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The Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at LSU hangs a banner on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.

LSU Greek tailgating prohibited at Greek houses, Parade Ground

By Staff Reports October 2, 2018

Tailgating at the Greek houses and on the Parade Ground for Greek Life and student organizations has been halted for the remainder of the 2018 football season, according to an email from LSU Director of...

Christ the King Parish and Catholic Center sub-leases a fraternity house on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 on Dalrymple Drive.

Former LSU Phi Delta Theta House now occupied by Christ the King students

By Rachel Mipro | @remroc15 September 19, 2018

The former Phi Delta Theta house, the site of the alleged hazing that led to Max Gruver’s death, is now called the Saint John Paul II House. There’s a chapel in what used to be a fraternity...

Opinion: Response to feedback on my Greek Life column

Opinion: Response to feedback on my Greek Life column

By Kyle Richoux | @KyleRichoux September 13, 2018

Editor in chief Natalie Anderson and opinion editor Hannah Kleinpeter responded to feedback regarding Kyle Richoux’s column in a Letter from the Editors, which can be read here.  In review of...

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The Daily Reveille’s Hazing Edition coverage

By Staff Reports September 12, 2018

The Sept. 12 issue of The Daily Reveille is The Hazing Edition— a special issue for the one-year anniversary of LSU freshman Max Gruver being hazed to death by Phi Delta Theta. Here you can find...

LSU fans enjoy tailgating weather on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, on the Parade Ground under the Memorial Tower.

Editorial: LSU Greek Life policies fail to provide Max Gruver justice, change culture

By The Daily Reveille Editorial Board September 11, 2018

Sept. 14 marks the first anniversary of University freshman Max Gruver’s death. Max died from acute alcohol poisoning and aspiration after being hazed by members of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He...

Police investigate the death of an LSU student on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2017, at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house.

The Hazing Edition: LSU Phi Delta Theta had long history of hazing prior to Max Gruver’s death

By Hailey Auglair | @haileyauglair1 September 11, 2018

The death of Max Gruver shocked the nation, but the events of “Bible Study” reflected a pattern of excessive drinking and hazing that infected Phi Delta Theta years before the fatal night of...

LSU President F. King Alexander speaks with task force members during the final Greek Life Task Force meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in the LSU Foundation Center for Philanthropy.

LSU Greek Life policies undergo major revisions in year following Max Gruver’s death

By Hailey Auglair & Caleb Greene | @haileyauglair1 & @cgreene24 September 11, 2018

LSU President F. King Alexander and his Greek Life Implementation Committee ushered in a wide umbrella of policy changes focused on improved Greek accountability and increased University oversight in the...

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One Year Later: How LSU’s policies and culture have changed since Max Gruver died

By Evan Saacks | @evansaacks September 11, 2018

Max Gruver reported to the LSU Phi Delta Theta house for “Bible Study” on Sept. 13, 2017.  It was his 29th day of being a college student. It would also be his last.Gruver, a native of...

Police investigate the death of an LSU student on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2017, at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house.

The Hazing Edition: Details from inside the fraternity house the night Max Gruver was hazed to death

By Evan Saacks | @evansaacks September 11, 2018

After a month of investigating, LSUPD determined Max Gruver was “targeted” in the hazing even that led to his death. Max Gruver was among the 18 to 20 Phi Delta Theta pledges who reported...

The Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at LSU hangs a banner on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.

The Hazing Edition: LSU Greek regulations come into play at first tailgate of the season

By Rachel Mipro | @remroc15 September 10, 2018

The first tailgate of the 2018 football season has come and gone, and with it, Greek Life traditions.For the first time in 13 years, Greek Life organizations aren’t allowed to tailgate on the Parade...

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LSU Delta Chi fraternity placed on interim suspension, under investigation

By Staff Reports August 27, 2018

The LSU chapter of Delta Chi fraternity was placed on interim suspension Monday, according to a letter sent to the fraternity from Associate Dean of Students and IFC Director Jonathan Sanders. The letter...

Maxwell Gruver's father, Stephen Gruver, (Left) and mother, Rae Ann Gruver, (Right) wait for the Administration of Criminal Justice House committee meeting to begin on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the Louisiana state capitol.

Family of Maxwell Gruver files lawsuit against LSU, Phi Delta Theta fraternity, seeks $25 million in damages

By Evan Saacks | @evansaacks August 16, 2018

The family of Maxwell Gruver has filed a federal lawsuit against the University, the national and local Phi Delta Theta chapters, the company that owns the fraternity house and several former fraternity...