Texas Christian University has shut down the campus chapter of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity due to problems that are “part of the culture of the chapter,” according to a statement.
TCU determined that the behavior of some members of the Beta Theta chapter was putting other people in the chapter at risk, a university spokesperson noted in a statement to The Dallas Morning News.
“We had been working with the chapter to address issues concerning to the university and the national headquarters of the fraternity, but believed that our efforts were not affecting the change needed in the chapter,” the statement read.
The student-run, online news site TCU360 was the first to report some of the apparent allegations against Phi Kappa Sigma members.
TCU360 obtained a screen shot of an email, reportedly sent by the Beta Theta chapter president to other members of the fraternity that detail the reasons why the school closed them down. A former resident assistant living in the fraternity house was “in possession of drugs, guns and alcohol.”
“We had multiple Phi Kaps dealing drugs, including a member in the house dealing some extremely hard drugs,” TCU360 reported that the chapter president noted in his email.
In addition, the chapter had been “caught hazing 2 out of the last three years,” the email indicated, according to TCU360.
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The length of the dismissal is not yet known, with the university indicating it would be “for a period of time.”
