Clemson, South Carolina
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.
Hazing reported in late 2024 involving forced consumption of food and sleep deprivation, per state-required misconduct reporting.
Status: University finding; disciplinary probation and social-event restrictions (spring 2025).
Response: Disciplinary probation; barred from hosting social events for part of spring 2025.
New members reportedly underwent rituals with salt-like materials that caused chemical burns, plus sleep deprivation and ice-water baths.
Status: Chapter accepted responsibility; four-year suspension by Clemson (July 2023); no police involvement reported.
Response: Clemson four-year suspension.
New members were subjected to personal servitude, line-ups, berating and degrading behavior on Feb. 4, 2021.
Status: Charged with hazing by Clemson in April 2021; chapter accepted responsibility and violation upheld December 2021; four-year suspension through fall 2025.
Response: Clemson four-year suspension.
A 19-year-old Clemson sophomore pledging Sigma Phi Epsilon was found dead in Lake Hartwell near the S.C. 93 bridge in September 2014, hours after a pre-dawn run with roughly 30 fraternity members. His parents alleged in a wrongful death suit that he was hazed.
Status: No criminal charges were filed. The parents' wrongful death and survival suits seeking at least $25 million were settled in 2017: Clemson's insurer paid $250,000 plus a $50,000 scholarship endowment, and the remaining defendants settled on confidential terms.
Response: Clemson settled the claims against it.
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