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University of 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.

2022

Hazing · Theta Delta Chi

A university incident report alleged that at a September 2022 off-campus event, Theta Delta Chi members taped liquor bottles to pledges' hands and made them drink until some were unconscious and vomiting, tied one pledge to a tree, and ran a scavenger hunt described as sexually explicit.

Status: Police were contacted but no arrests were made; the matter was handled through the university conduct process while the chapter was already on probation for hazing.

Response: USC suspended the chapter for four years and barred it from campus until November 2026.

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Hazing · Omega Psi Phi; Alpha Phi Alpha; Kappa Alpha Psi

Three chapters were sanctioned for hazing in cases reported under state disclosure rules; reporting says a single member initiated the hazing in each case.

Status: University hazing findings; roughly six-month suspensions each (dates not stated in source).

Response: Approximately six-month suspensions.

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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.