Editing Sigma Alpha Epsilon (section)

===Alcohol, drug, and safety violations===

The founding chapter at the University of Alabama was suspended in 1988 on cocaine-trafficking charges and for violating the university's code against drug use and trafficking.<ref name=OrlandoSentinel>{{cite web|last=Jacobson |first=Susan |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/sigma-alpha-epsilon/featured/3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105150/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/sigma-alpha-epsilon/featured/3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |title=Featured Articles about Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Page 3 - Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Articles.orlandosentinel.com |date=March 13, 1989 |access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> The suspension was lifted in 1990, but with a checklist of improvement goals that the chapter was required to fulfill; in 1992, the chapter was suspended again for failing to meet the outlined goals.<ref name=NewYorkTimes>{{cite news|title=Campus Life: Alabama; Fraternity Suspended 4 Years For Little Progress|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/02/nyregion/campus-life-alabama-fraternity-suspended-4-years-for-little-progress.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 9, 2015|date=February 2, 1992}}</ref>

In the fall of 1991, the University of Houston chapter was suspended when the fraternity's president bit off a finger of a female guest's hand during an altercation with her boyfriend at a party held at the fraternity house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/04/19/woman-awarded-440000-after-finger-is-bitten-off/ |title=Woman Awarded $440,000 After Finger Is Bitten Off |publisher=orlandosentinel.com |date=April 19, 1995 |access-date=March 14, 2015}}</ref>

In 1997, the [[Louisiana State University]] chapter was suspended after one member died from alcohol poisoning.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/28/us/students-help-bury-a-fraternity-pledge-and-a-tale-of-heavy-drinking-emerges.html|title=Students Help Bury a Fraternity Pledge, and a Tale of Heavy Drinking Emerges|first=Christopher|last=Cooper|work=The New York Times |date=August 28, 1997|access-date=March 27, 2018|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Another member was praised for rescuing more than a dozen of his passed out brothers from death by ferrying them to the nearest hospital single-handedly.

The chapter at [[Southern Methodist University]] was placed on "deferred suspension" following a drug-related death in 2006, and then again for abuse and hazing that occurred in 2017.<ref name="Aslam2020">{{cite news |last=Aslam |first=Michelle |date=February 17, 2020 |title=Hazing Rumors Bring Light to SAE's Record of Abuse with Minimal Repercussions |url=https://www.smudailycampus.com/news/hazing-rumors-bring-light-to-saes-record-of-abuse-and-minimal-repercussions |work=SMU Daily Campus |location=Dallas |access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref>

In spring 2012, the [[Miami University]] chapter of SAE was suspended after an early morning "fireworks battle" with the neighboring [[Phi Kappa Tau]] house led to Oxford police seizing considerable amounts of drug paraphernalia from both houses. Since the groups were temporarily unrecognized while on suspension, sophomores who were living there under fraternity exemption from Miami's two-year campus housing policy were required to vacate the houses and move on campus.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.journal-news.com/news/local/frat-fireworks-battle-sues-miami-for-10m/GQEvY7v3srv1x028Vv48bM/|title=Frat in 'fireworks battle' sues Miami U. for $10M|work=journal-news|access-date=2018-02-18}}</ref> As a result, SAE's national organization sued Miami for $10 million, claiming "severe emotional distress" and "substantial lost income and reputation" for the exiled students.<ref name=":0" /> Susan Dlott, judge of the Southern District of Ohio, dismissed SAE's lawsuit in February 2013 with prejudice (meaning it could not be refiled), saying that "...the fraternity failed to submit any facts that supported its claims the public university violated its constitutional rights against unreasonable search and seizure and due process."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/state/miami-university-fraternitys-10-million-lawsuit-dismissed|title=Miami University fraternity's $10 million lawsuit dismissed|agency=Associated Press|date=2013-02-04|work=newsnet5|access-date=2018-02-18|language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2015, the Miami SAE chapter was allowed to recolonize by Miami's Interfraternity Council.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://miamistudent.net/sigma-alpha-epsilon-voted-back-on-campus/|title=Sigma Alpha Epsilon voted back on campus|date=2015-11-13|work=The Miami Student|access-date=2018-02-18|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2013, the chapter at [[Arizona State University]] was banned from campus due to repeated hazing and alcohol violations and questionable behavior. Jack Culolias, an ASU freshman and SAE pledge, was kicked out of a bar one night then later found dead in a ditch. The chapter also faced heavy scrutiny when a member nearly died after participating in a tequila drinking contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://college.usatoday.com/2016/03/23/purdue-sigma-phi-epsilon-suspended/|title=Purdue's Sigma Phi Epsilon suspended until 2020|date=March 23, 2016|website=usatoday.com|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

In July 2015, the [[University of Richmond]] (Virginia) chapter was suspended indefinitely "based on repeated incidents that violated the University's policies and risk management procedures."<ref>{{cite news|title=U of R suspends fraternity after violating university's policies|url=http://www.nbc12.com/story/29626672/u-of-r-suspends-fraternity-after-violating-universitys-policies|work=WWBT-TV website}}</ref> An investigation had been opened in April, when the national organization suspended the chapter after two women were hurt falling from a balcony during a ski trip.<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Richmond suspends SAE chapter|url=http://wric.com/2015/07/24/university-of-richmond-suspends-sae-chapter/|access-date=July 24, 2015|work=WIRC.com (ABC News)|date=July 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nicholson|first1=Jack|title=SAE suspended while national headquarters conducts investigation|url=http://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2015/04/sae-nationals-investigation|access-date=July 24, 2015|work=The Collegian (University of Richmond)|date=April 8, 2015}}</ref>

