Hazing infractions halt Kappa new-member intake

Michigan Chronicle, October, 1994 by Sheila D. Yancy

Sheila D. Yancy Michigan Chronicle 10-11-1994 Hazing infractions halt Kappa new-member intake. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity recently announced it has eliminated all membership intake. According to Robert L. Harris, grand pole-march (national president), "We are taking this historic and extraordinary measure voluntarily to remove the possibility that any person may get injured seeking membership in the fraternity." Kappa Alpha Psi, founded in 1911 at Indiana University, has more than 100,000 members throughout the world.

In spite of the fact the fraternity has rules against hazing, which it strictly enforces, incidents of hazing continue to be reported, including the death of a student earlier this year at Southeast Missouri State University. According to Harris,...

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