LSU President F. King Alexander sent a letter to Greek chapter presidents Thursday afternoon announcing the University will prohibit alcohol at on-campus Greek Life events until the Task Force on Greek Life makes recommendations in January 2018.
The University initially suspended all Greek Life activities Sept. 14, just hours after freshman Maxwell Gruver died as a result of hazing by Phi Delta Theta. Events were reinstated over the course of the next month. Alexander announced the formation of a task force on Sept. 29, which held its first meeting Oct. 16.
“I ask again that we work together in order to eradicate this dangerous undercurrent of behavior,” Alexander said in the letter. “Commit to change for the better. If your organization is already a standard-bearer, take this time to help your peers move toward that same threshold. If you know of troubling, potentially hazardous behavior within your house, your chapter, or other student organizations, I ask that you report it now. Do it for yourselves. Do it for your friends. Do it for Max and the Gruver family.”