Editing Beta Theta Pi (section)

== Local chapter or member misconduct ==
As part of a multi-year dispute over [[Mixed-sex education|co-ed]] student housing issues, the Beta Theta Pi chapter at [[Wesleyan University]] had been refusing access to campus security personnel. In March 2010, Wesleyan issued a warning to students to avoid the [[chapter house]]. In October of that year, a freshman was raped by a non-member, non-student at a Beta Theta Pi Halloween party. In 2012, a lawsuit by a female student at [[Wesleyan University]] accused the university's chapter of sexual assault and called its [[fraternity house]] a "rape factory" due to the predatory practices present and constant sexual assaults of young women visiting the house. Both the fraternity and the university reached an out-of-court settlement with the victim in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kingkade |first=Tyler |date=June 1, 2013 |title=Wesleyan 'Rape Factory' Fraternity's Lawyers Demand Assault Victim Be Named Publicly |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/wesleyan-rape-factory_n_3442328.html |access-date=March 14, 2014 |newspaper=HuffPost}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Griffin |first=Alaine |date=October 5, 2012 |title=Federal Lawsuit Says Wesleyan Failed To Protect Woman From Assault At Fraternity House Called A 'Rape Factory' |url=https://www.courant.com/2012/10/05/federal-lawsuit-says-wesleyan-failed-to-protect-woman-from-assault-at-fraternity-house-called-a-rape-factory/ |access-date=March 14, 2014 |newspaper=The Hartford Courant}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reinsberg |first=Hillary |date=October 9, 2012 |title=The Strange History Of Wesleyan University's "Rape Factory" Fraternity |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/hillaryreinsberg/the-strange-history-of-wesleyan-universitys-rape |website=BuzzFeed}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kingkade |first=Tyler |date=September 11, 2013 |title='Rape Factory' Lawsuit Reaches Settlement |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wesleyan-rape-lawsuit-settlement_n_3908416 |website=HuffPost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=GRIFFIN |first=ALAINE |date=October 5, 2012 |title=Federal Lawsuit Says Wesleyan Failed To Protect Woman From Assault At Fraternity House Called A 'Rape Factory' |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2012-10-05-hc-wesleyan-rape-lawsuit-1006-20121005-story.html |website=courant.com}}</ref>

In March 2013, the [[Carnegie Mellon University]] chapter was suspended following a police investigation of sexually explicit videos and photographs of female students circulating among members.<ref name="Romano" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Jackson |date=June 1, 2013 |title=Beta Theta Pi suspended over sexually explicit recordings |url=http://thetartan.org/2013/4/1/news/fourtharticle |access-date=March 14, 2014 |newspaper=The Tartan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sostek |first1=Anya |date=March 30, 2013 |title=CMU fraternity suspended over sexual pictures, videos |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/neighborhoods-city/2013/03/30/CMU-fraternity-suspended-over-sexual-pictures-videos/stories/201303300194 |access-date=January 29, 2017 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=McEvoy |first1=Blaine |date=August 28, 2013 |title=The Most Out-of-Control Fraternities in America |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-most-out-of-control-fraternities-in-america-20130828 |access-date=January 29, 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

In December 2014, the [[University of California - Santa Barbara]] chapter was shut down after years of violations and suspensions. Two pledges were sent to the hospital due to hazing which prompted the fraternity's national office to finally close the chapter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2014 |title=UCSB Frat Shut Down Amid Drinking and Hazing Complaints |url=https://www.independent.com/2014/12/05/ucsb-frat-shut-down-amid-drinking-and-hazing-complaints/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapter Status Report |url=http://osl.sa.ucsb.edu/fraternities-sororities/conduct-board/chapter-status-report |website=osl.sa.ucsb.edu}}</ref>

In 2017, the [[Pennsylvania State University]] chapter was permanently disbanded due to the death of a pledge, [[Death of Tim Piazza|Tim Piazza]], related to hazing and alcohol abuse.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 17, 2017 |title=Penn State Revokes Beta Theta Pi's Recognition, Imposes Strict Greek Social Regulations |url=http://onwardstate.com/2017/02/17/penn-state-revokes-beta-theta-pis-recognition-imposes-strict-greek-social-regulations/ |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> Piazza was forced to drink excessive amounts of alcohol and fell down the stairs into the basement, where he eventually fell into a coma and died. The members of the fraternity had purposefully destroyed video footage of what happened in the basement.<ref>{{Citation |title=Penn State Hazing Case: Surveillance Video Was Erased, Detective Suggests {{!}} TODAY | date=August 11, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftqwvt3q7JE |access-date=2023-08-02 |language=en}}</ref> Eighteen members of the fraternity were arrested and charged for his [[wrongful death]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 5, 2017 |title=18 Students Charged in Penn State Fraternity Death |url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Penn-State-Frat-Pledge-Party-Death-Grand-Jury-421425594.html?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> The former chapter faces more than 147 charges, including involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Penn State Frat Hit With More Than 850 Charges After Student Dies in 'Gauntlet' Hazing Incident |url=http://ca.complex.com/life/2017/05/penn-state-frat-charges-student-dies-in-gauntlet-hazing-incident |access-date=May 8, 2017 |website=Complex CA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2017 |title=[Document] Full Grand Jury Presentment In Beta Theta Pi Case |url=http://onwardstate.com/2017/05/05/document-full-grand-jury-presentment-in-beta-theta-pi-case/ |access-date=May 10, 2017 |website=Onward State}}</ref>