Editing Sigma Pi (section)

== Local chapter or member misconduct ==
In March 2012, the Beta chapter at [[Indiana University]] released a 10-minute short film titled ‘[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65qfNlh3SQI&t=2s FRATLINE: The Hazing Barrier]’ which was banned by the Inter Fraternity Council and dean of students. Attention was drawn to the film (which was released on YouTube) after it received nearly 30,000 views in a week and depicted a hazing obsessed pledge master named Adam. Despite it being a “mockumentary”, the film was banned for depicting Indiana University Greek Life in a bad light. The film was eventually edited and re-released the following semester.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYK3j53NtAo | title=FRATLINE: The Hazing Barrier | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> It has been prominently featured on TotalFratMove.com,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.totalfratmove.com/fratline-the-hazing-barrier/ | title=Pledge Educator Adam: The Hazing Barrier | date=14 March 2012 }}</ref> BroBible.com and the front page of the Indiana Daily Student on Election Day (November 6) of 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.idsnews.com/article/2012/11/hazing-parody-raises-concerns | title=Hazing parody raises concerns }}</ref> It currently sits at around 180,000 views on YouTube.

In November 2014, the chapter at [[Elon University]] temporarily lost its charter after its national office, as well as Elon officials, were notified about several new members suffering injuries from being forced to lie down on bottle caps. The chapter was a repeat hazing offender. The chapter was eligible to seek reinstatement on campus in fall 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Elon fraternity loses appeal, charter|url=https://greensboro.com/news/elon-fraternity-loses-appeal-charter/article_cfac93d6-6aaf-11e4-ac2c-a384501a13a6.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Greensboro News and Record|date=12 November 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2016, a former chapter of the fraternity made national headlines after disturbing photos [[Leak|leaked]] of former members hazing at the then-closed [[Hofstra University]] chapter. A former pledge and expelled member of the fraternity leaked photos showing individuals who appear to be pledges locked in small cages and photos showing additional individuals who appear to be pledges, shirtless, blindfolded, covered in hot sauce, and kneeling in front of a swastika. On March 1, 2016 - nine months prior to the release of these [[photos]] - the Grand Council of Sigma Pi revoked the chapter's charter due to "violations of both Fraternity and FIPG risk management policies."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://longisland.news12.com/news/hofstra-university-fraternity-sigma-pi-accused-of-abusive-hazing-ritual-1.12716014 |title=Hofstra University fraternity Sigma Pi accused of abusive hazing ritual &#124; News 12 Long Island |access-date=2016-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209164412/http://longisland.news12.com/news/hofstra-university-fraternity-sigma-pi-accused-of-abusive-hazing-ritual-1.12716014 |archive-date=2016-12-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thehofstrachronicle.com/alleged-sigma-pi-hazing-involved-induced-vomiting-cage-anti-semitic-imagery/ |title=Alleged Sigma Pi hazing involved induced vomiting, a cage and anti-Semitic imagery - The Hofstra Chronicle |website=thehofstrachronicle.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208123854/http://thehofstrachronicle.com/alleged-sigma-pi-hazing-involved-induced-vomiting-cage-anti-semitic-imagery/ |archive-date=2016-12-08}}</ref>

In October 2016, ''Gamma-Sigma chapter'' at the [[University of Missouri]] opted to withdraw from the university's Greek community due to alleged overzealous enforcement of the student code of conduct against members of the chapter. Shortly after the chapter withdrew from the Greek community, the [[University of Missouri]] banned Sigma Pi from campus. This rift was caused when a pledge was sent to an emergency room with bruises on his buttocks and a blood alcohol level of 0.34.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/higher_education/documents-reveal-repeated-violations-at-mu-fraternities-and-inconsistent-sanctions/article_41dbc392-c2eb-11e6-a80f-0f168216a030.html|title = Documents reveal repeated violations at MU fraternities and inconsistent sanctions| date=16 December 2016 }}</ref>

In March 2017, the Executive Office of Sigma Pi opted to close its colony at [[Illinois Wesleyan University]] after an investigation launched due to a member of the colony being pulled over for drunk driving. The investigation found that the colony may have sponsored an event where underage drinking could have occurred. This was the colony's first offense, though a prior iteration of Sigma Pi on this campus faced its own risk management problems. The colony was noted in this case to have a "failure to attend to the culture of risk management."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/iwu_argus/id/38937 |title=Sigma Pi colony suspended |first=Giovanni |last=Solano |date=March 24, 2017 |magazine=The Argus |volume=123 |issue=18 |access-date=2022-05-11 |via=Collections.carli.illinois.edu}}</ref>

In mid-November 2018, a former pledge was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead at an unofficial annex house to [[Ohio University]]'s ''Epsilon chapter'' of Sigma Pi. The chapter was issued a cease and desist by the school's administration and the incident is under investigation by [[Ohio]] University and Athens, [[Ohio]] [[police]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Morris|first=Conor|title=OU scrutinizes fraternity chapter after pledge's death|url=https://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/ou-scrutinizes-fraternity-chapter-after-pledges-death/article_e929791c-e834-11e8-a3ce-cbe23de4a948.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The Athens NEWS|date=14 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> In April 2019, [[Ohio]] University permanently barred Sigma Pi from operating at any of its campuses. Current Sigma Pi members are additionally barred from joining any other social fraternity on campus or creating or colonizing a new fraternity.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morris|first=Conor|title=OU 'expels' fraternity in connection with hazing death|url=https://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/ou-expels-fraternity-in-connection-with-hazing-death/article_6a890d22-6c3a-11e9-9e10-9fcc350d0e13.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The Athens NEWS|date=May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In February 2019, the estate of the deceased former pledge, Collin Wiant, filed a [[wrongful death]] [[lawsuit]] against Sigma Pi alleging that Wiant and other pledges were hazed. This hazing included being forced to drink a gallon of [[beer]] in one hour, and be beaten and humiliated. The suit alleges that this pattern of activity ultimately resulted in Wiant's death.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morris|first=Conor|title=Lawsuit alleges OU fraternity chapter caused pledge's death|url=https://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/lawsuit-alleges-ou-fraternity-chapter-caused-pledges-death/article_07582492-3146-11e9-856b-17483606cf1a.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The Athens NEWS|date=15 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

On April 12, 2019, a [[University at Buffalo]] chapter caused all Greek life at the university to be suspended along with the creation of a new internal review committee for Greek Life following potential hazing. The student, Sebastian Serafin-Bazan, [[Death|died]] five days later. The investigation is ongoing as of April 17, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Garrison |first=Joey |date=April 13, 2019 |title=University at Buffalo suspends all fraternities and sororities after student critically injured by potential hazing |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/13/university-buffalo-suspends-greek-life-after-student-injured-potential-hazing/3456509002/ |access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 17, 2019 |title=UB student has died following hazing incident|publisher=WGRZ|url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/ub-student-has-died-following-hazing-incident/71-e730b61b-18c2-4267-8299-95479778a926 |access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, the chapter at the [[University of Indiana]] was suspended for at least two years for hazing pledges, endangering others, dishonest conduct, and failure to comply with university regulations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.idsnews.com/article/2021/04/iu-sigma-pi-fraternity-suspended-hazing | title=UPDATED: Sigma Pi Fraternity suspended by IU and national chapter until 2023 }}</ref>