OXFORD — Miami University suspended Delta Tau Delta fraternity after officials said Friday they received a “serious and credible report of dangerous hazing.”
“The contents of this report are brutal and deplorable, and have brought us to a tipping point on this campus,” Miami University President Gregory Crawford stated in a letter to the college community, our media partner WCPO-TV reported. Crawford added he was “disheartened and outraged” by the behavior outlined in the complaint.
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Oxford police said they also are opening an investigation after receiving a report of hazing at the Delta Tau Delta house, 220 Tallawanda Road.
Jack Kreman, the chief executive of Delta Tau Delta, based in Fishers, Indiana, said they suspended its Oxford chapter following the report.
“Hazing has no place within Delta Tau Delta,” Kreman stated in a release, WCPO reported. “The fraternity has no tolerance for such behavior and those involved will be held accountable.”
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Sophomores living in the fraternity house are being moved into residence halls as the university finalizes its investigation, said Crawford, who asked university leaders to review the allegations in the context of the larger Greek community and to make recommendations that could be implemented across all fraternities and sororities.
“Nothing is off limits in this evaluation,” he said.
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