supervision claims); the Montana Human Rights Bureau process resulted in an award of more than $234,000 from the school and professor; no criminal charges in Montana reported.
Response: The professor resigned in 2011 after a university investigation found he had an inappropriate relationship with a student; MSU sought dismissal of the negligence suit.
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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.