Fraternities awaiting decisions about alleged alcohol violations

The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity did not decide Friday whether to have its case decided by a five-person hearing board or an Ohio University Office of Judiciaries administrator.

"We have not made any resolutions at this time," said Judy Piercy, director of OU's Office of Judiciaries, on Friday. "It is going to take some time."

Pi Kappa Alpha is facing charges stemming from a pledge event on Feb. 28 to March 1 during which some of the fraternity's big brothers and pledges allegedly consumed alcohol in their fraternity house. An event such as this would violate OU's Student Code of Conduct sections A-17, aiding and abetting, and B-7, having alcohol in common areas of a fraternity house.

Six Pi Kappa Alpha big brothers' judiciaries hearings on A-17 charges were scheduled to begin Friday.

Another fraternity also is awaiting a decision from Judiciaries. Judiciaries heard an appeal Friday from the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity on a charge the fraternity violated the greek alcohol policy on Dads' Weekend.

"I can not release any information to the media until I talk to the fraternity first," Piercy said. "We usually do this through a formal letter or talking to them on the phone."

Decisions on both fraternities should be announced sometime this week, Piercy said.

– Jenny Wilkins