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Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Rider University

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.

2007

Hazing · Phi Kappa Tau

An 18-year-old freshman pledge died in March 2007 with a blood-alcohol level of 0.426 after drinking most of a bottle of vodka at a fraternity event.

Status: Aggravated hazing charges against two Rider administrators were dismissed; two students entered pretrial intervention; the former chapter president faced aggravated hazing charges and paid $150,000 to settle the family's civil claim against him.

Response: The chapter closed; the family pursued a civil lawsuit against the university and fraternity.

Source 1 (2007-08-29)Source 2 (2008-04-14)

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