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Nov 3, 2026
Cheyenne CorrineCORRESPONDENT
Hi, Sarah.
Cheyenne CorrineCORRESPONDENT
Well, both of those fraternities, their names are Pi Kappa Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha, and they now are under interim suspension while Drexel University investigates potential claims of sexual misconduct and also hazing.
Cheyenne CorrineCORRESPONDENT
The university says that consistent with their practice, this matter will be reviewed in coordination with Drexel Student Conduct.
Cheyenne CorrineCORRESPONDENT
Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Drexel Police.
27 MINS LATER
Sarah BloomquistHOST
We're following breaking news this afternoon.
Sarah BloomquistHOST
Two fraternities at Drexel University are under interim suspension following reports of sexual misconduct and hazing.
Sarah BloomquistHOST
Pi Kappa Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha are under interim suspension as Drexel investigates the allegations.
Sarah BloomquistHOST
While under this interim suspension, the fraternities are subject to restrictions on their activities.
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So, yeah, I would I'd say it's a very positive thing to be doing this.
Cheyenne CorrineCORRESPONDENT
Drexel University suspended Pi Kappa Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternities because of what it says is reports of potential sexual misconduct and hazing.
Cheyenne CorrineCORRESPONDENT
Their fraternity houses are right next door to each other on Powhatan Street.
speaker_16SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The allegations, they got to just make sure they're fully true because you don't want to get anyone caught up with something that they didn't actually do.
speaker_16SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
No hazing.
speaker_16SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I think that should definitely not be allowed.
Cheyenne CorrineCORRESPONDENT
And tonight we are still waiting for a statement from Pi Kappa Phi, but the university says that they are providing students with support resources and also proper channels for reporting, such as their anonymous tip line.
Cheyenne CorrineCORRESPONDENT
We also have reached out to several law enforcement entities hoping to get information about if there's any potential criminal charges, but we're still waiting to hear back.
Chad ColtraneGUEST
So certainly, you know, so we talked about where I went to college, right? UNCG, I was at UNCG, decided to join a fraternity.
Chad ColtraneGUEST
I joined Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.
Chad ColtraneGUEST
Luckily for me, someone before me decided to participate in this cross-country bicycle ride that is called the Journey of Hope.
Chad ColtraneGUEST
And In 1991, I decided to participate in that.
Chad ColtraneGUEST
I was just telling a young man yesterday, I could have probably made a lot more money selling cars and copiers.
Chad ColtraneGUEST
but I would have never been happy in doing that.
Chad ColtraneGUEST
So I'm a much richer man, I believe, today in what I'm doing now than if I were making a lot more money selling copiers, right? And so the Journey of Hope was my introduction to that and through Pi Kappa Phi.
Chad ColtraneGUEST
And so it meant so much.
Jett JuergensmeyerGUEST
Yes, that was University of Kentucky.
Jett JuergensmeyerGUEST
So I'm in a fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi.
Jett JuergensmeyerGUEST
I'm the president of our chapter at Belmont University here where I'm a senior.
Jett JuergensmeyerGUEST
And I'm friends with Andrew, their president up there.
Liam BillinghamHOST
UW denies this, saying that the s- restraining order was no longer under effect during his time at UW.
Liam BillinghamHOST
Also worth noting, he was an associated but not initiated member of Pi Kappa Phi, the fraternity.
Liam BillinghamHOST
I mean, what, what do we think is the, the solution to these problems? Like, the Greek system seems to be overrun with these issues, and it's been, like, an open secret for years.
Erica C. BarnettGUEST
Yeah, I mean, I don't think it's just the Greek system, although I do think that, you know, universities should be banning frats.
Paige BrowningHOST
Noelle Gasca has more.
Noelle GascaCORRESPONDENT
According to court documents, the plaintiff, who is identified by the initials AP, was raped by a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity in 2022.
Noelle GascaCORRESPONDENT
AP's attorneys allege that the UW was aware of his prior sexual misconduct, and they failed to protect her and other students.
Noelle GascaCORRESPONDENT
In 2020, the King County Superior Court granted a temporary protection order for a woman in Redmond who said the man exposed his genitals and laughed at her.
Libby DenkmannHOST
So I find it kind of interesting to take the local slice of this.
Libby DenkmannHOST
Um, this perpetrator pleaded guilty in 2024 to third degree rape, and this was a member or, or an associate member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity who was sentenced to nine months in jail for assaulting a freshman sorority member at the fraternity when she was extremely intoxicated.
Libby DenkmannHOST
This is a case where other students had to break down the door-
David KromanHOST
Mm