In April 2016, the [[UMBC]] chapter was suspended after allegations of alcohol policy violations, property theft and damage, and failure to comply with previous sanctions (also handed for underage drinking, in a party that resulted in 55 police citations). The University's Student Judicial Board determined that the claims were substantiated, and suspended the chapter for four years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://retrieverweekly.umbc.edu/sae-expected-suspended/|title=Sigma Alpha Epsilon handed four year suspension from university - The Retriever|date=2016-04-05|newspaper=The Retriever|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-06}}</ref>

In November 2017, the SAE chapter at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] was suspended for hazing violations. Two years prior, several members from the chapter were accused of beating up a male neighbor complaining about loud music that was playing at their fraternity house during a recruitment event. Only two members were identified and charged with physical assault for the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kxan.com/2015/04/03/2-sae-members-arrested-for-assault-after-noise-complaint/|title=2 SAE members arrested for assault after noise complaint|first=Eric|last=Janzen|date=April 3, 2015|website=kxan.com|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> This prompted the chapter to disaffiliate from SAE. The chapter retained the fraternity house and is regulated by its alumni board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thedailytexan.com/2019/02/07/sae-and-texas-rho-reach-settlement-agreement/|title=SAE and Texas Rho reach settlement agreement}}</ref>

In January 2019, the SAE chapter at the [[University of California, Irvine]] was suspended after the death of a freshman newly initiated member of the fraternity.<ref name="NBC News"/><ref name="Washington Post"/> In March 2019, the Orange County coroner's office announced that the death was found to have been caused by alcohol poisoning and the chapter was closed indefinitely amidst allegations of fraternity hazing rituals but the details were still under investigation in March 2019.<ref name="ABC News"/>

In February 2019, the SAE chapter at [[Tennessee Technological University]] was placed on suspension for four to five years, or until all current members have graduated or left Tennessee Tech. The closure follows the death of a Tech graduate and former fraternity member, who died one day after attending the "senior transition night", at the SAE house on Dec. 7, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://herald-citizen.com/stories/tech-shutters-sae-frat,33356|title=Tech shutters SAE frat}}</ref>

In December 2021, eight members of the fraternity at [[Georgia College and State University]] were arrested for providing alcohol to minors and one member for hazing.  The arrests happened after a SAE pledge was hospitalized due to an alcohol related hazing incident.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wtoc.com/2021/12/03/eight-arrested-georgia-college-fraternity-hazing-incident/ | title=Eight arrested in Georgia College fraternity hazing incident | date=December 3, 2021 }}</ref> The chapter was taken off of social 

In June 2022, the SAE chapter at the [[University of New Hampshire]] was suspended pending an investigation into a hazing incident that occurred in April. Arrest warrants were issued for 46 members of the chapter, as well as a warrant charging the chapter itself with student hazing.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Michelle Watson and Amy Simonson |title=46 University of New Hampshire fraternity members issued arrest warrants over alleged hazing |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/us/unh-fraternity-hazing-charges/index.html |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=CNN|date=June 11, 2022 }}</ref> The chapter was taken off of social probation in May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Sigma Alpha Epsilon |url=https://www.unh.edu/offcampus/sigma-alpha-epsilon |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Off-Campus Engagement & Fraternity and Sorority Life |language=en}}</ref>

In January 2024, Texas Rho, the SAE chapter at the [[University of Texas at Austin]], was sued by an Australian exchange student over injuries he sustained from an assault by fraternity members at a party the previous year. The student suffered significant injuries during the attack, including a dislocated leg, broken ligaments, fractured tibia and broken nose, according to the suit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former UT-Austin student sues fraternity for more than $1M after attack, suit states |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2024/02/21/sigma-alpha-epsilon-ut-austin-texas-rho-chapter-fraternity-former-student-files-lawsuit/72676175007/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> He is suing the fraternity for more than $1 million. The SAE chapter was already suspended at the time of his assault due to previous hazing and safety violations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kvue.com/video/news/education/university-of-texas/269-fe1da928-0f6e-429c-93e8-8342268e5771#:~:text=A%20lawsuit%20was%20launched%20by%20a%20former,Epsilon%20fraternity%20injured%20him%20in%20an%20attack | title=UT Austin fraternity sued for alleged attack | date=February 22, 2024 }}</ref>

In February 2025, the SAE chapter at [[Miami University]] was suspended after a report indicated several "inhumane" activities took place at an off-campus property owned by the fraternity involving pledges. One pledge was allegedly coerced and forced into the pledge process, where "he [was] hazed for multiple days and was forced to cut communication with all others." Among the alleged hazing incidents, the pledge was required to ingest an entire can of chewing tobacco and then do a handstand. He vomited as a result and was forced to then consume the vomit. When the pledge reported the incident to another student, he received a text message from an active member threatening to put a "12-gauge down his throat and watch his brain splatter." On February 24, the fraternity chapter was suspended and was under investigation by Miami University officials.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reinstein |first=Julia  |title=Miami University fraternity suspended amid 'inhumane' hazing allegations |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/miami-university-fraternity-suspended-amid-inhumane-hazing-allegations/story?id=119146542 |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>