UPDATE: The Acacia President has refused to comment on the situation.
The LSU campus was shocked on Thursday evening by news that the University had suspended all activities of the Acacia fraternity and expelled the chapter from the campus. In a release issued to the media, LSU cited hazing practices that occurred within the fraternity in the fall of 2014 as merit for the action.  
A pledge who left Acacia due to the hazing practices, spoke exclusively with Tiger TV reporter Jacquelyn Masse about his harrowing experience. 
“I figured that fraternal hazing was kinda just a thing that was in movies, and I didn’t know it is still as prevalent as it is today.”the unnamed pledge said. 
He alleged that, among other charges, active members of the fraternity forced new pledges to consume alcohol, as well as smoke and use tobacco products. In addition, he says pledges were denied meals to the point of starvation and were fed cat and dog food as a meal. 
“You never know what is going on behind those walls. They are essentially a group of people who hide behind those privacy walls to get away with what they do,”he said. 
Also in the interview, he states that himself and 10 other pledges were dressed in full suits and locked in a bathroom in the Acacia house where steam was released from faucets to force pledges to sweat. They were locked in the room for hours and made to stand and kneel at the orders of the active members. 
Sometime in the spring semester, LSU opened a formal investigation into the practices and procedures of the Acacia fraternity. 
On Thursday, March 12th, the University found substantial enough evidence to issue a temporary suspension of all Acacia fraternity activities, pending the outcome of the formal investigation. 
On Tuesday, March 17th, a pre-hearing conference was held in the Tchoupitoulas Room of the LSU Student Union to address the allegations against the fraternity. Acacia was represented by itschapter advisor, house corporation president and other unnamed officers. Representatives of the Office of the Dean of Students were present, and specific concerns and charges were directly addressed with the fraternity officers. 
On Friday, March 20th, Dr. D. Matthew Gregory, the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Advocacy and Accountability, sent a letter to the President of the Acacia fraternity which outlined the findings of the investigation. In the letter, he states that the investigators had received information and had confirmed that as part of new member activities, the Acacia fraternity was guilty of the following: 

• Forced alcohol consumption
• Personal Servitude
• Acts of physical violence and forced activities
• Theft of several high value items from a tailgate and theft of a composite from an Auburn University fraternity during a road trip to an LSU-Auburn football game
• Restriction of meals during the week of Initiation 
• Expectation to reside at the fraternity house and participate in    activities during the week preceding Initiation that significantly interfere with academic and psychological well-being
• Creation of a situation where new members stood in a very hot steam environment for a long duration of time and resulted in undo physical stress

The charges constituted numerous violations of LSU Policy and the LSU Code of Student Conduct.  
On Thursday, March 26th, the University formally levied the sanctions that the school would take against the fraternity. The punishments include: 

• Suspension of all fraternity activities until June 30th, 2018 
• No pledges or members from the 2014-2015 roster will be allowed to be affiliated with the chapter when it returns to the LSU campus 
• When Acacia returns, it must be under the direction of an alumni council which does not include any of the advisors or members who took part in chapter activities between 2012 and 2015 
• Prior to Acacia’s return, the organization must meet with the Office of the LSU Dean of Students to develop a mandatory two year plan to insure the chapter’s reentry into the LSU Greek community. 
• Any evidence of an underground group in the name of Acacia, or affiliated with the fraternity during the original period of suspension will result in an extension of the University’s suspension. 

The Fraternity fully accepted the sanctions and is effectively terminated at LSU until the fall semester of 2018. This week, the national Acacia organization formally closed the chapter and revoked their charter following a visit from Acacia’s National Executive Director, Patrick McGovern. In a statement, the national organization echoed the sentiments of the University and said that it looks forward to working with LSU to rebuild the chapter in the future.