The IU chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was placed on cease and desist, effective Tuesday, for hazing, according to the Division of Student Affairs.
Cease and desist means the chapter is suspended from all activities until further notice and is enacted when there is an immediate threat or ongoing investigation with a chapter. While on cease and desist, an organization may not engage in social events, recruitment or new member activities.
This comes only two weeks after IU’s hazing prevention week.
Read more: Hazing prevention efforts underway at IU
The Indiana Gamma chapter has been placed on disciplinary status five times since 2019. The fraternity was most recently on extended disciplinary probation in 2021 for destruction of property, hazing, drugs and alcohol.
This is the third fraternity placed on the cease and desist list this semester. Alpha Phi Alpha was added Sept. 1, and Kappa Sigma was added Aug. 15. There are eight organizations on suspension, meaning the chapters are disbanded. There are six organizations on disciplinary probation.
Indiana University has an anti-hazing policy listed in its code of conduct. The university defines hazing as anything that could endanger, abuse, degrade or intimidate someone in a group. Students can report hazing through the Office of Student Conduct.
