Greek life is a large part of university life. It brings a sense of brother/sisterhood to its members and connects individuals from all across the nation. However, like with anything good, comes some bad. In this case, that means hazing. Listen along to hear a couple of truly avoidable tragedies that only occurred because of the hazing culture within fraternities.

Ronda:  Stone Foltz was an intelligent, hard working sophomore at Bowling Green State University. He was a 20 year old business major who loved to play basketball and lacrosse. He had a truly bright future ahead of him… until he decided to pledge the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Stone senselessly died of acute alcohol poisoning as a result of hazing. His death, along with 3 others in Ohio, highlighted the need for stricter hazing laws within the state. 

Pam: In 2001 after a night out at a Ludacris concert, 18 year old Chad Meredith along with 2 of his soon-to-be fraternity brothers decided to go for a drunken late night swim across a lake on the campus of the University of Miami. When Chad didn't make it back to shore, the 2 boys were charged with hazing resulting in new laws to emerge in Florida. Later, in 2017, Andrew Coffey suffered from a hazing related death at Florida State University causing even newer laws to be put in place in the state.   

Sources:
Ronda:
BG Falcon Media
Dispatch.com
Wikipedia - Stone Foltz
CBSNews
Healthline.com - BAC and alcohol information

Pam:
Wikipedia - Hazing Deaths in the US
                        - The University of Miami
Fraternal Law Partners
Florida State University
Stewart, Tilghman, Fox, Bianchi, and Cain
Tropical Disturbance UN
Herald Tribune
Tampa Bay Times
The Miami Hurricane
Mooresville Public Library
Verdict
Florida Phoenix

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